Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1898 — A Human Gopher in Gecrgia, [ARTICLE]

A Human Gopher in Gecrgia,

When it comes to curiosities Morgan OWy c®® lay claim to one of the most curious freaks of humanity on record. It Is a negro girl who at her mother’s death was given to Mrs. T. J. Tinsley. She is now about 25 years of age and measures about three feet in height On her back is a perfect representation of a gopher's shell, w hile her hands and feet very much resemble • gopher’s pawn She is very intelll- , gent, has a decided talent for -music ..nd can dq the work of an ordinary -j.-nan. She has nursed all the chU- ; to the family and they are very i Mtoch attached to hag.-Atlanta ten 1 Mtosst