The sun., 1902-07-12
Og and His Friends

Og and His Friends.
We regret Ia hear 81 the death, in Chi
cago. of LEWIS WILKINS. Hewa only 10:
he stood % inches IN his stockings. and
he weighed 36S pounds, n pound day.
People take vengeance for their own
nearness To the ground by sneerlng at
the giants and pretending that these
are stupid chaps. Every SIMON TAP
PERTH poiscs himself maj ajestically on his
high heels. speaks lovingly OF ALIEN
ANpER the Great and the Little Corsican
and is firmly convinced that the taller
the head the less there Is in it While
ATLAS holds up the world. little wanton
bows love 10 throw stones AT his chin.
No doubt EPHiALrEs and TlPHoS and
the other heavywelgh,s who swore tn
put /rrs ont 81 BUSINESS were derided by
the featherwcigh,s and Lliputian races
II their time. The nnd of yuuth Is
poisoned agains, giants by th" internal
living of the author II JACk the Giant
Killer Tho pudding-eatinc contest
therein described is sample of the
treatment To which sky-scraping men
have had to submit in all ages still, the
vaunts of JACK are not absolutely value
less To that pudding or pnrridge-eat-
ing and stomach -ctilting bout II due the
timehallowed and evergreen phrase. a
hlg stun
Like most other big men, giants
are usually good-na,urei Also placid
They are great enough not 10 be w"r-
ricd They stand up immovahle. sea
marks above the ocean NJ little mon, and
watch the waves froth al the mouth and
sputter Why should giant bother him
self? His nerves are good and his sleep
IL hearty Because he has the strength
of calm. the pygm,.s are sure that W"
is n fool Giants IN the old romances
are almost always stupid. feroclous and
wicked Now u stands 10 reason that
man two wards and half high or more
cant make riImpus without disturb
ing the peace of whole neighborhoods
II A giant beats his wife or Wells
his determination not to 60 home till
morning, the world nnss with ". How
often IL a giant a passenger IN the Black
Maria How many policemen have had
to pinch giant or threaten to get
ladder and fan him n he didn't move
on The general pea"eabloness and
blamclcssnc-s of giants ~ notorious. N
their character has been shsmelcrsly mus
represented why may not their intellect
have been misrepre~ented equally
The giant : good temper is now adj
mltted, bu, the world II still persuaded
that he IL a little weak-mnded. SCOTT.
who knew too many giants Of romance
and ballad. makes the gigantic ward"r
in kcnilworth 80 dull that FtrRBERTr-
GIRRrT has to prompt him IN speak his
lines IN welcome Of the Queen. Well.
there must ba rsARs and NAroLEoNs
of industry who have no gift for private
theatricals Is n man STUPID because
he knows how "a shut up The giants
are still. strong men They ar" con
drioned bv their own bulk The law of
the impenctrabllity 81 matter weighs
them down. II il hard for giant To
be a political leader. He would raise
the roof NJ tho primary and GO through
the floor of the convention. His massive
ness shuts him from almost every career.
Would anybody employ doctor or
lawyer whom crowds 81 hobbledehoys
follow, Can giant he a schoolmas,cr.
a gripman. a CONDUCTOR viii any firm
or corporation employ him a -trav-
Cling man and have special van
built for him? You might as well
talk of putting the Thunder Lizard. II
you could find one. into canary birds
cage The giant is excluded by physi-
cal barriers from most intellectual or
other occupations. Once IN great while
YOU hear IL giant in politics; the Hon.
CY SuILowAY 81 New HAMPSHIRE, for
example. and the Hen. CYCLONE DAVIS
Of Texas. hut New Hampshire il thinly
settled and Texas is a giant State. Let
III admire the giants ~ men who accept
manfully the station in life {" which they
are called They seldom mopc and they
tread on n few feet ~ possible.
We once had the honor If knowing a
Chinese giant in Ninth street. Eat.
lie was a native of tho County Cavan,
merry man for his weigh, and admittci
Cnnhdentially that he wasn't ~ big as
he was painted. Tho only giant wc
ever knew we'll was naiive of Altmsrk,
had. inevitably, n little. reedy. piping
voice ate frankiurtcrs every nigh, at
I? in the old Nolksgartcn in the Bowery
and was likely To quote HkiSk and weep