The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-09
KATIE NORT0N'S PERFIDY.
SHORTENING 4 HONEYMOON TO ELOPE
WITH 4 ONE-LEGGED MAN.
a showmnn's Troubles with nm Uniovinr wire
and Baboon. that were Tired Of LIE
The story ns Taken from Hts Own Lips.

WITH Il ONE-IEGNED MAN.
a shovmnn's Troubles with nm Uniovinr wife
and Bnboon. that were Tired Of Life
The story ms Taken from HIS Own Lips.
1t was much too hard upon me-" said
Frederick Helms yesterday to n Sun reporter.
Mr.. Helms ia n short stout German. with bald
head and no hair on his fncc. He is about GS
years Of age. and. although long residence
among English speaking persons has enabled
him to express himself in English intelligby
and with ease. he has q slightly foreign accent
Hc was lamcnting the loss Of his young wife,
who he has reason to believe ran away last
Saturday with one-lcggcd musician. Mr.
Helms ia himself Snowman. and with his son.
handsome stalwnrt man Of 80, travels about
exhibiting four balloons. remarkable not so
much for beauty as for wohdrous Intelligence.
Three weeks ago | came from Boeton TO
New York. a city OF which l know nothing"
Mr. Helms snd; and this young man. with
two other sons that I have. We took rooms in
this house lat 1G Thompson street,. and put our
balloons in tho cellar. We wanted woman in
our business. and told the people In the house
thnt II | could find good. ros pcctable girl
would marry her On Wednesday man in tho
house took me down stairs. and said. Mr..
Helms. II you want n wife, know Of n girl that
will suit YOU He introduced mo to Katie Nor
ton. who was about % years Of agc. and rather
good looking. She was dressed in racs. hut
didn't mind that; and said | would marry her
n she would promise TO he true to me-, and
take cnrc ol my children and the bust
and had usage, and she'd be- my wife il
| would treat her well. | told her WINS n very
kind man. and She would be happy with me-.
She was pleased. and we agreed to marry She
was Catholic and she wanted to be married
by priest. and M II didn't make any difference
To- me. ! consented hut we couldn't ilnd u priest
performed ut Inst by = Protestant minister.
Then paid to. my wife. katie. you must have
rowing things TO wear from all the women in
tho house. We went out together, and. going
until she was satisfied. Then | said. Katie.
you've forgotten the best thing Of ALA dustcr
70 cover your dress when You go walking She
bought buster, and walked home looking like
"a fashionable Indy
!" The next day heard that Katie lived once
with onc-eegcd musician ns his wife. !
charged her with i. and she owned up but snid
he treated her badly AND she ley MN. Tor
done but hui from ON this day YOU must be- respect
able woman. She promised that ! shouldn't
have cause to complain OF her, and was salts
"On Friday she said. Mr.. Helms. some Of
the dresses don't fit me very well around the
them to my MOTHER She'll repair them. md
won't charge you nnythlng. ! hnd no "hlec-
ton. OF course: but snid wouldn't consent 70
her mother working for nothing. She should
hr paid for her trouble. The next day Stur-
LAY. went out. and when cnme back my wife
had gone. My two little boys were In the street.
hungry. for they hadn't eaten anything all day.
Tho rooms were locked and the Keys gotfrOm
n woman to whom my wife had given them 10
before she went out. | soon satisfied myself
that Katie had run away. mud I've no doubt
| she's gone with the onc-leggcd man. she took
| all the new dresses with her. and some violin
| strings-tor am musician. l supposed she
| wanted the strings to give to her lover. II
| could have him arrested and punished I'd Tor
| give her. want wife for our business and 1t
| Is very hard on me 10 lose her. lcninplained TO
| The police. but they said they couldn't dQ my
| Tho reporter asked the old man about his
travels. an. -, =, 49,
word-in South America and Africa. never
went into the interior OF Africa. but v" trav-
| c.led with my son and the balloons on the coast
| line We GOT the balloons In Africa about three
| years ago, and have been exhibiting them ever
since There are the two small ones" He
| pointed 10 the dingy window. and two strangely
| inisshapen animals were seen on n sort of scat
fold outside Their long noses, and heads
| made as ugly picture OF brute life rs IL often
seen. " We hnvo two more, full grown. in tho
cellar down stairs. but we lost our TWO best ones
| sailing TO this country
| " How did YOU lose thcml
Well" said the German. sorrowiuly. one
died 81 veNntion.'
He killed himself He said he was tircd Of
tn, water. and we should mover see land again
The son corrohorated this extraordinary
| story. and. as the reporter looked from one face
To- the, other IN amazemeni. the old man pro-
Don't hellevc anybody" he said. who tolls
| YOU that balloons can't talk and understand nj!
overheard WIS called JACK. IL couldn't talk
| very plain. We were coming from Port NWhl
| To Boston. and when about two-thirds Of the
| voyage had been finished Jack gave US 10 un-
| drrstnnd that he was sick ~ the water. He was
sick, AMI We intended 70 have surgical opera
| ton performed on him when we got To- Boston.
| We spoke about Il while We stood 10y his onge.
and he overheard us, and il made him mad.
| We heard a crash behind us ana turning
around We found that he had burst
| open his cage. and was bounding along
several OF the crew. and springing on
| the rail jumped overheard ustcrn A boat WINS
| lowered. and W. pulled after him. but h" was
| determined To die, aud he swan away from US.
| We followed him for upward Of mile, but he
| kept nhcad If us, until at Inst we saw him throw
and forward over the place where he Ind gone
| down, but nobody over saw poor Jack again.
| Then we had trouble with the other baboon.
His name was joe He had seen Jack commit
| suicide. and determn ned to follow his example.
! We begged him 10 he content for short time.
We assured him he'd soon get ashore, and at
| last he agreed 70 wait. But he never saw the
| land again, for he gradually pined away. AMI
at length died We buried him at sea, We
have now only four left. but tours enough 10
| take care Of.
The reporter was taken down to the cellar.
and shown to two balloons 81 lnrgr proper
tons. One, probably on account oi his sur
! prlsing ugliness had been named AdOnis,
was moro than hp4dred pounds in weight.
! The other was called jimmy but was. ncverthc-
| less. n male, and only acted the female in cNhi-
| billions. Adonis, his owners said. talked very
| we'll but he refused to utter word for pubi-
| cation. When the younger man said. Do you
! love your master, AdonisY the baboon bowed
| his hrnd grayely and scratched the ground
| with his overwhelmingly testifying unmls-
takaby TO the great and growing affection Inc
entertained for his proprletor-hnt his coun-
tennnce expressed nothing but devilish craft
| and cruelty. Mr. Helms said the animal was
ashamed Of himself because he was not dressed
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