Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25

abnormally popular. A deputation Of dieuis.s
gentlemen called upon the manager q the l.e~,
| garden where she l. under wears enrar,u,s--,
TO ask that she be allowed 30 dance al the Net.
ropoltan Opera House for benefit
"How many will be bresentg asked the s,oa
German, in measured and deeply CULTURAL
/ tones.
about FIVE thousand" was the reply.
well, shentlemen." said the practical man
who exploits the dusky Spaniard's India rubber
backbone. lot fifdy cents a heads dot make.
twenty-five hundred tollars. She may gone
for dot"
He would make no other price and she wasn't
hired.
An old man whose suburban whiskers and
shoddy store clothes markes him as a visitor
from far beyond the city line. was creating
some excitement in a BOwery dime musoam
He was standing in front of the placid fat laav
when he turned and addressed every one within
hearing with a series Of remarks that spread
CONSERVATION on all sides.
See here" he cried. 1--we been all over TIL.
place. an now Tn goin' ter speak right out
what think Of We. Yer dog-faced man don't
look no more like dog than he does hke
meeun house: yer Albinos amt got hair no
winter than the hull simpson family up nv
way; yer snake charmer amt got a snake that
kin do harm. an now this fat woman here ain
half as fat rs Lu Watkins that lives the next
farm ter our'n. Yer big picters outside Is
NctttNAeh du " tUart. might n gone out an
said nuthin II II wRrnt fer this fat woman. but
won low yer ter impose upon me ter this
extent Yer picter OF this lady is as big the
'front.' OF yer hull buildin', and now here she Is
only medium size girl with the dropsy. l
.eh ye L won stan il. Now, what We goin' ter
DO about iD Refund my money OF stan the
consekences Of legal actionY'
me eonntryman gazed with flashing eyes
ABOUT the room and the people present ex-
snaiisea glances OF astonishment The fatlady
oiiuicd with indignation and looked for moral
support TO the living skeleton. who seemed
angry enough to do bodily harm TO the radical
rural lecturer
I'd have you know. you old chump." said
the lat lady. that weigh over three hundred
pounds, and this is the fret time in all my con-
necton with the profession that l have been
talk so!
I've don't neither weigh more three hundred
pounds, snapped the irate countryman. turning
ms attention 20 the fat lady. Il got a porker
at home don't weight that an he's bigger n
you. an I'll bet We on it. An 'spose We do
weigh moren three hundred. that ain { q third
part o what the picter makes We out ter weigh.
thought We was as big a elephant an tell
ye we ain no bigger n Lu Watkins, who can
riae bareback an jump fence If she wants ter
without dom harm ter herself Ye amt what
ye say We bean Amt gettin' my money worth
when i see ye"
At this point the fat lady began to she'd few
..e"aS anu tle proprietor OF Tie museum came
IN to see what the disturbance was about As
the obese freak wept the heart of the country
man softened, and he proceeded 20 apologize for
the severity of his language.
Never mind, little CIR" he said. 81 didn't
mean ter hurt yer feelins. Come ter look at ye
guess We air summat bigger Lu. I spose
tne contrast ter the big picter made We seem
kinder small. Don't cry. I'm sorry an don't
want my money back. Air We sellin' these
photographs OF yerselT Let's see EN-. Iii
take one hum ter Jemima.'
The expansive face Of the fat lady came out
OF the clouds at once and she eyinced the
greatest interest in exhibiting 20 the country
man her collection of photographs. The pro-
prietor Of the museum fingered long enough 10
see that peace Was fully restored and then went
out to his Office, observing to the ticket taker
as he went that IF the Jay hadn't pulled out
when he did he'd a got the razoo out inter the
Bowery The countryman left the place a
firm friend Of the fat lady's. subdued by her
tears and fattered by her elaborate smiles