The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-11
A LIBERAL WOMAN.
AFaithful Vito who has Presented
Her Proud Husband
.VITHl4 CHILDREN IN EIGHT YEARS.
She Inhcrits tho Propensity, Coming
from n Family Noted for Such Ac.
complishmcnts... Her Record Of
Twins and Triplcts.

ID complishmcnts...H Her Record 0i
Twins and Triplcts.
Coin srEiSGs, N. T., Jan. 10.-At the
depot yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. Els
Z worth Miller entrusted to a nurse u lit
tie bit Of a baby boy TO DO taken TO Now
York city, who will care for him. Mr..
Miller incidentally remarked that the
boy was one OF triplotsprcscnted to him
December by his fair and blooming
spouse. IIo also confessed, after much
stammcring and confusion, that tho
triplets made fourteen children born to
him in eight years.
1t may DO soid ut tho outset that the
extraordinary fecundity OF Mrs. Miller
4 is no now thing in the family from
which sho is derived. Her maiden
name was Avery. As far back rs the
beginning OF tho century the Avorya
were tho pride and Joy OF the simple
neighborhoods in which they lived, for
in those days largo families were re-
/, garded as direct dispensation OF Prov
ldence, while the getting Of them was
held to be obedience TO the command
to Adam, aiterward rc-enjoined upon
Noah.
ONE HUSBAND GOT TWO QuiNTETs.
Mrs. Ellsworth NIiller's grandmother's
Ristcr was the most representative OF
her race now distinctly remembered.
When that good lady married along in
tho forties she made glad the heart Of
her husband with quintet OF boys and
girls, three OF whom lived to rear fam
lilies OF their own. A year after this
splendid achievement tho lady gave
birth TO five more, but both the mother
and the five children died Immediately.
Her husband consoled himself year or
so after her death by marrying her SIS
ter, who presented him with three sets
OF twins in rapid succession.
Mrs. Ellsworth Miller's mother pre-
sented her husband with twins, besides
numerous other children who came in
single file, after the commonplace
fashion. When Mrs. Miller that was to
{ DO was a young girl living not lar from
New York city, she went with friend
to a Gypsy fortune teller, so tho family
tells tho story. This was nine years ago
last summer. "You will marry within
short time" said tho Gypsy. "Iou
will meet your future husband to-day.
You will have three sets OF twins and
three sets OF triplcts, beside other
children. Your progeny will be as
numerous as the sands OF the sea.
PROPHECY SPEEDILY FULFILLED.
The future Mrs. Ellsworth Miller
laughed merrily at this. She put no
faith in it. And when young Ellsworth
Miller offered to carry her bundles from
the train that evening she had no idea
that that part OF tho old woman's
prophecy was fulfilling. Something
over year from that tim: she was mar
ried to the tall, good looking young
mechanic. She was then twenty-five
years old, it being the fall OF 1883, and
was comely woman OF medium height
and slight build.
In the following August herfirst child
was born-a pretty, dark haired daugh-
ter whom she named Viola. Her hus-
band was glad to see Viola, but wished
it had been boy. Mrs. Miller was not
slow in repairing her error, for fourteen
month"; after Eiola's birth. in October,
1855, she presented her husband with
twin boys. Mrs Miller has always had
, horror. ior common names such us
John, William, Henry, and the like. So
she named one OF the twins Wellington
Melbourne and the other Arlington
1 Fairfield. They lived but five months.
EQUALLY PROLIFIC IN NAMES.
But the vacancy in the family wasnot
for long. Twelve months after their
birth, in October, 1856, Mrs. Miller had
twins again, this time a boy and q girl.
Tho boy she named Waldo Esmond
and the girl Florize! Elecuror. Waldo
/ Esmond lived but q few months. but
Flori2cl Elecuror is still alive, and, al
though she is small for five years, she is
beautiful child, with hair that curls
like the hair OF children in pictures.
In October, 1887, Just year from the
birth OF Florizel and Waldo, Mrs. Mil
Ter gave her husband and all the rela.
tives on both sides surprise. She
presented Mr.. Miller, by way OF yari-
alton from a monotony OF twins, with
three fine boys, small in size, but APP
parent perfectly healthy. She named
them Elmer Osborne, Lingard Jerome
and Lester Hamilton: They lived only
amonth, however, and then all died in
one day. BY this time Mr.. Miller was
used to surprises. III November, 1883,
year and a month from the birth OF
the triplets he again became father.
This timo it was only q pair OF twins.
4 Both were Boys, and Mrs. Miller was
ready with the usual names for them.
One she called Avery Whitney and the
other Alton Sherwood. Avery lived six
weeks, while Alton was strong and
healthy until six months old, when he
(, died.
CONTENT WITH ONE BoY NEXT.
So OF all these births but two girls
remained to the AIillers, and Mr.. Miller
was anxious Tor a boy. On Decombero,
1850, a year snd less than a month from
the birth OF the last twins, boy was
born. He came alone, and, when this
was well assured, was hailed with great
rcioicinpsg Mrs. Miller called him n