Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-19
THE KENTUCKY GIANT.


A correspondent of the Christian Waterman
writes from Kentucky as follows:
We were much interested in visiting
the giant of Kentucky, who keeps a pub
lie house on the banks of canal rum
ming from the Ohio. This man, Mr..
James Porter, is without exception the
greatest wonder l ever saw in human
shape. He measures eight feet and six
inches in height. He walks like an ele-
plant, and looks like a man from another
world. Ko A Bak, the Chinese, stood by
his side and stretched his arms in vain
to reach his hand to the gant's chin.
A Bak was quite afraid of him, but
afterwards became quite friendly with
this son of Anak. He said to him, God
has shown you special mark of a,ten-
ton, by making you SO large; may you
live d hundred years, and afterwards
may I look upon your face in heaven"
A Eak seemed surprised and panied when
informed that This wonderful man was
not disciple of Jesus Christ. He OPP
pcared like modest man of good sense,
has no family, lives with his widowed
mother. and is about thirty-four years
old. In looking at this man. we felt an
awe greater than that produced by the
presence of king, and kind of shrink
ing away into our own littlencss. 1t re-
minded us of the report of the spies sent
By Mo es from the wilderness of Paren,
to search out the land OF Canaan, who
said on returning" ave saw the giants,the
sons of Anak, there, and we were in our
own sight as grasshoppers, and so were
we in their sight"
ANECDoTE OF JOHN Q. ADAMs.-The fol-
lowing beautiful anecdote of this aged
patriot, is told by correspondent of the
Baltimore Patriot: An incident occur
red in the House of Representatives Il few
days ago, well worth reading. Mr.. c.
Ingersoll and Mr.. @. Adams, as is gen.
orally known, have been any thing but
warm personal friends for years past
The other day, however, Mr.. lngersoll
was seen at Mr.. Adams's desk, and the
two venerable gentlemen were convers-
ing together in the most courteous and
friendly manner. After Mr.. Ingersoll
had repaired to his own seat. member
observed to Mr.. Adams that he had been
pleased in witnessing the meeting be-
tween Plate and Herod. Mr.. Adams
thanked the gentleman for the remark,
ard then observed that just before the
downfall of Mark Anthony, Cicero made
friends with several of the Roman Trib-
unes with " HON hS had been on terms of
bitter enmity for years. His friends
charged him with inconsistency where
upon Cicero replied, ~ desire that my
enms,ties may be temporary; my friend
ships eternal"
The GREAT MAN OF THE JUVENILE
WORLDS. G. Goodrich, or as he is bet
ter known, Peter Farley, was greeted by
some hundreds of tiny voices on Satur-
day, at the hospitable residence Of Al
fred Heman, Esq. The children who
were assembled on this occasion, LISTEN
ed to an animated and beautiful address
delivered by the child's book. maker. He
gave them all general invitation to his
house in Roxbury. Mass, where he said
they would find hearty welcome. The
passport to his hospitality, beyond all
others, would be, the reminding him of
he present meeting.
On concluding his address, the excel.
lent Peter Farley was cheered "to the
echo" by the admiTing aud much pleased
young folk, and we could observe, in that
large assemblage, that on the check Of
some who had passed through childhood,
youth and middle age, an unbidden tear
did mark the cheek aud give the assn.
rance that the heart within had felt the
force of words addressed TO children only.
NJ D. TrPte.