THE LILIPUTIANS. 119

 

wherever they came from, and whatever
may have been their history, they are
remarkable specimens of the human
race, and must cause a great deal of
- wonder on the part of all who go to see
. them.

The elder of the two, a boy, was some
fifteen or sixteen years old when I saw
the little couple; the younger, a girl,
was probably from nine to twelve.
Their complexion is dark, like that of
the natives of North America; ‘but in
their entire form and features. they are
very unlike those Indians.

Their heads are shaped almost ex-