Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-15
LETTER FROM ARTEMUS WARD.
He Visits Berlin Heights and Encounters the

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Gentz-Sins last writ a article for yure val.
erable paper i've romed far wide with Di-
adam on my Brow" so to speek, my kareer
this seeson has bin kontinned ovasbup. The
bow mond d elitty has cum to see NV trooly
crate show everywhares, & the booty and shiv-
elry Of our land has gazed in rapers upon my
wax hggers kangaroo, i has exclaimed 'skfn
tnese ere things be orecum rs like Sum
mers kloud?" With unauermous vols they
heF all expressed themselves satisfied, d let il
be so Rekordid =. :
Hear nm ut Berlin Hites amung the Free
Loyirs arrOve here last TOosday 4 bitterly
do cuss the Day Il ever sot foot in this retched
phase. hearn tell Of these Free Lovers for
sum time, thawt ide cum and see what kind
OF kritters thay was. pitcht my tent in field
near the Luv Kure, as they kali it, unfolded
my bannir to the Breese. Bimeby the people
kommensed to pour into my show 4 begun to
kongrsterlats, myself on doin a stavin bfsness
But they ware a onery lookin set, must say.
The mems Eases were kuvered with hair Il they
looked haf starved to deth. They didn' t ware
no weskuts Tar the purpus (as they sed) of a.
ioWln the free air Of heven to blow into thear
buzzums. There koat pockit was filed with
tracks and other tarnal nonsense they was a
! skaly lOOkin krowd
| The wimen was wus nor the men. They yore
trowsis, short gowns and straw hats with faded
green ribbins onto them, & they karried bloc
kotton umbrellers in thear hands. Bimeby, a
| perfectly orful lOokin female presented herself
at the dOre. Her gown was skandalusIy short,
d her trowsis was shameful to behold. Sez she
AR, KIN 1t be! yes It's troo. o tbs troo," Sez
| l, "I5 cents, marm." Sez She f& so i've found
| you at larst, at larst-O at larst,'' Scz "yes
yu has found me at larst 4 yu would hav found
me at fust if yu had cum sooner" Ses she,
| Air yu man." Ses i, 81 think air; but eff
| yu dout it yu may address Mrs. A. Ward, Bal
4 nod f. IL :It
doutless Civ. yu the required informashun. ("
Sez she, then yu air what the world cawIs
marrid?" dSsd, Eyes marin, i air"
The eksehiac female then grabd me by the
arm d seq she in a wild voise "yu air mine, o
yu air mine" Scacely," seq as released
| myself irum her lrun grasp. She agane clutched
me by the arm sed, ''yu air my affnerty."
Sez j, what upon arth is that ?' q Dost t6ov
| not know :" sez she. "No marm," sez i, al
dostnut." See she, Listen, man, d lie tell
ye. Fur years i've yearned for thee knowd
thow vast in the wurld sumwhares altho i
knowd not Thy name or phase of residence My
| hart Sed he would cum q took curripe. III.
has cum-he is hear-yu air him; wa air INV
aihnerty! lis two much-two mutch =" L
she bust out cryin. "Yes," seq i, 81 think il
| is a darn site too much" Hast thee not
yearned for Inc ?'' she yelled ringin her hands
like female play acter
See / mot a yearn:" Bi this time CRATE
/ hiO"t VA lOC uAu kolIecteu around
| Il they all kOmmensed fur to boiler ''shame. y
brute, beast" etsettery, etset;ery. was
| just as mad as a March hair "Sez YOU pack
OF onery critters go way frum me L talk this
retehed woman along with yu. My maine is
Artenus Ward and ime in the show bisnis. i
pay my bills & mind my own fairs ims
marrid man 4 my childrun all look like me, if
am Snowman. / don't 20 in fur ssttin the
laws of my country at deiunce amt in favur
Of priyatearin or nothin else illegal. think
| yure afinerty bisnis ia cussed nonsense beip
outrajusly wickid. Viii don't yu behaive de.
suntly like other folks? Go to work Il ern
livin, not stay round hear like parsul of
lazy shiftlis good fur nothing koots tIaint We
| gut no gumpshunt You wimmin folks 90 back
to yure lawful husbands if yuve got any Il
take of them skanderlus short gownds 4 trow-
sis dres respectful like other wimmin Yu
men folks cut orf them pirattercul whiskers,
burn up them inlurnal SPIRIT rsppin tracks,
put On sum weskuts & go to work chopin
| wood, spiittin fense rales, or sum other useful
employmunt fur which n atur intended W." l
pored 4th my indigpashun in this way until
gut out Of breth whom stopt. tos down my
tent she'll leve town this evenin.
/ peTseeye with disgust that the Detroit Fat
Man has bin slanderin me in the papers. /
shall attend 10 his kase in futur letter, shown
him up in all his DefOrmity. Very respect
ly Yores, A. WARD