Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-02
HE WAS SUCH A LITTLE BOY.
why Miss Enie Didn't Mind Being Kissed
by Dwarf.


by IA Dwarf.
New York Times Three pretty girls
and an equally pretty mamma stood lean
ing over the rustic bridge In Central park
yesterday watching the Lohengrn boats
as they sailed along with their freight
OF children. Suddenly the atten-
ton OF the quartet was distracted
IRON the pond by two pairs
oil footsteps which came leisurely along
the asphalt walk. The little girls, look
ing up, saw little man standing beside
them, scarcely three feet high, and clad
In rldiculously loose brown suit sup
plemented by soft felt hat set rakisbiy
on the side of his head. The dwarf
mad pale, pasty-looklng face, protrud-
ing mouth, and childish, inoffensive
expression. He was led by bottle
nosed man, in whose somewhat bloated
features those OF the little newcomer
could be rather indistinctly traced The
little girls looked up with a start. Even
the mamma lost her equanimity and
stared at the little man as though he we're
an apparition from fairyland or the
ghostly hooks of Central Park
"lt's the Yellow Dwarf, do believe, 8"
said Miss Susie, not looking as though
she relished her fairy tales materlalized.
Lets 20, mama. He'll turn us into
something dreadful"
The other little girls chung to the lady,s
dress. She was evidently resolved not
to run away. 1t may have been tnat the
weather was too warm tor convenient
flight, or she may have felt qualm Of
curiosity.
Gle won't hurt you, dears," said the
bottle-nosed man. "He's little Herman
Herref, my son. You speak German?r
The little girls shook their heads and
shook them again In answer to questions
as to whether they spoke French, Spanish
or Italian. They only knew English, said
the mamma. Meanwhile the dwarf re-
sarded them askance, and made queer
little noises with his throat, which were
not at all pleasant to hear.
Mamma, am frightened" said Miss
Ellie, gasping.
Nonsense" remarked the lady in
tones which clearly showed that she was
equally alarmed.
"He won't hurt YOU" declared the
oottle-nosed man again. 'IIe's little
Foie and has only been in this country
Tour years, He never grew after he was
SIX years old. Tell the ladies how old
~ HAN1 Aiflilldu.
Nineteen" squesked the dwarf.
"Gracious He's man!n calculated
the lady.
TEL the lady what you want to do for
llVlngF' commanded the bottle-nosed
gentleman.
Museum" squeaked the dwarf.
"Where do you live, little man?n asked
the mamma, convinced that she was talk
ing to flesh and blood
"Trente-cinqDeuXleme avenue, "quoted
the dwarf glibly.
"And what can you do, little man?"
The dwarf made no answer. SolemnIv
ne looked around him, fidgeted about on
MS ieet, iumbled his thumbs aroudd and
seemed Ill at ease. Then he walked IN
10 the prettlest of the three children, Miss
Ellie, ana before she could tell what he
was going to do kissed her with sound
mat conld be heard Yards off Miss EfDe
Grew back Indignant, and the other chill.
dren, with their mother, grew req with
anger. "'1
"fou naughty boy" said the father.
win something that looked like a twinkle
IN his eye. "You are getting to be for
ward rude lad. | wouldn't have done that
myself. II you misbehave Yourself like
tnat again you shan't 20 into museum.
your" "on
"Well," said Miss Ellie, poutingly, as
the dwarf ran away, 81 don't mind So
much, because he's such very little bow
put II he had been real big I'd never have
forgiven him."