The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-12-16

! Mcssrs, James ID. Test, H. -. Han, ~ '.
! Larimcr, /. ". Babbitt and Wash. Hcpner,
/ Committee.
! Barauu's Autobiography,
| The curiosity VI the literary world h.a for
| several months been exercised in reference to
the forthcoming autobiography Of the great
/ Prince Of shows aud humbugs, Blrnum.
/ The copy right has been purchased by the
RcdGclds. IN New York, at a staggering
I price, bat they are nevertheless supposed to
( have made a "hit' ol il, as the orders for
copies have come in on them 50 heavily that
they have been much delayed in getting the
work out The book, however, is nov pro.
missed in few weeks ltnxy be another Of
/ Baruum's great humbngs, but Ike all the
, rest, it will doubtless De found very clever
/ one. The published table Of its contents, a,
/ least, promises rich fund Of amusement
A fcw stray leaves Of il have found their way
. into The papers, among which We lind the
/ following, which may, we presume, be given
as fair specimen Of the manner and matter
/ Of the whole book.
4 GRAINED CIRCUS COMPANY.
/ In the spring Of 1886 I started through
the country with Turner's Travelling Circus
being owner Of ony-ifth part OF the ostab-
lishmgnL
Aaron Turner, the joint proprietor or the
circus, was an original genius q good Judge
yi human nature, "A man from whom much
information might be derived. lie was with
al a Jracticai jOker By his uutiriug indus
! try hc amassed large fortune, and wa- not
a little proud 10 inform the world that he
commenced life without a shilling. Frc-
auonty bs~ei heard him say, livery man
+ r7cSs good 80 e d common sense 10
: capable of-TnaidGs q ,,',due, n ne only re
I sotrcs 20 do 50. As a proof Of it, look at
( me. Who am II don't know who am.
I or whore ! came from never had father or
mother, that ! know Of at all events,
must have started al the lowest depths Of
degradation. lncytr had any edncaton I
commenced lie IA dshOCmakcr. " hat little
Z | can read, picked up myself after ] was
eighteen years Of age aud AZ for writing,
why the way first learned that WAS by
Z signing my name TO notes Of hand | used
at fr-t to make nay mark, but being i poor
devil, / had occasion to give my note so Of
ten that finally learned to write my name,
aud so have got along 10y degrees. You see
what am now. | nave become SO 10y in
dustry. perseverance and economy and any
man NAV become rich who Will dei,rmtHe 10
10 so. There is not such a word as 'cIEHOt
in the English language. Never say you
cq,it do a thing-and never cry broke till
/ you are dead
While in Annapolis, Nd, Turner played a
/ trick upon me which ! shall never forget.
We arrived there late on Saturday even
1 ing. We had been doing highly profitable
business. which made me feel pretty rich,
aud went out that nj yht and bought me II
fine suit OF black clothes. We were all
Z strangers in that town, never having been
there before. On sunday morning feeling
1 proud of my sable suit, | dressed myself
and started to stroll about the town. pas
scd through the bar-room of the hotel.
About twenty persons were there, among
whom was Turnc,, who had by that time
made their acquaintance. After passed
out, Turner, pointing in the direction which
| had taken remarked TO the company, 81
think It's very singular you permit that ras-
cal to march your streets in open day. 1t
wouldn't be allowed in Rhode Island, and
suppose that is the reason the blaCk-coatcd
scoundrel has come down this way
"Why, whois he!' calculated half n do
zen at once.
Don't you know? Why, that is the
Rcy. T.. X Avery, the murderer OF Miss
! Cornell!n answered Turner
as 1t possible" they exclaimed, all star
! ting for the door, eager to get look ut me,
and several swearing vengeance against the
! hypocrtical priest,
Turner having thus put the ball in mo-
Z ton, quietly took scat, while every person
| in the bar room started in pursuit Of me-
had turned corner of the street, and was
very nuocen,ly, though rather pompouSly,
: strItting down the sidewalk, when | was
/ ovcriaker by dozen or more persons
/ whose number increased every moment |
! observed, as they passed me, that each per-
| son booked back and stared at me with appa-
I rent wonder believe | must have been
uneommonly proud Of that suit of clothes,
/ for ! was vain enough TO believe that my aeu
sph was what attracted such special sttcn-
ton however soon awokc from the happy
! illusion. The mob passed me five or ten
rods, and waited till came up to them. As
passed, heard several observations like
tho following: "rhc leeherous old hyro'
! crtc"--"the sanctiicd murdcrer"-"the
black.coatcd villain in'-"ot's tar and feather
him"-"lynch the scoundrcl," etc, etc. !
passed along totally unconscious that these
remarks could possibly have any reference to
me. The dipoVsmeat, however, soon came.
The mob, which now numbered at least one
\ hundred, overlook me as passed another
corner, and one fellow seized me by the coll
lar, while five or six others appeared, bear
ing rail between them.
"Comc," says the man who had collared
!. me, cold chap, you can't walk any farther
wcknow you, and as we always make gen.
tlcmcn ride in these parts, you may prepare
to straddle that r1it9
Nv surprise may well 6c imagined,
"Good hcavensl" exclaimed, as they all
pressed around me, gentlemen, what have
doncln
srhe then recent murder Of Miss Cornell
in Rhode Island, her discovery in stack
yard. and the trial of Rev. Ephram X. Ave
: ry for the deed, croatedunparalclci excite
mcnt. Leading Methodists defended the ac
cnscd, but in vain. The general sentiment
, Of the whole country condemned him, ant
, though acquitted by the law, he sunk int,
, disgrace and obscurity. The Lord knows al
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