, 1879-05-29
PATERSON'S PRODIGY.
A Remarkable Sevon-Y onr. Old 13oy-Total
Deprnvity Exomptitled-rlla C1urGy Iux-
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A Remarkable Sevon-Y Yonr. Old 13oy--Totnl
DeprAylty Exonpiifled-rlle C1urgy 1'ux.
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Eeo 1nrk Ntrdlf. a.
The clergy Of Paterson, N. j., having tired Of
wrestling With each othgr over tho vurious
modes Of baptism, bJ dipping, sprinkl'ng, I'M
ncrsfon, atl OF discussing total ocpraylty In tho
abstract, Gre combining to degso mnnsurcs for
tic reformation Of b!g-headcl iufaut, about {
years Of age, Who Is regarded by the "unco
Ruid,'' md cyen by the tolcrably Wicked as the
worry Incarnation Of total deprnyity in the con-
crete. Georgia Lee tho infant prodigy, Is re-
Earded at once us tho wickcdest anl the wssest
boy baby iu ule statc, II not In tl'a Union. AS
to the wsekclness, tIe catalogue Ia too loug fur
rchoarsas, but unonE bis accomplishments is
profanty, In which he Is fully the equal Of
"Uur Army in rlanderB"; an'l tippling,
in which limo be can hold hts own with
the average adult mud with rs little tn-
convenience. But the krentcst wonder OF all IL
bis 1EttIe frame seen.s scarcely able 10 suuport
tho weight. Ills head las always been Ut In
cnse size nearly ~ larGc as 1t Is now. nnd It Ia
conceded that Geosgle tns KNOWN u,ure when
sober, at any timo since lle was 0 years of ueu
than nloe out Of ten nduits selected from thu
unctlucatcd class. Wt1ern hts wit and Wisdom
come from Is marvel, for ncstller his father,
James Lee. who hbandoucd TITS family years agD
Industrious woman, who 1abors daily to auprort
herself md bog, werc ever notctl for their supe-
rl0r intelligence. FroM tic very cradle lle iRs
seemed TO take In ns II by ABSORPTION atl knowl-
edge-of wtateyer sort-that bus con'o wlthiu
bis reach.
1le comes out especially strong in lnuguaEc,
and already year or Two since would listen to
temperance lecture. or . political haranEue,
ory that few hours aftsrward he would b.
found perched on lry-gools box OF aonle other
inlprovfscd rostrlltn rehcarsiny the whole speech
to IN admiring audience, both matter and man
would most probably be succession oi treats
by tis listeners, until the bright intelligence
was drowuea ont by beer or stronger liquor, a1d
tlns baby bacchanal was asslated llome nnu to
bed llkt tho most iuYetaFatc of old toncra. II
not quito 80 far gone ho might he met With OH
t1lo street singing rlbafd songs tn lss queer, pip
tnE toucs, Or dancing to tho music Of hnnl-ur-
ea!!, or Elloly cursit's T some QUO who bud ''lu-
bic dwelling, In Marshall street, and (}coruio
has boon picked up nnd carried lolHo into1t-
catca 80 many t1mcs TINT nothing IL thought
of 1t. nna u causes no nero relnaE!s than the
moshcr's efforts TO rcstraln blu, Ut tines by
locking him up prisoner In thu huuso while
s!lo Is out at her work, 0corcio continues t1is
drinking habits ind tipplcs whenever to can OBJ
talu mot.cY, until now. at lexa than ycara Ut
s,e, he lnay lc, a1sd Is, regarded as confirmed
drtlnkatd.
hvccatly, when be had been imprisoned by Ills
! mother to prevent hfa Ectt!nt. ia trouble, lio
torccd the window III her absence MD Iuin1.ed
from tlie secVNd-stUry window t0 thu ground,
anu BOON aftcr this t,t ant terrible was auunter,
lGtsurGty down thu lnatu street, touching Ills at
to his friends, and tossing kisses tu tic aa!ies On
the Uppoa!te sidewalk or tn upper w!nlows. Il
low days s|ncu cx-0pv hcllle Hla cn,ngti In
| litigation IN tlls C!rruit Court at Putcrson
whuH he encountered ucprgig. wl,o hus the
eatrfs Of al public alitl ost private places about
town. The cx.lioycruor was HO amazed ut the
buy's prcroelly, aa exhibited In Ills la.,gusgs
loHlr e!ocul!0u, etc., tint bu gava hlin u
| half-Iollar at parting. George was ntlyisca by
lawyer friehl 10 take II direct to Ills tnutIler,
to which thc bcsottsd infant mRdo answer,
'No-o-o; Regard thIs as u proYfdcntial tnatca-
tot. that ! ain to beer up.'" ln the cye,lttis,
| Ut that day Georgia was carried honlu tn q
helpless condition, atul having oycrtudu1ged.
| even for HIN, ho came near to death. THIS
latcr cscapa4u Of tho boy was the immediate
rAusc OF thu present clerical eff0rt for tbs refut
luatlon VI Patcrson's baGy orunkatl But
| Gc0rEle's head !s much too farxu tU atsnlt Ut
Ills reformation. md unless hls extraordinary
cerebral Development can be- reduced tler9 IL
lfttlc clsancu VI my change. lit this respect ho
u rtal tuonstroa,ty there botng few lncn,
comparatively speaking, who require so !arge
q hat; he wcars 4 No. ~. a queer lttt,o
ptnrhcti fnce, will, nh ancfunt, faded look. un
uuderslzel figure, clad iu stort tfowsers, I!ttls
white jlckUt, cardfnal bose ain! meat toots, and
br|stllnG NIL over with ngyressvencas; an cnor-
| inuus head snrtnoMntcl With u tllau's haE
cooked khowlngly-thta fs GcofEts Lee, F2taF-
| eon'& WickttCst AluAll hOY.H