Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-05-24
N. O. WALLACE,
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Miss Milly De GraaaiIls; q;
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the iron jaw as Told i1snsHerseIf.
= From From the New York FTprIaTTUT
sMy name is MiAyZ De Gran
vile. I'm twenty-three years Old,
and / can lift 400 pounds dead
weight withsmY teeth, said the
young ladywith. the iron jaw, as
she came forth smiling aiterTthe
periormance at Barhuns ESTES
day afternoon; to meet a1nport-
er of the World. lK eTIuI
Fifteen minutes beforethelatter
had sat in mute astonishment
while this young woman, clad in
perfectly fitting anda becoming
tights, waved a kitchen chair ia
her teeth, or by thetip end of 1tFF
back held it at right angles to her
comeIy figure, while all gtheTrgf
titude applanled, Now hezstood
alone III the presence Of IA faSnipqns-
able young lady, with pretty. DIM Inn
pied cheeks and large ,gray1eYss
that twinkled good naturedl J be-
meath a perfect garden OF flowers
in The shape of o spring haty Rra
which looked honestly at there
porter as the above startling 7apr
nonncement wassnade Z be ttahA
sition from Greek, statuarg~,te
Parisian vitality was TOO SUDDEN
the reporter stood speechlsss: -
"'Whai! you, don't believe H4
See!' And the spring bonnet
bent down gracefully, whilezwith
an incisive dicks a set Fof benIAi
fully white and even teeth cane
togesher on the tack of a mahog-
any chair, which sgraightway was
tossed high up over the young Ia
dys head, held there moment,
triemphahRly returned to it's legs
and then complacently sat down
upon by Miss De. .GranviAs.@ . 2
.WelI, viii you said 9he red
porter, curiosity overcoming finer
instincts, ,sallow me to inspect
those remarkable -teeth?"
"Of course Z said Miss De. Gran
Vile, a beaming smile at the same
time supplying the opportunity
Il ueyer's'--gith difficulty articu-
Iating through a widely opened
mouth-''called upon a dentist in
all my life and never had a ,mo-
ment's teothache.p sas's s'''
Accurately described, and with
cut any poetical reference to
pearls, Miss De Grapville's teeth
are perfect, which, considering the
fact that for the last six years she
has put them to such uncommon
uses as the lifting of water casks
and Shetland ponies, is some
what remarkable. go naA1
"Yes, mused the young lady,
as the reporter expressed this o,
pinion my teeth are. pretty
good, but it's not in them that my
strength mainly lies; it's here
(touchiag the back of her nsck1,t I
and here dropping her hand low.
er on the spisal column) that !
get the muscle. i tell you I'm
awfully strong" Here Miss De
Granville paused, blushed, and
ueryously patted the carpet with
a little foot and swung a fragile
perasol in her jewelled' fingers,
She didn't look like Samson. -
"Do tell me how you eyer came
tolstart in this remarkable line OF
business" laid the reporter.
ooh, yes. Well, you see, my
mother had-has stiil-a wonder.
full set of teeth. Why, to this
day she can bite hickory-nutl
same as you would a peanut. Ny
father never had the toothache,
neither, to the day be died. When
| was little girl | used to 60
round the house lifting things.
That was in Canada; / was born
in Toronto. After a while we
moved to Pennsylvania. Then
ma got married again, and | went
to Chicago to earn my own living.
| amt a bit ashamed of it, sir.
/ used TO be a dining room girl
in Barnum's Hotel in Chicago.
Well, you see, .he othergirls used
to know how strong ] was, and |
used to lift the chairs in my teeth
Just to amuse them. One day
the manager of the Alhambra
came to dine at the hotel, and
caught me lifting one Of the d.
ning-room chairs. why. little
girl, says he, syou ought to go IN
to the theatre So / asked him
to take me, and be took me, and
/ went, and I've blessed him ever
since"
Then you've been very sue
cessiul?'
Successful? Why, / should
say SO. You see D Atalie, the
man with the iron jaw, used TO
have it all to himself; but Of