The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-19
Much AND LITTLE.
sixteen Feet Three Inches of Man
and WIIe-Thirteen and IL Half
Pounds OF Young Gent, and YOung


inch IN neg nv, end Mrs. Bates, VINO II
one inch taller Than her husband, were
seated afectronstely, side by side on 6
sofa in the parler OF the Occidental
Hotel, in tine Bowerv, when the WOrld
reporter weat in with Mr.. Starr, agent
OF the New American. Museum. A
group OF people surrounded, UuG did not
hide the ps and just rs the reporter en-.
tered little hve-year-old girl cried out
lmpatiently, MA boost me- "W hat
.or, NY child2' inquired the mother
fondly, "Becsuse l want TO play with
the top button 90 Mr. Batess shoe," re.
Piled the ,eoder little one. Mr.. Bates
kindly upee. his foot, thus bringing the
desired button within reach ard appeas-
ing LDe chllu. The reporter shook hands
with him and afterwards with his wife,
AL SIT fot a space in silence, and then
the reporter sad, blushing, "Where is
my hand, pIesse|
The lady ErLed. "hsve l it2" she
said; "why, sure enough. l beg you will
excuse mo sir''-anO he reporters hand
was redeivered to him out OF a wrinkle
nthe lady 5 palm, whore in moment Of
Observation-Disclosures she mad slowed 1t
ave V and forgotten 1t.
81 presume" said The reporter, hasten
Ing to relieve the slight embarrassment
that thi, F,,le occurrence had caused,
that you bave great difficulty In sleep
= on Steamboats,"
I'VE nave Travelled all over the civil
iz.d We ld in steamboats, AID cars, and
nave rested very we'll in the former,
hough the latter have never al
forded US any comfort"
IL you hud taken two cars and slept
in the srses," said The Sun reporter, who
S present, you would not have been
50 mucu crsmPed.'
1--WE enjoyed ourselves exceedingly in
England" said Mr. Bates just CHANGING
40 the sun reporter, land l think Mr.
Bates likes the food there better tDan in
any place we have visited. "
"The roasted beef WAS admirable" said
Mr.. Bates. IL have seen baked beef
urre, but never roasted beef. l am also
very food OF Stilton cheese"
/ here was another snort pause IN ths
,onversa, ion when the Sun reporter
aid; 81 suppose you don't know whether
YOU feel Ike other people or not. You
nave always lelt as You do now, hsv,
you not2'
After inmate the WorLd reporter in
uuIreG: Gould you give me short
sketch Of your lives, including AL !ater'
esJin z iEciients?'
"Cer,sinly," replied NJ. Bates, plsc
mo tue little finger and thumb OF hn
rIrn. baud on the two ends OF the man
tel-piecs across the room just opposite
| Mrs Bates was born IN Nova Scotia,
and WAS born in eastern Ken
tdcby, shout seventy miles from LeAiug
ton. We We're il London in 1871 anC
crca cd greet Juror, getting a guinea
! admission lee ut Nilhs's, mere we eX
hlbitcd. received this watch Ut WA
| cod, weighed pound and was geared t
stake the quartcrs) from the Queen, an(
my wife received these rings they were
ten II number and of great besuty
from the different princesses. We hav'
lust arrived from California, but are set
tied rs a general thing upon or farm II
ONO, were We have house built-bullL
Mr.. Bates here seeming at loss 10,
AT expression, the Sun reporter came I,
his aid, saying, "In conformity with your
selves"
VERY large" said Mr.. Bates to tn
World reporter.
We do not like SAID Mrs. Bates, St
exhibit with the other carlos-artlsts II
the Museum. The admission price
sbockjugly Iow-l5 cents"
at is little for so much" and the So
reporter, who was good-nature'
person, but possessed o: strange fatality
"The Museum is very nice place,
SAID Mr. Starr, who is the agent for 1t.
YES" said the Sun reporter, IAN,
Mr,s-thst Is to say, the tat girl, is
beauty. l have had my eye on her 70
some time
This dress" said Mrs. Bates. smilin,
and laying her hand over q yard OF II
"contalns seventy five yards, o, silk, 70,
which MIR Bates paid IS yard"
"And l." said Mr.. Bates, "wear Nc
5 hat, while my boots have no recorded
SIZE"
allow much can you cal in a day.
said the Sun reporter.
At this point OF the conversation
waiter came in and announced that tn
Midgets had called to see Dir. and Mr.:
Bates. TIE little girl weighs but fOu
and u half pounds and is less thai
twenty inches tail. Major Tot is ffteeI
years old ard weighs but nine pounds.
ave called said the Midgels "to pa.
our respects to the newly arrived mem
bers otthe profession
"Tbisisvery funny" whispered1the Su
p reporter
"How have you enjoyed your trip2
inquired the MIdgets.
"Very much replied Mrs. Bates
1--WE are used to travelling, you know"
"Ies," said the Midgets, "-o are We.
Massachusetts," said Mr. Bate.
"clsims to be the fountain of education