Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-29
noaum's Autobiography Continued.

The Clfeland (Ohio) Leader publishes the follow
ing genuie letter, addressed to gentleman IN tnat
CITY 1t as evidently not intended for pubhcatlon'
buf It WILDE none the less instructive CT the writer's
shameless character on that account. 1t is tit ap-
pendix 1.-THE story of the Mermaid, Joice Heith, or
the Wooy Horse, or to the late disgusting BABY
Show inNew York city:
DEAR Sir Having few minutes leisure, con-
cluded t,write to you the glst of what have writ
ten - would like to lecture all season, or
nearly but don't think it will do to advertise
me throgh the country like show. The only plan
is to hse judicious man go ahead and arrange
with Iyeums, so that am paid always as much as
$50 100 per lecture, or have share OF receips'
which will amount to that
When a 'yceum is full, then sometimes 1t would
do to get some leading citizens to invite me to give
lecture on ny own account, Gas pass through tneir
town to fill aher engagements) any book store man
lin the town should aid in making it hit, as 1t VIII
belp the sale of his books considerably. He might
ALSO perhaps advertise TO furnish, rats, ticket to
the lecture 10 each purchaser Oh book, after allow
ing me ten cents each for his tickets. 123 or 10
cents is as much ought to be charged to hear
me lecture on the Philosophy Of Humbug.' On
Sunday evenings | could lecture on temperance,
(where have not yet lectured and ought to receive
S25 or more for it.. have thought of sending -
-, or some other judicious man, who would not
compromise me, to make the arrangements. need
the money to help out of the Crystal Palace EN-
barrassments; and fear you would want too big a
Slice and also expect you are ocCupieu Win
give five lectures next week in Northampton, and
some other places in Massachusetts and New Hamp-
shire, receiving $50 per night. could draw well II
Columbus, Ohio, (where have never BEEN ana al
SO in many towns in Ohio and Indiana. Truly yours
P T. BARNUM.
CAN A CORPORATION GET DRUNK THAT the indi
yidual mem bers of it can, and do, is clear case,
will not be questioned. But can corporatian in III
corporate capacity get into what ODoherty calls {
state of 'ciuilotion" that u.s. such degree of ehri
ETY. that the inebriate pronounces the word ''civza
tom with the elision of the 'iz." 1t would seen
! improbable; yet we know case where the excus
of drunkenness was urged by prosecuting attorne!
in manner favor the affirmative of the question
It happened years ago, in one of the northern
counties of Vermont, that the then States Attor
ney,' though a of great legal ability, was rathe
Zoo fond of g the critter" and with perversity Q
habit which We have often seen in Others prett,
lure to drink too deep at the very time when it wa
most necessary that he should be sober. On one oc
esion an important criminal case was called on b.
tie clerk, but the attorney, with owl-like gravity
Apt his chair being in fact not fairly able to stan
his feet ''Mr. Attorney, is the state ready to pro
ced!" said the judge. Yes-hic-no-your hon
or, stammered the lawyer, ''the state-is not--in
STAG to try this case today-he state, your honor,
l--G'urkh'