The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-03-23
ARTEMUs WAND.
R-eoileetions Of the Great 81 Snowman y
George Arnold, Henry Clapp and
other Bohe mtans.

Boston to 3eArn TO be q printer and toand
employment with Snow 4 Wilder, who were
then publishing The Carpet Bag and The
FafA ssder. The printer and the scheol-bey
BECAME room mates, aud the latter then daily
and nightly listened to the queer things the
Maine boy hsd TO ssy. and for which the
world has since most smihngly and joyously
paid not less than one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. Charley was thea Aaxen~
haired, uukempt youth, with arms rs long as
Lincoln S, and looking as green as Horace
Greeley did when he left his home on . sim
liar CUES, for the stick>and rule. The fr,z,
sled HAIR sDArkaug diamonds and spotless
kias xhloh 10 a1cple9 q. a's' years we're
kind OF .'gosk which nc one enlcJea 20
thoroughly ss Artemus
4 toxnstpAn Of his-one Dawes, an actor
AT the Nuseum-being much Older and know
iug the word BECAME fascinating to Charley,
who thus early learned the secrets OF the
green room. aud devonred great deal OF the
light literature which forms the psbalun OF
stock COMPANIES. Il did not harm the boy,
who was even q critic. forever laughing at the
ridiculous Inconsistencies of those flash an
thors.
Tie shool Z 7y hal read some Of Dickens,
and got Charley to take up tse fiekwtck ts-
rers Il vas probably the 6rst real book be
hsi ever read, and 10 human being has ever
enjoveG il Aore heartily
One leisure daF the BOY tcok mp pea
himself and wrote, IN round piasn hand,
sketch WHICH he thought might possibly DO 10
put IN pfint-bat be did not dare 10 send
those sheets Of paper TO ihe office where hs
was daily setting .ype- Alter much thought
he signed II Club" and sent il to The
ID,sscifnrrl. a Humorous paper published II
A ~. . IA rrr X q
over Tor q week or two,-but 6nallyi came.
here ( xas-''The Surrender Of Cornwall
lis. i dsscF.t ID q srsne which Charley
lad himself Witnessed. From that Day =
this Charley Brown has been writing, ell
though tie Ehcla amount e not large.
He made no reputation. however, IN bos-
ton. When IA papers on which BE- was
working suspended publication, BE- went
with ane of the Gropgietors to Toledo. Ohio,
and Weui 10 work al the Com Rerciai be
had tramp Ia Chicago, saw the indiana
which h. has often laughed about, and hnslly
returned and became local editor on his
old paper here We saw MIN again IN tse
summer o. Sat He was moving dsily about
town. knowing every bcuy, writing irresistible
'locals, aud heartily eujosng his position.
Not long after this. Mr.. Gray secured him
for Cleveland and his PiaiRdelier, and IN
that paper he irs, stumbled upon the ~Arte>
mus Ward noton aud fact. dis sketches
became iuae3 .ateiy and universally popular.
TO collect them iEiO 8 book was % secure
the beginning Of a fortune. and \. v ARD wss
not slow to avail himself Of his opportunities.
He had long worked hard and been poor
why not little money for Charley Brown
And he received H. No book Of similar
character has ever had 50 lsrge sale IN this
country-aud in England there Is mo end
to lts popularity.
The fame thus gained made him name in
New York. aud tnithsr Re went and became
the editor Of IaRitp Fair. Sometimes 10
did half the writing tcr.thai paper de gave
i its pro-siavery and pro-rebel tone Ste
phens. the publisher. lived in Philadelphia
ard Artemus had things his own way. Tbs
paper was not a success. bat A. Ward was
and so added to his reputation that he wa
sought erervwhere as q lecturer. and sAinei
fame and dollars in many States.
Ia Aatieiam times. ia 81, we met hiu
again with his designers, engravers, para
grsphists, cartoon men-BohemI3ns all--iI
that upper story In Nassau street lie intro
duced az to the peculiar throng Of pale lace
and bright uneasy eyes. As = esiern eti
tor who had aesli~ed deserved.y high repn
tatiou Tor he sail which be manifested Il
Marriages and Deaths, and = raarvelous &c
mus IN Advertisements "a COAX which
OF course. be afterwards published. Ptef
was then, ami may be svh, the hesdqnarter
of tie Aemians and 50. with Henry Clap
whom tbey called leader aud the brigh, an'
dazzling George Arnold now a. rest-ald
dozen more. ue sought tbs sandea aoor of ths
beer cellar The table for these makers c
iests aud y.setares to order OF grsv
or CAV. poetry * prcse-Eas OF painted pm
AM stood under the Broadway sidewalk
There they parteok moderately Of lager an
cheese and mapped out the work Of ne,
weeks Publications II were modest al
kindly. ana there was no jealousy IN reputs
rous. Ar,emus Ward was. perhaps, the ga
intellectual OF the party-and would hsv
frankly confess q ii-but he made the great
est reputation. OF his writings be used !
lsnghingiy say, Il Is strange how id no'
sense takes
Charley was full OF content at that tins
He look IS 70 Carleton :, and showed Us no
high up in the thousands the sale Of his boz
hsa reaehed-t0 the bank dc~n Broadws
where they handed HIM bis plump envelop
ont OF a safe and We boxed over the pos
printer boys securities. Ard then, on les
ing. he told with tender emotion and prii
Of having used Lis FIRST earnings to buy q
old homestead il Maine FOR ms mother.
had had new buildings put on II, improve
meuts made, and lad made her comtortst
and happy. Ihai was . worthy son, ard
i terrible grief which rests on the Old hor
to-day.
The Cleveland Herald also gives sever
new anecdotes. among which ere these:
A curious adventure befel him on bis W
North. and we give il as told TO us BY hir
self 10 village in Southern OHIO, bro7
aud fellow jour found themselves COZ
pletely :. strapped, and with no prospect
obtaining work or help Of any kind. Brow
companion hit on incky idea Brown "
10 remain quiet at the hotel, while his co
uapion made acquaintsnees outside, and
his remarks led the people to believe Z
Fletcher " ebstsr was stopping in town. ]
schem succeeded The magnates of |
town hastily gathered and paid their respe
IN FLETCHER Webster, who soon found hi
self holding levee, attended by nearly al
populsson-
A complimentary supper was gwen
ptesents forced upon him. When the ?
took their departure. iay or fso aAerwar
the landlord refused to take any pay, essee
ing the honor Of entertaining near relal
of the "Great Expoucdern to be more u
am equivalent for the board and lodg
furnished Unhappily, however, the TT
0fScUft1Su sum 6tteI the pair va II
leff the place, 3 warrant wasissued and q
we're pursued BY the constable end landlo
The fasaives sizsd a hand car snd sSEenp
10 escape By It's means on the track. bit y
ovefhauled, brought back and loeked
The Justice, however, either found the
had no hold on the prscsicsl jokers, or thou
the whole affair good joke, for they "
allowed to 60 free
After twiee making the tour Of the lead
cities A q lecturer, he went to Califorl
where again hs wss successful Retarn
across. the plains he stopped in Salt l.
Cisv. and wss vsll recsived by the Aorms
Here be perpetratcd an other practical jo
He.nd bis agent, Kingston, went oct 70
Indian hu: in the. suburbs and remained
night. The next morning friend from
cav Joined them and they al retnrned TO
hosei. Telegraphic dispsxchee were sent
direction of kingstcn, to ali psrss OF
tinted States, announcing the capkzr
Bruwnby Indians, his rescue By part
friends frou SaR Lake CITY, cd bis dan
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