The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-07
ABOUT STOUT PEOPLE.

IL Is related OF Theodore Hook: 'Iie
lived beyond his means. he multiplied his
bad habit. he reversed the conventional
hours and turned night into day. From
being a stout man he became so thin that
he swathed himself in wrappers TO give
his form the rescmbace OF that bulk
which sometimes provoked the laughter
OF his friends At last hewas reduced TO
a skeleton" 10 Killed him, but you must
have sufficient discretion TO stop at the
proper point. Who can help laughing
az that unfortunate who enters the fol-
lowing grievance: II am fat man and
require room. / had 10 travel by dtli-
gene from Macon 60 Chalonse. 1 sent the
rasCally garcon from the hotel TO book
two places for me. When | came TO the
office | found they had booked one seat
for me inside ana one OUT! A lady got
wcdged b. tween the table and bench while
dining on shipboard, and the carpenter
had 10 be sent for 90 saw her out-moru-
Tying in the extreme but equally ludi-
CrOus.
The King OF Wertemberg when at the
congress OF Vienna, had a scmi-circular
piece cut from the table I'm order that ne
might enjoy his dinner IN comfort When
Edward ~ invaded France I'm lil5 he
took care 10 lake with him some OF the
most corpulcnt aldermen Of London, that
the i2tgucs ut war might the sooner IN
duce them 10 call out for peace. stout
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all fen like the gentleman Madame de
SeVignC mentions who said 20 condoI-
ing friend; sir, do not mind me or my
tat and | will say nothing 70 you OF your
lean"
Mrs. Mathews. in her fascinating story
OF her husbands lifc tells us how his
facetio1sness on this topic was unkindly kindly
received. 81 remember" d" she says once
staying In n country mansion with a
good -humorcd, laughing and fat young
womSn, who SPEEDILY became very so
afaH ia
leave OF her ono night Mrs Mathews gaily
adopted the phrase OF The friends In Mr.
Canning'g Rovers,' and exclaimed, Good
night my slight acquaintance Tho lady
thinking this a slur upon her corpulcncy.
went into Mysteries. and ofterward sent
her brother to demand an apology Tor the
insult"
II was an Irish widow whom Sydney
Smith depicted i'm such a convusng style.
bursting ont laughing. Going TO marry
her! Impossiblci You mean part OF hcr.
lie could not marry her all himself. lt
would be a case not Of plgamy, but or
tTigamy tho ncighhorhOod of the magis-
tratcs should intcrf re. one man marry
her! It's monstrous You might people
colony with her. or give an ass mbly
with her. or take your mornings walk
round hcT-a ways providing there were
frequent resting rlaccs. and you were IN
rude health. I once was rash enough 10
try walking round her before breakfast.
but onlvg OF halfway. and gave N up
exhausted or YOU might read the Riot
ACT ana NlNNeref ntT. IN fNlIls You HA
10 ANYTHING with her but marry her.
Think Of poor Daniel Lambert whose
bulk increased with such horrtfvirg ra-
ridity. He was moderate In all things
and no reaso can he given for this sud
ipn increase IN size He literally had
Greatness thrust u~cn him. He abb
horrcd fhe IDEA Of exhiStlng himself. but
Y wns impossih'o 10 re0ress the curiosity
OF poon,e who would look at him. All.
sorts OF excuses were planned TO get
oeep at him IN his own house. He was
Interested In game-cockS. and a curiosity
inters sted carle To his door one dav with
the announce mcpt that he had called 10
ace Mr. Lambert about some very hne
cocks TELL the gentleman that ! am
shy cock was the shrewd reply. But at
last ~ found he must submit 10 he
cloeo rrlsnn"r or endure inconvenience
without rrcnt So. Welding 10 fate or
gnt he went 10 london not ms so many
other great men have done. on foot, but
N an immense vehicle made for the
,uro0~0 Tho-a 10 livad In regal gtvle,
visited bv FOLKS of higher degrcc.' Manv
rafd rv1in ard arain for the privilege OF
heholding tho lnrrest man II England.
Fo~clgner rogpd with wonder at n snec-
tncle unenualled in any other country. Vie
was a witty as well n weighty man,
ana VIII nevcr his visitors became Inn
n~rtincnt nc rebuked them In a way
which nrCved there wns no fatty deRen-
Grafton" ahout the brain. To woman
vino nsFed him how much Goth y took 70
--nko him n coat he ren'ied Madam. "
Won think nrorer 10 make me q present c.
a new coat YOU will then learn exactly