Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-01
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Seven Babies at q Birth.

he Loulsrle Courhr journal plated q
special telegram, sone Days sgo, 10 which it
was stated woman living in Jackson county
bad gwen birth to stven Grl babies. OF ctuls,
those who reed the sats mont considered it .
newspaper Joke, aud dismissed it without fur
tber thought. confess that when wrote the
telegram making the arlling snncut G ,meut
that Gid so With mauy mlsaisiogs as 10 lis
r1tb. Since thcD, however, bave b,ep COO
Vlnacd that l wrote wiser than | knew.
F.om gentle mac WHO has just arrived 10
this ci y from The neghborboou whers this re-.
markaue woman resides, 10 Jackson couoty, l
lsaro the following fac s. l au urd.r promise
to suppress nsm s., as the I u band 10 recu iaIly
sensitive on tbs .uli CT.
Abou, Two weeks sipce, the gentleman states,
be Wss appealed 10 abou. l | O'Clock At night 10
10 fcr physician tor Mrs. B. He cocseuted to
do 80, srd. having IrAcsiced medicine onos
him eIf, acconpani;d the physician. % bis io-
vilation. to the hops,. When thy srrlv,d.
about midDighs, Mis- B. WIS 10 labor. aud
prepsri'ioos wero Immediately made to dev,r
DER. Without s iag toto detsiIs il is 50 t6cient
10 relate III 1T lac child wss boro, tu .iosu-
iaIly enough ,ho pats Of labor con,ioued.
Au examination convinced the physi-
clan that there were two, ipstesd of one,
aud the Woman was soon dev;r.d of
:uc second c id. Doth grls. Convinced
OF ctu:se, that there was Lo further need
OF bis assistance, the physician gAvs GER
tain directions as 10 tie care of both mother
aud children, and prrpsted to lake hia leave.
B:toro reaching bis hoIss. however, at tie
gste, be was r,c,lled AID delivered the woman
OF anotb girl ba5y. Again the pbysci 30 took
his leave, and again tie WAS recalled, bIiugiug
10 light another girl baby. This was cousd.
cred remarkable, aud tho nJsican was greatly
puzz'ed over the matter. He, however. con.
sra'u!ated The husbspd on his good f,r,uns aud
departed for home. lilo had not gone more
han half mile before be was overteken By
h, excited husband of the woman, who in
brca.hiess hase ioformsd him that there was
sill auoG 10, chilli to be born q ,stet iog back.
tbe pbI Is;2!ao arrived in tims to ii 10 deliver.
icg the wouaa of her 6Fth child. Tnc ph>s 81
clan Wss tbeu lrav.i,d 90 by the husband aud
10 her to stay duriag tie rcmauder of tho
:isbt. Hs WAS not SLOW to aco,pt the invita-.
u,o, and sat down TO await developments Ia
ne curse Ct fifteen or l2outy mlru,es be Was
agsla cslled to the bcdsito OF the wonao. sud
very 5000 the SIKH child was brcsthiog tho
breath OF lif,. MJrnIus daRned, sn |, the dcc.
or took his leave. Hasios hid 20 s.ce2 ddr.
tus he II, hit he th!eW himself across tho osd.
~ his arrival 1T h0Me. aod was sJan so1nd
tsleor. AbJu S o'll .Ck 30 vas aroused by biz
siio, who stated lhst mt. a!s ct th. gate,
and wanted to see hin inned,tclV,
WHATS The matter noa? asksl tbp do.
Tor.
:Mary apoaa;s to be coirg tc-5ou k-,s."
replicd Mr., &
''Whar auo,hcr o.. p exclaimed the dec.
,o7, tlc;;'diy.
That's il" said Mr.. B a nile sprcadlug
his no.; b from ear TO csr.
The doctor m0uatad bis horse aud gas soou
at the hauss Of Mr.. B He was too l.'e, ho~.
evar, TO b, ct spv sslvic, as the seventh child,
glti, VS. burn :s few miauses previous to
tls arrival. The doo:or remained abou. the
premises 6ui the rest Of tho day, bat bis
services were no. sgain needed.
The gentlem,n Wh) made the above states
mont. and 1t ls grveu almost 10 his exact words,
says be has seen the seven babies .evaral times,
aud. wbl;e cot largo. re 6 ins from four 10 6vs
pouods esch. they appear 10 b, hesl!by, we'll
developed llidreo. Tho occurrence, has crested
c,uslt tera5ll excitement 10 the neighborhood.
snd the people for miles arou.d fl ck 70 SEQ the
woman cod her ba0es. The hush sod is do
sorlbsd as bsica small, 10 fac, tx!eediogly tho,
while The Wits ls said to b, srong aod healthy.
The physicians here are considerably excited
over the fair aod come are taIkiog Of psying
tha family visit. A N S siavuar feature of
the obi !reo is, ,hss AL Of them have blue eyes.
a1d so clcs:lg resemble each other that il is
hard 10 I'll "w,'oh from tother. ."-Loutsvihe
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