Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-03


N Few ySors ago, when Mr.. Will
N'V9ler. who Is now this coroner's clerk
IN THIS city, WAS running small pa
per IN silver Gin, Con, there came to
that place handsome Young fellow
named Ed. Brown. The visitor
stopped at the best hotei, lived in the
highest manner, haviag hottle of
wheat dinner every day, and dis
played an abundance OF money, which
he spent freely. He bceanie the talk
OF the town, 80 TO speak, and there
were rumors that he intended Ia buy
the hotel. suddenly, in about Xix
weeks, Brown went broke, and WAS In
the streets without penny. He had
been drinking hard aud spent Il great
deal OF cash among the boys. With n
couple OF dissipated compannus. he
rented an old cabin and lived AZ the
poorest do in That locality. One cold
night while Aiegler was writing Some
able editorials for his sheet. he beard n
noise In fmnt of his, establishment
and looking out saw u nan stealing
his wood. nl,e man was Ed Brown.
Slipping out and catching Brown,
VIII told him that such work would
not do. The man pleaded for mercy,
said he hadn't cent and asked VIII
To help him. Iiegler told him that he
could help himself to the wo,d, rs he
really pl,ied him. Some time after
ward Iiegler met Brown on the street
IN Denver, aud he WAS wume oil than
ever. He wore an old winter suit in
the heat OF the summer, and one foot
was incased in dih,pbiated shoe,
while on the other lie wore boot
Some time later Mr. Zieglei was ut the
springs of Ojo Calienta, near Taous,
New Mexico. While here he got into
conversation, with stage driver
known as Pistol Johnny who told
him that there were couple of curl.
osities down on the Chana river
that would make fortune for
some one. Will took u trip to the
place aud found couple of queer
looking beings, whose parents were "A
Mexican woman and y Flatfoot In
dian. Their heads We're like those OF
n babe, but Tong, narrow-shaped with
high ioreleaGs. Their hair was black
and coarse as that of horse Their
| teeth protrGded To remarkable dis
tance, and, IN all, they We're curiosi-
ties indeed. Both were driveling idi-
OTIS and could mutter but little Ia the
language of the Mexicnns. Zeigler did
hot take advantage of the chance IL
make fortune, and left the coupl.
and thought little or nothing abou
them until yesterday. While stroll
ing through the side show Mt the Bar
mum circus he stopped in wonder
ment In front of the two peopl,
announced as the Aztec children
He was satisfied he had seen them be
fore. A man stepped up on the plat.
form to give the history of the curiosi.
ties, and he, too, was recognized by
Xiegler. The man also noticed Xiegler,
who stood near him, and said, wait
a few minutes; | want to see you. "
Will waited and wondered where he
had seen the Snowman and his curiosi-
ties before Just AT the man came up
aud put out his hand Zeigler remenl-
bered his name. IL was Ed Brown. The
Aztec children were the same that
Ilegler saw on the Chama river, III
New Mexico. Brown had dlirted down
to Mexico, saw the people, realized
what could be done for them, and sci
about to obtain possession
of them He had them thrown into
an alms.house, and subsequently took
them out, and secured papers of guar
dianship and started with them for
another part of the country. A wealthy
Spaniard named Josephus, who owns
hotel Mt Oio Calienla, followed Brown
to Logansport, Ind, and tried to get
! the curosities away from him, but
failed, as he showed his guardian pa
pers when arrested. Iieglerand Brown
spent many hours together after the
meeting end over the lemonades they
drank. VIII recalled In u humorous
way the time when Brown stole his
wood. Last night ut the show, when
Brown got of the remarkable q his
tory OF the Az.ec children, Iiegler
/ 4 L.. A., IL. Oh