Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-04

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ElnoS 6tutsman, iurnished b. . 2entlema1
. Who was q reaident Of sioux City twent
pears ago We sppsnd the article. q th
came time calling attention to the inaccur'
acy Of description Of Col. Stutsman's defol
nifty. Instead Of having 'baby.like feet
hstened directly On his body" hs hsd bu
one foot fssssnsd to , we'll formed min
iaturs slee about twelve inches IN leaSth,
there being no sign Of another Leg or foo
where they should have been. Again The
accuracy Of tho entire statement of the
Sioux City ssntlsmani OF twenty yetls ssc
will be q~uestioned BY oil old settlers. be-
cause oil old settlers were acquainted with
'sstuts,' q he was famtliarly called, aud the
indignation with which he met any allusion
70 his physictal Iefects. Even his most in.
Innate friends could not BY word OF book
refer to the freak of nature which gave him
q fius and brilliant mind. strong arms aud
. large body, aud denied him legs, without
mourning his displeasure and receiylpg .
sharp reprlmand for theft wantof consider
alton. he Vas, like most persons whose
deformities ere the work Of nature, extreme
" sensitive, and never under any circum.
stances alluded to his own misfortune. He
was witty, light hearted aud jovial. and Ia
his time was the centre Of attraction of all
public and social entertainments bu. In the
height Of his jolity, II an inconsident e sllu.
sion was made to his personal appearance,
be at once, for a short time at least, became
silent and norose. Therefore " very
much doubt that he ever called attention to
his deformity BY offering to loan his pants.
But here is the Journals story for what 1t
10 WORTH. lis
All old resident Of these parts remember
Zoos Stutsman, the brilliant orator and
genial Wit nature made 10 ont of her freaks,
giving him the body Of q we'll developed
man, but utterly failing to supply him with
lego, fastening bis baby-like feet directly
on his body. Seated at q desk or table the
stranger saw only Q foe looking man. and
It was only when his lack Of lower limbs,
was noticed that he seemed unlike other
men in personal appearance. ARentleman,
at present . resident of New York, who re.
visited Sioux City last week after 90 alb
sence Of twenty years, related Q chsrscteris.
i lin AnANNnHA NF GtnHannA~ mkt. ->-al.---
had been travelling with Stutsman among
the upper river trading posts, and the two
were stopping for the night at the traders
store, which did duty % hotel. saloon and
general gathering place for the post. It
was late In the fall, the genial fire and
more genial frontier beverage had made the
company feel at home With each other
Presently . belated traveller from another
post came In, out of the storm, dripping
with the vet and <shiveripg with the cold,
A few drinks from the rapidly circulating
jug served to warm him inwardly some
what, and he begged that for bis outward
comfort some Of the company would kindly
loan him dry garmcnts-coats, vests, shlIts
socks and boots were in plenty, but 10 one
seemed to have . spare pair Of pants
Statsman, who had remained seated be-
hind q table. saw the opportunity to get IL
his ever ready joke. He politely told The
stranger that he had an extra pair of IN.
mentionables 10 his grip sack which was q,
bis service, and asked the host to carry the
p~ortmanteau and keyto the room where III,
dripping traveller was to array himself il
dry garments. The stranger was profuseil
bis thanks. took the dry clothing on BIZ
arm, the gr!p-ssck in one hand and Q tsllow
candle in the other, and retired to change
bis dress. What his feelings we're when be
found that the pants Stutsman had 90 kind.
y offered had legs scant six inches long
can only be imagined. His appearance dur.
ing the remainder Of the evening wearing
these pants did much to remove from the
company any feeling Of stif66ess or restrslpt,