The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-28
GOODNESS o. 1un xAlsHaIx.

new She HoAorea Ard Benefited the
Mother 81 Trlplets In DssaA.
In the month Of January last the sterk.
~ the Germans Gays, paid visit 10 the
wife ot Herr 0tumkoWskA, Z carpenter In
the WlenerstrAsoo. This bird which In
the fatheriand - credited With being re-
spousthle Tor the incrsase In fAmilies. was.
miiiar visitor In the family ct the car
penter, ~ IN the twelve years 81 his mar
ried life his wife had brought into the
world no les than sevo1 children. Ill
girls. four Of whom are stu altye.
This one-sided distributiOn was probably
0ispleasing to Master LoqoAe1. Tor he
seems to have naAs an efbrt- y rs-4stab-
FIRST month OF the year the family OF
Herr StumkowSkA was iucSease0 by
three boys. The FIRST OF these future de.
tenders Of the fAtherland appeared on the
18th Of the month. and his brothers fOl>
lowed on the 18th.
The fathers satisfaction at this dispen-
sation Of providence can only be described
Is mediocre. In spite Of his satisfaction
that he had at last children Of the male
sex. he could but remember that the fam
lily budget was Of the most modest pro-
portions. and II began to weaken In such
a fashion that q serious deficit became q
question OF the Immediate future.
providence seemed to have taken the So
luton In hand. Packets fun OF baby
clothes and other useful articles began TO
arrive. The sender Count Keller, was
unknown TO the happy recipients. A sis
ter Of charity who attended Frau Stun
kowska suggested an explanation Of the
mystery. Count Keller, che declared, was
the chambseiain OF the smprsss. The
happy father thersuDon put On paper. IN
sincere Il not teo formal style. his graf.
itude Tor the blindness shown 70 the FAM
lily.
Recently there was excitement In the
Wienerstrasse- A royal sQuipags hsd
stopped 1t the corner Of the street. In It
were two ladies and gentleman. who
got out and hetook themselves 10 No. y.
Before they entered TIE house one Of
the ladies bought some cakes and OF.
dered some loavos 70 be sent - the nth
0oor. Then they mounted 70 the NTH
door. ''0eed day, liebe frau" said one Of
the ladies: I'VE should like to see tho trip
let's" The proud mother pointed to the
three babies lying side by side In the
family bed. and who regarded the visit
ors with sin big. blue eyes, "Your house
% clean ana neat" continued the visitor.
DO yeu look after everything yoursslf?''
Frau 0tumkewskA replied that she looked
after the house herself. but that It meant
. good deal Of work. "That can be-
lteve." was the answer. ''rvs got chill
drsn ct my own. though I have not got
- far ~ t11plets."
The lady then asked II the husband had
work. and how Frau Stamkowska got on
with her three boys. The first question
was answered In the Affirmative. A. to
the second. she said n she had peram-
bulstes she would regard the future with
more eQuanimity. The unfortunate trip
lets had - far had no proper resting
place. xhe lady who had conducted the
conversation then rose to 60, and said:
II hepe With al my heart that your chill
dren may Be- pleased with health and
strength. ana that they may become hon
- onA upright citisens." She 1t the
Same time handed the astonished mother
sum of money.
A. the lady left the room the other lady
accompanying her asked the happy mo-
tner. do you know who the lady is?''
Mean Colt, I really believe II Is the EN-.
press"
The empress nodded ana smiled. and.
accompanied by the Count and Countess
Keller. returned 70 where her carriage
was waiting. and drove 70 tho palace.