West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-05-03
The sorrows oF IA Giant.

person who has great liking for look
ing at giants, and dwaris, and abnormally
thin and fat men and women, and other
such entertaining natural cmiOsitics was
walking down the BOwcry one cold night
last winter walking pretty brskly TO keep
warm, and looking with some interest at
the art treasures hung up i'm front of the
muscums-whcn Inc heard deep bass voice.
evidently coming ont of the gutter, saving
81 won't 60 there any more. There's no
use saying another word about it, ] tell
you won't doit, I've lost ten good pounds
now, and another week Of il would take off
ten more and ruin me. won't do it,, and
! think it's a shame 10 ask me. But I've
been imposed on and run over ever since
I've been with YOU Shameless
1t was two o'clock in the morning. and
the streets were almost empty The speak
or was sitting ON the Curbstones talking 10 q
/ gentleman in a long ulster and silk hat
( lie was the giant from the museum directly
4 in front of which he sat, and when nc spoke
/ his whole 400 pounds shook with emotion
I With Chivalrous spirit that rebcllcd at
seeing the strong impose upon the weak,
the person took the liberty 10 ask the gen
/ tlcman in the ulster what was the trouble
"Oh, he's tho most unreasonable giant
that ever lived, said the gentleman, who
proved TO be the giants manager 'IIe
ought TO live in Fifth avenue hotel, hc
ought
''NOw, Tony, said the giant in a whim-
pcring voice that sounded like a child's.
you're not doing me fair you know you
are not, AT ask Is enough 10 keep up me
calth But I've boarded over i'm that place
/ till it's beginning 90 tell on me. II don't do
. {, L.. a
me 70 be fed continually uE 0pt meal and
dried peach pies Will soon take the bread
out Of my mouth. Get me place where
+ III have enough 70 eat, and % GO other
wise III stay here till YOU find . policeman
big enough to pick me up
The person was moved with sympathy
+ for the suiicrings Of the giant, and before
leaving hi q 20 his UNCERTAIN fate made am
appointment to meet him next afternoon I'm
the museum, and possibly give bim some
useful advice. The giant was found the
following afternoon surrounded by "a crowd
Of admirers, each Of whom insisted upon
piuching his legs, to make sure that he was
human. IN lull in the proceedings The
giant gave the person This little insight into
tine private affairs Of living curiOsitics
"NOw, I'm not like % dwarf said the
being Is trilc over eight fccD Ca dwarf can
go without eating long time, .uj rather
improve Ibis appearance But j must cat.
Feed q gian. and siarye % dwarf that.
the idea. ln the Bowcry, here, there's
more than q hundred people that The public
has 10 pay tO get "a sight of OF course, 10
is pleasant to- bc distinguished 4nd t0 bD
courcd by hcpcoplc. aud all that but then
such liiC has its troubles, too. You see,
II wuuldn't do for us to mako ourselves to,
common in the streets If giants and
dwarfs should once be common iuth street.
the business would bee done for. SO wc have
to hc hoardcdncar to the exhibitions There
is place two blocks up from here. ON tho
other side Of the street whore they hoard
nearly all NJ ms, and wa ~ up ln wagons.
laiO ~ night; yes, that's The reason you
never sec us inpublic. There's fhe Austria
liam children board there, and the Circas
sian lady, and the Tiny Time aud the lar
woman, and the fai girl, and the living
skclcion. and the tattoocd man, and two oi
thgce dozen more Well thcg send os two
meals q d1y from there and then wien W,
90 home at night we have another meal
That makes us three meals q day Tho
boarding house keeper says he loses money