. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. at makes us Persians. The humorist was full of happy wit even when a boy. Hismother, from whom the writer received several letters, told methat Artemus was out very late one night at a spelling bee, andcame home in a driving snow-storm. We had all retired, said Mrs. Browne, and Artemus wentaround the house and threw snow-balls at his brother Cyrus win-dow, shouting for him to come down quickly. Cyrus appeared inhaste, and stood shivering in his night-clothes. Why dont you come in, Charles ? The do
. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. at makes us Persians. The humorist was full of happy wit even when a boy. Hismother, from whom the writer received several letters, told methat Artemus was out very late one night at a spelling bee, andcame home in a driving snow-storm. We had all retired, said Mrs. Browne, and Artemus wentaround the house and threw snow-balls at his brother Cyrus win-dow, shouting for him to come down quickly. Cyrus appeared inhaste, and stood shivering in his night-clothes. Why dont you come in, Charles ? The door is open. Oh, replied Artemus, I could have gotten in all right, Cyrus;but I called you down because I wanted to ask you if you reallythought it was wrong to keep slaves. Charles received his education at the Waterford school, untilfamQy circumstances induced his parents to apprentice him to learnthe rudiments of printing in the office of the Skowhegan Glwrion,published some miles to the north of his native village. Here hepassed through the dreadful ordeal to which a printers devil is i 19.
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