The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-04-30

emotion and expression. still. the giant
could not be- said 70 be intoxicated. lie
was excited. A. much. think, by the I'M
usual amount Of narrative he had deliver
ed himself NJ ana by the sound of his own
voice. a. by any either cause.
Weep nog.n said 10 him. scarcely
knowing what | said.
Please LEI me-" he answered ieebly.
1T does me 80 much good. I'm very I'M
happy. I'm one ol the most miserable of
men. I'm in love"
Well. and why n0ts Surely man OF
your magnificent proportions need not
despair OF success. Surely any woman"
= II t. plain that YOU DO not know Miss
fiddler" he Interrupted.
confessed thar. 70 my sincere regret,
did not enjoy that privilege
And. OF course. You don't know
Jeckcrs Nany'
said hought not.
..lfever you come across Jecker's Van,
ask 10 see Miss Fiddler. In point OF fact,
you'll see h,r without asking, is YOU pay
your admission AT the door. And you'll
sec me. But THAT'S nothing. I'm nobody.
Besides. YOU hare stem mr. But Miss It'd
! dier Will surprise you. loull find her a
real treat. You see in her. sir, perfect
woman. They call her the Peruvian
Pearl or the Princess of Llliput. But
that's only Jecker's way. she's English,
4 and speaks no language but her own; but
she speaks that very freely. especially
when she's reused. It's nonsense about
Peruvian: as "A matter OF fact, she Was
born in Pimlico; and she's never grown
an inch since she was ~ years old. Amaz-
ing isn't itg And delightful call its'
"A dwarf
"well. what people call a dwarf. Per
lection in u small compass, that's my view
OF her. There's nothing OF the dwarf
really about her. when you've once over
looked her small size. And then how
charming she is But YOU must see ner
to appreciate her. For my part, | love
her 10 distraction. can't call II by any
other name
Ii was plan that he loved. as giant
might be- expected TO love. in large way.
I As he spoke he trembed, swayed to aud
fro. indeed. and turned up his eyes in
langushing fashion that had something
almost of crazinc-s ahodt IL. This giant
in love was rather grotesque sort Of
creature. il must De- confessed.
And Miss fiddler is obdurateT | in
I quired.
. Miss Fiddler Is adanant Miss lid
dler will not listen TO me. or listens to me
only 10 mock me. In plain words she
chats me-
what Is her objection to you as suit
orr
well, her objections are Of very gen
eral kind. But chiefly she finds fault with
NV size. The fun she makes OF me on
that account, It's wonderful TO hear her.
laugh i'm spite OF my self. laugh at my
self in Fact. She's so clever and says such
sharp things. still It's hard, you know.
I've a difficulty In believing that its
really so RIDICULOUS, Indeed. Perhaps 1t
appears so 10 her. you know, she being so
little. And then she calls me stupid
= But that may not be such bad sign.
I've heard of many lovers who like to be
called stupid by their mistressns. Very
likely it, mere plsyfulness on her part
that conceals some measure of true affec-
ton for you'
I'D think so i'll could. but can't
No. she thinks me tall and stupid. and |
feel that she's right | am tail and stupid,
and that's the fact. I'd alter il If could,
bat can't. I'm sure I'd be very glad TO
change places with brighter and a short
or man. But can't grow brighter. try
hard a | may and can't grow shorter,
though I've tried that too"
You've tried to grow shorter"
"Yes. over and over again. I'm forev-
Ut trying 10 grow shorter. | carry heavy
weights on my head; lift that box for in
meath his chair a substantial-lookng black
box with iron handles. tried 10 raise H..
/ bat | failed completely. II seemed TO be
OF enormous weight. :. We walked miles
. and miles with that box on my head. IL
/ contains pigiron. | thought that IL might
/ compr, - me. But il hasn't as yet. 80 far
a. can see I've tried all manner of ways
2 indeed of packing myself into a smaller
space, but all in vain. Miss fiddler only
laughs at me. Come TO me when
! you're shorter. Doddy,' she always
: calls me Docldy-it's not my real
/ name. which j. something very different,
e but somehow il seems To please her TO call
I me that-and don't object; how can ~
r Come TO me when you're shorter. bod
dy.' she says to me, 'and then, perhaps.
. wei see about it, She only says per-
: haps. you observe. No. she never means
' il to be: il never will be-" He sighed
heavily and noisily. 1.-The plain truth Is,
!. that I'm too long. and shes too short"
a "Yes. / suppose that's the long and
a short of it," said abruptly.
u For moment he seemed hurt at what
: he might reasonably have thought 10 be
I levity on my part. Still his look was
|, meek and dinident.
+ II must COZ he said, rising. ''I've many
1 miles to walk tonight, with my box on
o my head. Thank YOU for listening to
/ me, for your sympathy. and-good-bye.
) But you won't really resign all hope
A of winning Miss TiddlerY
n He looked ar nle despondently, shook
: his head, but said nothing.
4 Don't Despair. Miss fiddler may YET
2 be yours. Remember, after all, extremes
I meet"
v "She's not short enough for thst. ever
q If I'm tall enough. Although Pm giant
o | can't think of her as a dwarf. She's
It really very pretty size. And i love
q her, How love her 80
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