New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-03

! how she have any enjoyments. Stunned
| both by men and women. how can this bearded
anomaly. he asks. find life worth living?
The human monstrosity also shUns the pub
lie for the purpose Of preserving his CONNER
cial value exhibit. The more he IL seen
outside the circus the less curiosity the world
will have to see him inside OF IL. Yet the circus
freaks have their amusements, and some Of
them appear to enjoy themselves far more than
those ordinary mortals who pay to stare at
them A visitor to Barnum & Baileys gallery
Of freaks the other day an hour before the af-
ternoon performance had begun, found several
OF the exhibits chatting together over their
favorite smusements with especial vivacity and
enthusiasm.
The "Armless Wonder said that carpentry
was his particular hobby. and he pointed deftly
with his big right toe to q miniature writing
desk It his "footwork." ha ex-
pressed It, and II he had written a book
entitled Foot Notes Of a Man Twenty Years Be-
fore the Public" BY long use. he said his toes
had become so flexible that he could manipulate
a pen. a hammer screwdriver a toothpick
with equal dexterity. About the house he boast
ed that he was a handler man than many hus-
bands who possessed the full quota OF fngerx
and thumbs. Only the week before. he added
the wallpaper in the dining room came loose.
Instead of going to the landlord and kicking, the
ARMIES Wonder" bought several rolls of car
fridge paper cut them into the right lengths
smeared them with paste properly, and then
kicked them on TO the wall. It was hard work
but a good deal cheaper. he SAID than footing
4 paper hangers bill.
After the man without arms had finished talk
ing. his bosom friend. the "Legless Marvel"
ventured to say that automobiling was one Of
his favorite pastimes. He acknowledged that
as a Dedestrfan he was somewhat handicanned
but when he climbed into his motor car, tucked
a lap robe about his waist. and took spin UP
Fifth-ave.. he was to all appearances as COM
plete a man as the mounted policeman who GAL
loped behind. When at home he spent his time
reading, playing solitaire. He started to
write poetry once. but he said he had TO give up
the attempt IN despair. He confessed that he
was unable TO find feet for his rhymes.
There was creaking OF tnbers, as Beautiful
Marie" who last weighed 517 pounds. but who
has broken every machine since then. smiled
and said that her chief amusement was eating
She had tried other forms OF recreation, but
without equal success When she was more
sylphlike than at present she loved to play the
piano; but the keyboard became more and more
distant, and finally became so alienated that it
refused TO be touched any more. Then she tried
the violin. but as she held this instrument with
in her embrace it's notes grew less and less audi
BILE. At last all sounds ceased. and as she drew
the bow back and forth one day she discovered
that IT was only rubbing her left arm. into
crease OF which the violin had disappeared. She
tried wind instruments, and would have enjoyed
playing them if they did not demand wind
But the Human Mountain" soon showed that
even talking was too violent exercise for her
avoirdupo.s. She was nearly breathless after
telling that at the present time she could do