Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-13
c.An-sAKs INCIDENT.
The Horrib.- Experience OF an Insoxi.
Gated Thin Man.

1ne k1osraoss EHSsfAeuce OF An ihtoxis
Gated Thin Man
Syracuse Standard
sNo. didn't 90 to the clam bSk. at South
Norwalk,. said q prominent politician,
who takes up a whols cab when hs sor
riding. @though must say am fon Of
clans and beer and SUCH other deiicac;sS
II has been a long tina sincs / attended
one Of those parties. The last ons re-
member was in Raois I-,ali many years
Ego. l was Evslier then than I am now.
and TOOK more interest in my weight. aai
entered into tas spirit Of the occasioa
with all my soul and about SD
pounds CT solii fash II appears tina.
tie tain men ct that particular
locality, eayious OF the enjoyment which
was annually had, organized a thin mans
club, from whicl all persons who weighed
100 pounds or more were carefully ex-
cludsi. They appointed the sams day for
their clam-baSs taat We had CHOSEN and the
same pi.cs, although they selected ano.hs-
hotel We nat ths-s az noon and were
just settling down 10 our meeting when the
door opened ami in came the thipnsss man l
ever saw. He wore an overco2t-lo. SO
much for comfort, for tho usrcury was up
in the eighties, as for effect It gave him
an outline, 50 tina. one could See WHARF he
LEFT off AMI space began. He staggered
i.io the room and rssiei into ch1iE beside
me. Gracious, How drunk hs wcs, Loriiy
drunk. Gi9riously fell! He was totally
Co;!v:ols - everything excep. tns
suprenely happy time no was having.
lie dida't even know wdere hs was
As soon Gs We discovered him We knew
at once ell about him. Hs had INTENDED 10
vi.i: the thin meas bake AMI wandered into
cur llctel by mistake. Hs didn't know toe
difference, however, and before We could
take measures 20 ejec. hin he settled him
SELF in the chair and fell asleep.
'TEen the other members began - treTn-
he. They accused hiu, OF being tool u
mine whom l had brought into the mss;ing
20 that by contrast / might show up to
greater advantage and effsc: the election o.
myself as president We always e!octei tbs
largest man TO fill that important Office.
Finally, however, the matter was dropp,i,
aud we were soon too much absorbed in tho
discussion of the dinner TO pay attention TO
anything else.
"The dinner was long, the speeches
lensthy, and it wa, O'Clock before my at
tenuatci friend awoke. had just risen TO
make c few remarks when hs opsnsi his
eyes. He was partially sobare! then.
<,s Ac tO"tI
his faco assumed an expression OF surpris,
tina: approached horror Then hs glanced
around the table and a. his eyes fell upon
my mammoth companions his hair began to
start from his heal He hal set out to at
tend tEe clam bake and he had 60: there.
but he couldn't understand how his fellow
skeletons had expanded. He looked at his
bopy hands and then ct mine. Then he felt
his ribs. Everybody else had grown but
himself. l leanel over to him to explain
matters, when withou: waiting for me to
speak lie rose 70 MS feet, gave a wild yell OF
dis,nay AMI horror nilglei as ons AMI fisi.
Although We hunted FOR him all around the
premises va couldn't fnd him. He had
escaped. was always sorry l didn't detain
him, for he appearst to be very pleasaa:
little man. and fat man. you know, can
afford to be generous