The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-10-17
A New Story of ArtehnusWard.

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In SPeFs, August Several, 1861.
This letter was written on the backs
Iof envelopes in various pilot-houses.
[ make it rule todlaye no method
except the r,lle whenever I go trav-
cling. Did YOU ever hear of the
! late Artemue Ward S experience in
travelling without method 33gI IdIe
left New York by night boat. Di-
rectlt a man spoketo him, saying,
"Going West. sir y taaraa 81
Said Artemus Il suppose So
Then said tlieman; % as I'm
from the West, wei go drink
'tDo you drink brandy e, said the
man - -. '"
81 suppose so said Charley. seq
Where in the lie Ill bayou going?
said the man =
"Well I'm going anywhere for n
month, JUS q potler pebble lead
me. I've Travelled with purposes till
Tmsick. A purpose is worse bag
gage. I'm going on; that's all, l
know.
The man said he was in with
Brown till death He had never
done anything on purpose. sa., $50
he sad, suppose we go. to, my
state-room and try a hand at po-
ker." 10 ga 55.ii..4
They played till daylight, wien
| Brown was very tight. He had lost
four or five hundred dollars. A
second man joined them at "A Albany,
SO you two be travelling by chance,
as you may say? Well, I'm with
you to the death. ~ et
They got off the boat, and a hack
driver said: :erqc in ..reFr.i.5
"Where do you want to 60, gen
| tlemen ~
"Any where. g ont' .s5's8 ii.'
He drove to~ bar room with
much alaerity.nG Therc os<thcy
made SO much noise the proprietor
cried, Where beYon going .men.?"
Don't care! - Then, go out ="
They met policeman on the side
walk. Where are you bound?'
"Any where Then L 'spose the Sta
ton house will suit = rrf,r. aI
Charley Brown was pulled up be
fore the Judge the next. day; he
gravely gave the name Of Gerrit
Smith, and .Gerrit was fined for
drunkenness. 81 8a5 T-.oe .@oeI
Where now y cried the purpose
less ones. They saw a sign-"Uti-
ca train and they went to Utica
There stage driver hailed them -
+W here beyou going p Any where.
So they started for Trenton Falls.
The third day Of lolling there took
a poney ride up to : the wilderness,
permitting the nags to select. their
own route: Suddenly the original
man produced Il pistola iGIei II
Hand out your money = he cried
very sternly to. brown.
Brown complied with the greatest
complacency. - y ~" 3.5i'''
eve brought you out here to rob
your said the second man. IraosI
"Then2, said Brown, s;you'r duced
swindlers! We-were to travel with
out method and you've had method
all along I don't care a nonpa-
| liel whether you shoot meor not !;
but won't have TIE travelling con-
tract broked' ...ss .e
"Wesaid" cried the first man cold
lilo odedly, ''that we'd follow you to
the death You are up to that pint
purity close. 'SuoiaioU, nga T-Sg
II object to nothing : said Brown
Il said | would travel anywhere.
You skunked me f! Put up your irons :
we'll spend this money together any
way s1a aa3T.3 s -
The two thieves laughed s'Y ou're
cool enough !'they said; "what are
you by name and business ?''
Il m Artemus Ward."
s-Did you write the visit to the
Shakers - @or
Eyes p sra = 3l1.g 81
T. CIV ell, Bill, Put up your gun. 1
thought this was Artemus. Well
spend his money instead of his
blood - s4..5f-@
But Charles Brown grew method
i al on the -homeward route, and
steered for New York alone.
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