. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. ARTEMU8 Eeturning overland, through Salt Lake to the States, in the fallof 1864, Mr. Browne lectured again in New York, this time on the Mormons, to immense audiences, and in the spring of 1865 hecommenced his tour through the country, everywhere drawingenthusiastic audiences both North and South. It was while on this tour that the writer of this sketch againspent some time with him. We met at Memphis and traveled downthe Mississippi together. At Lake Providence the Indianarounded up to our
. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. ARTEMU8 Eeturning overland, through Salt Lake to the States, in the fallof 1864, Mr. Browne lectured again in New York, this time on the Mormons, to immense audiences, and in the spring of 1865 hecommenced his tour through the country, everywhere drawingenthusiastic audiences both North and South. It was while on this tour that the writer of this sketch againspent some time with him. We met at Memphis and traveled downthe Mississippi together. At Lake Providence the Indianarounded up to our landing, and Mr. Browne accompanied the writerto his plantation, where he spent several days, mingling in seemmginfinite delight with the negroes. For them he showed great fond-ness, and they used to stand around him in crowds, listening to hisseemingly serious advice. We could not prevail upon him to huntor to join in any of the equestrian amusements with the neighbor-ing planters, but a quiet fascination drew him to the through the quarters, his grave words, too deep withhumor for darky
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