The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-31

was of Nottinghamshire family
and educated at Cambridge. Likewise
was I educated in medicine, and pre-
ferring ships surgeoncy to any pre-.
ferment ashore, it came about that
after several deep-sea voyages I found
myself surgeon of that ship, the Ante.
lope, which was wrecked in a violent
storm on a coast northwest of Van
Neman's Land.
or all the ships company alone
escaped to the land, where, In utter
exhaustion, / lay down and fell asleep.
l awakened to find myself bound hand
and foot, and surrounded by swarms
or the tin1est human creatures. They
brought me food and drink and con-
veyed me to their capital, where the
King. OF a majesty full half-inch
taller than any of his subjects, came
with his court to- view me.
In time l learned that 1 was in the
Kingdom of the Lilliputians. By them
| was kept a long time in captivity.
Being ultimately satisfied of the harm
lessness OF my intent, / also adding
my word Of honor to do them no in
jury, they released me, and set aside
SIX professors of education to teach
me their language. For my bodily
| sustenance they allowed me a quantity
OF meat and drink sufficient for 1924
OF their own people; for so, being
exact in thir mathematics, they esti-
mated the proportions Of my bulk to
theirs. Three hundred cooks and 100
walters We're named to dress my meals
zoo seanstresses were apportioned to
make my linen, and 800 tailors for my
QUEER clothing.
With my wants thus attended to-,
was DESTROYS to be of service to
them. My first service was not to
damage their people Of their property
as l walked abroad, most likely
danger when the men were Of such
size that I could secreate two or three
OF them in one Of my pockets. In
walking the streets, were I to step
heavily, there was danger of my shak-
ing down buildings; or, by not having
an eye below me, could easily tread
to death half dozen Of their cattle.
One day the King, who was most
friendly to me, came to me in great
trouble. The Emperor of the neigh
boring kingdom Of Blefuscu had threa.
tened to lay waste the kingdom of
Lilliputia- The Blefuscau navy, con-
was even then about to set sail; but
I, by wading and swimming, reached
their chief harbor where they were
yet at anchor. With my pocket knife
I cut the cables Of their fifty ships
of war, and then, tying each ship to
! a piece of Irvine, I drew them after
| me to dry land, and so compelled the
capitulation of Blefuscu.
While this deed redounded to my
glory, it also raised me up powerful
| enemies, one being the High Admiral
| of the Lilliputian navy. Had wished
l could have crushed them and their
entire kingdom under my boots. but
there was pledged word not to harm
! them. So when by secret intrigue
| they had me tried and condemned 10
the loss Of my eyes, there was nothing
left me but escape. I went to Blefuscu,
where I was given a great reception
and where they would have me stay;
but was weary Of Kings and Princes,
and told them that I desired nothing
except that they would provision for
me a boat, which l bod found drifting
on the shore, and allow me to go my
way.
They stored the boat with the car
! casses of 100 oxen, 800 sheep, wild
COWS, bulls, and as much ready-dressed
meat as 400 cooks could provide. Be
ing thus protected against famine,
set sail on the third day and was
picked up by an English merchant cap
tain, who deemed me crazy when
told him my story. Not until had
token several head of cattle from my
pockets would be believe me. TO my
great grief, one Of the ships rats car
ried off one of my sheep on the way
home.
On reaching home I learned that
my uncle John had died and left me
his estate near Epping, and the same
being sufficient to keep my family
from want and the lust to wander be
ing still quick within me, l set Oh
to sea once more, this time in the
Adventure, bound for Surat.
On this vayage, after a great TEN
pest we put into a strange bay 10!
water Rambling on the shore, l be
came separated from my companions
and fell into the hands of some natives
of Brobdingnag, colossal men, of whom
hardly one was under sixty English
feet in height.
I was here put on exhibition, ano
my fame reaching the ears Of the
King and Queen, they commanded my
presence at court; and thither l was
brought, in the charge of the daughter
Of one of my captors, little CIR
named Glumdalclitch nine years o.
age and small for her years, being
not above thirty feet in height.
In the train Of their Majesties,
travelled all over the kingdom. which
was 5000 miles in length by three
to five thousand in breath. The CAPT
tai city was "a miles in length by Al
in breath, a wonderful city where the
Kings palace was seven miles aroune
and the chief room therein 240 fee
high, and broad and long in proportion
, The Kings stable was also goodl!
building. housing 500 horses, noble
creatures Of height Of from 81 t
60 feet.
OF the Ldlliputians. I used to Ga,