, 1875-02-06

umbrella.
Iio aghcd heavily. Hc mt this ncwapnror
FINN hn md. lcas.inE hin elbows lon tho ts!l>,.
rested tA icni upon i1ta hantl,. fLo Ind ceased
70 nno5o. An nmpty tMtnlifer stood lctora llIm.
ffo s,ghe1 ngAln, md t1ien he yawtled. 1ts
looted votv wosrv mud wo-tcgoue. It evnp
seefnrl 10 mo thas tliore woro tenrs in lin nyes.s
81 must hc going aoon. I Nuppose." lie Hnia
after willis.
I entsestod him 10 romA,n. II but for l!ttlo
longer. fe1nlatned to him Tho accident tlat de-
taiuna mo, until the next train for London should
atop at the at}oin'ng station. I plainly stated
TINT ho much i,taressod nc; bagEed perlnis-
bluHhsd bright roso color, and co,eouto<l.
,,,t :. Il. an inErs to ,nest y"4 s ea! tinldly
iss cDnifort to meet anT ono WHO does no: want
to rinch mic. to Hea II Ia, real. Tn. a.re yeife
mol ono that would irish tp stick plus in mr.
calves, to MAKO ss,rc That I'm mot walking on
etitio hi1tlen ,ns,dc MY tronsers. lint that's =
way tie l:sitiai, pnbiic has, hir, sometimes to q
mort iilcoHranens oxtaut. may cay that I'ye
anfcre, very nucl, from tho sn1niasivo and tho
incrclnous nature of the Drttasl public"
And 90 ynt fosl hound to cnlnre nucl trent.
mcnt2 Ate rnu nev0r tempted TO nB3 your gt-
ants o!rongth tytannoualy lil;r q giant?"
shs'sspearol I uuderntand the allusion.
nnt you Fee, eir. I'm an object Of exhibition. In
that enpacity haye toundesgo publicity, aud all
1t brings with 1t. Punches hero, and pokca there
and, III Two stated, pln run luto nS calves. And
henthn,e Is the question Of Remuneration. tmuat
mt make myself loo cheap I can't afford 10
azhiblt gratls. lot tt'a trying work. do
,nssure yoal, living cooped up in a van. Its try
ing oven TO dwatfs, and fat ladies, aud albinocs
aud ltoa-conBtrictors, but to party Of my Bizo
jst, may sa7, crushing. WhatexaF you may
iind Yourself, never wish to ho . giant. Takc
my wor.l for it, It's trying slate OF things and
giants are subjected to moro inconyenieuces
thnu poo''1o in general have any idea Of. Air
and exercise mist have, End 80 walk al night,
race-courBc to racs-coursc, rs the caHe
NAV DO, hoping that may bo observed III
little ts possible. For. you know. when fo1sH
lave scon yoa outside OF vour caravan for notl-
Ing. thoy cart bo persuaded to pay money to seu
YOU ina,d. Of it. That's human nature, pup
nose: Bur, M said before, itB trying life, SIR.
Don't wish to bo = gians, sir, whasovor 5ou may
10 wishing yourself to be-"
may uosn that / had never, At any perioa of
my Life. wiHhod to DO giant, aud that waa fully
convinced of tho futiiity Of wiRhes Of that kind.
Further. may rtats thut am OF but iltnited
hcight-l think, feet Z inches only. nccnr,sluE
to thy latest moasuremont-autl tuxt, II moi atAo-
lutely aatl1ied with my aiinonsious l am At nay
ratio Resigned to thctn. Dnt nocessarilv, had
noyer. evcn In ely widest dreamy. contemplated
exhibition OF myself III the ehasactsr Of q
giant.
The gnns vas pleasant-apokcn young man
but lsc VIA much oppressed with sense OF hB
supeT.ur preporIiuns by no ,uealls inclined to
vailnt hltnHelt Oh that scoro. Indeed, IL WAS
llflDllS lu1t 1llh b]E6 hAH II uhktBF VI EGCn ula-
tfess tu him.
