The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-11
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Indeed Il was better d eScfibed by Inc Ia
turer In London, when he said: "one D
the features Of my entertainment Is, thai
II contains 80 many things that don't have
anything to do with It." ....r,0'.
In the middle Of his lecture, the speaker
would hesitate, stop, and say: sowing Il
Il slight indisposition, we will now have
an intermlssi0n Of fifteen minutes" The
audience looked In utter dismay at The
idea Of staring at vacancy for quarter Of
an hour, when, rubbing his hands, the
lecturer would continue: But aI-
during the intermlsslon Twin 20 on Will
my Lecturer l Fiji VI
Mr.. Brownies first volume, entitled
'Arterhns Ward; His Book was pub
lished In New York, May ~, 1862. The
volume was everywhere hailed with en-,
thusiasn, and over forty thousand copies
sold. Great success also attended the sale
OF his three other volumes published In
'65, '67 and 90.
Mr.. Brownies next lecture was entitled
"Sixty Minutes in Africa" and was de.
llvered In Musical Fund Hall, Philadel
phia. Behind him hung large map oil
Africa, (which region" said Artemus
"abounds In various natural productions
such as reptiles and flowers. produces
the red rose, the white rose and the neg.
roes. In the middle of the continent l.
what Is called "a bowling Wilderness but
for my part, have never heard II howl
nor met with any one who has"
After MIR. Browne had created immense
enthusiasm for his lectures and books in
the Eastern States, which filled his peck.
cts with handsome exchecquer, he
started, October 8, 1868, for California, a
faithful account ofwhich trip Is given
by himself in this book. Previous tC
starting he received q telegram from
Thomas Mcguire, Of the San Francisco
Opera House, inqulring "what he would
take for forty nights In California" Mr.
Browne Immediately telegraphed back;
"Brandy and water" '
.r.l,... A. WARD.Y
And though Mcguire was sorely puzzled
at the contents Of the dispatch, the Press
got hold Of It, and 1t went through Cali.
fornia as capital joke.
Mr.. Browne first lectured in San Fran,
cisco on 1.-THE Babes in the Wood" No.
yember 10, 1868, at Pratt's Hall. T.
Sufr King took deep interest in him
occupying the rostrum, and his general
reception in San Francisco was warm.
Returning overland, through Salt Lake
to tie States, in the Fall 5of 1854, Mr.
Browne lectured again in New York, this
time on the "MOrmOns," TO immense ALL
diences, and in the Spring of 1866. he
commenced his tour through the country
everywhere drawing enthusiastic audi;
cnces, both North and South.
1t was while on this tour that the writer
of this sketch again spent some time with
him. We met at Memphis and travelled
down the Mississippi together. At Lake
Providence the Indiana rounded up to
our landing, and Mr.. Browne accompa.
MED tue writer to his plantation where
hespcnt several days, mingling with seem.
ing infinite delight with the negroes. For
them he showed great fondness, and they
used to stand around him in crowds listen.
ing to his seemingly serious advice. We
could not prevail upon him TO hunt or Ia
join in any Of the equestrian amusements
with the neighboring planters, but a quiet
fascination drew him to the negroes
Strolling through the "quartcrs," his grave
words, too deep with humor for darkey
comprehension, gained their entire con.
fidenCe.
Ono day he called up Uncle JEFF, an
Uncle.Tom.like patriarch, and cOmmenc.
ed in his usual vein:
"Now, Uncle Jefferson" he said, "why
do you thus pursue the habits OF industry
This course Of life is wrong-all wrong
all a base habit, Uncle Jefferson. Now
try and break it Off Look at me, look al
MIR. LandOn, the Chivalric young Southern
pianist from New York, he tolls not
neither does he spin he pursues a career
OF contented idleness. lfyou only thought
so, Jefferson, you could live for months
without performing any kind OF labor,
and at the expiration Of that time feel
fresh and vigorous enough TO commence
1t again. 1dleness rcfreshes the physical
organization-it is a sweet boom! Strike
at the root of the destroying habit to-day,
Jefferson. 1t tires you out; resolve to be
idle; no one should labor; he should hire
otheR to do it for him;" and then lie
would fix his mournfill eyes on JEFF. and
hand him dollar, while the eyes Of the
wonder.struck darkey would gaze in mute
admiration upon tho good and tpisa nFiSi.
nator of the only theory which the dar-
key mind could appreciate.
AS JEFF. went away TO tell the wonder
full story to his companions, and backed it
with the dollar as material proof, Artemus
would cover his eyes, and bend forward
on his elbows In a chuckling laugh.
Among the Mormons' was delivered
through the States, everywhere drawing
immense crowds. His manner Of deliv-
ering his discourse was grotesque and
cOmical beyond description. Ills quaint
and sad style contributed more than any
thing else to render his entertainment
exquisitelY funny. The programme was
exceedingly droll, and the tickets Of adj
mission presented the most ludicrous OF
ideas. The writer presents fac-simile OF
an admission ticket which was presented
to him In Natchez by Mr.. Browne. "Ad-
NIT the Bearer and one wife, Yours, Trur
ly, a. Ward"
III tue spring OI 1oOO, ClarleS browne
first timidly thought of going to Europe.
Turning to Mr.. Kingston one day he ask.
cd: "What sort Of a man is Albert Smith!
Do you think the Mormons would be as
good q subject to tho Londoners as Mont
Blanc was? ~ Then he said II should
like togo to London and give my lecture
In the same place. Can't it be done?"
MIR. Browne sailed for England soon al.
ter, taking with him his panorama. The
success that awaited him could scarcely
have been anticipated by his most init.
mate friends, Scholars, wits, poets and
nOyelists came to him with extended
hands, and his stay in London was one
ovation 10 the genius Of American wit.
Charles Reade, the novelist, was his warm
friend and enthusiastic admirer and Mr..
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