Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1854-11-30
Life lof Barnun,.

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The publisheriof Mr.. Barnum's forth
coming book has furnished US with cop,
Of some Of the advance sheets anon,
other Incidents therein related, Mr.. B
gives his experimental lGk Ssa foB} IA,
.a,.t A TRAVELLING. CIRCUS. 4.
| Tn tie spring OF 1886 startled through
the country with Turner's Travelling Cir.
Gus. being owner Ct one fifthSp part Of the
establishment. ~ SOC Wotiaf ar q.
Aaron Turner, the joint proprietor Of
the circus, was an original genius good
judge Of human nature,a man from whom
much information might be derived. lie
was withal practical joker. q By his un-
firing industry he amassed Large for>
tune, and was not little, proud to inform
The world that he commenced life witl,>
out q shilling. Frequently have ! heard
him say, Every man who has good
health and common sense is capeble Of
making o,tune, if he only resolees to
DO so. As a proof If it, look at me-
Who am l don't know who I am,
or where I came from. I never had faS>
Their nor mother, that i know Of; at ali
events, must have ,t,rted from the low
est depths Of degradation. I never had
any education; l commenced life as a
shoemaker. What little I can read, l
picked up myself after / was eighteen
years Of age; and as fer writing. why the
way first learned that, was By signing
my name 10 notes Of hand used al
FIST TO make my ma'k, but being a poor
devil, I had occasion to give my note SO
often that I finally learned to write my
name and sol have gotalong by degrees.
You see what am. ] have become SO
y Industry, perseverance and economy;
and any man may become rich who will
determine to do 20. There is not such
word as 'canaof in the English language,
Never say you can't 20 a thing--andnev.
or cry broke till You are dead. sS:a
While in Annapolis. Nd. Turner plays
ed a trick upon me which I shall never
forget. We arrived there late on a Sat-
urlay evening. We had been doing q
highly profitable business, which made
me feel pretty lich, and l vert out that
night and bought mo fine suit Of black
clothes. We were ell strangers in that
town, never having been there before. On
Sunday morning feeling proud OF my ga,
ble suit, dressed nj self and started to
. roll about the town. passed through
the bar DOM Of the hotel. About twenty
persons were there, among whom, was
Turner, who had by that time made their
acquaintance. After | passed out, Tar>
ner. pointing in the direction which I had
taken, remarked 70 the company, i think
irs very singular you permit that rascal
TO march your streets in open day. Il
wouldn't be allowed in Rhode Island
and suppose that is tho reason The blacl
Goa led ecouDd, 81 has come down this way,
Why. who's he :" ejaculated halfa
dozen al once. 4. +
Don, YOU know? Why. that is the
Rev. E. K. Avery. the murderer Of Miss
Cornclll". answered Turner.@
Is it possible 1" they exclaimed. all
starring for the door, eager TO get q look
as me. and several swearing yepgennce
against the bypocrilical priest. =" t@
Turner having thus put the ball il mo-
ton, quietly took seat, while every per.
son in The bar room started in pursuit oil
me. had turned corner of The street
and was very ipnocently, though rather
pompously, strutling down the sidewalk,
when I was owe, taken by . dozen or more
persons, whose number. increased every
moment. Iobseiyed, as they passed me
that it each person looked back and star.
ed at me wi h apparent wonder. ] be-
believe mrs. have been uncommonly
proud Of that suit Of clothes, for was
vain enough 10 believe that my new sui
was what attracted such special atten
ton. l however soon awoke from the
happy illusion. The mob pnssed me five
or ten rods. and walled ill 5EsSame up "a
them. AS I passedys / heard several OBJ
seryations Ike the following: .'The lech-
erous. old hyoocriIe" -" The sfnctified
murderer" &. the black coated villain
=" lets lar and feather him"--'lyncl
the scopnd,tl," etc, etc. ! passed along
totally nncor scious that these remark.
could pos,ibly have any reference TO me
The denouegae'st, however. soon came
Tie mob. which now numbered at leas,
one bundled. overlook me as ] passed
another co-ner, and one fellow seized ms
| by the collar, while FIVE or SIX Others ap.
peared. Bearing q rail between them.
sThe then recent murder Of Miss Cornell Il
Rhode Island, her discovery in stack yard, nns
the tIiaI Of Rev. Ephraim X. Avery Tor The dees
cre8ted unparalleled excitement. Lending Meth
odisls defended The accnsed-but in vain. Tb'
denined him, and though acquitted BY tas law