Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-03
THREE OF A KIND.
Publisher and PrOprietor.
A Frisco Father Who Takes stOeE
I'm the C0uauH

I'm the Census.
San Francisco Chronicle. July III
At twenty minutes before one
o'clock yesterday morning the wife
of G. W. Schenck, residing at No.
40 Austin street, off Polk, between
Bush and Pine, gave birth to an
infant son, and Immediately she and
the bright, well-formed little in.
FAINT proceeded, as in all such cases,
to do as well as could be expected.
The gratified father having had the
baby exhibited to him, and seen
that his wife was left in the care of
an excellent nurse and DR.. Pinch
ing, the attending physician, re-
tired to his separate apartment, and
as the fathers pleasurable excite.
ment wore off he dropped into q
gentle slumber, enliyened with de.
hghtful dreams Of what fun he
would have at nights, getting up
and carrying around his new LITTLE
son on its little stomach, when il
had the regular cherubic cholic
He hadn't got very far along with
his dreams when he was awakened
at half-past four by the nurse.
"Well," said he, in some alarm
"Is there anything wrong? How
are my wife and baby?"
"Oh! they're both doing as vel
ascould be expected. just though
l would step up and tell you Mrs
Schenck has given birth to a boy.
"That's all right. You will re
member you introduced ME to hin
several hours since"
"0h, no, l didn't; because
couldn't, you know. 1t wasn't borl
then"
Heavensp exclaimed Nj
Scnenck, another~ and maxim
q hasty toilet he descended and wa
formally presented to the secon
recruit, and having again qeen tn
mother and twins comfortably be
slowed he again retired to seek
few moments of needed but oft in
terrupted repose. But at 1880, jus
as in dreams he had an infant i
either arm, his sleep was again brC
ken in upon by the smiling an
untirine nurse. He looked up int
her laug ching face, and his perScier
soul leaped to the sensational al
nouncement.
"Don't," said he, "nurse, don
say the word. Surely there's NJ
anotherl The last one was at 4;3
and according to schedule time tt
next is not due for an hour yet"
"But it has come none the less
"All right, nurse; I'll get u
right away, and there's no use G,
inc t. bed again once they con
mence coming in this irregulI
way"
The first thing that the editor
the triplet department Of the Uhrol
icle-for this glorious climate max
such a department an absolute NJ
cesa5y of the San Francisco pre-
found on his table was the al
nouncement of the tripartite even
and he Immediately repaired to Il
scene of hostilities. lie found I'll
modest residence, but being SOM
what in doubt Of the number
asked Of q ruddy faced boy stan'
ing near:
"Is this where Mr.. Schen(
livas?"
eyes, sir" answered the bo
laughing knowingly.
care you Mr.. Schenck'S son
asked the editor.
swell, see here, mister, Pm o.
of 'em;i you'll find three more i
side there"
Thus reassulred, he entered t
hall and through open doorwa
into many rooms, and between
crowd of soitly-moying ladies
caught sight of endless soft viii
bundles, dandled in careful hand
that his prophetic heart told hi
were babies. The door Of N
Schenck's apartment having be-
designated, the intruder, desire
of making no noise, softly turn
the latch and entered. The fatt
OF the three, so far ns the retur
has been made up, looked up
alarm and asked:
"What, another? Quadruplets
Being told that no other count
had been heard from, and that t
count still remained at three, \
Schenck, who is a blonde, ope
faced, strongly-built young ms
above the average height a
about thirty-Gve years old, 81
that he is a native of New Yc
State, and married his wife
years since, when she was OF
about 10 years Of age, ia WiSc'
sin, to which State he had remoV,
and Of which State she is natl
They came to this State Of