. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. ARTEMUS wards FIRST^CONTRIBUTION TO THE PRESS. guised hand, slyly put it into the editorial box, and the next dayenjoyed the pleasure of setting it up himself. The article wasa description of a Fourth-of-July celebration in Skowhegan. Thespectacle of the day was a representation of the Battle of York-town, with George Washington and Gen. