, 1859-02-16


pcctable were shy ot admitting that they had
ever known anything OF him. Al last among
tue marsh lands near the rivers level, that
lie ab5ut Deptford and the neighboring mar
ketgardens, Grizzlsd Parsonage in velvet
cen, with face 60 cut up by varieties Of YEA
tler that he looked rs il lie had bcen tatoo'd,
WAS found smoking q, pipe at the door OF i
| wooden house on whcels- The wooden house
was laid up in ordinary for the winter near
The mouth Of muddy creek i; aud every
thug near it, the foggy river, the misty
! marches, and tue steamlng ma1ket-gardens
smoked in company With the grizzled nan.
In the midst Of this smokin. party, the fun~
nel-chimney OF the wooden house on wheels
vas not remiss, but took lis pipe with the rest
in compani1nable manner.
| tn being asked if it were he who hail once
rented the House to Let. Grjzzled Velyeteen
looked surprised, und said Ies. TAen his
name was Ma.sman? That Was ii, Toby
Mx:snau. which lawfully christcned Robert.
| but called il the line, from an infaat, Tuby.
There was nothing agin Toby Magsman, be
hclieycd9 II there was suspician Of such
| mention it
There vas 10 supicion Of such, he might
rest assured. But some inquiries were ma
| king about that House, and would he object
TO tay Why be left til
Mt at I'LL Why should he? He left it
aloug of i Dwarf.
Along ofa Dwarf!
Mr. Magsman repeated. deliberately and
cmphatica.ly, Along Of Dsart-
| Migut it be compatible will Nr, Magsman's :
inclination and convenience to enter Us fA.
vor, iuto few particulars?
Nr. Magsman entered into the following
| particulars:
It vas long time ago, to begin with
a:orc lotteries and deal more was done away
| good pitch, uad he sees That house, and he
says to himself, I'll have you if you're
to be had. ii money'iI get you Til lIare
yon.
The neighbors cut up rough, and made
complaints but Mr.. Ma::naa don't know
rhai thsy would have had. IT ~as lovely
thing. First of ali, there was the canvas re-
| presrntiu tie pictcr of the Giant. in Span
ish trunks and raG, who was himself half
The length OF The house, aud was run up with
lina and pulley to q pole on the roof; 70
that his Ed wus coeyal with the parapet.
Then there was tue canvas representa- the
| picter Of the AiGina lady: showing her While
| air in the Army aud Navy in correct uniform.
| Then there was the canvass representa- thu
pictcr Of tue Wild Indian q scalpin member
Of some foreign nation. Then there was the
cAnvus representa- the pictcr OF CHILD Of 4
British Planter seized By two Boa Construct
ors not that VIC never had no cllld nor No
Constructors neither. Similarly there was
the canvas rcprcseatin the picter OF the Wild
Ass If the Pcairies--uot that we never had
no Mid Asses, nor wouldn't have lad Fem at
giIt. Last. there was the canvass represca-
tu tue picter OF the Dwarf, aud like him too
{sonsiderin), with George the Fourth in such
| u state OF astonishnent at him as His
Majesty couldn't with his utmost nolitcness
and stoutncss. The front Of the House was
50 covered with caarases that there wasn't i
spark OF daylight crer visible On that side Of
lle house. Magsmaa's Amusements," !" fiji.
teen foot long by Two foot high ran oVsr the
front door and parior winders. The passage
was an Arbor Of green baiz and gardenetuf
4 bRrrels7gan performed there unseasing;
And as 10 responsibility, if thrsspeuce amt
respectable, What is7
But the Dwarf is the principal article al
present, and he was worth the money. III
w:ls wrote up as Major Tpschofki, OF the im
perial Bulkraderian Brigade. Nobody could
nit pronounce the name, and it never was in
tended any body should. The rnblic Away.
turned it, al a regular rule into Copski. AId
IN the line Chops partly On that nc
| CDuQ4+ Auu f}1l k4$ QEE1U@E Ills lEAl AA!uE, ii III
ever had any real name (which was very da
bious), was Stakes.
lie WAS IN uncommon small man, be real
If was Certainly not 50 snall Al he va
made out to be, hut where is your Dwarf d
is? He was most uncommon small mai
with uncommon email Ed ; and what h
bud Inside that Ed nobody never knowcd bu
himself, even supposin himself to hare eve
took stock of it, which it ould have been
stiff job for even him 10 do.
Tue Kind .st little man as never growed
Spirited but not proud. When ne travele
with the Spotted Baby, thouc be knowed til
Baby's spots to be put upon him artificial, Il
uursed that Baby like mother. You neve
heered him give ill.name to Giant Il
did allow himself to break out into stron
language respecting the Fat Lady from MOI
folk but that waz IN affair OF tue 'art an
, when mans 'art has been hif1ed with by
lady, and the preference given to an Iodiar
he mint master Of his aetiont.
lie was always in love, Of course; ercr
human nat'ral phenomenon Is. And he Ma
always in love with a large woman I; I ne7t
knowed the Dwarf Us could be got to love
small one. Which helps TO keep :em the CT
riosities they are.
; One sin'elcr idea he had il that Ed of BIZ
which must have meant something, or
wouldn't hare been there. It was always b
/ opinion that be Was entitled to property. u
never would put his name to any thing. II
had been taught to write by the youn
man without arms, who got bis living Wit
4 his toes {quite writing master be was, an
taught scores ID The line). but Chops woul
have starved to death aio1e he'd hare game
a hit Of bread by putting bis hand to Il pape
. This is tue more curious to Lear In mind, b
t,.1 I nA&x4 n~f ATHfya
aud sa1eer. When say his houae, I MEG
: the box, painted and sof up outside like
! rcs'lar si1-roomer, thst he uRcd to creep inl
With diamond ring Tor quite Us good
\ look as) on his forctinger, and ring lit
bell out OF what the the Public believed TO
y the Drawing4roon wlnder.
= And when / say q sa1ser I meao
Chaney saraer in which le made collection
for himself ut the end every entertainment
. His c1ew Tor that he took from me " Ladi
aud gentlemen, the little man will now va
three times around the Cairaxna aud reti
= behind The curtain" When he said 4,
thiug important in priva:s life he most
z wound it up with this form Of words, md TIL
.. =. night before he went to he'd.
a: He had what consider 6ae mind
u poetic mind. His ideas respecting his pro
erty never came upon him 90 strong as VIII
ha sat upon barrel-orgau and had the hand
T, turned. Arter the vibration had run throu
hima little time, he would screech Of
"1oby, feel my property con'1ng-grl
q away! I'm counting my guineas by the
II. sands Toby-grind away Toby, I shall b
man Of forum! l tecl the mint gingli
in me, Toby, and I'm s*e!ling 9 out into t
Bauk Of England n Such is the influence
music on poetic mind. Not that be =
N. partial to any other music but barrcl-orga
r. On The conttnisy, hated It. :.
81 s.. He hsd kind Of everlasting grudgc aQ
n the public, which j. thing you may NOT
: :; in many phenomsnons that gst theft lsi
- out oft Whist riled him most in the na1
IN Of hls ocupatiop was,; That i kept him out
/. Society. He was continually nyin, *'To'
r. my amhlto ,lA' 70 .Gq into Society. The Gu
~ fmy posftion toward the Public Is, tha
l. | keeps me hout Of society. This doea not {