The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-12-07
4. WARD AT sHAKspEAREs TOMB.
From the London Punch. September %.


rom '"0 LoHuOn I u"on' september %,
MR.. PUNCH, MY DEAR SIR I've
been lingerln by the tomb OF the Ia
mentid Shakespeare.
1t is success.
You may make any use OF this opIn-
ion that you see fit. If you think its
publication viii subsWerVe the cause OF
literatoor, you may publitate 1t.
/ told my Wlie Betsy when lett
home that should go TO the birthplace
OF "Otheller," and other plays. She
SAID that as long as Kept out OF New
ga.e 3ne u''.l, | care "neIG l "G''',
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was 70 "7N iiic II l ""o soiii - '"il9
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over 'iiiee il"'''ic" \'ooj Se0i'' l ne
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As stood gain on the spot where
Shakespeare IS S'posed to have fell
down on the ice and hurt hioSelf when
a boy, this spot cannot be bought-the
town authorities say that it shall never
be taken from Stratford,J l wondered
if three hundred years hence picters Of
my birthplace will be in demand? VIII
the people ol my halVe town De proud
OF me III Ihree itulofeu years guess
they won l snort oi th't tiine, because
they say that the lat man WeIghln l,o"
pounds Whlch 1 eAhlolted there was
SIuHed WIN pliers ana CUSHIONS "hlch
he SAID one very hot day IN July, ION
Oothef' l can | Stahd this' ana COM
mehced puiilh the pliers OUT from
uhder MS Wesklt ana heaven EN- at the
audience. l never saw a man lose flesh
so fast IN my lie. Inc audience sad
was a pretIy man 10 come chlseIln my
own toWnSmen IN that way. l saId,
do not be angry, teller cltlzens.
eNhlolted MN simply as d work OF ART
simply Wl9hed 10 snow you that
man can grow lat without the use OF
cod-hVer OIL" butthey Wouidn I listen
10 me- Ihey are a 40" ana groFeilh
90 y. P.'PlN' "''1 - 80 ~
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