New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-29
FRIENDLY ADVICE TO A DLSTING UISHED
CANADIAN.

1t is to be hoped that the Cardiff giant that has
inst made his debut In Canada will profit by the
fate of his predecessor who first saw the light in
OnOndaga County, in this State. The last named
giants passion for public Life proved his ruin.
While he remained quietly on the farm that fur
nished the pit from which he was dug all went pros
perously with him-at 10 cents head, liberal dis
count to Sunday-schOols attending in body. But
no sooner did he start out upon starring tour than
the scientists of the country fell foul of him. In
utter disregard of the finer feelings of his nature
they hesItated not to call him stony fraud, whose
ancestors came not from remote Cardiff, but from
contiguous Syracuse marble yard. For n time The
Pride of Onondaga scorned to notice such imputa-
tions and his friends Indignantly claimed that he
WAS being cruelty misudged-that, so far from
being an mpostOr he was thoroughly reputable
giant At last day came when even his most
ardent admirers fell away before the fierce white
light of obloquy that beat upon him from every in
telIigent quarter After that his decline and fall
were rapid. For time he was one of the at
fractions of tho side show Of circus. then he de-
scended to BOwery museum. When last heard
from he was common vagrant, lying in a freight
shed somewhere in the South. with none SO poor as
TO do HIM reverence enough to pay the ~ 90
freight charges for which he is held.
The Canadian giant ought to ponder upon these
things before no decides to embark upon public
career II the accounts Of him that have been tee-
praphed are trustworthy, he has fine future before
him provided he steers clear of mistakes. He Is
said 10 be by far the most winning petrfactOn that
was ever unearthod in Ontario I" The figure meas
ures seven feet four and half inches" we are told
"and is almost perfect in form. Parts of the body
are white and the rest of dark grayish color
This Is promising; but alas the earlier giant also
seven feet something's he also almost perfect
in form and of assorted shades We do not state
this to cast gloom over the novice, but merely TO
caution him against setting too much store by mere
personal attractions. OF his immediate popularity
all over Canada there can be little doubt. Dis
gusted with tho stories of bride giyers and bribe
takers with which their newspapers have been filled
of late we can we'll believe that the Canadian people
will find a positive relief in Withdrawing their
thoughts from weak human nature and fixing them
upon an imposing and AS -unimpeached petr-
faction. They are in tho mood to take kindly to a
truly good petrIfaction.
II our Ontario friend finally decides upon public
career we have another suggestion to place at his
disposal. Let him make engagements to appear
in the United States this year. Ii is Presidential
year. and Presidential year always brings more or
less petriactiOns to the surface Having only just
been dug up. the giant may not be aware that the
Democracy is actually talking of digging up the
petrifaction known as the old ticket" and parad-
conclude TO do 30, what chance would Canadian
petrfaction have of securing portion of the pat
ronage to which they would csterf