The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1861-02-13
WARD MAKES A
SPEECH.

Artemus Ward received an invitation
to make speech on the 'Krysis,' at
Baldinsyiile, injianny. Of course he &C
cept:d the invitation, and reported tho
speech himself He says:
But we've got the Afikau, ruther he's
got us, & now w hat mir we going to do
about it He's orful noosance. Praps
he isn't to blame fur it. P APPS he was
created fur sum wise purpuss, like III"
measles and new England rum, brt ~
nifty hard to SEQ t. At any Ia haa
no good here, 81 as l statid to Ma,
What Is It. it's pity he coodent 90 off
,somewheres quietly by hisself, whar he
Good wearred weskits and speckled neck
ties d gratterfy h;z,ambishuu in varis iu-
terestin vase, without havin eternal fuss
kickt up about him.
Praps I'm bearin dowa 70 hard upon
Cutfy. Cum to think Of 1, am. He
|ooden't be such a internal nocsanse If
white people wool lie; him aIon, Ho
mite indeed be interestin. And now I
think of it, why can't the white people
let him alone? What's the good of coli
tinner'y string him up with a ten foot
po'e9 He isn't the sweo..s, kind Of Per-
foomcry wien IN a ,atf stait.
FelIer Sitter2e :. Unions in dan
ser. he black aeei. Iisunion is truly
here, starin us squarc'y i'll the face. We
must drive him back. Shall wo make
end Mexiko of ourselvcs' Shall we
SCI. our birthrile for mess Of potash
Shall one brother put the knife to the
throat Of anothur brother! Shall we
mix our whisky with each others tlud,
Shall the Star SprangIed Banner be cut
up into dishcloths? Standih here in this
here Skoolhouse, upon nv nativ shore
so to speek, answer-Narv!
Oh you fellers who air rasin this row
d who in the first place startid it, Tn
'shamcd Of you. The Snowman bushes
for you, from his boots to the topmost
har upon his venerable he'd
| say to the South don't sesesh!
say to the galyiant people Of that sunny
land, jus lock up few hundred of them
tearin d. roarin telers Of yourn in some
strong boxes, and send 'cm over 10 Mcxi-
co. And we peple up North here will
consne ekal number of our add!o Iran
ed p snorters to the same lokaIerty, IL
thar let 'em fight ii out among theitsel,es.
No consekcnts, not the sltest. which ticks.
Why shoodent the peple who got up
this fite do the ftin? Git these orsiny
critters out Of the way, & the sensible
paple of the North d South, can fix thu
matter up very easy. And when It's
fixt let both secshuns resolve to MUD
their own business.
Teller Sittcrzcns, am in the Sheer
d. Yelier leaf [ shall peg out of these
dase. But while DO stop here shall
stay in the Union know not what the
supervisors of Baldinsvilo may conclude
to do, but for one, shall stand by the
Stars & Stripes, Under no circun-
stances whatsomeyer will l soscsh. Let
everf Staff il the Union sesesh 81 lct-
Palmetter flags fote> thicker nor shirts
on Squair Bakers close line, still will
stick TO the good old flag. The country
may 90 to the devil, but | won't. And
next summer when I start cut on my
campane with my Show,whareYer Ipitc4
my little tent, you shall see floting prowd-
ly from the c,nter pole thereof tie
American flag, with nary a star wiP@d
oct, nary a stripe less, BIZ the sane O
flag that has alIsrs foti@ thar c, TIE
price of admishun will be the same
alters was-15 cents, children hart priea
Feller Sitterzens, an dun. Accord
ingly | squatted.