Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-06-03
ave p in the world Of making Isg this splen-

Bno wing, as you say, my good friend,
both yourself and what you style your
sad history, affirm that you have every
chance and hope. You shall marry the
object of your singular passion" /,
"Harryp exclaimed Dick, his really
noble face lighting up in every massive
lineament. "Yoti good fellow You give
me new life Complete the work. Lend
me your assistance" .,..f. lfl-r u
Command it in everything. If taking
you on my back in the momentous crisis
of proposal, would give you q sufficient
advantage in point Of"
"No jesting, If you love me-" interrupt
ed Dick. "Come of 1t what may, note
that am in earnest. have set my heart
upon this girl, and If seem-timid, shall
I call it?--it is be 'ause do not wish to
throw single chance away. Susan Petit
doll is peculiarly sensitive, and (no un-
usual thing with these finer natures) keen
ly alive to the ridiculous. On my horse /
am her emperor, her lord On the earth,
beside her, what am II"
"But, surely, she does not suppose that
she has been receiving the addresses Of a
giants ?" .......
"I-I am not sure of that" interrupted
Dick, coloring slightly. II may have
permitted myself illusions, tending
vaguely in the most indirect manner, to
foster that supposition and herein lies
the difficulty from which | rely upon
your tried friendship, Harry, to extricate
me-" It.r.-
"Speak /"
az am DUE" said Dick, gravely, "at
Trecorphen tomorrow and sure | am
that the whole colossal fraternity enter
tain the liveliest expectation that l shall
then formally demand my Susan's exten-
sive hand. You must visit, must see her,
must (kindly but firmly divorce her mind
from the cherished faith that my stature
is absolutely gigantic, or that ! can even
(speak with perfect candor) hold my own
among her colossal kin. Succeed in this,
and" concluded Dick, with quiet exulta-
ton, az will answer for the rest"
The next afternoon found me at Tre-
corphen. The residence of the Pettidolls
was easy to discover. Everybody in the
village knew, and appeared
whose ancestors, found, had been sub.
stantial farmers in that viJnity.
My summons at the lofty portal was an.
swered by the young lady herself, in
whose fair large face fancied could de-
tect slight shade of disappointment at
the appearance of loves ambassador In
stead of love himself She was decidedly
and despite her amazing
stature, which fully confirmed Dicks
was, nevertheless, as brisk
and graceful in her movements as q
fairy
A human mountain, designated as
. Brother WILL" who appeared to have
been playing with the four foot nursling,
presently vanished with his charge; and
was lett alone with Britannia to execute
my delicate mission.
Space forbids me to repeat at length the
that ensued Three things
became clear. First, that the singular az.
tachment was recjprocated secondly,
that Miss Pettidoll was fully prepared for
The proposal l was empowered to make;
thirdly, that persuasion that her lover
was of height commensurate with her
own had full possession of her mind.
By way of preparation, drew NOV
ing picture of my poor friends present
condition, not to speak of that 10
which he would infallibly be reduced,
should my mission, when fully declared,
prove Intellectual. Britannia was touched.
She even shed mighty tear, avowing,
with quiet simplicity, that her happiness
Jas far as she could judge of it), was in
volved in this affair But then, alas! her
father, still lying indisposed within, had
peculiar vie VS. with regard to his daugh-
ter's marriage, and to him she must, of
necessity, refer me. Would l see him
Of course, with pleasure. And we en-
tered.
Mr.. Pettidoll, reclining on couch that
might have served for Og, was still in
rheumatic state of curve, but might (at
rough calculation) have reached, when
TO about ten feet and half He
had fine old reverend head, and would
have made an imposing study of an an
cient patriarch in his decay.
To him l repeated the particulars of my
and expressed my hope of favor
able reply.
Mr.. Pettidoll cleared his throat, and
with language and manner somewhat
above his apparent station, replied as fol-
lows:
"Young gentleman, my young friend,
If may call you so, L am now an aged
man; and, though l hope at all times
The remarkable proportions which Provi-
the cause of much modification, much
Of man, and, by consequence, much loss
and curtailment Of things appertaining to
material comfort. My resolution was
long since taken, and has acquired the
force of an absolute Uoto,-never to permit
one of my daughters to marry an indi-
vidual of unusual stature. Giants are an
Never, never, with my
the unhappy race be re-
newed Sir, my answer is given. Thanks,
thanks, to your high-minded friend, but
his offer is declined. Susan shall never
wed giant-husband."
Thanks TO yOu, my dear Mr.. Petit
doll I" exclaimed, starting up, and grasp.
ing as much of the hand of the good old
man as mine would hold. "My friend
Longchild is not, as you apprehended,
- save in heart" l added; for |
caught sight of Miss Susan hovering with
In ear-shOt.
"Not gigantici That is well. But"
continued Mr.. Pettidoll, "opinions are
various. Mr.. Longchild's stately bearing
MIR. Longchild's commanding forml The
powerful animal Mr.. Longchild is COM
PEELED to usel These are indications of
beyond the height could de-
sire to see."
"Reassure yourself, dear sir" replied
IA little uneasily, for did not know how
the young lady might take it), "my friend
Is not-no, certainly he is not-six feet
high"
GOOD |" said the giant, relieved.
And, to my unspeakable satisfaction,
Britannia clasped her hands, as in thank
fulness.
81 should, perhaps, be wrong" l re-
sumed, gaining courage, "if estimated
Longchild's height as exceeding five feet
six"
"Betterp cried Mr. Pettidoll, sitting
up in bed, to towering height, and rub
bing his hands.
"Will you be astonished," 1 faltered
mot daring to look towards Susan), "it l
frankly state that my friends height is
under five feet"
Il heard a giggle.) ..-,-.rl ..... ..
"Best of all !" roared the old gentleman,
flinging up his nightcap. ~
"No, not quite" / stammered, -" come,
the truth must out My dear friend Long
child sustained an accident in his child
hood, which limited his height NATURALLY