Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-01-02
as Babies in /, Weeks.

During the week before the Holidays an
acute observer in the Senate galleries at
Washington might have seen numerous
self-congratulatory smiles chase each other
over the countenances of some OF the
statesmen who occupy places on the hoor'
but not until Monday of last week was the
reason for these apparent Grave and
reverend Senators-to some Of whom the
delights of early fatherhood were but
memories-sent out and purchased silver
mugs and silver spoons, and had names
engraved thereon. Others folded up
samples of the newest and most crisp 90
or $40 bills, While others wrote nice letters
to accompany the presents, anguiarly
enough, all of them addressed to the same
person at the same address. The United
States Senate has been made the scene OF
q confidence mans operations, and ne
would be working the greatest delioerative
body in the world yet had he not in an un-
lucky moment decided TO make victim OF
Senator Henderson, of Nebraska, who
found in his mail the following letter:
"BALr.MoRE, Dec. 20, 1s9o.-Hon- Chas
F. Henderson. Sir: Inclosed you
will find the baptismal certificate Of my
little son, Charles Henderson Duv all, whom
/ named in honor of You. How l came to
name him after you was that I wanted to
name him after some prominent Repub-
lican, and chose you because you are from
my native State. / have seen you on
several occasions, and always have been
an admirer of you. Little Charles 10 get
ting along irst-rate, and / hope that he
may live and be upright and honest as the
man after whom he is named. He is our
first-born, and as soon as we have his pic
ture taken will send you one. Also in
closed you will five tickets for an enter
ta'nment which is given for my benefit
would not have troubled you with them,
only last week had my leg broken while
at work, and my friends are giving this for
my benefit. All the income had was
what was derived from my daily labor. and
hope you will take them to aid me- II
you do not wish them you can return them.
MY wife and little Charles are well, and
hope this will find you the same. Please
answer by return mail and let me know If
You received the certificate all right. Hop
ing this will find you well and wishing You
merry Christmas and happy New Year,
1 remain yours respectfully.
WILLIAM DUvALI,
1925 e. Baltimore St.
k-.~-n~ ~ ~atr~v, xx,o;I na will hn Rny-
iously awaiting reply from you."
The tickets tnat were inclosed had on
their pink surface the printed announce
ment: Grand Entertainment for the
Benefit of William Duvall, to be held ar
Byrnes' Hall, Wednesday, December 81,
1890. Tickets g." 81 ~ ess -
The broken-legged but happy father had
met his fate. The Nebraska statesman
recalled the fact that he had seen similar
certificate, in which the name of the first
born child was declared to be Justin 8.
Morrill, Duvall, and he likewise knew that
the venerable Senator from Vermont had
torn s5 off his salary and sent 1t to the
suffering father. Convinced that If Mrs.
Duvall could be the mother of two hrst-
born children she might have given birth
| to few more at the same time, Senator
Henderson began to investigate the mat
ter and the results of his inquiries caused
frequent and hearty laughter in the Senate.
According to the certificates which have
been uncovered there are now in existence
Joseph Dolph Duvall. William Evarts Du-
vail, Anthony Higgins Duvall, John Gni-
fin Carlisle Duvall, Algernon Paddock Du-
vail, Watson Squire Duval, Wilbur San.
ders Duvail, Edward Wolcott Duvall,
George Edmunds Duvall, Richard Petit
grew Duyall, Thomas Power Duvall, Le'
land Stamford Duyall, Philetus Sawyer
Duvall, Francis Stockbrdge, Duvall, Hen
ry Blair Duvall, George Hoar Duvail, Eu
rene Hale Duvall, William Washburn Du
vail, George Vest Duvall, Frank Hiscocl
Duvall, to say nothing Of Charles Aander
sor, all first-b children of this wonder
full virile man and his extraordinary wii'
Mary Duvall Incidentally oil OF thes'
children have been brought into the worit
, within the past three weeks.
There are those around the Senate wn'
say that there are several other newly born
Duvalls, among them John Sherman Du
vail, Matthew Stanley Quay Duvall ant
Arthur p. German Duvall, but the gentle
. men thus honored insist that they hav
not been called on for either silver mug
or money. They are, however, regarded
with suspicion. The Vice President az
not escape. There is q Levi Morton Du
vail. and be or his father owns nice 81
, | yer cup appropriately inscribed.
The letter which was sent to Senate
Henderson is similar in every respect, sav
the name of the alleged child, to thos
: which other Senators have regarded VII
. 40 much satisfaction. The document -
little more than twelve inches long an
about ten inches wide. 1t Is printed In tn
!. highest style Of ecclesiastical art o
calendered paper Imaginary and Seripturs
nbrases abound. A hen striving with
oyerlarge brood of chickens represent
Mrs. Duyall with her first born. A pelica
conveying food to a nest Of his offspring
evidently Mr.. Duvall, and If his legs are
thin as the pelican's are it is not muc
i wondes that one OF them has been broker
+ serpent climbing a fruit tree and evident
? lv bent on getting something Tor h'
e tronble might easily be mistaken Tor MI
DIVA II as at present engaged. Surround
cd bv scroll work, a square rigged boa
sails on a sunlit sea toward rocky prt
9 montory, on which stands church, an
beneath this lthographic gem Is the INFO
nation that f'Charles Henderson Duval
e child of Mr.. W illiam Duvall and his VIE
Mary f. Duvall, born at Baltimore, u
cember ], 1890, was baptized in First Z.
d Church on the 10th day of December, ioso
+ The sponsors were Euma Duvall ana MAI
: Jones. The officiating clergyman's sign
ture is that of Charles Ray, pastor.
t 1t is not at all improbable that process
I ines will be instituted against Mr.. Duval
II notwithstanding the great size Of b
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