The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-02-12
A TALL TALE.
Mr.. Sanscript Tells Another
...l - g, Story.

| speaking OF Olg men, eSlu Dan
script, laying down the newspaper
and wiping the dew from his specta.
cles with the table-cloth, speaking OF
big men reminds me of the time was
in California- -,.s:,.g ai.,.. =
V sJohn,' interrupted Mrs. Sanscript,
tare you getting ready to tell one OF
your big Californis lies iagain2
mo, madam, I'm getting ready to
tell about, a big California boy-the
biggest fellow ever was born
T sWas he born SO, John p inquired
Mrs. Sanscript, innocently, for she
saw the old man was into another
whopper, and she made up her mind
she'd. encourage him once, and see
how far his elastic mind would extend
without bursting.
Born SO big? Bless you! no. He
was born just like any other baby-no
bigger than a kitten, with a red face
and bald head. But growed after
he was born. Everything grows out
in California, and keeps on growing
and gro wing till the limit is stretched.
i'Jast like your stories thought Mrs.
Sanscript- -, -fs,stt....-.-.
sosBut,' continued John, this man
Pm talking about beat everything in
California growing. The big trees
were discounted. His parents had to
piece his crib before the child was
eli ght months old. One day he went
to school, and when he got back in the
evening the door was too ,little-he
couldn't get in.' II as'as~= ~sri
% l.Oh, john exclaimed Mrs. San
script, throwing up both hands. ,,.ey
81 know its hard to believe, wife !;
but L hope may never die If it isn't
true. He lay down to sleep on the
porch that night, and next day the old
man busted the. gable eud out of the
house aud put up double doors like
they have in q barn, just to aceommo-
date his son. hf t'ai - .-i ~ - i'-i
:, Bot. John, that couldn't have done
much good, suggested Mrs. Sanscript
e1t tWhy not2' asked John, with
frightened hook fearing the old wo-
man was about to corner him.
why that onry let the boy in one
room, and how could he get through
into the rest OF the house7
v He couldn't. One room had to do
him, because the old man swore he'd
see that brat banked up before he'd
knock out the partitions, too.'
Sec the brat-what?'
See bin banked up. Don't you
understand? Damned-banked up
sOhp
Yes, sir; but the house failed at
last
'Failed, john
THAT is what I said. The young
man outgrew the old family mansion
He woke up one morning and found
the double doors too narrow to fur
nish his exit. No time was to be lost.
1t was fine growing weather in
spring, and the old man swore he
wasn't prepared to have his house
split all to the divil by growing boy,
so he just knocked off the door-Jsmbs
to squeeze the youngster through
And then?'
Well, that's the last time the young
man of Calaveras ever got inside OF a
mansion this side the sky
This side the sky?'
'Thats what 1 said. Don't know
about the mansions mp there, said San
script, casting bis eyes piously toward
the attic. ..%
Why, John, did the poor dear boy
die? '...s. - -...'..-...
sDid he die? Didn't he though
But, John, how did the boy get
clothes to fit him?
THAT brings me to my personal
recollection of him. Let's see,' said
John, looking into the fire with great
steadiness. L think it was ia the fall
of '56-anyhow it was coming nigh
Geiger's tailor shop down in Frisco,
talking over the prospects for cold
season, when boy came in and said
there was a man down on the Com
mons as big as meetin' house, who
wanted to see Mr.. Geiger right away.
sThen why don't he come and see me,
said Geiger. Cause he cant get
through the streets without obstruct-
ing trade and delaying transportation
said the boy. Tbatsettled it. Geiger
and me started right straight down to
the Commons to see the big man.
"A circus must have come to town.
said Geiger, as we emerged, on the
Commons. 1 .oi Id 4 - 4>'' VLi1 y
sWhy 2 asked L. 80 =. -, ...na
Because there is the tent said he