Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-06-13
!, DAKoTA.gvvEDNEsDAY, JUNE IS .ess
Wan aII1 / IL. ba,3alAu.

In 1851, when Miss Kate Bat..maA
was playiMg N engagement h Phila-
delplie, ttlers occurred very amuslng
encounter 1etEeen Charley Brown
(Artsmus Ward) and .Pa' Batemxn.
a he was falailiarly known. the father
0f Kate.
Nj. Batcsnan was. as he certainly
had good reason to be. excessively
proud of 10 histriOnic talent Of his
daughter. md 4 was upon the day fol-
lowing one of her greatest triumphs
that hc fifst met -Artemus Ward, that
irreprcssihl3 .wsk being introduced to
5im by Mr. Faank Drew, the actor, ~
plain ..Mr. Hrcwn."
And yOu are the father Of ths
greatest arfress the world has ever
seenp'
Mr.. Batefnan gave unmistakable evil
dence Of n entire belief in and proud
CONSCIOUSNESS of the fact.
4 '.pard0n ~, sir,'' said Ward. in
voice full N emotion. % he seized Mr..
( BaaAnaf a4rN In i vigorous clasp,
swiif SD snsd me, III, to shake hands
with you againp"
Mr.. Bateman was much affected BY
this hearty endorsement.
''And now," continued Ward, iii
might be so bold as to offer a sugges.
ton, permit me to say that were | che
father Of such child, I--but that could
not be. Permit me, I beg" impulsive.
ly, and clutching wildly at Mr.. Bate
mans arm. 'permit me once more to
shake hands with the father of Kate
BatemAn."
This ceremony performed, Ward N
sumed:
II was about to say, Mr.. Bateman.
that you are too modest in the intro
duction Of your daughter to the public
notice--.OO modest by far"
A gesture of impatience from pere
was apparently unnoticed by Artcnus.
who continued:
while you probably have some con.
ception of the great gifts with which
your ardaughter is happily possessed, you
doubtless fear that fathers pride may
lea,i ,01 ~ nnwarranted lengths. But
believe me. sir, believe me, this with
voice choked with emotion,) ''thcre u
no step which YOU are not warranted In
taking to advertise the talent of 90 great
an artist. /, sir, would have advertised
her appearance here in every paper
published in this CITY,"
but my dear sir. interrupted Mr.
Batcman. '.she has been advertised in
all of the papers here. every day for six
months.
II would" continued Ward, entirely
oblivious Vt any interruption, shave
had the town billed from end to end
with great posters. with Kate Bate
mans name upon thcm in letters four
feet long"
II should have had fine lithograph,c
portraits exhibited in each Of the princi-
pal stores"
Il did, I did!' shrickcd Mr.. Bate
man.
II would have gathered the member
Of the press together and banqucted
theln," a step, which Mr.. Bateman had
taken few days before, md for whict
he rad just paid out $500. In short,
concluded Ward. brooking no interrupt
tion and smiling placidly the While, II
would allow the world to think me vain
If they would. but ! would never con-
sent to hide such light under bushel.
Never! never! ~ and then he walked
AWAY.
"What dye say that fools name TSP"
asked Bateman, turning upon Drew.
That" said Drew, "Oh, that's
Charley Brown, Artcmus Ward, you
know"
oh hcllr' muttered the old man,
but he couldn't refrain from joining in
.he laugh. though it was at his expense.
-Cfnciawati Saturday Night.