The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-07-27
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RiCHOND. IND. JULY 9th, 1862.
Ar,emus wards wit.

Inc EDITION OF Artemus, PANORAMA
just issued by Carlton, yields the follow
ing extracts, all of them very good ex-
amples Of style offun we shall never
get again A A9A A
This ARTISTIC CAREER - 4.
Il could draw on wood at very ten;
der age. When o mere child, I once
drew small cart load offoraw turnips
over wooden bridge. The people Of the
village noticed me. / drew their attenii m
They said had a future before me- Up
to that time had an idea it was behind
me. : ga u saeao5 .gg5fs
Time passed on. IL always does by
the way. You may possibly have no
ticed that time always does. It is a
kind of away time has. 7,sd ssl s sa.a1.
81 became man. / haven't. distin--
guished myself at all as an artist; but
have always been more or less mixed up
with art. / have an uncle who takes
photographs, and have servant who
takes anything he gets his hands on.
''HIs MUSICAL IDEAS.
81 like music. can't sing AS
singist / am not a success. am saddest
when I sing. So are those who hear me.
They are sadder even than l am. Ass
1.-The other night some silly-voiced
young men came under my window and
sang Come where my love lies dream.
ing. l did not go. I didn't think it
would be correct
II found music was very soothing
when lay ill with fever in Utah !; and
/ was very ill; was fearfully wasted
My face was hewn down to nothing, and
my nose was SO sharp didn't care to
stick it into other peoples business-for
fear it would stay there ands l should
never get it again. And in those dismal
days Mormon lady-she was married
though not SO much as her husband, he
had fifteen other wives-she usett to
sing q ballad commencing Sweet bird,
do not fly away told her wouldn't
She played on the accordeon sdivinely-
accordeonly / praised her. 80 q
1.-THE STEAMER ARIEL.
81 went to California on the steamer
Ariel. This is the steamer Ariel -.
"Oblige me by calmlyi gazing on the
steamer Ariel; and when you go to
California. be sure you go on some other
steamer, because the Ariel isn't a very
good one. ~
t'THE PICTURE OF THE AT4DEsERr.
t'This picture is great work of art
1t is an oil painting done in petroleum.
It is by the old masters. It was the |
last thing they did before dying. They
did this, and then they expired. -
''The most celebrated artists Of Lon
don are so delighted with this picLnre |
that they come to the hall every day to |
look at it. / wish you was nearer to it
so you could see it better. I wish |
could take it to your residence andzlet |
you see it by daylight. Some of the
greatest artists come here every morn
ing before daylight, with lanterns, to
look at it. They say they never saw
anything like it beforehand they hope |
they never shall again.
s'When l first showed this picture in
New York the audiences we're so enthu
siastic in their admiration for this pic
ture that they called for the artist, and
when he appeared threw brickbats at
him .fse 7H2zs orr
brigham Young has two hundred
wives. Just think Of that. Ob1ige me
for thinking of that. That is,s he has
Ell lightly actual wives, and he is spiritually
married to one hundred and tw enty
more SO we may say he has two hund.
red wives. He lives not wisely but twoj
hundred we'll. He is dreadfully married.
He's the most married man ever saw
IN my life. 1879 "a
II saw his mother>in- law while i was
there. can't exactly tell how many
her is of her, but it is q good deal
It strikes me that one mother-in-law is
about enough to have in one family
you er very fond Of excitement.
"MoRMoN PRosELYTIsM. ~.e,,
II regret to say that efforts were made
20 make Mormon of me while was in
Utah. ss7as ao=fssi,iI
cit was leap year when was there,
snd seventeen young widows, the wives
IT . deceased Mormon, offered me their
hearts and hands. called on them one
day and, taking their soft white hands in
mine, which made eighteen hands alto
~ether, found them in tears.
"And said: why is thus What is
The reason Of this thusness p
"They hove sigh, seventeen signs
Of different size. They said -
'Oh! soon thou wilt be contested |
away. ~ 7 -ai "a e n
i told them that when / got ready to
leave place, wentested.sa4as i~a'a 2
"They said Doth not like US 2
II said Il doth, DOTH te.;s.rt, "A
81 also said Il hope your intentions
IRE honorable, as / am . lone child, my /
r arents being far, far, away b,.aaa
"They then said Wilt not marry u.s.
II said Oh! no! It can not was
again they asked me to marry them,
end again declined, when they cried 4
"Oh! cruel man! this is too much! Oh!
~ O much! w ,ts.s 7 $50. - s5ssi n. j. 4