The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-13
BABY'S SAD TALE.
Little Tessie Cavanaugf1,
the Prize Beauty,
LOST HER PAPA ON FRIDAY.
She Is Contesting for the First Prize
Because II Was His Dying
Request.

Among the tootsey- and popsy-
wopsy babies, who are put on exhibition
by their proud mammas in the Pavilion this
week, there is one large. chubby infant that
is entitled TO the claim of being the biggest
baby for its age in town.
Only months old and weighing IS
pounds is the proud record Of baby 81,
and her name is Therese Cayanaugh.
Iherese has n big certificate conspicu-
ously displayed. in which DR.. N. FL. Logan
afiirms that she was born on October II,
and weighed already 20 pounds when she
made her first appearance on this mundane
sphere.
SO much for Therese's size, but she has
another claim for an extra share of public
attention. because. although yet SO very
young, she has already very sad and
melancholy history.
Baby Cavanaugl is not like the other lit
tie ones at the show, accompanied by loving
parents out quietly sits In the lap Of a
nurse, who accounts for maternal absence
by telling how on Friday night baby father.
VINO was variety performer, died sud-
denly.
lie was conscious to his last moment and
with dying breath expressed as his last
wish. that his death should not be allowed
TO interfere with the arrangements that had
been made TO enter his only baby as q con-
testant for the first prize.
30 on the night which followed the one
on which little ThereSe became on orphan,
she took her place on the platform in the
PAVILION, while her heart-broken mother
was nursing her grief at home.
Away up on the western end of the plat
form full OF babies and mothers there sat a
very much discouraged little fellow last
night
Baby Moore No. 90 was he. and the
reason why he regarded life failure, as
evidently haP ba haH m ~
received three votes so far, and he seemed
70 realize that he was not bowling success
as IIize beauty.
A charming little blue-eyed miss with
f1aXen hair and an extremely lively DISPOSE
tion monopolized the whole show for quite
awhile
There was no fear that she would be
overlooked by the visitors.
She took well care to let every body know
that Baby Gertrude No. q was parsonage
OF more than ordinary Importance.
Full OF misehievous tricks, ana never for
moment quiet, that pretty little blonde
mace host of friends for herself.
An elderly gentleman, who 0stensibly ad-
mlres the babies, but really seemed TO use
tnelr presence only as medium by which
he could approach the younger ones among
The mothers, was kept busy buying votes as
soon as II became known along the line W hat
bis Intentions really were.
Love-makng seems to thrive among the
w,
Tor The management announces that on Sat
urday night marriage ceremony will be
one OF the attractions.
1t Will not be mock-marriage either, but
a real wedding, only the names OF the bride
and groom are as yet kept secret
Captain 5. L. Blumenberg's cavalry troop
OF the National Guard will visit The Pavilion
In body, headed by brass band, tonight,
In appreciation of the favors shown by the
management To the Native Sons and the
cavalry teams in the recent mounted tug-of-
war.
Tomorrow night carefully rehearsed
chess game Will be played with the living
hgnres. who appear nightly.
The games played so far have all been
scientihc contests and every player was so
careful OF bis moves that the progress made
was necessarily slow, therefore the contest
Oh Tomorrow will be welcome innovation
Inc following committees vera elected
last night and il will be their duty to count
the votes at the end Of the baby and candle
contests as well as to distribute the prizes
On the babies--Mrs. Bandman, 17l6 SUIT
ter street; Mrs. Gee. 100 McAllister street:
Lizzie Mcdonald. III Fourteenth street; ;
MISS Clara SaDdersoD, 496 ShotWell street,
Mrs. Ebert. 10 Fifth street.
On the candies-Margaret Murray. 81
Turk street; X. Mickey, 1914 Sixth street
MISS /. Bertrand. 119 Leavenworth street !:
Mrs. A. Beurier, 1910 Mason street; Hilda
SandersoD, 49S ShOtwell street