New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-14
ROMANCE AMONG THE FREAKS
HOW THE sNAKE-CHARMER CHARMED
THE MONKEY MAN.

WEDDING THAT MADE A STIR IN FRDAK so
crErY-A SUPPER FOR THE cURIosIrIEs AND
SPEECH FROM THE PROFESSOR.
You don't believe in mracles7 Then Kit away
An see the things what Natur' does, when she
I've been around an seen some things that make
you hear me swear
Isaiah's hack-action shadder seem commonplace
You'll find when YOU have seen such sights, such
people. things and places,
It's easier b1evin miracles than openin' on three
1.-The Conversion Of sagebrush Sol"
The reporter OF The Tribune who usually attends
to such things received last week invitation that
touched him deeply. 1t read thus
New-York December 10. 1898
Dear Sir: You are cordially invited to attend the
Of Mew WORK and vicinity at Huber's Museum.
TUESDAY December = 1888 IN honor OF the re Gsan
G. II. HUBER.
This was one Of the evidences that come now and
then. az unexpected as they are unsolicited 70
prove that patient effort and unassumng merit are
sure Of recognition at last. 1t is scarcely neces-
sary 10 say that the reporter was on hand at ~
oc.ock sharp to meet his brother and sister freaks
and TO drain the flowing bowl to the health ana
happiness Of two OF them.
Possibly the uniformed reader may wish to know
Mile. Uno started life humby Barnums $1,000
prize beauty" nor has the whole $4,000 worth OF
beauty disappeared even yet. She was married 10
n man connected with the show. whose name was
Goshen but he not Colonel Goshen. the giant
OF mighty memory. Mr.. Goshen died some time ago
and left the beauty as Mr.. Huber expresses It. In
the market to be married again. She had become
Il snake-charmer. and in the exercise OF her pro-
fesson she drifted TO Hubers Museum There Mr.
Swift was employed to take care Of the monkeys
One Of the Ouang-outangs opportunity fell sick
Mile. Uno found time in the intervals OF her snake
charming to help Mr.. Swift nurse him. The monkey
died, but the flame OF love had sprung UP between
the keeper and the volunteer nurse. and they put
the monkey out the fire-escape to keep cool and
went and got married, greatly 10 the DISCUS. OF
Mr.. Huber. who would Ike TO have known OF the
affair in time TO make show Of It. The best he
could do was to make show afterward, and that
he did last night, by giving the supper which has
already been referred to.
1t quiet affair-not at all what the term
freak supper would seem to imply. Mr. Huber
explained that there few frenks In this coun-
try at present They all In England. with
Barnum's show They in great vogue there
while here they out OF fashion just nov. lie
had tried to get fat woman, but there was posi-
lively none TO be had. The three-leggod boy was
with him last week, bu, he kicked about his salary
and went TO Buffalo. There was Circassian
princess with hair tina. stood straight, but she
tine pig-boy, but they were afraid he would
eat too much and he not invited.
Still there were a few excellent people Mt the
table. There "expansonist," a person more
in fashion just than before. He swells
up to the admiration of all true Americans. Then
there were cannon-ball manipulators. also OBJ
jects of much admiration just now. These able
bodied persons required a substantial bill OF fare
but II had 10 be varied well be substantial.
for there the Fire King and the Fire Queen.
and when the Fire King said: Please pass me a
tar bucket and box Of Matches some OF the
strangers present thought that the caterer would
be nonpussed But he had been forewarned. and in
q moment the were apparently eating a torch-
light procession and were contented
"Oh saw that he WAS provided for SAID Mr
Huber: but what is that glass-eater looking ior :
Can | pass you anything. sir"'
IF you will Just reach me those hasned amp
chin,neys au eratin please-thank you" said the
glass-eater
Then there was a sword-swallower, who supped
unon war relics and there were the divers, who
could not even smoke cigarettes comfortably unless
they immersed them in tumblers of water
The bride and the bridegroom sat at the head OF
one table and Mr. Huber at the head o. the other.
The bride was dressed In blue tights and opera
cloak and the bridegroom dressed Ike any
bridegroom. on his sat Lotte. the surviving
-outang and she and the bride eyed e e
slices OF turkey and ham. and the bride with
philosophy
By and by "the Professor asked 10 get up
and propose the health Of the happy couple He
did not wait TO be asked twice. Everybody else
got up and was ready to drink. But the professor
tod them sit down. He was going 10 make a
speech and he would tel! them when TO begin drink
ing Then he made his speech and everybody was
glad that It taken sitting
The professor knows all there Is 10 know about
freaks He recalled happy scenes OF other days
He told OF the marriage OF the Siamese Twins to
two sisters and of the festivities OF that OCCASION
lie told how the half-fnan. who had no legs had
married the four-legeed woman, so that II averaged
all right He related the romance. ending In the
marriage of Jojo the dog faced boy, wso had hair
all over him. and the human billiard ball. who had
not hair on her head another beautiful case Of
compensation.
III said that this happy occasion as
any OF them, though there were especially
noticeable compensations In IT, and then he said 1t
was time to drink.
Every body drank except Lottie The bridegroom
offered her wino-caret and champagne-just taken
IN from the nre-escape where IL had been placed
mixture worthy OF freak supper. would not
tempt her splintered heart and she turned away
with look Of WEAKNESS with the world
The reporter had TO come away TO catch the
Southern mails but the freaks said goodnight
gaiiy and Mr. Huber ordered another case brought
| in out Of the night air