The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1860-10-31
Artemus Ward Sees the Prince of Wales.

Jfy Friends of The Editorial Korpss IL rite
these lines on British siIe. I've ben follerin
Mrs. Yictory's hopeful sun Albert Edward
threw Kanady with my unparalleled Show,
and tho haint made much in a pecoonery
pint of vsw, I've lernt sumihing new, over
here on British Sile, WHARF they believe in
ST. George and the Dragon. Previs to
cummn over hear | twst my organist 10
grind Rule Britanny and other airs which is
popular on British Sile. likewise fxt a
wax hgger up 10 represent Sir. Edmund
He'd, the Goyner Gineral. The statoo /
fixt up is the most versytile wax statoot
poIeon Bonypsrte, Juke of Wellington, the
Beneker Boy, Mrs. Cunningham g. yaris
other nolid pursons g. also for sertin pirut
named Hx. I've ben so long among wax
tastes of Iolks, & with sum paints ] hey
kin Civ their fases beneyerlent or fiendish
look, as the kase requires. | Civ Sir Ed
mum He'd berneverient look, & when SUN
folks who thawt they was smart sed It did
eut look like Sir Ednun He'd eny more
than i, did enybody else, sed, "Thst's the
pint That's the duty OF the staloot. II
looks like Sir Edmun He'd or any other
man. You may kali it what yu please. FL
it don't look like any body that ever lived,
! then it's seuinly a remarkable Staloot 8
well worth seeing. kali ii Sir Edmun He'd
Yu may kali it what yu darn pleese !" L
| had EN- t5are
| AT last I've had an interview With the
Prince, tho il putty nigh cost my vallerble
life. cawt glimpse of him as lie sot or
| the Pizarro OF The hotel in Sarnia, & elbowc
myself threw a crowd of wimin, children
sojers g. luj,ns that wac hangin round The
I tavern. | was DRAWN near 10 the Prince
when red iased man III Nillingary close
grabd holt of me aud axed where wos goiI
all so bold
"To see Albert Edard, the Prince o
Wales" sez |: "who be yu !'
He sed ne was Kurnel Of the Seveni
Fust Regiment, Her Msjesty's troops.
Told him hoped the Seventy -Onesters wa
in good helth, and was passin by when h
ceased hold Of me agin, aud sed in ton
of indignent cirprise
"What1 Impossible! 1t cannol be !
Blarst my hize, sir, did understan yu
say that yu was acloolly goin into the pres
ence of his Royal Iuiss !'
That's what's the matter with me-"
replde.
"But blarst my hize sir, it's onpredente'
lis orlol, sir. Nothin like it haint happeI
ed sins the Gun Powder Plot oil Guy Fork
Owdashus man, who air you ?'
"Sr,n sez |, drawin myself up & putt
on defiant air, slime a Amerycan site
zen. My name is Ward. line a husbau
and the iaIher of twins, which line happ
, to state they look like ne. Ry perfeshu
line a exhibitor of wax wurks and sick J"
"Good God J" yelled the Kurnel /; " III
idee OF an exhibiter of wax 6sgers goin in
the presents OF Roy ally The British Lie
may well roar with raje at'the thawt p
Sez |, 'speakin oil the British Lion, Ku
a mel, Ide like to make bargain with yu {
! that beast fur few weeEE 10 add 10 n
T show" dident meen nothin by this.
3 was only geitin orr a COAX, but you orr
have seen the old Kurnel jump g. howl.
He actoolly foamed al the mouth.
II "This can't be real," he showtid. "f
II no. It's horrid dream. Sir, you air not
g human being-yu hev no exisleEts-you
a Myth "
"WeIl," seq [ cold hoss, yule find me
e rather uncomfortable myth eff yn punch n
9 inards 10 that way agin.' began TO get
9 little riled, for when he called me my
he punched me putty hard. The Kuri
now commenst showtin fur Seventy-ol