The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-10-03


Hang mp de cooney by de tail,
ssg,l Cav up de ground to poor Old Abe,
He IL going up Salt river to sail.
ARTEMUs WARD SEES THE
.9tai PRINCE OF WALES.
Ny Ftssds Of Ms Editorial Korpss:-I
rite these lines on British sile. I've bin
lpllysin Mrs. Yietory's hopeful sun Albert
Edard threw Kanady with my unparalleled
show, and tho haint made much in q Pc
coonery pint Of rev, I've larnt sumthin
Uexuyershexr ON British Sile. WHARF they
bleeve IN Saint George and the Dragon.
Preyius to cumin over hear I tawt my Or
ganist how to grind Rule Brittany and
HthsrD airs which is poplar on British sile.
I likewise 6xt wax 6gger to represent
Sir Edmnn He'd the Guvner Ginral. The
statoot fxt up is the most versytile wax
ststoot I ever seed, I've showd it as w.
reen, Napoleon Bonypart, Juke of We'll
lin6ton, the Beneker Boy, Mrs. Cunnin-
ham & various other noted persons, & also
Tor noiid pirut named Hix. I've bin
% long among wax statoots that ! kin fix
,am up to soot the tastes of folks, b with
snh paints I hev I kin Civ tbair fasis q
bapeyerlent or feendish look as the kase
rskwirss. Civ Sir Edmun He'd benev-
sflent look, 4 when some folks who thawt
they xas smart, sed it didn't look like sir
E0mun He'd enymore than it did anybody
ehs, ised, '.Thst's the pint. That's the
bhty eofthe statoot. 1t looks like Sir Ed
mph He'd or any other man. You may
kan # what IN pleese. Ef it don't
look like euybody that ever lived, thenit's
cettiHly remarkable statoot Il we'll worth
1asid. s 7 call It Sir Edmun He'd Yu
nay call 1t what you darn pleese. I had
,'em thsre, r,I.
i oAt lsrst I've had Q interview with the
Prince, tho it pntty nigh cost me my val
Hfshle life, Isosvt Q glimpse of him as
He Spt on the pizarro Of the hotel in Sar-
MIA u slhowed myself threw . crowd of
women and children, sojers b Injins that
B1A' hangiu round the tavern. I was
dtSvfh near to the Prnce when . red fased
man in Milingtery close grabbed holt Of
M and axed nae where ] was going all so
bod Hsrssi sisiie9 .sas aa1fo5
isSH96n see Albert Edard the Prince Of
Walss,,n sez l.; "vho be your
.Ha,sed he vas Kurnel of the Seventy
Eaat Rijiment Her Asjisty's troops. !
told him ! hoped the Seventy Onestera
VaA jp good hAlth, and vas passin by when
lie GS&ssd hold OF me again, and sed in a
tone Of indignsnt oirpriss
II NWhst I Imposserbls ! It ksnnot be
Blsfst my hixs, cir, did onnsrstan you to
sAy that you was actooally goin into the
pfeiants Of his Royal Iness ~
-oE&tpYs yhats the matter with me-"
reP)idGT 44H03 .abaI9 900
"Bnt blsrst my hiEe. sir, its onprese.
dAntAd. Its orful, sir. Nothin like II
bejnH happened sins the gnn power plot
of Gpy Folks Owdashus man. who all
youitS lol ia'g' ~ f'
"sir," seq 1, dravin myself up, & put.
'tiison . defiant air, "Ime Amerycan sit.
itefzsn1. g Ny name Is Ward. Ime hus
band &ithe father Of twins, which Ime hap
pySo state thay look like me. By per
,issbdp Tine : exhibitor Of wax wurks 4
siich. - S''
"Good God r. yelled the kurnal, "tht
idee Of . exhibitor Of wax iggers goin in
TO the presents Of Royalty The British
Hon may well roar with raje at thu
thswt r.
Sez I, "Speakin Of the British Lion
kurpal, I'd like to make q bargain will
YOU for that beast fur q few weeks to ado
tomy. show" I.didn't meen nothin BY
This II vas only gettin orr COAX, bu
yu orter hev seen the old kurnel jump NJ
and houl he actooally foamed at tn,
smsioovth. s.,
ssyxsrhis, can't be real" he showtid. "No
no. It'sa ,horrid dream. Sir, yu air no
1ohhmsn bein -yu hev no existents-yur,
Myth r.
.HWall,n see I, "old boss, yule find m,
s-ruther Uncomfortable Myth Of yu puncl
my inpsrds in that way agin." I begul
70 gitla little riled. fur when he kalled nj
. myth he puncht me, putty hard. Th'
Kurnel now kommenst showtin for th,
SSgeasy Onssters. I at fust thawt Id,
stoy b &becum Marter to British Ont
yrsjs. - sich kours mite git my name mp
& be . good advertisement for m,
shpw0 but It okkurred to me that ef enn!
Of xhs Seventy Onesters should happin t,
ihsurt barronet into my stummiek it nit
b. onplesuht, & was on the pint of run
min away when the Prince hisself kum ul
and axed me what the matter was. Sc
I,-.sAlbert Edard is that yu :" & he smil
as0sed itswas. See I. "Albert Edard
Hears ny keerd. Rum to pay my re
spests 10 the fntur King of Ingland. Th
kurpel of the Seventy onesters hear is ruth
er-smawl pertatsrs, bat Of kourse yu ain
70 blsim fur that. He puts on as man
'aES 1s tho be was the Bully Boy with th
glass eyes
l,.a"Neyer mind" sez Albert Eeda-d--
plImso glad to see you at all events, Nj
ward, & he tux my hand SO plesunt like
e hsfsd 80 sweet that fell h hy Wit
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