. New England; a human interest geographical reader. A harbor view of Bridgeport Another great industrial city on the Connecticutcoast is Bridgeport. Here are made such articlesas pianos, sewing machines, toys, ammunition,cutlery, and typewriters. This was the home ofP. T. Barnum, whose*Greatest Show onEarth had a world-widefame. The successor tohis circus still has its win-ter quarters in the Tom Thumb,one of the notable attrac-tions of the ^ Greatest. Show, was born at B ridgeport in 183 8. Whenfirst exhibited he was less ? liiii ihumb and his wife,who were noteworthy at-tractio
. New England; a human interest geographical reader. A harbor view of Bridgeport Another great industrial city on the Connecticutcoast is Bridgeport. Here are made such articlesas pianos, sewing machines, toys, ammunition,cutlery, and typewriters. This was the home ofP. T. Barnum, whose*Greatest Show onEarth had a world-widefame. The successor tohis circus still has its win-ter quarters in the Tom Thumb,one of the notable attrac-tions of the ^ Greatest. Show, was born at B ridgeport in 183 8. Whenfirst exhibited he was less ? liiii ihumb and his wife,who were noteworthy at-tractions in P. T. BarnumsGreatest Show on Earth. 192 New England than two feet high and weighed sixteen pounds. Laterhe increased somewhat in height and grew stout. Benjamin FrankHn often used to pass over the oldpost road along the coast between Philadelphia andBoston. Once he stopped for the night at a tavernnear Saybrook. The weather was frosty, and whenhe went in he found all the space before the blazingfire occupied by a group of village politicians swappingnews. Thereupon he ordered the landlord to givehis horse a peck of oysters in the shell. The entirecompany of villagers went out to see the miracle of ahorse devouring oysters. When the landlord returnedwith the announcement that the horse refused to eatthe oysters, Franklin was found comfortably seated inthe warmest corner quite willing to make a meal of theoysters himself. A stream which was the origin
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