Show GROVER IN CLOVER 0 ei i president cleveland becomes a happy father I 1 MRS IHS AID THE BIBE ABE IBE HELL the he donors Sod modestly estly borna borne kj lil thi the ban san of destiny congratulations from all quarters larteri nar teri NEW YORK oct 3 A daughter was born to mr and mrs grover cleveland 3 levela n d this morning the little craft came to port at 3 this morning and grover la is in in consequence the happiest man there la is 0 on n manhattan Alan hatten island the inner circle of 0 the best beet society set in new now york had been apprised of the probability of such an event happening and was anticipating it with the keenest delight even the fat at and sluggish grover could not conceal becoming his joy y at the prospect of bis his loon soon becoming a father and confided the be matter to all of bis his close friends always with the most iron bound X obligations ligat ions that it should be regarded as a profound secret which under no circumstances were they to divulge early in the evening word waa was communicated to the leading newspaper offices that mrs cleveland was near her accouchement and in a very few minutes the ex presidents real residence was besieged by reporters who wanted to get the full particulars particular a they were informed that nothing had occurred but something was expected but no one but intimate friends admitted an unknown man came out of the house at 12 and the reportorial forces fell upon him like vultures what had happened had mrs cleveland been delivered of a child was it a boy or a girl how much did it weigh etc the man entered a carriage and was driven away in an hour be he returned bringing with him three physicians sic ians one of whom was dr sayer the leading authority on obstetrical surgery in new now york at 1 a face was seen at one oft of the b e lower windows it was the pro prospective fathers onit on it was depicted the greatest anxiety the cold man of affairs was nervous almost to distraction for two hours longer people were seen moving like shadows about the portion of the bouse house where was mrs Clev elands chamber at 3 the curtain was raised at the lower window and cleveland was again seen A reporter had bad the temerity to ring the bell grover most graciously ordered that he be admitted and ushered into a reception room cleveland took the newspaper mans hand and eaid said gushingly you may say that mrs cleveland Cleve laid has been delivered of a daughter it weighs eight pounds and we bad had decided to call it frances folsom LATER laten mother and child are doing well the important news did not become known down town until neair ly noon then it became known with th utmost rapidity both in the cit city Y and in la other parts of the country during the afternoon many flowers were sent to mrs cleveland both father and mother hearty congratulations then messenger tiger boys began to move up the avenue with telegraph messages all parts of the country the ex president bears his ney now honors modestly lie he said to day 1 I dont want to brag any but bu t baby now is as stout and as good as moat meet babies are when they are or four days old |