had not boeu prepared for ginnt Of
this meek kind. 10 tell tho truth, / l,ad
not const1ered giants much a. = subject u
study. 6nctl Information as I possessed con-
cslntng thon~-lf 1t sau be eailod inforIna~
tion--"as dcrlved think, from early poruaal Of
nursery literature. I mttss have said as much
10 nly naw friend, for presently, remember, ho
was i'scoufHing with aomo energ? on tho tnjna-
perscnH of his aizc. I had by cllanee, and hnf-
jocosaly. mentioned tue Hell-ltuown work called
Jack sho Giant Killer. NY new frieod de-
nounced II eeriously AZ most pornIesoua vol
nn1e. l1o affirmed that i had done Ii great deal
Of mischief: iie then ss1ed me IL beloved II
to be IL faithful record Of actual svons?
| was scarcely prepared With m Answer.
| aaid, after some delay, TINT 1t seemed to me
that many of Lhe cirGnlMtaUcea mentioned in
Lie hook wcro Of M incrcdi5is lind that, slip
pOMiug some truth to be contained IN tho Htosy.
| 1t VIVA yet much lntormlxcd With fiction, and that
esaggcrhtion and exLiasagance vera certainly
apparent throughout it.
1t has been tho misfortune OF US gianta that
wo have always bcen written about By dwarfs," ho
sn'd. t'ft has suited them to eAl will, lis with q
vIew to their own creator Eloriticatiun. TAay Lavo
n'srnpreHuntsl LII, ,nt1at Any. most stanofu!y.
Unfortunately, we iayo usually been iucino1
lo senGo. Mo have rarely boon authors VIC
ars seldom great tal]ters. ! nayer got knew or
heard of glant VINO had over printed Or pub
Iised LILY thing. suppose aome OF ns had aad
lwarfH. don't sou think Aey would hayo looked
very .ulAtl : 4 set OF upslarts They think OF
nothing but their oHn agsrandizeme1t !, whlo
their d.broSasd Of truth is really seanda1ons
| This Jacit Tic Giant KAl!er must have been
aaalf. only awarf coutd haso bean SO boast-
ful: 30 selt-batlstiud and, must Hay it, 80 falHo
md trea-1erols."
The giant WAS now speaking In 4 very excited
thongllt. regarding the injuries hu,ne by hiu
kind wus at length tineins expression.
"WAy should he have troubled himao!f about
the g1antsP" ho resumed. Did they over DO
warrant they mover wanted To- cat Huuh a little
Hhippss-pnhopes as he VIVA And mark his
treacaary and cunning, and hin base ingratitu,fo
How did lie get the butter, for instance, Of Cor
rouul--n gross e1agEeration Of courBe. There
never was 4 giant of that size or anything
Ike it; search all the csravans in Europe, and
yon wouldn't find such = one. How did he yet
tho better Of Cofaioran, was aBkings Why,
lie dug pit and Cormoran fol- into IT. and tl,on
Jack tuox what should call mean advantage
of b'n: Lit hin-whcn llo was do'vu-.a blow OH
ths head with = picknr, and k'lioa him.
ho trcatedi 4 kind, hospiLable, trustfal soul,
who brought out, Tor the breakfast OF him
self autt Ills ailaHtolees gneBts two great bowls
Of hAsty puddlng-clearly tho Welsa giaut q
one with thsco heads, 1t remember rightly
| a piece OF wild extrayaBaucc, OF cnurae, for
! Wlloever saw giant or anybody osse with threo
| hoAds 7--but tiH other giant Jack overcome.
BY haHcly pretending to be his couslD. fo1aooth.
Cheating the poos eteature ons Of hIn coat of
OF tho legs Of his beuefactor! Vas there
| over conduct moro Infamous or coward!y,
or inhnn,an ? Was thers ever a more
wrctched lttls monster than this Jack
And vet the story Of tho miserable ,mp'n
| exploits, ~ they are catie4,--flauds and
| cfiIneB should rather tay,-is put into tho
hands Of clidron IL work highly estoemed,
as am Informed, in most respectable nurseries.
Can paren1s wopder that thelr offspring should
oftonti1nos grow up lecetful and presanptuous,
cruel aud ungrateful7 What ws want s.r, Ii
tile story Of Jack rewritten by giaut. Take my
word, sir that would be book Of genuine
worth. I don't say that it would bo brilliant
| W. giants do not pretend to 1e brilliant. Tho
! FREELY giistens-.uot the elephant. We are plain
simple, straightforward, truthful folk; there's
nothing Low OF moan about us We aro strong-
~ opposed to smallnces Of every kind. Bat
we'vo hcsa peaceful, patient. lonE-snt1eling; too
much 80 aud too long, I fear. We've iut things
take tie.r courae End Eait nothing, when We
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