A giantess;

Manawatu Herald, 23 August 1889, Page 3

A giantess;

. Tl^e sensation of Betlin is just now a young Cossack giantess who is being nxbibited at the popular " Passage JPanoptioum." The girl, who is eleven years old, is nearly three yards high ; she weighs st6bß, I arid! is still grdwirfg very rapidly, is very pretty, with large dark eyes and a pleasant face, aad in "the national cos nine' of the JDon Cossacks, which consists of a red skirt, bue jacket, long apron embr 'idered in gold, and necklaces of many colours, she captures everybody's heart. . JBut sinco she is still chiefly interested in her dolls aod . pys f slje cannot be said to return tbe sentiments of her admirers

L " usual promptness and politenesss L replied as follows, having read tbt r signature as "C. J. London," in ■ stf ad of «J. C. Loudon '•-. «« My dea] 1 Bishop of Londou — It will always give me great pleasure to see you at Stratbfie dsaye. Pi-ay tJOiJie there whenever it suite your convenience, whetbeif lam at home or not. My servant will receive orders to show you as many pairs of br»-ech*"s of mineas jou wish ; but whyyoushould wish to inspect those that I wore at the batt c of Waterloo isquite beyond the comprehension of yours, most truly, Wellington." "This letter was received, as may be supposed, with great surprise by the Bishoj) of London. He showed it to the Archbishop of Canterbury, and to other discreet persons : they came to the melancholy conclusion tbat the great Duke of Wel'ington had evident y lost his senses. The bishop of London fiilooinfield) declared that he bad not written to the Duke for two years j and to receive this extraordinary intimation puzzeled the whole bench of Bishops. Exp anations, however, of a satisfactory -kind foUowed, and the friendship of these worthy men was not changed.