Show dwarfs live to a great age contrary to their hugo rivals in interest dwarfs frequently attain great age richebourg who died in paris in 1853 waa ninety years old he was only twenty three inches high something less than the stature of conr own moat celebrated dwarf general tom thumb the first english dwarf of whom there is authentic record was only U feet high till thirteen years of age though he afterward attained the height of 3 feet 9 inches this was jeffery hudson who was presented to kneen by the duchess of buckingham hudson on that occasion surprised the company by stepping out of a pie he is said to have fought two duels one with a cock and one with a mr crofts whom he shot and balled hudson died in his sixty third year in the gate house prison having been accused as a conspirator in tha popish plot new york times |