The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-31
AT HOME IN A POCKET
\ vcritable Living Liliputian Unnerves
New York Halter.

New York Halter.
q prominent Eighth avenue hattie.
was surprisingly made aware that a
very little thing st times causes great
deal of commotion in this hustling
world He was cozily seated in his
palatial hat repository and carefully
engaged in scrutinizing the columns
OF The Evening Sun, when a gentle
man entered and asked TO see some
hats. The latest thing in silk tiles was
shown to him. He tried one OH. 1t
did not exactly suit his fancy, how
ever, aud the proprietor placed several
others before him, and was about to
return the lirst one TO its proper shelf
when a still, small voice" from its
interior greatly startled him.
''Hold ON, sir, said the voice; TIM
not done yet" The astonishment de-
pieted on the face OF the halter, as he
dropped the tile and peered into it,
was doubly increased by what he saw,
and he hastily jumped back and
elutched the counter for support.
His cxclamations of surprise and ex-
cited manner brought several clerks
and customers to his side, whose as
tonishment became equally as great as.
his And no wonder. The most tli
minutive mite OF q man that ever ex-
listed outside Of Mother Goose', Melo
dies or Swift's Liliputians was stand
ing upright in the bat, which was, OF
course, an ordinary one, and having
plenty of room TO move about therein
With the assistance of the customer
who had called for the headgear, the
little fellow was helped out, and TAX
ing his stand on the rim of the hat, his
elbow resting on tho crown, he babe
the writer pleasant good evening y
He had been but imperfectly seen
while in tho hat; therefore, upon look;
ing at him out OF it, the reporter could
scarcely believe his eyes. for there
stood perfectly formed and as he
subsequently, proved, an intelligent
little gentleman. No reporter could
resist the instinct to engage him in an
interview. II was discovered that he
came to the store in the overcoat
pocket of the gentleman who had
helped him out of the hat, and whom
the spectators now strongly suspected
of having previously helped him in
70 it.
The little fellows name proved to
'se Hop q: NJ Thumb, a egph2neous
Aogromen given TO him BECAUSE Of his
,liminutive size. Heis 10 years Of age,
l6 inches in height, and weighs just
pounds. Soon after imparting this in
formation he was conveyed to The
pocket of the gentleman who brought
him III, and then. while waggishly
wagging his small head, he informed
his interviewer that the owner of the
pocket, etc, )was Mr.. Thomas Foster,
his manage who was as Zinc as 81 r
I'm somewhat under his size, said
Hop, but nevertheless he treats M;
in al things ~ his equal We havs
many O iark together, This last re-
mark was made while he rolled tiny
cigarette, and he indeed looked anus
ing IS te leaned against the side of his
managers pocket and contcntcdly Y
puffcd away No one present doubted
tho statement made by Mr. Foster that
Hop o Ny Thumb is the smallest
knqEE human being, and that his like
has probably never 6xisted, ':iIy has
gained the age Of maturity" s2id Mr.
Foster, "and yet he weighs no more
than the average babe at birth"
At this saying he lifted the atom OF
manhood from his position in the
pocket and actually held him out to
uls reporter on tha PALM pf bis hand,
while the subject OF his remarks bowed
to every one present with the air of q
Chesterfield A bright smile then
illumined his handsome little face as
quoting "a mans n man for a that,
the lid of the pocket was buttoned
over him aa9 shR manager AMI mIte
took their departure. = Naw GofE
| Evening Sun.