Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-24

| my wife took 10 brooding. and wouid
| cit IN the car or walk beside IL hours M
stretch. with her arms crossed and
her oyes looking on the ground. When
her fnries took her (Which was rather
schooner than beforel they took her in n
new way, and she banged herself about
to tina, extent that was forced TO hold
her. She got none the better for little
drink now and then, and through some
years ! used to wonder. as | plodded
along at the old horses head, whether
there was many carts upon the road that
held 20 much dreariness ~ mine, for all
my being looked up 10 as the king of the
Cheap Jacks so sad our lives went ON
till one summon evening, when we were
coming Into Exeter ont Of the farther
west OF England, we saw woman beat.
Ing child In cruel manner. who
screamed, Don't beat mel Oh. mother,
mother. mother" Then my wife stopped
her ears aud ran away like wild thing.
and next day she was found 10 the river.
Me and my dog were all the company
LETT In the cart now. and the dog learned
to give u short bark when they wouldn't
bid. and to give another and a nod Of his
head when : asked him, "Who said half
acrowm Are YOU the gentleman. sir,
that Offered half CROWN lie attained
TO an immense height of popularity. aud
shall always believe Taught himself On.
tircly ont ~ his own head TO growl AZ
any person In The crowd that bid as low
as siSpcnce. But ho got 10 be well on in
years, aud ons night whom was con.
wnlsing York with the sJectacles. he
took a conwulslou ON his own accom-,
upon the very f0oiboard by me. aud IL
finished him.
Being naturally Of tender turn, I
had dreadful lonely feelings on mo arter
this. Ioonquercd EN- at selling times
having a reputation TO keep mot to men.
ton keeping myself, but they got ms
down in private and rolled upon me.
That's the way with us public characters.
See Us ON the footboari, and you'd give
pretty well anything you possess To bc
us. See Us of the footboard, and you'd
add tribe to be OIL your bargain. Il
was under those circumstance that [
come acquainted with a giant. might
have been too high to fall into converse.
tion with him had 1t not been for my
lonely feelings. For the general rule l.,
going round the country, TO draw .he
line ~ dressing up. When a man can't
trust his getting living 20 his undis.
guised abilities You consider him below
your sort And this giant when on view
figured as Roman.
lie was lnnguid young man, which |
attribute 20 the distance bctwixt his ,x.
treuitics. lie had little head aud les
in IL; he hal weak eyes aud weak knees.
and altogether you couldn't look at him
without feeling that there was greatly
too much OF him both for his joints aud
his mind. Bat he was an aminhlo
though timid young man Ibis mother Let
him ont and spent the money!, and we
come acquainted when he was walking
10 ease the horse bctwixt two fairs. He
WIS called Rinaldo Ill Vclasco, his name
being Picklesou.
This giant, otherwise Pickleson. men.
toned 10 me under the seal OF confidence
that, beyond Ills being u burden TO him.
SELF, his lie was made burden to him
by the cruelty Of his master toward a
stcpdaughter who was deaf aud dumb.
Her mother was dead and she had no liy.
ing soul to take her part, and was used
most hard. She Travelled with hi. mas.
tiers caravan only because there was no.
where to leave her, and this giant. other.
wise Pcl,lesou, did 10 50 far as to believe
that his master often tried to lose her.
He was such a very languid young man
that dou't know how long 1t didn't take
him to yet this story out, but IL passed
through his defective circulation 10 his
top extremity In course Of time.
When heard this account from the
giant, otherwise PielSleson. aud likewise
that the poor girl had beautiful. long dark
hmr aud was often pulled down by 1t and
beaten. couldn't see the giant through
what stood In my eyes. Having wiped
en-, gave him sixpence dor he was
kept as short rs he was long and he laid
IL ont Ia two theepeunorths Of gin and
water, which 30 briskcd hun up that no
Nlng the "FWorite Comic Of Shiyery
Shakcy,' uint It eoldl-a popular effect
which his master had tried every other
meaus TO get out OF him a. Roman
RAAhAAN ~ NAAN
His masters name was MIN, very
hoayso man, and knew him to speak TO.
went 10 that fair as nero civilian,
leaving the cart outside the town, and |
looked about the back OF the yans while
the performing was going on, and at
last, sitting doing against muddy cart
wheel, come upon the poor girl who
wAsdeaf and dumb. At the first look
might almost have judged that she had
escaped from the wild West show; but
at the second | thought better of her,
and thought that II she was more cared
for aud more kindly used she could DO
like my child. She was just the same
age that my own daughter would have
been II her pretty head had not fell down
upon my shoulder that unfortunate
night.
To cut u short, spoke confidential to
MIN while he WAS beating the gong out.
aide bctwiyt two lots Of Pickleson's pub
lies, aud put 1t 10 him, ",ihe lies heavy
on your own hands; whatll you take for
her'' MIN was Almost terocious swearer.
Snppre'sing that part Of his reply, which
was much the longest part, his reply
was, "a pair Of braces" "Now, IN tell
You" says |, "what I'm going to do with
you. I'm going TO fetch you half dozen
pair Of tho primest braces In the cart,
aud then to take her away with me. -
says Min (again ferOciousl. "I'll belieys