. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. ABTEMUS WARD. 29 Uncle William who followed commercial pursuits, glorious com-merce—and sold soap! and his letters on the Tower andChowser, were palpable hits, and it was admitted that Punchhad contained nothing better since the days of opinion was shared by the Times, the literary reviews, and thegayest leaders of society. The publishers of Punch posted up hisname in large letters over their shop in Fleet street, and Artemusdelighted to point it out to his friends. About this tim
. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. ABTEMUS WARD. 29 Uncle William who followed commercial pursuits, glorious com-merce—and sold soap! and his letters on the Tower andChowser, were palpable hits, and it was admitted that Punchhad contained nothing better since the days of opinion was shared by the Times, the literary reviews, and thegayest leaders of society. The publishers of Punch posted up hisname in large letters over their shop in Fleet street, and Artemusdelighted to point it out to his friends. About this time wrote to his friend, Jacli Rider, of Cleveland: This is the proudest moment of my life. To have been as well appreciated hereasat home, to have written for the oldest comic journal in the English language,received mention with Hood, with Jerrold and Hook, and to have my picture and mypseudonym as common in London as New York, is enough for Yours truly, A. was now thoroughly aroused to the merits of ArtemusWard, and he set out to deliver his first lecture in Egyptian
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