The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-06-16
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''Hang it David thought you had re-
tracted your rash speech and brought a par
son to arrange preliminaries. We don't
want medical man. | am not i'll, and
Emily is only obstinate"
1 gathered together the small modicum Of
courage which animated my extensive
frame; and, rolling it into a practicable lump
threw it, so to speak, at Mr.. Leverton's head.
Sir" | said, " will you ask DR.. Gayheld
how old am?
'What mummery is this?'' exclaimed my
intending father in-law. | know your age
as we'll as he does. You were born in the
month of September" r..
EXACTLY, smiled DR.. Gayfeld.
eighteen hundred and twenty-three.
''Holloa." cried the doctor. eve are
now in July, eighteen hundred and forty-four
sir, are we not?'
Certainly"
''Then you mean to say this child is near
Iy twenty-one?"
''Child' said Mr.. Leverton. Child! why
do you call him child?'
because he is not yet fftee n. See, sir il
you will not believe my word, here is copy
of his baptismal archaeological to be
seen on personal application at st. Timothy S
Church" .. a.....-
Mr.Leverton took the paper in his hand.
AS he read it, his jaw dropped.
Baptized in October, eighteen twenty
nine Born FIVE weeks preceding, on the ninth
of September. E. -.... ...
david, said Mr.. Leverton, ARE you an
impostor." ...... .. .-...-.....
Eyes, SIR" l repIi ed, meel1ly.
"And what is more you are a nonster-a
hideous monster. Why,if you go on at this
rate till you are really one and twenty, you
will be ten feet high. Leave the house, you
Iyphoeus!'
Father" exclaimed Emily, Indignantly,
Il will not listen to this language. Boy Or
man, Mr.. EIworthy has behaved with noble
unselhshness"
She crossed the room, and shook my hand
warmly. The doctor and / presently quit
ted the house arn-in-arm. Old Leverton
had behaved like brute; but his daughter
was an anel.
| have often seen her since, for she is the
happy wife of Edward MaverIey-or, as
iocularly call him. Jack the Giant killer
They are my firmest friends. 1t seems that
Edward defeated old Leverthn. He had
batted with grizzly bears in America, and he
determined to conquer this British specimen
ST the genus He told Mr.. Leverton plainly
that he was prepared to repay him all that
had been lost in his fathers unlucky specu
lation, but that if he refused this PROPOSE
ton, be would run away with his daughter
in spite of him. The recIuse at length gave
a sn Hen consent and they were married. =
The restoration of his fortune had the same.
effect on the old fellow that the gold goblet
had on Parnells churlish miser; and,
altho' somewhat Unfortunately addictedto soli-
tude and smuggling for eels he made toler-
ably amiable father in,law
1t was long before recovered my disap-
pointment-in fact, don't think have ever
recovered it; for after nineteen years, | am
still a bachelor Nothing would induce me
to return to Poplar house Academy. The story
was all the country, and the bare thought Of
Tnbbs' brutal iests filled me with horror. So
after consulting with her friends, my mother
sent me to college in Germany. should
have preferred Patagonia, as my stature
would there have been unnOticed; but untor
tunately, there are no educational establish
ments in that region. So went to Beer
land, and found my feIow-students less in
clined to ieer at me than Englishmen. Ex-
cept few harmless jokes about the Broken
Specter, got on pretty comfortably.
| continued, however.to grow with, fright
full rapidity. | tried starving tried hard
exc, cise-l tried Sybaritic Incidence: all
system resulted in additional inches. At
twenty one, was six feet eleven inches high.
At that preposterous altitude, | feel thank
full to say stopped, am glad | am not
seven feet-which you know, is nothing
extraordinary
During the year after | ceased to grow
measured myself about ten times day.I had
a machine constructed for the purpose.
Did imagine that had increased half a
barleycorn in height, was miserable. But,
thank goodness, l have stopped, and never
wish to be wound-up again. There is COM
fort in the thought that declining years will
bring a slight decIension of stature.
| am now settled III London: for L find
that, on the whole, the Cockneys stare less,
and make fewer remarks on personal appear
ance, than country folks. live quietly and
unobtrusveIy on the interest of my five
thousand pounds. The street-boys are my
worst foes. Only yesterday, rude boy,
pointing to pair of plump twins III per-
ambuator, shouted out; Il say, Master
Giant, wouldn't you like to have them two
kids for your supper ?" This to me, who
would not knowingly tread on black bee
tie, is simply shameful But must bear
my lot in patience.