The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07

lHG nOCh anu ldOOtT company was bcul
for and came down the street with rush.
long ladder was put up to the boys shout
der and doctor climbed up to ask him
II he were feeling well.
Never felt better in my life,' he an
swered with broad grin, but I'm getting
The doctor almost fell in his eagerness
to get down again, and in short time
wagonloads of food began to arrive, having
been telephoned for. As each wagon ar
rived it was driven under the boys legs
and he would reach down take every particle
OF food and yell for more.
Had he been small when he yelled there
would have been no cause for alarm. But
he was very. very large, and when he yelled
his voice sounded like fifty or sixty immense
to 60 distance away for fear their ear
drums would burst
After nearly every bit Of food in the town
had been eaten the monster boy was 30 tall
ss sn R hs fs s sr' a1e ods he
were brought into use and great hole
was out in the roof of the tent
Through this Zeke stuck his head and
breathed big breaths OF fresh air. When
the air came out OF his lungs 1t hit four cir
Gus men who had climbed up and were peep
ing at him. The blow was no sudden 1t blew.
them of the tent and they struck the ground
with four dull thuds.
And still he grew.
Ine ueWb Hdu IIdNeleO QtuShly Vie
railroads we're running special trains to the
town, every train loaded with people curious
to see the boy who had changed suddenly
from a mite to real giant.
In two hours from the time Zeke
started to grow he was 80 tall the tent stuck
to his shoulders and he had lifted II of the
ground.
Then Zeke said In an awful voice: well,
III be fingered" and the air from his mouth
blew down q barn aud two small houses
across the street.
A fireman climbed up ladder and told
him he must not talk.
IAN right; won't replied the boy. and
this time seven more houses toppled over
in ruins.
The wise doctors but their heads together
and began to figure. As near as they could
make out Zeke would by morning. be 80
big there would be no place for him to stand.
and there wouldn't 30 enough cloth in tho
country TO keep him half covered.
and puzsiing their brains. Tom strnger
crawled under Zeke's legs and settled all
the trouble
Tom knew Zeke wouldn't dare to stoop
to hurt him. and so thought this very
his his old de Enemy. He was Still angry At being
exhibited as monkey from Gazamabook.
So he pulled out his knife when he got
in under the tent and gave Zeke fierce
jab in the leg.
hadn't monkeyed with that leg. The air
! came out just as it might from an immense
rubber balloon. 1t struck Tom squarely
in the face and nearly knocked the life
out of him.
As Tom was knocked over the air came
out with rushing sound which made
many persons think OF the roaring Of
Niagara Falls
From that second Zeke began to shrink
Inside Of FIVE minutes he lad shrunk so
much he was no bigger than his father
and In n few minutes more ne was just tho
same size he had been before.
When the doctors saw that he had shrunk
to the correct size they clapped n heavy
plaster over the hole Tom had maj dc with
his knife and stopped the mad rush Of mir:
Then they pulled the tent of the boy. and
there he was. Just as nice and pleasant as
he had ever been in his life.
II must be hard for any one who was
not there to believe this tale is really true,
but II you ever happen to be in that vicinity
and will ask Zeke about It he viii show
you the scar on his leg at the very spot
from which all the air and not one drop OF
blood came out
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