Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-09-12
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Copyright, 1913. by Associated Lit.
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posed of nose. 1t began half an inch
higher than any other nose. 1t had
the Roman hump to it. 1t bumped up
and then bumped down and then took
on length until it far overhung her
mouth. It was bad malformation. The
father and mother felt bad about it.
The town Of Charlotte had been not
ed for it's mineral spring and its pic
turesque location. 1t now became not
ed for its kid with nose:" Scores OF
strangers had seen Lucinda before she
was q year old. and later on came the
dime museum man and other exhtb-
itors of freaks. All were turned away.
It was when she was about sixteen
years old that her nose made its first
appearance in a court Of law.
Lucinda was making short railway
journey with her mother. and while
waiting at station an express train
passed them at sixty mile clip. A
bolt had worked lose. and it came
whizzing through the air and the win
dow and struck the girl in the face
and smashed her nose.
The railroad company took shelter
behind the plea that it was an act OF
God and that the girl really looked bet
ter without a nose. Her father sued
for $4,000 damages and was awarded
half the amount.
Two years later the girl started BY
stage for, village ten miles away:
She was without escort. but there were
i've other passengers. At certain
point the driver got down to pick up
whip lost by some farmer. and as bis
back was turned for the moment 1is
horses bolted. After they had run for
quarter Of mile the stage was up
Get. Nobody was hurt except Miss I.u-
cinda. and. Of course. she got it in the
nose Smashed dat again. The stage
company offered $500 in settlement.
but at the end Of lawsuit had to
pay $1,000, b. =. :--,-s. Il. -.
1t was supposed that the nose was
gone this time for sure. but surgeon
from the city who had come to drink
mineral water made an examination
and held out hopes. 1t cost money. but
he built up third nose for her.
For two years that nose had a rest,
and the :townspeople had ceased to
wonder what would be the next move,
when the dry goods firm Of Cline &
Bro. got a new sign. 1t was green and
gold and certainly some sign. It came
6 o'clock before the carpenters had
made the sign quite secure, but, OF
course. they quit on the minute. Next
morning it, was raining and blowing.
and the idea was to wait for better
weather.
About 9 o'clock Miss Lucinda Carter
discovered that she was I'm need Of
spool Of black thread No. 60. She
therefore pinned on her hat, opened
her umbrella and tripped down to Cline
4 Bro. =
bad morning." said the clerk.
Eyes; it is"
"Notice our new sign?" n
'No."
Its Jim dandy. believe me. Look
1t it as you go out. Nothing else7
Good morning."
W-h-e-w! came gust Of wind as
Miss Lucinda stepped out on the plat
form.
Rip. crash! came the green and
gold sign. .
The dandy sign was broken and
splintered and the girl knocked uncon-
seious-hit square on that nose. Of
course, and the clerk most tainted
away at sight Of it
'"That must be the finish Of her
nose," said all who saw its condition,
and when the doctor who was called
was asked about it he replied:
If she ever gets another nose it win
be a wax one ' 49,:
There was a lawsuit for $1,000 dam
ages, and strangers came from q dis /
lance Of fifty miles to see that nose
or the remains of it. The Judge was
an honest Judge. He ruled
That she had a right to believe tho
sign was secure.
That she did not cause the sudden
gust Of wind that tore It loose.
That It wasn't fair shake for Z
couple Of carpenters in a hurry to get
home to lay accidents to God.
That even IL the plaintiffs nose had
been smashed three or four times be-
fore It still remained the only nose
she had. M #s..
The plaintiff was awarded 5000
damages, and the surgeon who had
fixed her nose last came back after
some more mineral water and to say 4
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