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A Romanes of i|tn tFlroua’a Trip From Liverpool,The steamship Arizoan, of Ibe Guiun line, arrived here from Liverpool recently. Among the cabin passengers waathe Yery diminutive Miss Lotta Crabtree, Her immense trunk, or ruthor box, for it was of huge proportion*, bid a canvas covering marked Miw Orabtreo. On the pfuwn-ger list appeared the name of Mbs Crabtree, while her visiting card* bore the mme name. Some of the ladie* who made tlie passage with her were atjjtioui to ascertain her Christian name, but being unsuccessful they called her Lotta, in honor of the. actiBM who bears.the same patronymic,- The Arizona?* Lotta is leas tbhn'four feat high,' Although a dwarf; there is -perfect symmetry In her flbapo. ;She - confesses to the age of. thi.rty-fise.; Her sister voyager* think shp.muat be fifty, but that estimate may:batb© result of envy, Lotta wn« the chief attraction on the Arizona. Her diminutive though agile futiu iliUed through all part* of the ship by day and - night. When but a few hours at sea she established her title a* an author by reciting an original poem Inspired by reflections up-ou the condition of the Isle of Man. One of the passengers became infatuated with the little wo-man. He had a steerage ticket, but w .the sutn of ten shilling* he bought the privilegn of eating his meaJs at the table with Lotta. He waa called ‘'John,'L because no one know him by any other name. John is a short, stou t man* under forty, and glories iu u profusion of red hair that cover hia head and face-. Mrs. Samuel Rlnud, of South St. Louie, Mo., who mntlo tli© passage, saya; “It wii* a case of lo vo at first night. Lotta talked of nobody but John After wo had been two days at aaa. I got interested in the mil© of a wompn and frequently engaged her in conversation.. John told bnr that lie was a jeweler, doing business in this country. She asid he waa going to introduce her into American society, first taking her to rt aeliiugton, where she would become acquainted wthourstateMinen. Nothing ihut my friends or myaelf could say exerted any influence upon Mies Crabtree. She told mo fragments of her history. She is a Yorkshire wo-rhan and is possessed of name mean*, evidently euoughlo live comfortably.J uhn i« hor ideal of n man. He has the checks for her buggagc. She docs not know where he ih going to take her. When T asked the question this morning she replied, gentenliou.ily, ‘MyFriend will look out for me.' ''It i* too bud,” said a lady who was in company with Mrs, Eland; “Loltma honest-hnnrled,; and that’ujllo John is without a change of clothe*‘to hia back.”WUoai nuii cint. n»nti
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Fort Wayne Daily Sentinel
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Tue, Nov 16, 1880
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