The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
Zeke, the funniest sight you could

came Zeke, the funniest sight you could
imagine
chickens which wouldn't have made one
good solid bite for the youngster when
he was himself. He screamed in his fear
snd seemed TO think the chickens we're as
large as elephants
4 fve-year-old hoy in the crowd chased
the chickens away from the mite, who
was still frightened for fear humming
bird. humble bee or some other beast
would come along and ,gobble him up;
So he made dash with his tiny legs and
disappeared in the tall grass.
just then the doctors came out with
some pills which they thought might make
him grow big, but the boy was nowhere
TO be found. Then the thousa nds Of per-
SONS began hunt.
Once a policeman saw Zeke. then no
bigger than a potato. running 8 hard as he
could to get out of the way of a robin,
which apparently mistook him for new
kind Of apple on eccount OF his rosy cheeks;
zeke was yelling as hard as he could
be heard was kind OF chirp which sounded
like a sparrow, and in short time even the
chirp couldn't be heard.
Shortly after that a little boy came flying
! around the corner and said he had seen
the tiniest kind OF little man without any
clothes being chased up rose bush by
green worm.
This boy took the seven doctors to the
| place and pointed out the bush but no one
| could find the wonderful youngster. The
| ZIP and down one OF the small limbs OF the
| rose BUSH but not a sign could be seen OF
| Zeke
They had made another thorough search.
, finally deciding that some bug or worm
thereupon pulled out big magnifying
| glass, and, with thousands OF eyes watch
| ing, once more began the search. Every
| body was giving the boy up for lost when
one doctor; who wore long white whiskers,
| gave yell
"I'te found him." he shouted. bonding
! over a rose. Here he Is"
All the doctors gathered around the
| rose, the people cheered Justify. and the
found. ''''e '"N' '"' 10y .'N nav ~
Away down in the petals Of the rose
he was to be seen by the aid OF powerful
microscope
He was swimming as hard as he could
large as a big real lake.
Carefully cutting the stem Of the rose,
the doctors poured on a drop OF medicine
and Zake began to grow 20 fast that he could
Immediately.
hand, and In an hour more he looked like
a child years OF age. At LAST he was big
enough to wear his own CIOtnlnB lnen
he went out where people could see him.
With many great cheers the thousands
went away.
But the wise men were so interested
that they remained for another hour
and such an hour as II was II seems
they had given. Zeke two growing pills
when one would have been plenty. When
he reached the size he should have been
he did not stop growing: but kept right on.
He grew 30 fast that inside OF ten minutes
after they had dressed him he burst every
button OF his clothes and was hustled
into one Of his fathers best suits, n suit
which did not last five minutes. The but
tons fairly few of and his mother did not
know what to do.
It looked as IL he would have to 60 naked.
30 they took him into the house. In twenty
minutes his head was pressing against the
ceiling, and it was thought best to take
him out into the yard
They had a tough time getting hin, ont
through the door, and several boards had
to DO knocked of to make room for him..
They covered us much OF him as they could
and even sent downtown and borrowed
a circus tent. This they put up over him
out on the lawn, and In ten minutes he
could reach up and touch the top with his