The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-05
LILIPUTIANS All HOME.
IA Glimpse NJ Tom Thumbs Mas
sachusett's Household.
"Reminiscences or the Generals Pri-
waite and Public Career HE
Lares and Penatea-4A Pleas
ant Hour with the
Little People. X.
ICharleston News and CourIerj

Inv 5btft W. ~ tR6tbN' "N'' n'''"e so
Charleston az tho former pastor Of the Cirou-
lar Church, but now residing IN Massachu.
aetta, has written letter In which no thus
graphically describes the home and mode OF
living Of tho world.renowned dwsrfs. Gen.
and Mrs Tom Thumb:
Charles H. stratton, called by I,arptm '"rom
Thumb" and dlEntled by Queen Victoria with
the sobilquet oi General" ia With hts esti-
tnabln wife, an attendant at the First Congre-
aational Church, Mlddlehefp, Mas. His cls-
giant manaien, two miles from that town. was
built ak years since on hs farm OF 100 aures
adjoining bic wife'aearly homo, wheraher ais-
ter, the gentle Mlnnin Warren. wife Of MA
iorh Newell, recently died last week, ut the
& pssl 1 Nss w R'Is h Sstss hs
summer cottage, four Miles. distant, on tho
shores OF Aenowonpset pond. with its con.
Meeting bodice, Long Pond, Great and bittle
qnittncua, II s the largest collection of water
Iii tho state, Assnw0in paet beng seven and
Long Pond ten miles IN length fheae give
tho General opportunity to Indulge his taste
for Watching, and IN u degree. crafty his pro-
psnaity for travel, which public, life
since he wpe four years old has made Ia.
ystprate. We we're received at tho cottage by
Mrs. strat.on with al tho graee and courtlt.
neaa of h truly reslned lady. We were imme-
dlAtnly wen By her atIabillty, and charmed az
tho dtgniiied ense with which, having seated
her guests, abe assumed her chair Of ordinary
slsa, md with her feet rebosiug on u euah.
iunod etool. entertained us. With yivac!ous. and
winning words, We could even inayiuc frutu
Il elightly mRg.sterlal air-4what SHE after
wRru conilrined4-that abe had oucc taught
sauhoolI Ono dnn scarcely realize That ha IL
not u falrylaiil when eanvereinH with THE
gentle creature III torty.thiae inches Ia height,
vet tn full attire AMI with the appearances of IA
woman. Soon Major Newell, M his tishing
aarh. reached the landing, extending cordial
welcome. He impressed TIA PLEASANTLY. n
yotnR man III rather undertake.. Hptghtly In
conversation, ard of engaging address. Soon
Mrs, Strnttun exclaimed.
''TnERE's COMES ritz GENERAL"
Whcreupon hia large yacht swept down
npun us In charge of tho sailing master, but
with tho General at the helm, hia little hands
grnhrtnN the titer aud HE body htaena 80.
SsnidnEiy. With the uEhanity VI Chester
Held, he Expressed pleasure ~ our arrival.
md although tuuhtless wnatrd by tho after
nuun's aail insisted un Our joining him ~ NJ
excursion. The party wore soon embarked,
A,la the yacht Wlth spanking brccsa sped ever
thu beautiful lake. Hs any whore hut ~ Amer.
icA thla apund1 w0uld he termed. MIR. and
MrA. HtrAttun aat upupeite to us, when he dtd
ihs s er a re NM ws n a rn her
husbands memory. VI interpreting with
ptquRnt air atia sllvery, almost childltSr,
tpnas, some bright remark The Gen
efai regretted That 10 had never known
lic Mt the REe III -four although rep
resented NJ he eleven years old
% HIM wnA inHlrtlNtRH tn nlhttltSh manners, fGs
Htrirted almost exclusively to adult culnpan-
ionnhip. taught M smoke cigars IN aevan. and
prrfurmnR even before that ave Ill plays IN N
y French theatre. Incidents we're related IN
KArding their tour around tho world. the
curiosity uf even thu hvathan crowds. Mrs.
StrAttul'a preference uf home.Cumfurts and
4 private liir, TIM probability MI their depart
lng ere long GA N prutracted tour, W yfatiir
NH husband. Occasionally the gentle face
would I'M rlcndyd, W. with suhhMad Voice sl,o
RpulA III Minnie "whupa death has taken
ftom hcr half or her own llie.' All the while
tha General wa
rhoIr1Nu ron nAas.
It waa engaging to see hss mighty efforts %
haml TIA tilt line, hand over hand and tha on
erRv with which le threw out again the TN
AnucCsaful hook. After An hours sail We re-
turned to the cottage, parting with our tiny
hosts ut the landing, having promised In u
weeks time NJ accept the hospitnlhrs of their
home. The General. with hia Leahorn straw
hat reaching up 10 our lowest yaet button md
we'll nigh cuncealing hls brown Linen sack
and little feet ill., we stood around him eS-
changing parting aalutatlons cordially ~
peated the Invitation. Yesterday W. had that
similar elsewhere In the world. The public
Rra not admitted % their sunptuous home.
Only u few favored friends, who Its proprie
tors are confident will appreciate the privi-
icge, are received. IL IL u three-atorv wooden
mansion, taatcfully painted, with psnzzas and
bay windows, commanding IN extensive view
uf varteHAteu scenery, with the dome and
spires Or Middleboro' In the distance, and
nounceti ns, who subsequently, told one of the
ladies' shat they coulu not help loving MIR.
and Mrs. Stratton, who We're always kind and
seeking 10 make them happy" The General
gave us hearty welcome 'rcgrettina that
we had not come sooner and ushered us
into
AN ELEGANT DRAWING. ROOM,
adorned with italian and Chinese paintings
years since at Bridgeport, where the family
still reside. On the marble centre-table lay a
large family Bible alone. Chairs and sofas
were all adapted to persons OF ordinary size,
and nothing IN this story OF the mansion sug-
Eested tts owners .wee-ness. save In the
library, replete with hrie-a-brac and articles
of perta from oil the world, souvenirs OF
travel; where ohild's rocking-ohair Of black
walnut received the little madam, while her
guests occupied ordinary seats during the half
hour In which the General kindly exhibited
article by article, from masonic apron hum
dred years old to an elephant carved FROM n
tusk, but whose tusks alone OF the whole anil
NAL were not of ivory, but of brass. To q curl
-ously carved walking stick, surmounted by o
long bearded head with great glass eyes, they
have given the name of David from fam
Israel. They both laughed merrily at the
concelt, So did we all; indeed, all were so
happy In this innocent home that smiles We're
Involuntary. Mrs. Stratton,. pointing to an
uiSNaheAy SulNSN cet Va LstSc khuth NttSsSkueut
remarked her fondness for the game and
starchly and with the Generals good-humored
responsel her husbands dislike, because
s'modestly / say It, always beat him." We
could well appreciate her assertion "that the
General and she had always got along well
together" He Is forty years old, and four
years her senior. He now weighs seventy
1--WE pounds, having weighed fifty pounds at
fifteen years Of age But" said he, 81 began
life . good,
''BIG BOY OF SIX POUNDS"
Going upstairs we felt Inclined to be SO I'M
smannerty as to take two steps at a time, for
the stairs OF both flights seemed but four a
live inches each In height; but we were not so
exalted above measure as thus to indicate our
own pedal superiority. At the head OF the
first flight, In the sewing room, stood the di-
miuutive Wheeler l. Wilson sewing machine