QUADRUPLETS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 15 July 1927, Page 8

QUADRUPLETS.

PARENTAL PRIDE. AN ENGLISH ACHIEVEMENT. When Airs Watson, wife of a Southern Railway carnage cleaner of Deptiord, gave birth to four children —three boys and a gir-I—baby garments had t-o be hastily borrowed from friends. Airs Watson has already had two other children, and .such a large in-n-ease in the family had not been expected. Having got over the first surprise at the arrival. Air and Airs Watson spent a good deal of time debating -names for their quadruplets. The three boys were born first- and the girl last. 'The first-born of the boys was called Albert after the Duke of York. Tlie girl. Betty, after the Duchess. The second boy was christened Edward, after the Prince of Wales, and the third Leonard, after a relation. All four children and the mother -are going along well. How to distinguish them was 1 the first difficulty. " ‘We’ve cot over that in this way,” said Airs Watson. “The boys have hue dummies and the girl pink. Albert we shall know by lias colour. “Edward has a scratched nose, and we have tied a piece of ribbon -around Leonard\s wrist.” Ai r Watson is chiefly concerned with how he is going to provide for liis increased family. "I have six children now,” he -said. “The eldest. Ada Ala: y, i*a 11, and He.nrv Frederick 7. Our flat consists of a bed-room, a kitchen and a .scullery. I have to sleep on the rug in front of the- kitchen fire for the time being. “T was surprised nearly out of any life when the nurse told me there was more than one. She said isomothiog about the King’s Bounty and I thought of three. “When I went into the bedroom and saw four I was -speechless-. “I just thought. ‘What is, is, and now thev’ve come I hope they’re going to stay.’ I -am going to be hard put to to provide for them, however My wages are only £2 14s a- week.”