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Show SHE ('AMI-: TOO LATE. A DAUGHTER 30RM TO M". AN J MRS. GKOVirt CLEVELAND. AI.ittl.Cr.tcth.it Out tu Fort at the Clav.land M in. ion, a Little I-.te but t'roliAbi Nona tha i.rse Welcomo, New York, Oct. . A daughter whs born to Mr. aud Mrs. Grover Cleveland this iiioniine. Tho litt.n craft camo to port at 3 o'clock this morning; and G"over is in consequence thereof the hippies; man ttiero is on Manhattan island. The inner circle cf tho best society set iu New Yoik had been apprised of the probability of such a:i event happening hap-pening anil was anticipating it with the keenest delight. Jlven th fat and slu(.'gili Grover could not conceal con-ceal bis joy at tho prospect of his soon becoming a fatner, and ennti !-ed !-ed the matter to all of his close friends, always with tho most irou bound obligations obli-gations that it should be regarded as a profound secret, which, under no circumstances, cir-cumstances, were they to divulge. Early in tho evening word was com- muuicated to the leading newspaper offices of-fices that Mrs. Cleveleud was near her accouchmeut, and in a very few minutes t he ex president's residence was besieged besieg-ed by reporters who wanted to get the full particulars. They were informed that nothing had occurred but something some-thing wa expected but no ouo but intimate in-timate friends were admitted. Au unknown man came out of tho house at V' o'clock and the reportorial force fell upon him like vultures. "What had happened'''' "Jlad Mrs. Cleveland been delivered of a child?" "Vas it a boy or a girl?" "How much did it weigh?'.' etc. The man entered a carriage and was driven awav. Iu au hour he returned bringing with him three physicians, one of whom was Dr. Sayer, the leading lead-ing authority on obstetrical surgery in New York. At, 1 o'clock a face was seen at one of the lower windows. It was the prospective pros-pective father's. Ou it was depicted the greatest auxiety. Tho cold man of affairs was nervous almost to distraction. distrac-tion. For two hours longer people were seen moving like shadows about, t he portion of the house, where was Mrs. Cleveland's chamber. At ii o'clock tho curtain was raised at the lower window and Cleveland was again ."). A reporter hid the temerity te-merity to rir.j the bell. Grover most gritcio'isly ordered that he be admitted ami u-iiered into a reception room. Cleveland took the newspaper man's hand and said gushingly, "You may say that Mrs. Cleveland has beou delivered of a (laughter, it weighs eight pounds and we hail decided de-cided to call it Frances Folsom." |
