The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-01-07
Slightly Exaggerated.

We came UP Vesey street the other afternoon,
looking at the workmen laying down the rails
for the Sixth and Eighth avenue cars-qIerya as
to Sixth-and wondering how they were to work
on single track, and still we wondered, for no
ore could tell, and thea We locked up and over
across Broadway, at the full length, very accu-
rate artistically painted portrait of the Rus
sian Giant" standing out from the front Of Bur-
NUNS Museum. At first we had mere srspi-
cion that in point of size it might be slightly
exaggerated, but them again, when we reflected
that Barnun had gone to Europe, and that there
was 40 htlfcbug nov about the ''old curiosity
shop" we concluded to believe that it was cx-
actly what tpurportGd to be, a true portrait Of
the monster man thea and there on exhibition.
We did not think of riskifg olr'precious self h,
an attempt to cross Broadway, aad 80 over and
Giant. But, either from fear to attempt such
porilous passage or because we were a quar-
t9r-short, 5r be3uas2 yo AaI business down
Broadway On the side where VIC stood, we con-
cuded to defer our visit to the tall gentle nan
until another day. just as we had come to this
Sage conclusion and were about to move on a
farmcr-lil;e looking individual touched US or
the elbow to attract our attention, and as..;cd
our opinion. Whether he thought We lad !
%6ndc~ous wise lool-, or whe tncr he took Us for
cre s.illcd il paintings, from having observed
ourattertion to this one, or whetherh ja,lget
from our beard that we were purlr, ard o.
course l:new what Russian was, and particu
larly how big 9 russian giant Should be, we are
still in doubt; but he put the question so earn
nest and direct that We were obliged to answer
! it with equal directness, ..
tDo you thind, said he, "that that likcnes:
is correct2" b.. !, : ssss... .. /. =.
"U,aloubtodly" We replied, except that il
may be slightly exaggerated"
Slightly exaggerated" he repeated slowly t
himself That big word was Slightly cxager
ated beyond his comprehension, and while HI
thought, we sai5;
"Why?"
"Well, you see, live down on Long Island
q good piece from here l own a arm. do
down there, and haze a neighbor VINO owns
| farm, who is about the biggest man. thought
on earth, and he has been talking, right-dowl
sarnest lately about showing himself to max
money; and I,>telfyou what 'tis, colonel it wo'c
be worth quarter 10 see him; but, CAD cooks,
that chap up there can fill that picture, my neigh
Dor may as well go to bed and lay there, for h
would bo no show along the road that this Rus
sian leilow Travels that is certain" ,.-
"Now, friend, We replied, I'VE can tell yo
what you can do--just go over and see thi
Russian Giant, and then You can tell hoy
much bigger he is than your Long Isialid speci
mcn, and whether be, feally is as big as Ae looks
And if he is, you may as veil tell your neigh
Dor to to stick to his farmland leave the shov
business to Bafnurn b Company ~ ."+-
@@By George, DID "f5ll0w;' you arc rgati and I
will do it. If ask him, should say he vii
ray me back the quarter cause it is ongliis III
count altogether that | shall 60 to seet this chap
for according to my notion, Long Island is haf'
to beat anyhow aa ~ 'i7'tl 'e'i@Sfia' 2'sf
a'EIollo, squirrel stop minute. BY Geergs
want to speak to yo,i.'' '' a''27f 2H' 50
It was our new acquaintance from Long Isl
and, just returning from his visit to the Russian
giaht e ,ssslslf ina * 7tfao'fa3 2iAJ6 y 1F
"WsIl,5' said We js'hay6y6useeffhitnr' point
Chg At the same time to the portrait ae" noii9'
-a7"Seen him, seen himi Yes 1haven loqma'
|e''t'You did not, 1--WE suggested, o1nd the pic
ttare much exhgcfated?'1 sarss. ii.iaia faro
Io1a"sKghtTy; yes sligbtlyt as1ihqdired therncan
\ ing Of that word didn't quite understand q
but ,yeu were TightT7yos, slightly exaggerated
4 we'll I've spent a quarter . ~. ss.t .y
..And scepSthy Russian eisnt?p .l.,, . .:'1 7; NJ
a.No, but have. seen the elcpeant. Look her
noighbof. you know Iwent to see this ffsllo,
Isolely on aecountoi ny neighbor, At your sue
.gestion, as it was only quarter" ~