Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-05-09

Harris as we'll. Hannah showed there
ten weeks to enormous business. Han
nah has not been able to go about for
years. While travelling with the circus
She had special call on the wagon that
was provided to take the freaks from the
railroad to the show grounds. 1t was a
case of must with her. The others
might contIive to shift for themselves if
left, but as to Hannah, is was simply no
wagon no fat woman. The other freaks
were sometimes jealous, and irascible
little dwarfs would pour their shlill dis
like in floods uDon her. But she heard
them with lofty complacency, scarcely
ever deigning reply.
Her quarters in the circus sleeping
car were also, of course, of special mag
nifcence. Ii you have ever been in one
Of these contriyances at night, you must
have observed that the freaks usually
sleep two in berth. Not so with Han
nah. She had berth to herself. Not
only that, but the berth was double the
ordinary size. Even then, when she WAS
slowed away, there would scarcely be
room for tack hammer. 1t sometimes
happened, that thoughtless carpenter
ulIAlRtu utI DlIlll Oll liit AlJpNl lAllts
That was one thing that Hannah,
gentle as sine was, could not let pass
withouta word. And indeed, fancy the
mass of 500 pounds or flesh, climbing
into an upper berth. AT the hotels at
which she occasionally stayed, her bed
was strengthened by extra supports and
the beds and furniture at her own house
were made uncommonly strong. Her
bed was twice the ordinary breadth, aud
the lounges, sofas and chairs were built
on similar lines. The doorways are half
as wide again as the ordinary entrance
to dwelling house. The one thing that
was not broad gauge was her table.
That was of the ordinary size and quite
in harmony with her own appetite.
Though as big as three ordinary women,
she had the appetite of only one. She
had q relish for good, honest beefsteaks.
She would not touch beer or ale or spir-
its. She was, however, fond of milk
and drank it constantly, diluted with
water. She kept pitcher of milk and
another of water always at her side
when ON show, and would regale herself
with q temperance "half and half ut
frequent intervals She was as hearty
as an oak tree, and until she met with
her accident she scarcely new what i'll
ness was.
Hertemperamentw was usually rs blithe
and viyacious as school girls, and she
had a rugged good nature that made her
very much liked by circus people. She
had a true Dowl- East woman's handi-
ness with the needle, and spent many
hours during which she was ON exhibit
ton busily crocheting. She must in the
course of her career have knitted miles
of fluffy fabrics. What could have be-
come of it all was one of the standard
mysteries of the freak world. She prob
ably ripped it ont as fast MS finished and
began over again to keep her fat fingers
employed. She could sew on button
or mend rent in a trousers leg as neat
~ as she could turn fancy stitch, and
would do it with as much pleasure. She
did gaeat deal of useful work in that
way for the canvas men, and they went
to her as naturally as they might to their
grand mothers in the old family ''sit-
ting ROOM She had greater liking
for mems than for women's So
ciety. She was Mt home in group of
men, and could keep up fire of rough
wit and tell a story with the best OF them.
f'eo York World.