Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-05-23

were not to dwell within fifty. miles Of Paris, and
the married man was not jealous for a year and
a day after his seizure and escape from the river.
From the Macklchsek Press aafg ..
ARTEMUs WARD. a'e '2[ss
THE ORIGINAL AND THE CopY.-Our readers
are probably not aware that the celebrated jester
took the name he made world famous from d feal
living Snowman, as original and humorous In cha
racter as was the imitator in jokes Many Cncin-
natians will remember the man we refer to- He
lived in the Queen City of the West for some
years, sort of man-about- town, attached to law
office. He was short and plump, but very erect,
and looked at the world from behind immaculate
rufaed shirt bosoms, that were without spot or
bemish. .isE - 7'J>e".t rs! jpG
We first made his acquaintance on board Of q
Pittsburg step-wheel steamer, that kicked its way
up the Ohio river, then at its lowest. Major Ward,
as he styled himself, volunteered an introduction.
He knew, or pretended to know, all the prominent
men Of the day, and dished them up in graphic
and entertaining style. He had read all the popu-
lar books, and had his views that were as original
as his anecdotes. He had served, according to his
for twenty years previous, and was as entertaining
|on Pittsburg Eck-up-beh as q Beadle dime
novel in camp-the sort Of man one would culi-
yate on such a trip, and cut dead the moment Of
landing. - .,e&.s2ai3 s-ta!gsa1 ST.
Our first interview was limited to- one day. AT
night we retired to that instrument of torture call
ed a berth, and had fatgued ourseR into a doze,
fighting mosquitoes and bugs when we we've ava
kened by row in the cabin. We looked out and
saw the Major assailed by q number Of passengers
with shouts of cheat, scoundrel and thief f-and we
learned subsequently that in little game of brsg.
the Major extracted divers and sundIy sums from
the innocent way-fares BY means Of an extra as
sorment OF cards that he carried In his sleeves and
top-boots. .;- - :. jr,, F,,LL
The Major acted with becoming coohess. he
retreated face to foe, after pockeing the pile, and
producing two revolvers that he fourished with
unpleasant rapidity while the enemy hurled chairs
and epithets at the devoted head. Gaining the
gapgway he fled down it over the plank to the bank
for fortunately the boat was tied up at that mo-
ment receiving freight On the bank be turned
ter which he retired under cover Of the night into
the interior of Kentucky. We suppose the Major
would have been content with this, but one Of. the
victims having secured doubles barrsled shct gnn
returned the fire. when the Major again openeden
the boat from behind awood pile Not moving
but what shot might wound or kl gentleman
not gwen to brag and reyolvers, we retired TO our
berth and made a barricade on the expesed SIDE
with our matrass for Colts revolver VIII send its
bullets through a Pttsburg Z. 3 as fit ,wereB 30
kept up until the Captain who ali the While stood
cooly on the hurricane deck, giving bis orders,
without paying the slightest attention to the bat
tie, ordered in the plank and steamed up the river,
leaving Major Ward in possession Of the battle
ground and spoik, ~ - .'.'l.',i. "a:
When we again saw the Major, he appeared in
our Office with client The little gentleman new
er accompanied his clients into court He claimed
that his temper was SO uncomfortable thathe could
not trust himself to try a case. Hunting up the
compensation, and then found him an able advo-
cate. .,b e-..lo1 - L. .7.ssa sai .s,i'
'This, said the Major, "is o peculiar case! I
may say that it is q delicate case, involving nice
points of law, and have sought for my client one
of the most eloquent and ingenious advocates at
the bar. This is an innocent and inofensiye gen.
teman of agricultural proclivities, who Is charged
with possessing himself of another mans horse. I
tell him that it is a pr1ma Jaae case. He was
seen to take the horse the horse was fonnd In his
possession, and, In an unguarded moment, he ad-
mitted that he took the aged quadruped for an
heirloom in his family: 1t is q case, SIR, where
the plea Of insanity is tenable. Firstly. the old
horse is worthless; secondly, he had never been
seen by our client before he took him thirdly, he
could be of no other use to q man Of sound and
disposing mind. suggest the plea Of insanity.
IF this does not meet with your legal appreciation,
we can fall back on the very respectable straw bail
we have put in, andour client can retire until pop
ular indignation has subsidized He is worthy Of
our utmost care, for he has placed in my handsa
very reasonable fee, which proves to my entire
satisfaction that he Is an innocentmans slls =
This was uttered with the utmost gravity, and
one not knowing him might for Z moment believe
that he was serious In his absmdity. The bewl-
dered horse thief certainly had faith .i55!2
For months at time the little major would dis
appear from public view about Cincinnati and bis
disappearance was mystery, until one day an old
acquaintance ran against him in Indiana, Hhere.he
was exhibiting as slight-of.hand juggler and ven
triloquist From Cincinnati he removed to Yip-
slant, Michigan, where, as he wrote us,. ,.he SEN
gagged in the pleasing pursuit Of lending other peo
Piles money, commonly called banking = Il seens
he committed matrimony; for the last we heard Of
him. he and his wife were found smothered to death
by an escape of gas from q defective pipe. Both
original jester and imitator are gone, to be remem
bered as the lighter foam on the solemn depths of
Life. :, IL. -. i,i',Gf,