Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-12-14
ARTEMUs WARD I'm IoNDoN

Southern Cultiuafor.
ARTEMUs WARD IN LONDON.
MIR. PUNCH, MY DEAR SIR Il was a
little disappointed in not receivin a invita-
ton to jine in the meetins of the Social
Science Congress.
I don't exackly see how they got on
without me.
hope it wasn't the intentions Of the
ScieLcers to exclood me from their delbra.
tions.
Let it pars. DO not repine. Let us
remember Homer. Twenty cities claim
Homer dead, thro' which the livin Mr..
Homer couldn't have got trusted for a
sand wich and glass of bitter beer, or
words to that effeck.
But perhaps it was a oversight. Ger
tinly have been hospitality reed in this
country. Hospitality has been poured all
over me. At Liverpool was asked to
walk over the docks, which are nine miles
long; and don't remember instance
since my rival in London of my gettin in
10 cab without a Briton comm and per
litely shut in the door for me, and then ex-
tendin his open hand to'ards me, in the
most freely manner possible. Does he not
by this simple yit tuchin gesture, welcum
me- to England2 Oh, yes-I guess he
doesn't lie, And it's quite right among
two great countries which speak the same
lsngwidge, except as regards HIS. And
I've been allowed to walk round all the
streets. Even at Buckingham Pallis told
guard wanted 10 walk round there, and
he said l could walk round there. | ascer-
tanned subsequent that he referd to tho
sidewalk instid Of the Pallis - but coulIu' t
doubt his hospital ieclins.
/ prepared Essy on Animals to read
before the Social Science meetings. 1t is
a sutjsck may ,roothfully say have
successfully wras!led with. I tackled it
when only nineteen years old. AT that
tender age I writ Essy for lit'ry lnsti-
toot, entitled, us Cats to be Trusted ?"-
OF the merits of that Essy it doesn't be-
cum me to speak, but 1 may be excoos'd for
mentioning that the lnstitoot parsed res
olution that "whether we look upon the
length Of this essv, or the manner in which
it is written we feel that we will not OK
press any opinion Of it, and we hope it
will be read in other towns"
=. Of course the essy I writ for the Sucial
Science Society is more fihisheder produc-
ton than the one on Cats, which was wro-
ten when my mind was crood and afore l
had mastered graceful and el!ygant stile
of composition: I could not even punctoate
my sentences proper at that time, and l
observe with pane. on loekin over this ef-
fort Of my yoo.h, that its beauty is in one
OF two instances maf'd By ingrammaticisns
This was unexcusable, and I'm surprised
did it. A writer who can't write in a
grammerly manner better shut up shop.
You shall hear this Essy on Animals.
Some day when you have four hours to
spare I'd read il to you. L think you'll
enjoy it. Or, what will be much bet
ter, if I may suggest-omit all picturs
in next weeks Punch, and do not let 5 ohr
contributors write anything, whatever, Qet
them have holiday they can 60 to the
British Mooseum;) and publish my Essy
entire. 1t Will till all your coliumes full
and create comment. Does this PROPOSE
aion sttike your I.it goa
In case 1 had read the Essy 10 the So.
cial Sciencers,l had intended it should he
the closing attraction. had intended it
should finish the proceedins. I think il
would have finished them. / understand
animala better than any other class of hu.
\ man creatures. I have a very animal
mind; and I've been identified with EN-
doorin my entire professional career as 4
fsho~mau; more especial bears, wolves
leopards and serpents. >"'.''
The leopard is as lively animal as
ever came into copta,k With. It is t.oo be
cannot ohauge@ bis spots, but you car
change 'em for bin with pain. brush, Al
Ionce did in the case Of leopatd VIII
I wasn't naturally tpoitedin q attractive tnsu
.usr. In exhibitin him I used to stif hia
1 upm his cage with aprotracsed pole, ant
for the pufpuss ofmatin him. yell ant
kiCg up in q Jeopardy manner, I ,ussd 4
/ 'c.siesslls vhaek him oyer. tie, head
Esrhis sauia nsks he children inside sth1
sEbooshsnassa With adshs.f %vhish sodI,
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