Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-01-05
Artemus Ward among tho Spirits.

Artemus Ward, the Snowman, is case. He
recently gave an interesting account OF his
visit to the ssfrec lovers" at Berlin Heights.
Since then he has had an interview with the
Spirits. We extract from his letter:
81 will hear observe that Mrs. Ward is an
invalerabe woman-thc partner of my goys &
the shairer of my sorrcr. In my absunse she
watchis my interests x things with Eagle eye
& when L return she welcums me in afecter-
nate stile. Trooly it is with as it was with
Mr.. & Mrs. Ingomar in the Play, to whit
soles with but single thawt
harts which beet as l..
.sMy naburs indorsed me to attend Sper-
retooal Srkle at Squire Smiths. When ar
rove found the west room full includin all
the old mades in the villIgc L the long -hared
fellers a4sed. When went in was saloOted
with shear comes the bcnited mau'-shear
comes the unbeleever'-shear Gums the hoary
heded skoffer at trnth,' etsettery, etsettery.
Seq my trends its troo inc hear and now
Bring on your Sperrets. The cumpany then
drew round the table and the Sirkle kummenst
to go it. They axed me if there was any body
in the Sperret land which wood like to talk
with & sed if Bill Tompkins who was onct
my partne- in the show biZnis was sober
shood like to converse with him few periods.
| SIS the Sperret of William Tompkins present7' p
scd one of the long hared chaps and there was
| three knox on the table See w illian how
goze lit I? He sed things was rather rough.
SeZ air yu in the show biznis William, & he
| said he was. ---
s.He said he & John Bunyun was travelin
with side show in conneckshun with Shaks-
peer, Jonson & Co.'s consollerdated menagery
K circus. He said old Bun (meaning Mr.. Bun
| YUM strd up the anermals 4 ground the orr
| gin Will he tended the door. OCcashunly Mr..
| Bunyun sung a comic song. The circus was
doin middlin well, Bill Shakspeer had made
hit with sOld Bob Ridly' and Ben JOnson
was delitn the people with his trooly crate
| acks of hossmanship without saddul or bridul.
! SeZ William kan you pay me that Is dollars
| yu owe me, & he sed no with l of the most
! tremendous knox L ever eXperiunsed. | then
called fur my granfarther & turned that he
was meatin with fare success in the peenut
biznis & liked it very well, altho the climit
was rather warm.
| "When the Srcle stopt they asked me what
/ thawt of it. Sez my friends i've been into
| the show biznis now goin on % years. lou
dowtlis believe this Speret doctrine while l
| think it is little mkt. Just so soon as man
became a regular out j. out Sperret rapper he
leeyes OFF workin, let's his hare grow all over
his face x commensis Spungin his livn out of
| other people. He eats all the dickshunarieS
he can find and gose round chuck full of hig
words, scaren the wimmin folks Il little child
rem destroying the piece of mind of every
famerlee he enters. He don't do nobody no
good K is a cuss to society and pirate on
honest peoples corn beef barrils. Admittin
! all you say abowt the doctrin TO be troo, |
must say the reglar Professional sperret rap
| pers-them as makes a biznis on it-air abowt
| the most onery set of cusses ever encounter
ed in my life. So saying put on my surtoot
& went home. Respectfully Youres,
ARTENUs WARD.''