Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-01-25
ARrRMUs WARD ON HIS TRAVELS.

UNTO THE vino, Dec. 1850.
Gents efhe Edilorial Corps Of I'aniiy Fair -
Since last rit you I've met with immense sue
cess shown my show in yaris places partcly
at Detroit. put up at Mr.. Russel's tavern, a
very good tavern too, but am sorry to inform
you that the clerk tried to cum a Gouge Game
on Inc. | brandished my new sixteen dollar
huntn-case watch round considerable, & as
was dresst in my store clothes & had a lot of
sweet-scented wagon-grease on my hair, am
free to confess that thought Ookt putty gay.
1t never once struck me that | lookt green. But
up steps clerk & axes me hadn't better put
my watch in the safe "Sir," seq l, "that
watch cost sixteen dollars Yes sir. every dol
lar Of it You can't cum IL over me, my boy !
Not at all, SIR" know'd what the clerk want
cd. He wanted that watch himself. He wanted
to make believe as tho he lOckt it up in the safe,
then he would set tho house fire and pretend
as tho the watch was destroyed with the other
property But he caught Tomarter when he
got hold of me. From Detroit 60 West'ard
hoe. On the cars was a he-lookin female, with
a green-cotton umbreller in one hand and
handful of Reform tracks in the other She
sed every woman should have a Spear. Them
as didn't demand their Spears, didn't know what
was good for them. "What is my Spear ?" she
axed, addresaiu the peple in the kars. ais it to
stay TO home darn stockins & be the ser lave of
domineerin man? Or is it my Spear to vote
speak & show myself the ekal of man? Is
there n sister in these kerrs that has her proper
Spear 2" Sayin which this eccentric female
whirled her umbreler round several times, &
finally iabbed me in the weskit with it,
al have no obiecshuns to your goin into the
Spear bizniss," seq |, "but you'll please remem-
Der amt pickerill Don't Spear me agin, If
you please" She sot down.
At Ann Arbor, bein seized with sudden faint
ness, l called for drop of suthin to drink. As
was strrin the beverage up, pale-faced man
in gold spectaces laid. his hand upon my
shoulder, & sed, 'Look not upon the wine when
ii is red /"
Sea l, "This amt wine. This is OLD Rye"
an stiEgsh like .dd}sr and bitsth Ike a Sar.
pert :" sed the man.
al guess not" sed /, "when you put sugar in
it. That's the way alters take mine"
"llay you sons grown up, sir ?" the man axed
"Wall, replide, ms put myself outside my
beverage, tiny son Artemus junior is goin on
IS"
"Aint you afraid if you set this example bed
him, he'll cum to a bad end"
Giles cum to a waxed end already. He's
learning the shoemakin bizness," l replied
81 guess we can both on us git along without
your assistance, sir" obsaryed, as he was about
to open his mouth agin.
''Ihis is q cold world 70 sed the man.
"Thats so. But you'll git into a warmer one
by and by, If you don't mind your own bizniss
better" | was little riled at the Teller, be
cause never take anythin only when l really
need it, afterwards learned be was tempe
rance lecturer; and if he can injuce men to
stop settin their inards on fire with the frightful
Ticker which is retailed round the country,
shall hartily rejoice. Better Civ men Prusck
Assid to onct, than to pizen 'em to death by de-
grees.
At Albion met with overwhelmin success -
The celebrated Albion Female Seminary is 10.
Gated here, & there air over 800 young ladies in
the lnstitushun pretty enough to eat without
seasonin or sass, The young ladies was very
kind to me, vouuteerin to pin my handbils onto
the backs Of their dresses. II was a surblime
site to see over 800 young ladies goin round with
q advertisement of A. Wards onparaleld show,
conspiokusly posted onto their dresses
They've got Panok up this way and refooEe
to take Western money 1t never was worth
much, aud when western men, who know what
it is refooze to take their own money it is about
time other folks stopt handlin it, Banks are
Dustin every day, gon up higher nor any bal
loon Of which We have any record. These west
cru bankers air a sweet & ldyly set of men,
wish owned as good house as some of 'em
would break into
VrtOo is its own reward. A. WARD.