Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-04-12
THE SORROWS OF A GIANT.

looking at glanIS, anu uWdIlSs nHu no
normally thin and fat men and women,
and other such entertaining natural Gu
riosities was walking down the Bowery
one cold night last week-walking pref
ty bri ky TO keep warm, and looking
with some interest at the art treasures
hung up in front of the museums-when
be heard deep bass voice, evidently
coming out of the gutter, saying:
81 won't go there any more. There's
no use saving another word about it. l
tell you won't do it. I've lost 10 good
pounds now, and another week of 1t
would take off 10 more, and ruin me. l
won't do it, and think it's q shame to
ask me. But I've been imposed on and
run over ever since I've been with you,
Shameless.
1t was 2 O'Clock in the morning, and
the streets were almost empty. The
speaker was sitting on the curbstone
talking to a gentleman in long ulster
and silk hat. He was the giant from
the Museum directly in front of which
he sat, and when he spoke his whole
400 pounds shook with emotion.
With chivalrous spirit that rebelled
at seeing the strong impose upon the
weak, the person took the liberty OF
asking the gentleman in the ulster what
was the trouble.
"Oh, he's the most unreasonable
giant that ever lived" said the gentle
man, who proved to be the giants man
aver. "He ought to live in Fifth Az
enue hotel, he ought"
snow, Tony" said the giant in a
whimpering voice that sounded like a
child's, "you're not doing me fair; you
know you're not. All ask is enOgh
to keep me 'ealth. But I've boarded
over IN that place till its beginning to
tell on me. 1t don't do for me to lose
flesh; flesh is money; and for me to be
fed continually on oatmeal and dried
peach pies will soon take the bread out
Of my mouth. Get me place where
I'll have enough to eat, and I'll go;
otherwise, I'll stay here till you find a
policeman big enough to pick me up. u
The person was moved with symp athy
for the suferings of the giant, and be-
fore leaving him to his uncertain fate
made an appointment to meet him nexi
afternoon in the museum, and possibly
give him some useful advice. The gi-
ant was found the following afternoon
surrounded by crowd Of admirers
each of whom insisted upon pinchine
his legs, to make sure that he was hu.
man. In lull of the proceedings thu
giant gave the person this little insight
into the private affairs of living curiosi
ties.
, Snow, I'm not like dwarf" sait
} the giant (Which was very true, hi
height being trife over eight feet)
ga dwarf can go without eating long
time, and rather improve his appear
ance. But / must eat. Feed a giant
. and starve dwarf-that's the idee. Ii
} the Bowery, here, there's more thai
J a hundred people that the public has t.
pay to get a sight of. OF course, it
, pleasant to be distinguished. and to b
) courted by tse people, and all that; bu
) then such q life has its littl
troubles, too. You see, it wouldn'
, do for us to make ourselves too com
J mon in the SHEETS. If giants AM
dwarfs should once be common on tn
, streets the business would be done for
, SO we have TO be boarded near TO the ex
hibitions. There's place two block
: up from here, on the other side OF tn
street, where they board nearly all G
, us, and we 90 up in wagons, late a
2 night; yes, that's the reason you neve
t see us in public. There's the Australia
l children board there, and the Circassia
lady, and the Tiny Tins, and the fs
woman, and the fat girl, and the Twin
. skeleton. and the tattOOed man, and tw