Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-10
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MIR I, T. Rarnum will perhaps read
With regret that there has arrived IN
this city Without his knowledge 4 more
remarkable dwarf than amy with whom
his name has ever heeu connected,
One Of the passengers 10y the steamer
Wisconsin, If the Guion Inc which ar-
rived on Tuesday morning, ou which
ship the parents ot the strange little
creature iourncyed rs cmigrNntS, tells
the following story ef lis history and am
tecrdrntS
Bridget sughran is the daughter o(
John Sughrm and wife, and was horn
thirtN-oue wears ago ON M island otl
the coast ii Kerry Ireland For SiN
months after hcr birth the child com
tnurd ~ aeyclopC rs seven brothers
and sisters before her had done It Is
said to have been remarkably pretty
infant 1t the end vi six months. how
ever, il suddenly ceased "a GROW and
all the intervening wears of the ehlld's
life have Witnessed ne development in
IFS stature Its head alone has grown
average adult woman It's limbs arc
rather more chubby than those OF an
average infant Of six months, hut its
skin is is pale and delicate in appear.
aucc us that Ola new born babe Its
hair Is two u three inches long, Int
thin and tine like that ot baby All
attempts nj training have been uuSuc-
cesSiul IN getting II e. walk OF talk or
even ~ utter Il crN, Though there u
apparently nu mallolmation ot the
tongue II does not give vent to amy
noise oven under the influence of pain,
| Net ii is ny no mcans idiotiC, for II nm
drrSlandS conversation and is kecnly
sensitive e. remarks that may pass CON
corning itself 1t also appreciates and
tremCmhcrs kiudNrSses II may receive,
and appears To- have Il very good Nom
orN for iaecs II cats hit little, ~
food consisting ofa Very small quaint.
ty of milk with pinch of bread 1t is
very good-tcmpcrcd, rs may lac pre-
sumcd, and gives lis parents little
/ trouble For thirtN-one Years the "a
rents have nurscd and cherished il,
n,vcr giving it over To Il charitable in.
IsttutlUn, though often suffering fu,
the necessities of life They speak oi
the child rs an alllcton sent III kind
ness hy the will Of God. and do not wish
/ ina amy way To get rid of the burden
The account they give of the origin OF
the atllction accords with the super
stiton Of the country. 'rhcy term il
III overlook a case of overlook
they say, is when some witch cut o
evil motive calls downs calamity upon
the object Of its ill-will The father re-
latcs how on one occasion, about th,
sixth month Of the chlds age, tw,
women were in the house and one said
To the other. See what beautiful
child that il, and that from that tim,
the child ceased To grow The father
substnntlates this theory Of his alllic.
ton by relating an instance in which Il
'fairy-woman or witch pointed to u
particularly beautiful cow among Il
drove and Immediately il fell dead. Al
all events lie deems il m allllction from
which only the pleasure of God can free
him ut the proper time. The child II
now on is way to Mahnnoy City, Pa,
whore is parents intend to settle with
some of their other children"
The physician at Castle Garden was
much interested in examining the curl
ous little being, The child is partly
bald and has lost many of III teeth.