The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-01
THE RATAeEsER TRIPLETs.
Proud Father Hears the News while
borrowing Baby clothes.

Proud rather Hears the News while
borrowing Baby clothes.
The residents Of East New York, in
Brooklyn. are confident that Is Presi-
dent Roosevelt would just come around
and take a peep ID at the family Of
william Rathgeber, who lives in Drew
avenue. near Atlantic he would take /
q more hopeful view OF the race suicide
matter. says the New York Times /
There is no race suicide going on IN
the Rathgeber household. Until q few
DAYS ago there were nine little Rath' |
eebers. Now there are twelve, the
newest three having arrived together.
Mr.. Rathgeber was comfortably seat
ed in the dining room reading his news
paper the other morning when the
nurse opened the door and stuck her
head in.
@Its boy she announced
Hoorayr exclaimed Sir Rathgeber
throwing down his paper and rushing
out 10 be congratulated by the neigh
bors. He was making a house to house
hand shaking tour when one OF his
/ young sons overlook him.
sHey. pop he said breathlessly
4 ''there's another one OF em.'
Another what2n asked Mr.. Rath-
geber
"she said it was a girl this time
"Wowr' yelled Mr. Rathgeber, max
/ ing bee line for home.
AS clothing for only one baby had
been provided the second arrival caused
some embarrassment and confusion.
Mr.. Rathgeber was sent out hot foot
TO borrow baby apparel from the neigh
bors. He was rushing from house to
house when another of his many sons
ran UP TO him.
''They says for you to get clothes
enough for another one while you're
at it, announced the youngster.
what. For another oneT gasped
Mr. Rathgeber.
4 yep; there's three Of 'em now" re-
turned the boy
Mr.. Rathgeber started back over the
route and gathered together enough
clothing for half a dozen babies. At
the rate they were coming lie felt that
there might be that many there when
he got back to the house. But the
third baby, boy was the last Tie
father rushed off for his pastor and
. had him at once christen the new ar
! rivals. They were named respectively
I Peter, Mary and Charles. Then he
had the three photographed together
and finally was for hoisting the FLAG
i on the roof and setting Of a bunch q
: two Of frecrackers, but was prevailed
: upon to forego this demonstration o
e fatherly pride.
Is Mr.. Rathgeber has mailed the fol
n lowing letter to the chief executive g
g Washington to await his home comm
from the west.
Dear Mr.. PRESIDENT have always bee
a great admirer Of yours, as I think a
good German-Anaericans are, regardles
az politics, because Of your healthy hol
@ est manliness We who have 70 wof
re- with our hands cannot bear snoD or q
who toadies to any man or power
1t Is part of this character of yours
advocate the responsibilities Of tamil
care for husbands and wives, and by ia'
ing down the law in the way you has
you have increased our respect lor W.
fa which was already great This 10 esp
claliy true as we see that you pracu
ia what you preach.
j know you viii be glad to hear that
poor whealwright, who have alreae
IS had the Joy Of nine children. now Wi
81 my dear wife welcome three more, Pete
!, Charles and Mary, at one time, into g
world We have none Of the fancy thini
Of life. but we have the necessary cor
2 FORTS. and among these our little ones a
far from the least. according to our W.
- OF thinking.
" have often enjoyed the pictures
~ your happy looking family in the paper
"a and / send you mine, from loyal Anne
n lean, hoping you win enjoy seeing
latest arrivals. Very Respectfully YOU
ld sIr. WILLIAM RATHGEBER
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