The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-06-13
A CHILD WITH a TAIL.
a Louisville ootoroon Gives Rirth 10 !
Child Which Puzzles the D a.ors.

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Child which Puzzles the d .ors.
In a shady lane below Thirty eighth
street, between Bank and Market
stands a neat frame cottage, newly
coated with whitewash. The house i
surrounded with trees and shrubbey~
and the front yard is divided into bloom
ing flower plants. The house is occu-
pied by James CLARK, his wife and an
adopted daughter. The latter has been
given the name OF Ruth. On d cold
winters night, 16 years ago, she was
left on the door step, and Mrs. CLARK
has kindly watched over her ever since.
She has grown to be tall, and although
an octoroon, has a complexion Of almost
perfect whiteness. Her hair is long and
black and curly. Her teeth shine like
two rows of pearls, and are splendidly
displayed beneath her thin arched upper
lip.
Since Monday Mrs. CLARK AYERS chat
"a thousand people have visited the
house" The visitors have been mostly
colored people, with a condsierable
sprinkling ofmedical practitioners. Yes
terday a body of 80 students were at the
house an hour, and went away p9omis-
ing to return in a few days and bring
their note books with them.
Six weeks ago yesterday a message in
kbo 5ho~n nf n hahrr r,x1 oo~~~ A. ~
house of James Clark. It was born to
his adopted daughter, and presented a
striking freak of nature. Celia Alex
ander, a doctress, of No. 1927 High ave-
nue., was called in to administer medi-
cal attention. Being somewhat super
stitious, she is saidto have declared that
some great fatality was about to befall
the family when she viewed the infant.
1t was a pretty child, with black eyes
and black hair. perfectly formed, except
In the region of its pelyis. The lower
end of the verebre extends below the
trunk of the body, and formed q
very marked and distinct tail. The
appendage measured an inch in diane
ter at the body and tapered gracefully
for a length of four inches, when it end
ed abruptly with a slight curl, and a
few strands of coarse hair. Another
striking d~eformity was the double hips
which tho child possessetii Tire isibi0T-
NAL pair was like two banks Of flesh in
the center of which could be felt a hard
bony substance. To sum up, the child
had hips and d tail which bore a pro-
nounced resemblance To the American
hog. Since its birth the little freak
has been very healthy, notwithstanding
it's mother has been lying seriously III.
The tail and abnormal hips have devel-
oped alarmingly rapid. and threatens to
become the most prominent features
about the child. The tail measured SIX
and one-auarter lnches, and the hIps
would have made 4 fair showing in 2
canvas ham bag. For this reason the
mother is uneasy. She is afraid che
child will turn into all tail and hips.
off it does she said, IL will travel
with it with some circus. Two or three
of my friends have already told me that
i could exhibit the child and makea
barrel of money"
But you won't do anything OF that
kind, said Mrs. Clark angrily, who
heard the remark Of her adopted daugh-
ter. eff that tail keeps on growing
am going TO cut it off, and, what's more,
those two arms must be doctored some
way to stunt their growth. Why,
she never could walk arounSin 0 styi-
ish dress with that deformity on her
hips
1.-THE little freak will prove a wonder
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