Sybil Bruncheon's "Aren't People Interesting?... The Malachi Brothers...
/
The three Malachi boys (Arthur, William, and Ernest) had always been athletic... and yet also given to a certain "artistic" proclivity evidenced in their ways with clothing, fabric, and the decoration of their widowed Mother's home. Even at a very young age, they were referred to by the neighbors as "Mother Malachis' Little Helpers", sometimes admiringly, but also derisively on occasion, especially when they opened their drapery and lampshade concession at Pinkleton's Department Store in East Lansing, Michigan. That was why they all began exercising heavily in their early teens, and became extremely talented acrobats in the Vaudeville "Strong Man Circuit" as The Marvelously-Muscled Malachis!!! They performed all over the United States and eventually went abroad as guest stars for all the crowned heads of Europe touring along with Annie Oakley, Buffalo Bill, and Regis the Wonder Donkey. The fact that they designed their own costumes further delighted and intrigued their European admirers, royals, gentry, and commoners alike, although they kept their designing talents secret from the American public...for obvious reasons.
Interesting side note; The boys first initials were "A", "W', and "E" which was used by the publicity managers and producers who coined the word "AWEsome" as part of the media-blitz.
[Want to read other fun and funny stories here on SybilSez.com? Just enter any topic that pops into your head in the "search" window on the upper right! Who knows what might come up?...and feel free to share them with your friends!]
