Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-05-05
Artemus Ward Encounters the Oo.o-
lCCn.
OSTO TIE WING. ]
ApcriI The i, IS q 60.


srIt"r1tin Phin<as I. Barnnn on re-
zoomn the show bizness. EIese the
he'd u front OF the wax work am, Sta,t-
I'm prefe>han-SG to Spcak-.E fir |
lane trooy tictlle,l to sea him riz, Fe-
niN-like, from his llashcs. hain't laYi.
ed SOW much over ennythin5 since the
Inayers WAS hung.
1h2ln k!3KS c1m2 very mere winsiIn
y. i IA goai ole F,nncus +. ny, bat
he konkered ali nppclS,Sshun i is now
sole oncr Of the .IOozeum WHARF great
moral dramys are acted out t, the de-
lite Of people from the l;ooral Dis.rix.
He hkewNSe owns the What l. It lie
neNc' orter pablisht that ortul bio1rfy
ul hlsn, as it was goin back on the pre-
tv>hun * eNpos;n the secrets Of l Of
the most i.Ob:i>t clliIns that ever was,
bcsl'!es n3tdoIn nobody 40 good. But
| forgive i!im & NJ ii. ,.a!,, old Iinnp,is
4! ivc BIN used up myself. I've bin
Ir&t, - ii ware, bHt It W',S cum by
dorg@, a II the case of L3ZarWs ot, oll.
- .A.1rh for GA i''npu~ !. | is will.
~ ordinary irvl;',$ Of e5u3-revil & IN
di2nat!on that right vi these here f,
i,ncS. s>"H "i H.. hest q most p3yr~t
icriinS that aoto0al@ the human heart
has bin trAm,t one. Thr AnpriI,in
flag has BIN outraic,l. Iye bin nu~>in
:. \ !drr III nay Bposnm. The fax in
the ka>c is these here:
\ few weaks arc | left BalhinSyille
to 90 to y. Y. for III git out my iianl;n
|, III. 1
panes, g As was perooSin Il nooSepa
rrf on the kars i middle aged man III
>p2cEtrrkuis kum & sOt down beside
onto ,nc. He was drcst in fine black
kI"Se u WAS apparently rs fine a man
rs ever was
"A fine da Sur" he did unto me 81
stratcway.
'Ml'ldln," soz I, not wishin to koin-
init myself. tho h" appeared |. a. ti"o
Il man rs there was i'll the wnrld-''lt's 5
u middili fine day Sqare," observed
caWSs!uSc.
ST. h1, "how fairs the Ship Of Stait
in yoHr rci&nc of keticntry:''
Srz |, ''we don't have 40 Ship in
uur Statc-thc kanaNi Is our bc$tcSt
hu,;."
He paN&e,l Il mint 3 then sed, CAR
you aware, SIR, that thr krl>is is with
us?
"Nn," SCI I, gittin up & lookin I'M
der the seat, '.Hil. is she -
'Ita hear-it~ c.etyNlsares,'' he yrd
So |, "iThl hov <uu tawk :" 6 I
~; up ;t9in q 'oc!,;,d all round, /
nv. 81, MY ttcn, cnltin~rcd as re-
zo"mro NY seat, >'tIpat ca.,. see nuth-
il Of no kri>iS myself"
felt somewhat ;liar1ond, 6 arosc 8
il 4 stont>AIian voi,.. observed TINT il
any LAZY - renitnan III that there klr
had = kg'~!S con~caiv.l aboat there per
sons they'd better pr2iuce it t. oHct OF
suffer ;ae koIS"qlHnct>. Several IL
divil,oals su:ok4reh rite ont, while n
putty little dam@>i rite benin me in a
pin: gown made the uh,e:yasAn1, III,
he"
est down my fren,' SCI he man in
black klo>e, ''yu misAomprehpfI ms,.
] meen that perlitical elements are oar,
cast with black ciou,i4, 4hoden drvt-
ful STORM"
Nv all, ;" replied |, '.in regard to per
G,nal ..l.f,.u,s dnn+ know * how. -.
wh,.t tl,ev is rs coo,l as any uthsr nIa.
fnnts Bat I make b.lI r. :, th,r !.
~ . onorv sat e on,Insont ~ La,e
rn,nd TLo,, orn nounrf,,I h.,.,. o.,t,.rs
6 t.lo nm ~ y r;ta s,,rt ,.hanS ' ~ -. ,nn,,,
E LnsiJ.s tIar .,rn - nrI,, e rornnn on;,'
~, C.,-,.>..,.'>,,., 1,;na '.;.t -
nhes Of corr; wh:kry j., his his st''nmil' nm IL, ~ ;,