New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-30
IAN hight" replied; IT hope you will grow pe''e'

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ford Mass II seemed to me. then that he ts co"u hands
live a week, for his eyes were CLASSY and nS "'"N
trembed, but his pluck great as ever ,a ss;d
This hot weather is pretty bad ior I' m GOOD for
"but nv ten weeks are half expired and am gos" ~
yonr $500 and, probably. month or wv" r. be was Of
This was said with much brayad as u =" n NV him
ir ~ ~ - e-o,, % h " roId Give up and 80 hohci pn'
he peremptoriy declined making any
whatever. p,o, He had failed
couslderably since last Linn, bul ns s' In, cer
10 exhibit the bears and chuok kleu Sincerely con.
tain triumph. laughed III 'e.gi g nrob.he sucecss
i him until the tenth week was hnisheo
nd hoeJ him his $500 He took 1t with eer oi .a
I ;sfaction and remarked that nc was soii! was "
! totaler ror he would ike to stand ie., ri no;1
& lO for new huntng-suiI' made OF 1,; H.;
,or IN tho one which Adams bau Moih' I'm, i'
,nde5 far Herr Dries bach. the animal tsmeI who was
n,a,ed by me 10 take the place of Adams whenever
he should be compelled to give mp =.
,l,ms on starring from New-lolk. asked me 70
loan this new TO him 10 perform III once III whe
in a fair dav when had large audience, ior MS own
costume was consid, rablys soied. aid 80. and LOW
when handed Lin his 500 he remarked:
"Mr. H., suppose you are going 10 gave me nv nc"
ling Dress"
ION mo- replied 81 got that for your successor
who will exhibit tue bears tomorrow; DesI1e, you
have no possible nSe for IT,
Nov dom be mean. bat lend me the dress, II you
won't re it TO ne, for want to wear II home 10 III!
native village
conld not refuse the poor OLD lhah any ih"s' III"
therefore replied:
"Well Adams will lend you the dress; but you
will send 10 back Ia me-" 81,
Yes when have done with IT, he replied WIN u"
evident chucklc of triumph. -, T.. -,
thought to myself he will soon be done with IT. ana
THAT, s ell right" .
new idea evidently seized hin. for, with bright
ening look of satisfaction. he said:
Now, Barnun, y0n have made good thih1 OUT o. OF
the California meuagcric. and have L. but You VIII
make hcap more. -. If you won't give me tins new
hunters dress just draw little wiring ana sign H.
saving that may wear II until have done Wuh H.
of course knew that in few days AT the longest he
would be done" with this world altogether. and u
gratfy him. cheerfully drew and sieucd the paper:
| Come old Yankee. I've got you this tiue-see II
hainti" excl cliimed Adams. with broad grin Us he
| took the paper.
| ismiled aud said:
An ripht. my dear iellow the longer you live the
! We parted and he went to Neponsei, small tow
near Boston where Lis wife ana daughter hved. ne
took at once his bed aud never rose from II aS"in
The excitement had passed away and his vital energies
could accomplish 10 more.
| The fifth day after arriving home, ihe physician
told him he could not live until tie next morning. lie
received the announcement in perfect camncss. and
with the most apparent indiherenr then, turning -
his wife, with smile he requested her 10 have him
buried in tie new hunting suit.
:. For said ne Barnum agreed to LET ne have II
nnti | have done with H. and ! was determined 10 TX
his hint this time. He SHALL never see that dress
agGil."
Piled With. He then Tor the cersy man. and they
spent several hours in communing together.
Adams told tie clergyman he bad tod some pret',
bic stories about LIS tears. but he had always en-
dea, orcd to do the straight thing between man and
man. have attended preaching every day. Shs04!f
and ail." said he fol The last ss yeart oomeiin''
an Cd grizzly gave me- the sermon. sometimes II was
panther often II the thunder and heiiniiT tue
tempest the hurrcaue on the peaks Of The si,Tra
Ne,ada or in the gcrges OF the Rocky M0rnisins hui
d whatever preached to me- il always taught me Tie
majesty Of the Creator ana revealed 70 nc the uhdy
End unVhanging love OF oui Find tSther III i'uN,h
5 Although am pretty rough customer continued tn'
Is diving man. II fancy my heart il Ia about ihc rIlh
place and look ith confidence 10 the blessed Sa'io
for that rest which much need, and which ba,'
ssea to pSaS GpS" With him. alter Which he
n him by the hand thanked him for BIS kndness sn'
bade him farewell.
or said those present that his face lighted mp Int
he smile the last breath escaped him and that smii
~ carried into his grave. Almost mis- last words were
ar " Won't BlrBum open his eyes when he nnds l hay
bumbuggcd him by being bnried in his Dew hunin,
ng dress That dress was indeed the shroud in which
was eptombed.
ng And tbat was the last on earth OF "Old Grl1l
IN Adams"
" " After the personal "reminiscences Of the anihc
d. which are related with exuberant comic nnc;ior
pc and with all the candor Of inianile innocence Nj
10. Barnun proceeds TO show mp the pretcnsions
,a is spiri,rapping, the inpositons Of business al
be trade, money manias medicine and quacks, hoaxe'
ghosts and witchcrafts, sdventurers, and religion
i. huinbugs He has OF course drawn largely froI
n the familiar works which recount the current deli
ns sions of different ages and nations, but his vyi
th cious, rattling and facetious manner gives ce
be be tain air of originality to bis book, and enables III
ch reader TO follow him through details which woul
er otherwise prove wearisome, and often perhaps n
id pulsve. o.
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