Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-06
AusTalNs IatEalsTlNa FREAK MYSTERY
Tho way Ia Which She Was 0 Iscovorcd an
Captured
An Exciting Contest In GymnaStics
in witch she Proved Herself
an Athletic wonder-A Great Mu-
scum Prize.


is the largest and most thoroughly APP
pointed Institution Of the kind in the
world, numbering at the present writ
ing 5Sli students and 32s professors.
Every country is represented in the
collegiate roster, the United states by
about 200 undergraduates in the several
comprises 2g1,OOO volumes and more
than 10000 manuscripts Of special
value, The anatomical museum cons
tolns finely articulated skeletons OF men
and women OF l2S different races, and
Of nearly every animal, bird and fish
OF the least value to science. The Roy
al hospital Is subsidiary part OF the
university and supplies not only an
abundance OF clinics. but many sub
jects for anatomical demonstration The
chemical laboratory is magnificent
establishment, with every facility for
the finest and best work, and enjoys
II large revenue from analysis of min
erals and the various chemical prepar-
ntions IL places upon the market. Its
label Is regarded as the guarantee or
/ excellent quality. and AL students OF
! the university who choose may have
the advantage of Its practical lessons.
This school " the home OF anthropoiO-
~ and its Investigation is pursued with
/ such sincerity and vigur that no ops
/
the practical application OF It's lessons
! No freak Of nature with man. woman
] or brute beast Is lost sight of by those
/ having charge OF this specially and
/ therefore, every man with a tail, ossi-
| He'd woman, twins connected by a lIga-
| ture. giant, dwarf. two-headed GIL,
/ hve-leggcd calf. double-hcaded snake
| or anything really "A lusus naturae, is
/ brought here at great expense for the
/ lesson IL supplies in biological science,
| ana the records OF the university prove
| That hundreds Of such creatures have
| passed In review before It's learned
/ professors and eager students at a
cost of an Immense number Of thaLsrp.
But IN this line never have tiF~y had
anything so Interesting as ...e present
| specimen; never anything that has so
| excited the passion for Investigation
IN the medical guild, or the curiosity of
! the people to see ana examine; never
anything in human shape SO uuinvlt-
| Ing to human admiration. but which
| at the same time has, through clrcum-
| stances, become the wonder aud adj.
| mlraton of the 1000, coo good people OF
| this city, They call her "Die Peb2ig
| Madchen," which In the language OF
| the United States signifies "The Furry
| GIRL II Is an appropriate name. She
| Is miss OF 10, and was born In Vi
emma. Her father was n soldier in thu
| Austrian Legion, and her mother. a
| native of Hungary, camp-foIlower
| for several years previous to her mar
\ riage
The girl is covered with dark brown
| lur, soft and glossy as silk, from the
line reached by the beautiful black
halr or her head to almost the tips of
| her toes, including forehead and face
IL Is at least three times the length of
| inc tur OF the monkey, and really
| handsome, yet the figure ana motions
| OF the girl strongly remind ono of some
| members OF The Similar group. EIer
| frame IL larger than that Of the or
| dlnary woman, arms long and slnewy.
| r@ching 90 the knees whom she stands
erect and untll she was taught better
| manners she was accustomed to 20
/ down on all fours with the grace and
| himhleness Of the most accomplished
| ape at the Zoo.
| shall defer a report Of the antbro.
/ poioslcal conclusions regarding this
I young lady TIL more convenient sea
son. although they will be found Of re-.
mafkable interest to the scientist.
She Talks HapidIy
! And amuslngly In a Vile idiom Of tho
IunsaTl2n, and speaks little Ger
| man. Herein the monkey is again
| .pested with more strength nnd
hsie address than the ordinary man
| she Is yet tractable and submissive nm.
/ DER restraint, obeylnE orders with the
/ promplness and eNactitude of the we'll
| disciplined soldier. Some OF the Young
/ itiloWs nave attempted 10 play funny
/ Jokes NJ her expense, but in the end
| the expense Ia Invariably theirs for
| she Ia tlreleHs In seeking Opportunities
I 10 get even, and never fails to my
| such dehs, with interest literally com
I pounded.
/ The name Of this missing link Is such
! a horrible tumble OF consonants that /
I have decided II to be UNAVAILABLE, She
~ familiarly called Susctte. For several
1 months medical men have given her a
4 greater amount Of attention than they
| have bestowed upon their patients. and
] their interest yet continues quite ac-
] tive but recent very remarkable &C.
/ currcnce has made the glrl heroine,
famous for courage and dexterty be.
] yond all expectation. l viii relate tho
incident IN brief
Between two secret societies at the
| university there has been for many
| years fierce rivalry In matters attn
] lctlc, and TO such an extreme has this
been carried that each society owns lts
separate gymnasium. Both are mag
] niheently lifted up and furnished by
their respective olienteles, sons OF rich
/ parents. and athletic exercises are said
/ TO claim more attention from these
/ young gentlemen than they devote to
! the curriculum OF the university
Early In last November one OF these
societies challenged the other to a pub
lie exhibition OF strength and agility, to
be given ct the Grand opera house on
the night OF Wednesday. January 9.
at which an admittanoe Zee should
be charged and the gross proceeds to
| go TO the poor OF the city. A cham
/ pion cup. for which the contestants
| should Jointly play, would be awarded
/ by the judges, The challenge was
| promptly accepted. and the officers OF
the respective societies signed the ar
ticles specifying the conditions OF the
contest; and then began as severe u
drill by both parties as was probably
ever had In gymnastics. Many OF the
gymnasts paid no regard to their du-
ties at the university while the drlll
1 progressed, and the excitement which
animated them at length reached the
populaee. and big money was wagered
on the result.
The Event.
The opera house seats less than 5000
persons. yet the managers OF this un-
dertaking exercised the bad Judgment
OF selling more than II 900 tickets,
Every part OF the house was crowded
at an early hour, and thousands OF
eager friends OF the Young men and
their cause were turned away because
there was no more room. Music was
plentiful by the Imperial orchestra and
the Vienna chOristcrs, and tho colors
| 90 tlaa annfnn1l...4 a. /.