The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-25
TOLD ny TmE OLD crncrs MAN
The Greatest OF Al Giants Letter
Writing and Its Isrs.


MrItinE aud Its Ise~.
From the New york SIM
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cal great letter writer, but he did write
now and then. and. OF oour.e. h. had TO
have suitab,e vri,,n, ,,,,,ri,.s Tho ott
winning "''''i ''''' i"' o.
ma" pio''de' THESE more Than Willingly
ln Tact he never lei tie giant lack for
ans thing that he wanted whether o. was
sonnet ming that he really necdeA-or only
something tfat he just flncied. Al ihe
same time the old man never hcsi'atci 60
AK advantage % anything tfat the ant
I'D with these things To help adye tise
the SHOW, and one day when be saw the
giant sizing out back Of the main tent
before the show began. writing letter.
md realized Tor the hrsf time what a
wonderful sight that wus. he made ~ his
mind on The sroi That he'd Introduce The
giant writing letters la the show in
h'iie act that he'd have made f,r that
purpose. IL was simple scene. between
me giant ard the clown. just enough 90
permit Of lugsing i1 ihc letter whiting
'usln'fs. bar % proved a great attraction.
me clown acfcd The part % a hos in
vac giant employ tie had bfcn ds+
charged for cutting up some sort Of ca
-f+' ~ W. tatstfNH A"n'.A Aff
iet'er OF recommendation. The giant he
ing man % tender heart was willing TO
give MN This, even 10 ue hnd dis hlrgt Il
hlul' anu % was this letter that the giant
wrote tn inc ring When The boy had
inane his request The giant would turn 10
oht 81 the rng attendants ana say
hilng 10 my desk and writing mate
t'h
Ana TIE man would gossip. ana come
70 IA HHN
teams dflFen abreast md each hauling
pig box Waeon big as a great big van.
"eS diiVe these two teams along side
nF side out into the center Of the ring
ana matt en- there with the vans Standing
nun % nun together by this lime ihere'd
y swarm - men around the van, ana
thty open the rear door and haul out
from the interior OF the van three or four
tlinnefs ana What looked like sections 81
oo'fa hoofinE such az YOU might build
= piluorm or. aud that was just the sort
= thing they did hulli a. them on top Of
lh' vans TINS platform serving there as
th' TOP or the siants desk. Of whicl the
~. NAH. i'ihed me nase
An'" from our or one or tho vans they
spt 'he giant = travelling inks'nud. which
w atpui IKE a square trunk for shr9c
a.'i "Iin' hHioh~t or ~ mucn a. anything
''N' " Nittioi chroof. Ihey'd hoist this up
f - tt'. "fHhs"HA tiFt htt oHi or
me vans the giants pen rack and pens:
tne en- rack bting q contraption about
a. hlsh ana as long a. section Of "A
I'VE barred ienfe With oding-in supports
- the back that could b. opened ont to
MAKE j stand up ana having hooks OF
nc front % mold tho pcnholierg. these
he'nE / should INK ali me- ten or eleven
Zee lorg. whom che Tens were about the
stNo ot ths blade OF a spade. They'd put
couple or these penholders and pens on
me rfn rack ami then hustle out FOR
the giants portfolio. which was zoo big
20 he carried Ia the van. They could take
tEe desk top aparf ana fcld that M. hat
they couldn't Do that with the giants
w1ting paper and portfolio. The porifoiio
hofler WIS like a gigantic sawbuck or like
thcns holders o. have in art stores 20
nut portfolios ~ pictures In, only about
seventeen times as big. and they'd stand
that. with the PORTFOLIO in e. up near The
desk.
Other men had brought in. meantime. \
chair big enough for the giant 10 sit In.