The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-10-13
ARTEMUS WARD SEES THE PRINCE OF
WALES.

At Iarst i've had a interview with the
Prince, tho it putty nigh kost me my Waller
bic life. l cawt glimps of him as he sot
on tie Pzarro of the hotel in Sarnia, & ell
bowed myself threw a crowd of wimin chill
dren, soiers & Injins that was hangin round
the tavern. / was DRAWN near the Prince
when red fased man in Millingtery close
grabd holt of me and axed me where l was
goin all so bold /?
''To see Albert Edward the Prince OF
Wales" seq I; "who be you? 90
He sed lie was Kurnal of the Seventy
Furst Regiment, Her Majesty's troops. /
told him hoped the Seventy Onesters was
in good health. and was passin by when he
ceased hold of me agin, and sed in a tone OF
INDECENT surprise:
''Wbat? Impossible! Blarst my hize,
sir, did understan' yu to cay that you was
actooally goin into the presents of is Roy
al mess 90
"Thats what's the matter with me- re-
piled.
.'But blarst my hize. sir, its onpresedent-
ed. It's orfnl, sir. Nothin' like it hahn
happened sins the Gun Powder Plot of Guy
Forks. Owdashus man, who air you?
..Sir." SEE I, DRAWN myself up & puttit
on defiant air. slime Amerycan sitteZen
Nv name is Ward. line husband & the
father of twins, which line happy to stat
they look like me. By profeshun line {
exhibitor of wax wurks & sich.''
Good God !" yelled the kurnel, "the idet
of an exhibitor of wax fggers goin into The
presents of Royalty The British Lior
may we'll roar with rage at the thawt l''
See [. "Speakm of the British Lion
Kurnal, Ide like to make bargin with yol
fur that beast fur few weeks 10 add TO my
Show" l diden't mean nothin by this.
was only geltin OFF COAX, but you orte
hev seen the old Kurua jump up d howl
He actooally Toned at the mowlh.
"This can't belreal, lie showted. "No
no. It's horrid dream. Sir. you are no
a human bein-you hev no existents--yur
a Myth %
"Wall," seq I, cold boss, yule find me
ruther uncomfortable Myth eff you punch
my inards in that way agin." l began Il
get little riled. for when be called me
Myth he puncht me purity hard. The Kur
| nal now commenst show in fur the Seventh
Onesters. / at fust thawt Ide stay and be
come Marter to British Outraje, as SIGH
course mite git my name up Dc be goot
advertisement for my show. but it occuret
to me that il any of the Seventy Onester
should hapen III insert a barronet into m
stummick. it mite be onpleasunt. & wa
on the pint of runnin OFF. when the Prime
/ hisself KUN up and axed me what the mat
ter was. SEE /, ALBERT Edard, is ths
w 90 & be smilt & sed it was SEE /, "Al
bert. Edard, hears my keerd. cum t
! pay my respects to the futer King of Ing
land. The RurDol of the Seventy Chester
herr is rutber smawl pertaters, but Of cours
you amt to blame for that. He puts on s
many airs as tho lie war the Bully Boy wit
the glass eye"
Never mind" SEE Albert Edafd, "Im
glad tn see yu, Mister Ward, at all events,
& he tux my hand SO plesunt like & larfe
Sc sweet that fell in love with him 70 oncl
He bandid me segsr d We sot down o
the Pizarro & commenst smokin' rite cheer
, full
"weli." SEE I, albert Edsrd, how's til
old folks 90
..Her Majesty & the Prince are well.
he sed.
.Duz the old man take his lager beer reg
ular 90 inquired.
! The Prince Iarfed d. animated that th
old man didn't let many kegs of that beyer
idge spile in the sellar in the coarse of
yere. We sol & tawked there sum tim
about matters d things, d bimby axe
him how ne liked bein' Prince as fur a
he'd got.
i ..To speak plain. Mister Ward" be sed