Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-02
-FOUR At a BIRTH.
The Extraordinary Little Chinese Family
horn at Woodbury., n. >.

The Extraordinary Little Chinese Family
horn at Woodbury., n. j.
Quite sensation has bsen created
ia the little town of Woodbury., N.
j. BY the news, which has just got
abroad. that the little Chinese lady
who arrived there about three weeks
ago from Annoy, China, had given
birth, two weeks after her arrival, TO
four children. all of which are said
to be doing we'll, and. ia the words
OF the kind people of Woodbury. who
have interested themselves in their
welfare. are ''as fat as butter.
The little mother, who is unable 70
speak word Of English, Travelled
all the way from Annoy, China, 70
Philadelphia alone, On the voyage
from Hong Kong to San Francisco
she was in charge Of the stewardess,
but from san Francisco TO Philadel-
phia she had TO depend entirely upon
the tender mercies OF the car porters.
Her object in coming TO Philadelphia
was to place herself in the care OF
Mr. 4 4. Postlethwait, Of the PENN
sylvania railroad, 70 whom she had
been directed when In Annoy, China.
by DIR. + Bedloe, the United States
Consul to that city.
Notwithstanding the fact that she
travelled entirely alone, the Philaael-
phia Times says that she did not
attempt 10 associate with any Of her
fellow passengers, nor would she
subject herself ia any way to the
vulgar gaze, but. according to the
customs Of her country, remained ia
complete secluslOu, She travelled In
specially constructed compartment,
built OF heavy Chinese wood. some
what resembling unpublished oak.
The sides, top and bottom. instead
OF being nailed together. We're dove
tailed after the manner Of all Chinese
carpenter work. In this compart-
ment she was placed upon the
steamer and from the steamer trans
ierred 10 the cars
On the passage from san Francisco
10 Philadelphia her food had 10 be
especially prepared. and the bills for
II presented u Mr.. Posthethwaite
when she arrived here footed up 10
quite sum. Her daily menu con-
sisted Of boiled rice with q little
well.cooked meat, varied with cooked
fish, poultry, eggs, &c. Iype-written
instructions To this effect were
delivered by DR.. Bedloc 10 the
stewardess Of the steamer. and by
her transferred TO the portcrs on tho
cars. a startling note appended 10
the instructions stated that she was
practically omniyorols.n but this
was probably one OF the doctors
little witticisms.
When she arrived In Philadelphia
Mr.. PostlothwaItc handed her over
to tho care Of Fred Kirby II tho
Woodbury. Kennels. Eighth street, be.
low SAMSON, who conducted her 10
his residence at Woodbury.. n ]. II
was there that she gave birth 10 her
children. ioar beautiful little things.
valued in this country at anywhere
from 81. 500 20 $1,000 each They
were three weeks old on Tuesday,
and are the only Picking poodlcs ever
born IN this country The mother
is a splendid specimen OF her breed
She weighs scarcely seven pound.
and does not stand higher than slx
inches at the shoulder
Outside Of this family thoro u MT
another Picking poodle 10 the unisd
States and numbers ~ people inur-
ested in dogs are daily nOckins to
Kirby's place to see the little cIri-
oslty. In form she somewhat re-
sembles q King Charles spaniel She
has the same short. PIGGY nose. but
the dense curly coat Of ST. Bernard.
Her tail does not curl over Il tho
same way as pug's. nor does she
carry II straight out ~ most other
dogs, but IL lays horizontally over
her back She Is 80 tiny that she
can scarcely walk, her mode Il per-
more nearly resembling
the waddle Of a duck.
All the ladies who have visited her
are enchanted and many laylh offers
have been made for ono OF her pup
pies. but all have been declined with
thanks. Mr. Postlethwait, intends
keeping them all.
A Hence aud kvt.a Hs.ss.s......