The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-04-09
TOM THUMB AND WIFE.
MAJOR NEWELL, THE HUSBAND OF THE
DEAD MINNIE WARREN, AND HIS RE-
MARKABLE GROWTH.
N. Y. Letter to Cincinnati Commercial.

n. \. Letter to Cincinnati Commercial.
Down stairs rushed the crowd and in a
few minutes the curtain that concealed a
small stage was drawn up. and particu.
larly slim young man cantered out to an.
nounce MIR. and Mrs. Charles Stratton. A
man at the piano struck up " See ! The
Conquering Hero Comes" and the tiny
couple entered. Tiny, did I say? Then
lot me take it back, as far as the General ID
concerned, for he has grown fearfully and
wonderfully fat, rather yellow and very
wrinkled. He looked, in fact, like an or.
ange that had been sat upon, and his gray
goatee and hair added to his evident accu.
mutation Of years. He must weigh al
least ITO pounds, which. considering his
heighth to the square inch, is doing very
well.
His little wife looks careworn, and is
hardly stouter than when she first appear.
but she wore charming toilet Of pink sat.
in and pearls, and smiled the same fve-for.
accent little smiles as of yore. She sang in
voice as fine as 100 thread a song about
the shamrock, and then the General ap.
peared in his favorite character of Napo.
leon. think the spectacle would have
made the great warrior wriggle in his
grave even more than Nine. Remusat's
memoirs, and when the plump exhibitor
went to strike the attitude of meditation
he lost his balance and toppled over on one
side, to the amusement of the audience.
Then tall, slim young man came out as a
Chinaman and danced and sung and slid
around on parlcr skates, aud the matinee
was over.
After the people had dispersed had q
chat with the famous small couple.
"How long have you been before the
public, General ?" was asked.
"Over forty years." said he, folding hrs
arms and striking an attitude. "People
seem to have an idea that I have retired,
but the truth is, can't do without the ex
citement of public life. though my wife is
getting rather tired of it."
EYES," said Mrs. Thumb, with weary
little sigh " we have been married seven.
teen years, and think it's about time we
stayed at home. You see, / am domestic in
my tastes and love housekeeping, but the
General wants to be on the 60 all the
time"
swell, WELL" said the husband, With ar
imperial wave of his short, fat hand. "Ir
summer l have my yacht and fast horses
and that passes the time away, but in the
winter season it is pretty dull at Middle
borough"
eyes," said Mme. Thumb, with an ex
pressive look "iJ 1t were not for 30 muct
yachting and fast driving our bank &C
count would be little bigger to-day"
"My dear ~ said the General, and al
awkward pause ensued, broken by our cor
respondent remarking:
"People were very sorry to hear of you
sisters (Miss Minnie Warren) death."
"Yes," said the wee woman, with tear
in her eyes and as much feeling as six
footer. at was great blow to nee, ant
then came the loss of my dear little son
A good many people thought be was moth
ing but an advertisement" she continued
growing a trife incnherent, "but If they
had known how felt they wouldn't"
"Whot has become of little Major New
ell, your brother-in-law ?"
"Why, didn't you seem him in his Chi
nese song and dance ?'
"That tall young man? Impossible p
"Oh, yes !; that was the Major. YOU
see, about the time that Minnie died the
poor fellow began to grow (this very
mournfully) aad he kept on growing and
growing until he was just like anybody
else. or course it ruined his business and
he had to 60 into the varieties. SO we try te
get him engagements with u.s."
sand where is Commodore Nut nova.
days?"
"Oh, he is making his money fly out in
San Francisco"
Here the carriage was announced, and
with "Come along, my DEAR" the Gene
raj led his wife and helped her into the
coupe and filled up one seat himself The
colored driver whipped up the dapple gray
ponies and off they went, bowing and
smiling.