The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-10-17
ARTEMUS WARDS AUTOBIOG-
SAPHY.
BY HIMSELF.

BY HIMSELF
New YoRK, Mere 9Th AvENoo HOTEL,
Org. 3lct.
Dir. SIR-Yrs, into winch you ask Inc
TO cend you sum leadin incidents in my
life 80 you can rite my Bogiry for the pa
pers, cum duely 10 hand | hay no doubt
that an artIcle onto my life, grammatical
ly jerked and propurly punktooated, would
be addition TO the chois ltteratoor Of
the da.
10 the youth of Ameriky it would be
yallybul as shown how high pnnakle
OF fame man can reach Who commenst
his careor with a smul canvass tent and
pea-green oxIwhich he rubbed il oph
while scralhin him elf agin the center pole,
causn in Rawway, N. j. discriminating
mobb to say hum bugs would not 60 down
in them village. Tile oks resumed agri-
cultooral pursoots shortly afterwards.
next tned my hand at gisin Blindman
concerts appearn as the poor blind man
myself. But the infamous kuss who
hired TO lead me rownd town 10 the day
time to excite sympathy drank freely oil
spirituous liquor unknswn to me one day,
and while under them infiooence he lead
me in2 the canal. had either 10 tare
the bandige from my eyes or be browne,
tho't I'd restore my eyesite.
III wrltin about these things, Mr.. Editer,
kiner smooth 'em over. Speak Of en- ss
eccentrissitles Of genus.
My next venture would hav bin success
If hadn't tried TO do 100 much. got up
a series of wax iiggers. and among others
one Of Sokratez. lhot wax hgger Of
Old Soc, would be popular with eddycat-
ed people, but unfortnitly / put Brown
linen duster and U. S. Army regulation
cap on him, which pepil with cassyeal ed
dyeatIons said it WAS farce. This enter
prise was uniortunit in other respecka.--
AT a sertin town advertised wax fig
ger OF the Hon'ble A. Perkins, who was
Railrode President, and a great person in
them parts. But it appeared had shonc
the same tigger for PIrut named Gibbs
in that town The previs season, which ere.
ated an intence toomult, & the audience
remarked shame onto me" d other state
( nenls Of the same simlarness. | tried TO
molloIy 'em. told them tha. any family
4 possessn childron might bav mi She tiger
10 play with half day, & | wouldn't
I charge em cent, but'alas il was Of no
avail. | WAS forced TO leay, and j infer
/ from an article in the Advertiser Of town,
/ IN hich The Editor says, "Allho' time has
4 slyered this manz he'd with lie frosfs, he
still brazenly wallows in infamy. Still
are his snakes stuffed, and his wax works
unreliable. We are glad that be has con-
/ clDded to never revisit our town, altho' IN
credible as il may appear, the fellow reelly
did contemplate 50 doing last summer ;
when still true 10 the craven instincts OF
/ has black heart, he wrote the hireling
knayes OF the obscure journal across the
{ Street 10 know what they would charge
/ for 400 small bills, 10 be done on yellow
paper We shall recur TO this matter
again
| cay. / infer from this article that a
prejudlss still exists again me ia that
town.
1 will not speak Of my oaee being IN
Strengthened sureumsiances 10 eertihg
town, ard OF my endeyoring 10 aecumlate
welsh hi leitin myselfto Sabbath school
pic-nics, to sing ballards adapted 70 the
understandins Of liltie children, accompsn-
+ YIN myself on aclaironett-- which ! forgot
where Was one day, singin instead Of
"Oh, how pleasant 10 be lis .le child
4 Kip snap sel EN- Ep agsia,
Right d ths middle " = three CRIT PIE.
which mis,ske, added to the fact that !
eouldn't play onto the claironelle except
making i howl dismal, broke Up tie pick
nick, and lhe ehildeen sad il Soiess ehok-
Ell with sobs an5 emotions where was