The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-22
PROSPECTUS OF OUR PLAN.
"Lave in IL, drink of it,
DissOlute man.

Dissolute man."
We have been induced by the many urgent
requests of the citizens of our country who
have been unfortunate in many past enter
prises such as the Crosby Opera House and
the Gettysburg affair, to get up a plan that
Overcomes all objections heretofore urged
against those other and, we must say, COM
paratively dishonest enterprises.
We purpose having our headquarters in
Boston, city which everybody knows would
not tolerate anything of an immoral char
acter.
We therefore take pleasure in announcing
GRAND PROMENADE CONCERT
AND
PIG CHASE,
In Aid of the Asylum for aged and Decayed
PuaSterS.
This institution was established in this city
previous to the war, and as that event took
the legs off so many people, the institution
now stands on an entirely different footing.
We might add, in view of that fact, it is in a
knee-dy condition. At this Musical Enter
tainment we propose giving away presents in
value to the tune of 81, 100000. There are to
be 100000 tickets, issued at the low figure
of 10 cents each, which, it is expected, will be
ample to pay for the tickets and advertising,
leaving handsome profit.
This Asylum was organized prior to the Big
Organ, but has had less blowing, consequently
made less noise in the world. 1t has the re-
commendation of several Boston names, in
Guiding BOSTON CoRBETT. There are now here
so many punsters out of Holmes, that the
80
constitutes, in mercantile language, ''glut"
in the market; and our only hope is that they
will be eventually washed away and absorbed
in the Atlantic
We herewith give an extract embracing a
small "List of the Premiums, - taken at ran
dom from our new Illustrated Catalogue,
which is now ready, and which we will send
on receipt of II cents in stamps. We print,
also, few of the recommendations from gen.
tlemen well known in the political, literary,
and scientific world.
ASYLUM FOR AGED AND DEcAYED PUNsTERs.
Remember the Fatherless and Motherless WISH
Grand Musical Entertainmen, Embracing Con-
cert and Pig Chase.
100000 Presents, Valued at 2,5OO,OOO
Dollars.
2,5OO,OOO Tickets at 10 Cents EaehI
NS- EVERY TICKET DRAWS TWO PRIZES s59
The prospectus of this grand enterprise, in
a desire to allow the Asylum for Decayed
Punsters of the present decade to extend its
usefulness by putting wings to it, takes plea
sure in referring to the following unsolicited
testimonials, from well-known statesmen and
and others, TO this charitable undertaking.
From HORACE GREENLEAT, Esq, Editor Of the
NetV York Trt6uIatton
''The object of your Musical Concert and Pig
Chase meets with my hearty approval. have
often thought Of an Asylum of that kind for
the writers on the paper in which am con-
cerned, but my time has been too much oecu-
pied with the Union League Club to organize 1t.
look forward TO the time when somebody else
win take the laboring oar. and can farm a
little. FISH a little, and write when feel In a
bad humor."
Ffom W. II. SEAwEED, Author Of "AnsiOers TO
Correspondents" etc. WdsiingtOn, d. o.
'sYour Grand Promenade Concert and Pig
Chase are behtting the nineteenth or twentieth
century, either. There never have been, nor are
not now, nor ever will be. such presents again
ma are now offered by you 70 united people; and
it is expected that the drawing win be over in
sixty days"
From BTURoEoN =. CHASED, Attorney at Lal0
KNOW all men by these presents, OF which
there arc some half million, that the names
"A. rralI hn an.