Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-04-06
MARRIAGE OF MONSTROSlTIES.
mo nil.-iinn. II Nclcrnn shnwman.

vet jau I, wmln, to a Chicago repCr
~. "a otg the attractions IN the lie
tiguc OF side hows following his t, nj
there was n freak known as Wal ei
Stewart. his human monstrosity MAS
vi hout legs or h nds, but he had short,
s.ubby arms, and it was considered an
interesting sight to see him shave
hmse by the use of these h Informed
limbs. Although repusive in other re
specs, il is aid that Stewart posses el
aver sc intelligence. One season
OBrien was accompanied on his tour
By n charming and beautiful young
daughter. Kitty WAS her name. AMI
she was the idol of her amusement-lov-
ing parent. He was worth at least
S2J0OC0 at that time. and he lavished
every attention upon his beloved child.
Kitty had her own will in almost every
thing. She got acquainted with the
side show monstroSitv, Walter Stewart,
and day after day went surrept tiouslv
to converse with him. At length. he
for the father had tie slightest inklino
of the course affairs had taken, his
daughter had become strangely in.
fatuatcd with, and secretelv MARI ed
the de ormed creature. O'Brien. N his
anger, cast her completely eff, and
never spoke TO either OF the two after.
ward. But Kitty c.ung stoutly to her
choice, ministering 10 his wants, ac-
comparing him in s owS and museums,
and to all appearances loving him.
Perhaps you rene nber John Bat
tersby, the skeleton man. No? Well
John was ong q great card for side
shows and museums. and, by the way.
think he is still living. 1t is wonder
full how long these skeletons do live.
Battersby was married some twenty
years ago to Hannah. the fat woman of
Maine, after which they always made
engagements and travelled together
Hannah WAS the biggest fat woman ]
ever saw, too. She weighed upwards
OF 800 and there was over 400 pounds
difference between the weight of hus-
band and wife. The union, / believe,
was blessed with several children
william Thompson, a steamship en-
gineer, became inf,tuated with Ann T..
Leak, a woman wi hou. arms, and mar
ried her some ten years AGO. They
subsequently went TO Australia togeth
er and. am told, made good deal Ct
money. She has been seen with all the
big shows in this country time and time
again. They lave n very fine boy. and
the mother can crochet, knit, sew and
write with her 10 $ as we'll as most la
dies can with their hands.
"And then there was Nine Myers
the bearded ladv-you have seen her?
She became the wife of Amos MYERS, OF
Otsego, New York, seven or eight years
ago ard they have travelled together
with all the shows since at different
times. He seems a careful and proud
OF her ms Of babe.
81 ont yon remember that balloon
marr age oil two of my people at en-
cinnatl? In 1919, a short time before
Prof Donal son made his fatal trip
from CHICAGO, he took up Charley Col
ton. my assistant trea urer, an pref
ty hippodronc rider and chariot driver
whom Cotton made his bride h oh M
in the air i went up with them and
we had n gay time. Over $4,000 eople
saw us sta on the even'ful VOYAGE
DOR Donaldson it was the last we'd
din z he CIV witnessed
Chang, the Chinese giant, eight feet
high. was first welded to a very dim.
inut We woman OF his own country She
acc omuau'ed him on his exhibition
tours. and at length died in Europe.
Then Chang, when the sea son of grief
hal passed. Ought and won the hand
of an Eugii Lmoman, of 10 rounds
we oh. It Man he ter. She still r.
side here. and has three ch ldren.
When e in 'er zoe homeand roache-
ou' his ant IN ~. @ ng. they way
think h has bought home smoked
ham.
"Chemah, the Chinese dwarf, became
the lie al V we'd lei husband OF IL young
gil named Ba"kmorc. who fol owed
h M from BROOKLYN to Chicago about a
year ago. 5 re weigh, 80 pounds
I'll BoWman, he man who has feet
growing on OF h = body, and no legs.
La. been married twelve years ard has
a wife and Tia ee children living at
leading Michigan.
ANNA Jones, the celebrated 'Esau
child, with Barnum several years ago,
united her destiny with that OF Dick
Elliott, side-show talker, and she has
since grown an elegant crop of beard.
They have made much money.
col Goshen. the we'll known giant.
now employed commercially Chica o.
lad IA wife who deserted hum and CARR.
ell away part of his fortune
Can't Understand IL.
II can't understand tt can't for the
life OF mel" exclaimed Hairhang
"What can't you understand" asked
Mrs. Hairbang.
"Whv, this in'ermipable Mormon
question" he replied.
"And what is it You can not under
stand about it. Mr.. Hairbang.
"Why," lie answered, "these Nor
mons, yuu know. ] cant for the lite OF
me comprehend how a man can endur
or stan -or--a--a--a--s should saw.
don't understand, you see. how it il
possible or man 10 want more than
one wife"
Mrs ii. eyed him attentively but
Hairbang was deeply interested scratch
ing the side 81 his overwhelmingly
Ckrontcee.