Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-06-02
Miss Willy De Granville.
-L.iieIL M TG:! AVIf3i u M Y = - . n
The Story Of the Famous Lady with the
Iron Jaw as Told by Herself.

" "N1y name is NIilly De Granville,
I'm twenty-three years old, aud I can
lift $50 pounds dead weight with my
teeth" said the young lady with the
iron jaw, ms she came forth smiling,
after the performance mt Barnum's,
to meet reporter Of the New York
7. World. W ~ itI.i"
Fifteen minutes bef,re the latter
had sat i'nefHute asi0nishmem while
this young woman, wave | 4 kitchen
chair in her teeth, or by the tip eld
of its buck held it at right angles to
oher comely figure, while all the multi
tude applauded. Now he storl alone
iii the l'resenceof fashionable young
lady, with pretty eli.nplcl cheeks and
large gray eyes, that twinkle,l s n"l
'nutufedly be'ieath u perfect gar.len
Of flowers in the shape ofa spring
hat iand which looked honestly ut
the reporter as the IL bove startling
announcement; was made. The transi-
ton from Greek to Pa+isian vitality
was too sudden; the reporter stool
speechless.
"What ! you don't believe me
Sce! And tho spring bonnet bent
down gracefully, while with an in.
cisive click'a set of beautifully white
and even teeth came together on the
back of "a mahogany chair, which
straightway was tossed high up over
the young lady's head, held there n
momeiit, mphantly returned to its
legs, and then compluce:ltly sat d,Yn
upon by Miss De Granville.
well, will you,' said the reporter,
curiosity overcoming finer Instincts,
allow me To inspect tho SC rem .rlz-
able teeth p
OF course" said Miss De Gran
s,iEIe, y bs ming II aWWile sWiile attl.2 sam
time supplying the opportunity. II
ncver-Mith difficulty articnIating
'hr"ugh u wilely-opened mouth --;
called upon dentist i'll all nv life
nnl never had Il III. ment's tooth.
ache
Accurately described, and without
any poelical reference to pcarls, Miss
De GruI yille's ;. teeth are perfect,
wh'cli, coi,si lering the fact that for
the last six years she has put them to
such uncommon uses rs the lifting of
water casks and Shetland ponies, is
somewhat remarkable.
Yes n'us,d the young lady, Us
Sh' rrpo ter :Sllirc-scd this opinion.
teeth ~, pretty good, bat it,,
~ III ii.'n si,ai III. strength mainly
'e'; as here ,touching The bacs of
h,,f nccSl. and mere dr"rli;n. ner
maud lqYrt %, tl,e.-p,,,as 60 umn3
,hat 1.-The muscle. til you / IN
aw'"iy S,ro:g.@ Ter. ,ia. iD.
Granville paused, hlusle /. all n.ry-
nnsiy pa;tc;l The carpet with ti,,le
tost and swung Il fragile payasoI in
hcr jewnlel fingers. Sh c didn't look
like Samson.
/; DO tel! me how you ever came to
start in his remark 4t!e line Of bus-
ness. sail the reporter.
/, "Oh, yes. Well. you see, my
mother had--has still "a wonderful
set Of teeth. Why, To his day she
can bite u hickory-nut same as you
would a peanut. My father IL .ver
had the .tootlache, neither, to the
day he died. When L was little
girl | used to 60 round the house ift
ing things. That was in Can ada; I
was born ip Toronto. After while
we moved to Pennsylvania. Then
ma got married again, and I went to
Chicago to earn my own living. 1
amt bit ashamed Of it, sir. / used
to be q dining room girl in Barnum $
Hotel in Chicago, Well, you see, the
other girls used to know how strong
/ was, and l used to lift the chair in
my teeth just to amuse them. One
day the manager Of the Alhambra
camc to dine at the hotel, and caught
me lifting one Of the dining-room
chairs. Why, little girl says he,
you ought to go into the thaater.' So