The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-20
Twins Were Had Enough, bn. Two .ln..a


WHY LIFE WAS ABUnDEN.
Twins We're Had Enough, but Two install
mcntsof rrtriicts was What Killed Hin.
Philadelphia DLpatca TO Pittsburgh Tins,
To-day n reporter discovered Il remark
able oman Her name Is Mcclure, m,
she resides In Fifteenth street, near Arcl
street. She Is only 30 years OF age, ha
been q widow for 10 years, and Is tn,
mother Of q children. Being asked for
brief sketch Of her married life, Mrs. Nc
Clure protested In %coQuettish style for
few moments and then said:
"fcs, tho neighbors 10 say my famif!
Is u remarkable one, and were ] not vel
to DO | believe l would got them together
and sturt n museum. John ~AlcCluru--w,
arc distant relatives OF Colonel Mcclure
of tho WmtS-and I were married when
was 10. John, no was Just %, aud n hand
somer man could not DC found In phila
delplia, even II | 10 say 1t myself. Aboul
a year and u half after our marriage ]
astonlslicd John by presenting him will
triplets. Well says he. Mary, this Is 4
good beginning, anyhow John was only
a poor shoemaker then, and three added
to u Iamiy ull NJ opco did make q groat
difference, but three ~loyel.icr babes
couldn't DO found in Philadelphia, even il
DO shy 1t myself, md so wethousht we'd
get along.
Two years after / became the mother
Of tw ins. ! could see that John felt Il lit,
Ito blue over this. But no would have his
| IIitIA inPn tlshhl.l IrlIn ...I .....H .... "L
swell, Mary says he, you're not do.
ing any. worse anyhow. II was Il little
better. thank God
Fifteen months after that ! bore one
child only, Il dear little boy. All! then
80 had a grand, glorious family jollilica.
ton. John for the first time III his !ifo 20,
tight as a lord.
"Ah, SIS said he, we've got down to a
proper economical basis ut last
AZ TINT time | was only 81 years old,
mud tell you what, to DO tho mother Of
Sin children ut that age seems very queer,
but still | thought the worst was over,
Many women ut double that ago do not
have larger families than mine was then,
Two years passed by and again became Il
mother. This time, TO our establishment,
it proved 10 be another pair OF twins.
John got tight again, but this time from
sorrow, and not from Joy.
"'Mothcr," says he, This Is awful
"iou'rc right, john said /. But
these two were n lovely little boy and girl,
and their cute little ways aud beauty suon
put fresh hope and courage In our hearts.
John opened Il little shop, work was brisk
and all went smoothly along until a ycar
and q half attcrward, when wo had an.
other pair OF twins. This broke John Nil
up, and he want OH Il spree for three
weeks.
".old woman says he, 'Ican't support
q whole country"
swell, soothcd and sohercd lin up,
and got him to working again, for the
Lord knows there was need OF it then.
During the next ten years | had ot.ly six
children, being single births ONLY. John
and began to feel very much encouraged,
"'Ah. Sis says he, we wont have 70
much OF family after ALL
Three years passed away without any
addition to my family, when in my S3tfl
year presented my amazed husband with
another pair Of twins"
Mother says he, 'this is astonishing
"Ihcy couldn't have came in Il worse
time, tor John, who had Tor Il number Of
years done very well in his business, had
Just made 4 very bad failure. But the
older children were working, and VIC pu.
tho best face we could on,hc matter. Two
years after, and when l was in my 10th
year, to our unbounded surprise, / bore
another set OF trip!cts. This, L think.
killed poor John. Yes, sir, hes dead
died ten years ago last June.
"'Mothcr,' says he, | think I've lived
long enough"
This remarkable woman is so years Of
age, hale, hearty and well preserved. Her
parents came from Scotland, marrying end
settling in this country early in lie. Her
husband was of Irish decent. His parents
also cm!erated to the United States when
quite young,
Yes" the old lady said, "we did after
awhile have trouble to find the right kind
OF names for the babies. First it was easy
enough, but after we had used up I'LL our
family names We were bothered n good bit.
| used 10 have the ncishbors call in and
we'd have n good time thinking Of names
But one day John got an almanac which
had in it II long list OF boys and girls
names, and then we were all right.
"Of my children eleven were boys and
ten were girls. All ara living but two
one SOL who died in his It'll year, IRON
Group, and a little girl who was run over
by a street car when she was 8 years old
and killed. You sec l have 50 nan little
things running around Mt Il time that it
was hard for me to look after them all.
All the rest OF my family are hearty and