The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters by Artemus Ward
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will be the same it allers was--15 cents, children half price.
Feller Sitterzens, I am dun. Accordinly I squatted. 1.13. WAX FIGURES VS. SHAKESPEARE. ONTO THE WING--1859. Mr. Editor. I take my Pen in hand to inform yu that I'm in good helth and trust these few lines will find yu injoyin the same blessins. I wood also state that I'm now on the summir kampane. As the Poit sez-- ime erflote, ime erflote On the Swift rollin tied An the Rovir is free. Bizness is scacely middlin, but Sirs I manige to pay for my foode and raiment puncktooally and without no grumblin. The barked arrers of slandur has bin leviled at the undersined moren onct sins heze bin into the show bizness, but I make bold to say no man on this footstule kan troothfully say I ever ronged him or eny of his folks. I'm travelin with a tent, which is better nor hirin hauls. My show konsists of a serious of wax works, snakes, a paneramy kalled a Grand Movin Diarea of the War in the Crymear, komic songs and the Cangeroo, which larst little cuss continners to konduct hisself in the most |
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