The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-11

,,lsc heat. and o.teret things OF the m9ss
arcarchinr kind. He asked me my neis ~.
+ nnyn 1T to him--prefessionaiiy ! III
c;ca lie had a tmeasuring-ta!e IN H as
roctes. saw he was, up TO. all knas IM
ffas,oes and I. was careful not to stand inf's :
vii Iea.t he should spot the place, anu ~
rnaasrre II for himself when WASH ue -.
. had made up my mind he was 40 lns,i !.
hih;t;no business and wanted me; ISL g
him s Was he in that Gncy lie hnn" "a
s1n;led and showed his teeth, ana; say ~,
Not of your kind FINALLY sald nc, ro .,,,,
here INV friend, you are the Object y" t,,ats
i;fa am professor Of ostcoiogE-sn ",,.
homes YOU know-in the biggest conos Stofc
West. An opposition concern u. 'i nt,,d c,,ts
Of no standing, is drawing Az on ll;,n ahnnt
from .us. They arc always pfass s,T sth @
their collection. They have uW", 4,,at,S tbs
;ts authentic. no humbuS ABOUT t-.a:S ,t',,t
smallest in the world. and tlef AZ el'e ''tt''
far and wide.''
uNnta O. hit of it,n hereplied, with laugh.
q Now. to take the shine out OIL tbaI coh1eiu'
80, ar ara determined, cost what it nliy, 70 nave
the, biggest specimen on record - w. ~
NOW You wouldn't mind it bit, if, alter
while, all nice and polished, elegantly Pr
pared, you were an infinite source VI p n,so
10 MS and the institution in neat glass case,
with your name and age and size on IL, along
side of the megaosaslros (ttaCs "''tS ~
called it). If $500 down cash, ANU ! '"''''75
sand when you--alienl--yoll KNOW i.
"What! dead =" gaSped. .ao
..rnst So. will close the negotiation; I'm rea-
dy now with the amount, ana VIC can y o,.m Ilp n
the other necessary papers right OH, anu ~
smiled worse than q hycna. 1T Is, y ne went
on to say, :. the most flatterlhg Il"u'o
could pay to your size" -
ALL" said the giant to. us, 81 knew ne
was sincere. for have had the same thlnsss
offered to me time and time again; it's one OF
tho pcaalties of my professional life, ana one
that is hidden from the public, and shows
that there is no position in life, be IL ever so
lofty. that does not have its dark side. Inc
cravings for fame after death you can apPrc-
ciate. though the way it is to be done fiull
afraid is one of the reasons why my nerves
are none Of the best" ..-
Just then fLe band struck up registering
air, with flourish Of trumpet ana oe:tlHle "
drum, the giant stretched himself out, shook
out tic feathers of his military hat, ana
seemed to tower up TO the roof OF the cXhl-
btion-room. lie took US kindly by the hand.
" 1t is my turn to 20 on now, he s''lu'
" Come and sec nc again. 1t is SO rare TO
find true sympathy that aim always glad 10
see you. Is not that tune they are playing
dreadful? It is more than ordinarily JarrlnS
- my nerves to-day" Saying this like
= ii St. Christopher, he strobe across the
eco; and the crowd made way for him
'ailalhs, YVES divided in the pleasant old
IS the "a1 1sro.on, 'v we heard tumultuous al-
cSeha' tlesea... making superb bow
'lause; the giant was 10, T'lay audience. AS
We were leaving, the dwa, 'i n"repd iI'e hil
# ours-young, but sharp . -
,cars--blockcd the way. .. /. 70
"What has that big baby been saying. ~
,o,,Yn Evidently he was referring 10 u Il
"Only some of his trials" we replied,
Big as he is, he amt got no sense HTh III n the
ycvcr knew giant as had any. Wnv, sne
Iwarf as was here before me used 10 lllosI
,ully the life out of him. Sometimes ne gers
,alous of the elephant. Why, / can Turn
i'm round my little finger. What an anai-
nee can sec in that man to make such fuss
ycr can't imagine, for tho life Of me.