The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-21
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PREFACE
nave been repeatedly urged withip ths las. few
to write my life being assured by publis hers that
work would have extensive ciIcnl,tion, and by
tat q trisncs that It would be . readable book.
In these pages hare given the true hstory Of m
ny adventures, snd the numerous enterprises ia VII
have been eng eed
Those vha puruss this volume VIII see TIA. my G
has been truly checke,ed one. have eeen FRI
boy and merchant, clerk and msnayer, = show
AZ president have been IN jAUs and n pals.es
kS own poverty and Ahupdauce; have travelled oy
large portion Of tw, continents; have encountsre
acteT, and hsve on several occasions been in imm
personal peril.
In al this have had some sad sxpsrisnses, but O
whole ny life nas been merry one have X
chiefly the bsighs side of things, AMI frm the W
~ ecdotes wi which this volume ia intersce rsed
of my readers msy think have inclined too much /
ludicrous. For this an explanation may be found 1
constitutional .iss the associations OF my youth,
thu nature OF my pursuits. thrust, however, that
comic Incidents he, elm rela cd have recorded mo-
that win shocs the feelings of the most dious
many Of them, producing harmless laughter, VI
found to convey good practical lesson.
It viii be seen that have not covered up my 80
humbugs," but have given full account even Of
Echs mes as Jo'ce aeth," the "Fejec Ne-m i'd, y
the "Woolly Boras" while TRUST III ~ Ia We dis ;
70 than Al honest pride in ,recountigg the hi
Of the mericsn Mu.eum and General Tenn Thumb.
The musical cam paign Of Jenny Lind fo- which
on ali hands been thanked and Congratulated, is
min ely d., cribed
and though a portion q my coafes,ionso m,
be considered iDj udicious prefer IF. akly to
knowledge the corn,n wherever / havs had hal
plucklngi It. P. 7, BARNI
IRASIsTAN, 1854.