The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-23

THE RICHEST BABY AND HIS MOTHER.
Once upon a time there was a little
boy in Tipperary county. Ireland.
broth Of q boy" as the Irish say. who
went barefooted about the green lanes.
ate ''praties" and drank buttermilk.
learned to read and write and figure
and by and by. when he was older.
learned to handle carpenters tools.
Perhaps he drea med dreams, too.
dreams about making money and be-
ing q very rich man some day. Any
how. when be was nineteen years old
he came to America. which most peo-
pie In foreign countries think good
place to mako money In. and pretty
soon he did begin to make great
baby in the picture Is one Of the rich
est babies In the United States. For
the Irishman was Thomas b. Walsh.
who died short time ago. and Baby
Mclean. the fat morsel in the picture,
Is his only grandchild and will inherit
all his money.
Wonderful things this baby will own
some day-mines. out of which gold
and silver are dug. far up In the noun
tains Of the west; beautiful houses In
Newport and Washington and many
stocks and bonds which, as the fathers
Of the little men and little women will
tell them. are pieces Of paper that are
very useful when you want to buy
some candy or an automobile or any
thing you happen to need. But the
baby doesn't look as If he cared much
about this fortune, does he? Warm
milk and a rattle are much more in
teresting to him than automobiles and
stocks and bonds. You see. he is only
a few months old. and he hasn't had
time to learn very much yet.
Think of the things this baby can do
when he grows up with all his money.
And yet perhaps he won't do half the
exciting things his grandfather did
when he was a poor young fellow in
Colorado. Have any Of you chill
dren ever read about the Leadvills
rush many years ago. when hundreds
and hundreds Of men Hocked to Lead
vile. Colo. to hunt for the rich ore In
the ground. many Of them very fierce
men. indeed. who carried guns and
thought nothing Of shooting anybody
who happened to want the same mine
they wanted? Grandfather Walsh. who
did not dream then Of being a grand
father. was all through those exciting
times. First he built houses. and then
he ran q hotel. and by and by he, too.
hunted for gold and found 1t.
The mother Of this baby, whose
name was Evalyn Walsh. decided
when she became engaged to Edward
Mclean that she didn't want a great
big wedding. with fine clothes and
bridesmaids and all that fuss. so she
and Mr.. Mclean just ran away and
got married. Grandfather Mclean has
a great deal Of money. too. which will
belong to Baby Mclean some day. 50
that altogether he is a real little Croe-
sus. Will he be a selfish Croesus-love
the money for itself alone and hug 1t
to himself and keep trying to get more
and more? No: we'll hope better things
for him. He doesn't look like that kind
of baby. There Is a sort Of generous
curve about his fat cheeks which
seems to indicate that he'd just as soon
give up his rattle to any baby that
cried for it as not The baby's grand
father was very generous. 1t IL said.
and used to feed ever 50 many poor
miners who had put all the money
they had into their claims. as miners
call the places they select to dig fo-
ore.
One thing the baby probably
wouldn't want to give away. and that
is the splendid golden cradle which
was a present from King Leopold Of
Belgium. who was his grandfather's
partner In some mining ventures. 1t Is
q gorgeous cradle. and yet. after all.
do you suppose he sleeps any more
sweetly In it than the baby brothers
and sisters Of the little ones in their
cradles Of wood or wicker? No. not
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