The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ..together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands .. . beganwith the promise of peace, replied LofC. 100 THE INDIAN WAR. It was in 1632 that Wouter Van Twiller was governor of NewAmsterdam, and I found such a funny description of him I want to readit to vou, laughed Josie, opening the book. He was exactly five feetand six inches tall, and six feet five inches in circumference. His headwas a perfect sphere, and of such stupendous dimensions that DameNature, with all the ing
The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ..together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands .. . beganwith the promise of peace, replied LofC. 100 THE INDIAN WAR. It was in 1632 that Wouter Van Twiller was governor of NewAmsterdam, and I found such a funny description of him I want to readit to vou, laughed Josie, opening the book. He was exactly five feetand six inches tall, and six feet five inches in circumference. His headwas a perfect sphere, and of such stupendous dimensions that DameNature, with all the ingenuity of her sex, was puzzled to construct a neckcapable of supporting it, and settled it firmly on the top of his back-bone,just between his shoulders. His body was oblong and very capacious atthe bottom, which was wisely ordered by Providence, seeing that he wasa man of sedentary habits, and very averse to the idle habit of walking^His legs were very short, but sturdy in proportion to the weight whichthey had to sustain, so that, when erect, he had the appearance of a beerbarrel on skids. REMARKABLE FACIAL EXPRESSION. His face—that infallible index of the mind—presented a vastexpanse, unfurrowed by any
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