The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-08-07
THE LITTLE MOTHER.
Maternal Experiences Of a Woman Thirty,
I733E Two Inches Tall.
An Event Without Precedent in Med
I ical History, 2
fR. AND MRS. BRISTOL GIVE AUDIENCE
TO A TIMES REPORTER. ~

MR. AND MRS. BRISTOL GIVE AUDIENCE
TO TIMES REPORTER.
A Timesreporter called yesterday
on probably the smallest mother ev-
er known, Mrs: VI. Fl. Bristol, better
known as Fannie Burdette, who has
been travelling for years with Fore.
paugh's Circus, and who gave birth
on Wednesday night last, at the
Commercial Hotel, corner of Fifth
and Poplar streets, to a child weigh
ing Gig hit pounds. The mother
weighs about fifty pounds,- and is hut
TEIRTY-TWo INCHES -
in height, willie her husband is Of
full size, being six feet tall, and
Weighing 145 pounds The infant
was healthy and we'll developed, bnt
In order to preserve the life of the
mother.it was necessary to sacrifice it.
.lDrs. Frazer, Youngblood and Shore
were in attendance.
The pangs of maternity lasted sew,
en- hours, beginning at a. M and
ending ats p. M, and had The little
woman not possessed an iron constf.
tuition she would certainly have died.
During the whole of these long hours
of deathly agony she maintained al
most complete silence, uttering but
few means and struggling against all
extraordinary exhibitions of pain.
,ATimes.reporter hearing a. few Of
the circumstances of the case called
yesterday upon>a couple Of the physi
clans, but for some reason they we're
found to be very reticent about the
matter. The reporter afterward Wis
tied the Commercial Hotel, where an
interview with I'LL
THE; ODDLY MATCHED PAIR,
was obtained. The Times man had
been warned not to seek Information
from these two, as they were very
strongly opposed to having the. mat
Ter published. 1t was consequently
with some timidity (if a reporter can
feek timid) that he addressed Mr..
Bristol in regard to the matter
The latter, who seems exceedingly
fond of his wife, remarked that he
had no objections to full details OF
the case appearing in print, SO that
the papers did not call his wife,sa
dwarf. He said he was particularly
opposed to the term because it al
ways, suggested to the mind the, i'm
age pf a badly deformed little, crea-
tureggith' horribly distorted features,
and he said that his wife did not be-
long to the class, as she was a
..fsi PRETTY LITTLE WOMAN,
perfect intsevery limb and feature.
In proof IL his assertions he invited
the reporter into neatly furnished
room upon the second floor, where
upon The edge of a large bed lay the
subject of this article, TO whom the
newspaper man was introduced in q
polite, formal manner. The voice
which greeted the reporter had much
of the softness peculiar to children of
refinement about it, while the Ian
guage used in the conversation which
followed showed cultivation, $4,000
The little lady has a pretty face,
with pearly white teeth, and a pleas
ant, bop eful couhtenance. The
hands, arms and shoulders, which,
owing to the pleasant weather, were
uncovered, were we'll developed and
in good proportion, and Mr.. Bristol
showed the reporter a pair of tiny
shoes, which belonged to pair of
very pretty little feet.
The couple have been married two
years, and this is u afaes'tss."
THEIR SECOND CHILD.
The other was much smaller and was
still-born. Mr.. Bristol was formerly
door-keeper in the employ of Fore
paugh's Circus, and in this capacity
became acquainted with his wife, who
was then travelling under the manage
ment of that show along with q twin
brother. who is an inch shorter than
herself. They we're called .''' Y
~. ~ THE BURDETTE TWINS, -.
and always travelled together until
Mrs. Burdette's confinement last
Spring, when the brother continued
the engagement alone. They are
now in their twentv.first year of