Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-12-13

nected With the Castle were to be seen 10 his
lodge Feeling for cur coin. we babe him
produce bis relics and be showed us lot Of
trumpery. which. be grave'y informed us, be-
longed to that hero Of antiquity. Guy. Earl
Of Warwick Among these were bis sword.
shield, helmet. breast plate. walking staff. and
fitting pole, each of enormous size; the horse
armor. nearly large enough for alb elephant.
large pot which would bold seventy gallons.
called Guys Porridge Pot" bis flesh fork.
the size Of a farmers hay.ftrk, bis lady's
stirrups, the rib Of mastodon, which the
porter pretended belonged to the great Dun
Cow. which. according to tradition, haunted
ditch near Coventry, and after doing injury
to many persons, was slain By the valiant
Guy The sword weighed nearly 200 pounds,
and the armor 400 peasxls
told the porter sass he was entitled to
great credit for hayitg concentrated more hes
than bad ever before heard IN so small .
compass. He smiled aud evidently felt graf.
fled by the compliment.
81 suppose" continued. ''that you have
tolG these marvellous stories 80 often, that you
almost believe them y,urself?'
Almost r replied the porter. with grin
of satisfaction that showed he was up to
snuff > and bad really earned two sbillngs.
The "Warwick races were then coming Of
within half mile Of the village. We there
fore went down aud spent an hour with the
multitude
There was very little betting or excitement
regarding the races, and we concluded to take
a tour through the penny shows" the raHs
of which lined one side Of the course for the
distance Of quarter Of a mile. On applying
to enter one van, which had large pictorial
sign of giautesses, white negro. Alboni girls,
learned pig, big snakes. etc the keeper ex.
claimed. Come, Mister, you isthe man what
hired Randall, the giant, for Merika, and you
shows Tom Thumb now can you think Of
paying less than sixpeuee for going in here p
The appeal was irresistible; so, satisfying
bis demands, we entered.
While in the showmens vans seeking for
acquisitions to my Museum in America.
was struck with the tall appearance of a
couple of females, who exhibited as the ga
madam giantesses. each seven feet in height. .
Suspecting that cheat was hidden under
their unfashionably long dresses, which reach.
ed to the floor, and thus rendered their feet
invisible. attempted to solve the mystery
by raising foot or two Of the superduous
covering. The straFping young lady, not re
fishing such liberties from stranger laid NE
fiat upon the floor with blow from her kraw-
ny hand | was on my feet again in tolera.
bly, quick time, but rot until had discovered
that she stood upoa pedestal at least cigb
teen inches high.
Upon coming out Of the van, whole bevy
of showmen from that and the neighhoring
vans surrounded me- and began Jrs.autiog on
the merits and dement's Of General Tom
Thumb.
"Ob," says one, 81 knows two dwarts what
is better ten times a. Tenn Thumb
"Yes,' says another. "Ttere's no use to
talk about Tom Thumb while Mela Patton is
above the ground
"Now, I've seen Tom Thumb" added a
third. "aud he's fue little squad, but the
only vantage he's got is he can chat so well
He CHATS like man; but can learn Dick
Swift in two months SO that be can chat Tom
Thumb crazy
"Nevel mind" added fourth, 1--WE got
chap training what you nouc on you knows,
what'll beat all the thumbs on your grap-
piers"
"No be cant" exclaimed fifth ''for Tom
Thumb has got the name, and you all know
the names every thing Tom Thumb
could nj never shine even in my van long
side Of dozen dwarfs knows # this Yam
kee had ut bamboozled our Queen = G cd bless
} her-by getting him aIore her half dozen
times"
Eyes, yes--that's the ticket" exclaimed
auother our Queen patronizes every thing
foreign. and yet she would MT visit my beau
tiful wax works to save the crown OF Hing
land
Your beautiful wax works - they all ex-
claimed with hearty laugh.
Yes and who says they haint beautiful p
retorted the other; they was made b. the
best Hitalian hartiss in this country"
"rhey was made by jim Caul. aud showed
all over the country twenty years ago" re
i,ined another; "and arter that they laid five
years 10 pawn in old Moll Virgins cellar,
covered With mould and dust >
"Well. that's good 'un. that is y replied
the proprietor of the beautiful wax WORKS,
with look Of disdain.
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