The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-03-03
FAIR MISSOURILASS is SHE
Hiss Ewing Measures Eight Feet
I'm Her Stockings.
'fB, F. Ewing and family"

| says tue Kansas Clly llmeS, NO Tesl-
deuce being given. Mr.. Ewing en-
tered the office and did the writing
a man of medium height, probably 40.
slender, farmer perh'ps. Then Mrs.
Ewing came up behind, still smaller
as woman than he is as man, neat
ly and plainly dressed, plain faced
woman, shy and re ring. And then
there was a gasp from every man in
the office as the family" appear, d
just one in the "family" anu a girl.
But she stands plump eight feet
Ia IL i'm her stockings.
Clerk Jordan ordered the scuttle In
the roof removed and Mr.. Ewing eud
his amazing family were given rooms
on the top floor. Miss Ewing tried
the elevator, but found it uncomforta-
BILE resting her head on her knees, and
; so walked up, Der head always one
flight in advance of her feet.
The lady and her common, every
day parents were found in rom 1O1
by a reporter. My wife" said MIR.
Ewing, and the reporter bowed to the
little woman. Only daughter" where
upon Miss Ewing began to unlimber.
She was seated and she was dressed in
yellowish brown. She pulled her feet
under her aud began to get up. 1t
was like jointing a bamboo listing
pole. 1t was like stretching out a
patent hat rack. 1t seemed to threat
en- demonstration of perpetual mo-
ton. 1t made the reporter feel little
and mean as at last she stood erect,
his head just above her waist.
She bowed and the reporter lodged.
1t was like great LrOwn brick
chimney being toPFled by the wind,
or leaning tower of Pisa.
Miss Ewing shook hands and the re-
porter felt small er still. Her hand
measures just loot from the wrist to
finger top and f. inches across the
knuckles. If child ever comes
within the sweep Of that hanback,
day. Then Miss Ewing took up
Joint after joint and was seated again.
She is a Missouri product, this i'm
mensely tall girl, aud the slate should
be proud of her, for the like was
never seen. She will be 19 years old
the 9th of next month, and only ten
years ago began the vigorous growth
which has made her freak. Up to
last July she attended district school
in Scotland county. Last December
her parents took her to Chicago and
are just beginning to realize that they
have a fortune in her. She has been
for three weeks in New York and is
now en- route to Denver. She says
New York Is fine city, but she
doesn't like the notorie:y she attracts.
"Can you sleep in an ordinary
bed?" she was asked.
go, yes" she replied in inclined
to bass bnt unmusical. But how she
does it is a profound mystery to any
one who looks at her.
Miss Ewing has grown an inch in
the past year, and expects to add to
height for couple of years to come.
She is perfectly propOrtioDed but
very slender for her height and the
ordinary man could easily encircle
her waist-that is if he had a step
ladder. Her features are regular ex-
cept her nose. Her eyes are small.
Her bang is like the frieze over the
portal TO some public building. Her
hands would make John Lawrence
Sullivan ashamed of herself. Mrs.
Ewing said there were fifteen yards
of goods double width in her daUgh-
ter's dress, and it was very plain
dress
Miss Ewing was born in Lewis
county and weighed seven and one
half pounds at birth. When she was
10 she stood seven feet in WOODEN
stockings. Her Eather is a farmer,
and if be is proud of his daughter
doesn't show it. Her mother, how
ever, takes great pride, APP .rently,
in her first and only baby. She is
Methodist. While her height is
rather yerlooked at her home, people
are so used to it, she couldn't appear
in any gathering on eslth without
attracting instant attention.
Miss Ewing doesn't talk much, and
If the truth be told strangers don't
care to talk much to her on the first
meeting. She makes them feel that
they are puny, insignificant groveliug
worms of the earth aud that they had
better hire a ladder and be some
body. And when Miss Ewing again
unjoiDted and bowed the reporter
out, it was as if he were making
obeisance to hinged monument.
Miss Ewing will enter museum. |
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