, 1881-03-29
THE SMALLEST MAN,
John Lewis, 0f fxnit1n, JeflnrAofl CtSrtli-
~. Wisconsin,.


tpteid1 Correspondence Of 1ht Ehtrnoa Tribune.
WATEilTnwS. Wis, Anssh .i.-Tn-tlny. III the
ltt1p celnHtery ut txnisa. Jefferson County. tosG
WINS ln! away ~ ts ilIlhi rGst tho lHMly nf 1Hhu
Lewis, tte Hu0llrst mnn iii Au1erlr. ami Will,
scurcey a rival III tho world f0t ilmnHtfvencsB.
Az stuffed In II teegr,ltn Lewis died nH MuIn'hy,
MNrCti p, Mt tho hntse OF his pnrcnts. III tic
Township Of IXonn. SIX miles cast of this city.
If congestion nf thu stomach. after brief III.
ness. lol,n Lewis was horn IN fxunA In laji,
being - ycurs ut agp mt tho time Of Ills deccHse.
Ills pnreuta, Lewis and Catherine 1ewla. mrG na-
lives Ut Wnles Thcy huvu Ind seven Children.
-tlrco SONS mud fur dnuphters.-thctr dwarf
being the oldest. Win tho exception Ut John,
MI their OtrsprInr nre Of full nycraK0 size, we'll
formed. Aslt ut gt"nl Intellect.
As buby. John WAS OF fair average Aize: but
nnpgnrs not to hayp grown much atter his Acc-
n,lh yenr. Yhis wonderful little Inar w,ls unty
twHnty-scvcn i1lcfcs high. and his AverhHo
weight OF nte ytnrs Tha nnly nineteen pnunts,
sffei"'''nH asf II %ntbs y @ ss' III" !" b sos.rv ,i
inot,cs hfuh. nnd twice tho welnht LOWS WIS.
Ut tho lxuula tlwAtf. Lewis hui Il round fncG.
with III Intelligent t'hk blue ..y.s4 ilncs. hnshy
hnir, md fnIr eomptex'nn. ~ wns perfect a'i.i
syriGl.l I'll furtl, nxccjlt that hls hAiltla wtTu
without thnnbs. nnd ot,u foot wAE club mud
slightly turned II! ut 1io nnktu. lIo wns fond or
blMs truck with bras4 buttuns It WIS usually
fnnnd Impossible 10 flud hut sn.AlI enouRh t.'r
him. which tItllo Il necessary I" nlnkc one for
him expressly. When DRESSED In his Dcst, ho
lopkcd lIkc ii Mniafusc lIrsulway swell.
Ito recuiyts! II c.,1Elnn- -st:h!,n e,!uenttnn. such
drawn III a.9l III little wagon l'y hts rat hers
nnh sisters. ilo wns u br1sft srhular, buth n
tho English ansl wc!a' languagcs; wns cspc:Ginlly
h,tnta fnr ifs rttcntlfG memory. nEJ pnld fG-
prnt tnnst Of the S"w lrstMn1ent hy llcnrt. Eto
WIS rnssesa actl af cnnadcrnt'lo rcilTlous zen at-
tending eh,irci,-scrvters Regularly. uni wns In
VIlrP a13ltu It'll tim
nf ihn IlIhle II cn,tl.1 b9 fon n, ws.t!i iiu re-
turned honlr: In tho lxonln Welsh NetlIn!lss
Church. of which iIH yaa y Eiets'brr. tho privilege
WIS nnIIor,tsty accnrtGti him nt HislnE nut mud
rt,idlng tho hylnns. which hG slit st9ndi,'g 0n Thu
ma serc II st'' ~. ehr. e% s',r mi n,I ~ Ill., H. "w rsS'
stantl!ng his Eervt'r Ms rrii9tonlst, tho unKnv-
sr,Mlsness, oi f., ILLS ,i,p ii.,mper uttem rot Ito
's!e<h ssr ho was a' q",!e %s" eS sspe,e, n II"
would mnke It som9wt,nt unpleasant for his
is1i ,'v as u e md sss @ II to tnS s, st m
slch o..cnslnnH. ua.t,H his cluI,-fuut It's wenPnn
q tho i't,st insalblo aasNntnHc lte eyer 'nnit,-
o,ttstrlppe.t IN st'.tlirc, he was complete muster
IS e sta of m arTsr" l 4,iEp ,Giptss @ vrn an
the Elc!t's hnl h.en ss,wn with tho previous ygar.
a s1ranxo pcel!'arlty he iossossati, Of pulling
was II hearty enter. at,d Il 4rcHt ttsu-hrnker,-
t.la dontt 10 doubt being l,stssue by hls rtvotl.
When pig, fur ltlstMIMo, ,yns nlvun him by his
nes s5s; t' Of e''S.:fS saas frasb M st s III sS. u%
dSidy's hasoa, ,"-ior !he proKrsss q iho stowih ,
sp ~ s: ~ 'iy % ana @ toG pr"i Sfc
VIZ yra .Goy msa sa S % .S sas to-. ss 'S it,
way Lewis had accumulated suno money ut tho
tlnio u ms tlolth. Thu Eruutust ,l!1tineo 10
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