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Title: Artemus Ward (Charles Farrar Browne) : a biography and bibliography
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Seitz, Don Carlos, 1862-1935
Subjects: Ward, Artemus, 1834-1867 Humorists, American
Publisher: New York London : Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: State of Indiana through the Indiana State Library

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of the equipment of the Georgia Railroadin a row and pushed it off the wrecked bridge atKnoxville to prevent it from falling into Shermanshands. He recalled that soon after the war he cameNorth, hunting for a job and a food supply, andwhile looking about a friend gave him a box seat forBryants Minstrels. He had for companions in thebox Artemus Ward, Charles Dawson Shanty, and athick-set young man whose identity he did not dis-cover. Then he told me the police incident almost inHabirshaws words. So I had the pleasure of tellinghim who the stranger was—thirty-four years after.Habirshaw had departed this life a short time before. One gay night Artemus induced Dan Bryant andNelse Seymour, another famous minstrel, to invade theproperty-room at Bryants theater and garb them-selves in stage armor. Then, arming themselves withbroadswords, the trio sallied forth and waylaid belatedcitizens, forcing some of them to sink on their kneesin prayer by way of ransom. The sport was interrupted (174)
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DAN BRYANT AS PAT MALLOY THE MORMON LECTURE by a policeman, who escorted the mirthful three tothe Tombs. The next morning his Honor let themoff with a lecture. As a prelude to this performancethey made a midnight call on Thomas Jackson, whobrought the first Swiss bell-ringers to America. Violentpulls at the door-knob brought him to an upperwindow. Who are you and what do you want? he demanded,angrily. We want an engagement, responded Artemus,sweetly. We are the original bell-ringers! OncC at a Turkish bath in Twelfth Street he saw twoattendants diligently tugging away at the head andfeet of a patron, and was moved to ask the reasonfor their unique exertions. He is half an inch too short to be a policeman,was the reply. Can you really stretch him out that much? washis further interested query. He was informed thatan inch could be added in a couple of weeks. If thats so, he said, softly, I wish some onewould stretch Bayard Taylor into a Humboldt. His second season with The Mormons opene

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