Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1865-10-04
AFseIslus ward.
sEIs Autobiography.

tooated would be an addition to ih,
chois liteTatOor of the day.
To the voOth of Ameril5v IL would 10,
| yallyble as shown how high & pinnykl,
of fame a man can reach who commens
his career with small canvass tent ano
a pea-green OK. which he rubbed il of
while scratchin hisselr agin the centel
pole, causin in Railway, n. j., discrim
mate mob to say humbugs would rot &C
down in them village. The OK Tcsoom'd
agricultooral pursootS shortly afterwards
next tried my hand at givin blind
man concerts, appearin rs the poor blind
man myself. But the infamous cuss who
hired 10 lead me round towns in ths
day time To excite sympathy. drank tJce,
ly OF spiritO0us Ticker unbellnowns to me
one day. & while under them inhoo1nce
he lei me into the canal. had to eitheI
tear the green handage from my eyes oi
be dUownded tbo't id restore NV eve
sight
In wrtrn about these things, Mr edit.
er, kinder smooth 'em over. Speak ot
EN- as eccentri-sities OF genus.
Ny next v"nIur would have hin a sue
cess If I hadn't tried to do too much
got up "A series Of wax tggeIs. and among
others one of Socrates. / thc't wax
figger of Old Sock would be poplar with
eddycsted people. hut nntOrtnitely ] put
brown linneu dustcr and Il L. :. Army
regulation cap ON him, which the peple
with cIassycai eddycatiOns said IL was q
farce. This enterprise WAS onfortnit in
other respeks. At a certain town / nd.
vertised a wax tigger of the Honorable
Amos Perkins. who was Railroad Pres,
ident, and great person in them parts
But 1T appeared / had shown the same
tigger for Pirate PANIED Gibbs, in that
town the preyis season, which created &
intense toomult, & the audience remark.
ed shame onto me-" and other state
ments of the same similarness. ! tried
to mollify 'em. | told 'em that any fam.
lly possessin children might have my she
tiger to play with half day 4 ! wouldn't
charge EN- cent; but alars ii was Of nc
avail was forced to leave, & | infer
from article in the .idccrfss, OF thar
town. IA which The editor say>: ..Altho'
time has >ilvercd this mans head with
its trosts, he still hrazenly wollors in in
fanny. Still are his snakes stuffed: sud
his wax works unreliable. We are clad
that he has concluded never 10 revisit our
town. altho. iucredibie as II NAV appear.
the fellow really did contemplate SO do
ing lasi summer. when still true 90 the
craven instincts Of his black craven heart.
hr wrote the hireling kEdves of the oh
scure Journal across the street. L. know
what they would charge for IG0 small
bills. tn he dcur on yellow paper. We
shall Tecur fn this matter again"
jHig- hr this t!iat th-r. Is Sjill q i-ei
in felt against me In :hat pictursSk vii
fge
will not speak Of The time when be-
in in slraiIen'd circumstances. let nv
self TO Sabbath school pic mics To sing bal
lads adapted 10 childrens' understand
ms, accompanying myself on the clairon-
EFT: but one day forgot where | was
singin instId Of, "Oh, how pleasant To he
a little chilli"
Rip snap-set 'ein up again.
Right in the middle Of a three cent pie,
which mistake. added Ia the fact that
couldn't play on the claironett except
making il howl dismal, broke up the pic
mic, and children said. in voices choked
with soh~ aud emotions. where was their
home and where was their Pa? aud
said to be quiet dear children. am your
Pa, which made a young woman with
two twins hy hcr side say very angrily.
Good heavens forbid you should ever be
the Pa Of any of these innocent ones un-
less ii Is much desirable for them 10 eN-
pire igminyusly upon to a murderer's
gallus."
say ] will not speak Of This Let IL
he Berrid INTO OblivyuH.
In your article. Mr.. Editor. please tell
'em what sort Of a man | am.
II you see tit 10 kriticise NV Show
speak Your mind freely. do not object
to krItici-m. Tell tue public in Il candid
sud graceful article. that my show
ahOunds in moral and startlin cuTiusitIes.
any one 81! whom Is wuth bubble the
Irioe OF admission
hay thus lar spoke Of myself excloo.
sively rs eXhibiter
was born ia jhe State of Name al ;,a-
rents. - infant attracted "a great
deal OF attention. The uabarS woula
stand over my cradle for hours and sas.
.' How bright that little face looks, How
much it nose! The young ladies would
carry ne round In their arms, ssyin !
was "mozzer'S 5ezzy darlir and sweetv
'eety title ling" II was nice tho wasn't
old enuff 20 properly appreciate - Pm
2 healthy old d1rlin now.
/ hav alters sustained a. good moral
character. I was never Railroad direc-
tor in my life.
Allbo' in early life ] did not inva'biv
confne myself to truth in my small bills.
! hsv eradaoallv been CROWN respectablsr
and respectabler ev'ry vear. Inv my
children. and never mistake another
mans wife for my own. Ina not mem
ber of any meetin house. hut firmly
b'leeve in meetm houses. and shouldn't
feel safe to-take dose of laudiunm and
Law down in the street of village that
hadn't any. with thousand dollars in
Ion', o,yn ioII,, IN The I'LL '''''''
am q esriy riser but INV wife is a
NAV add that | am also
bald headed. keep Two COWS.
| IV IN RgiI4nEVFlla IDHIapv NV naXi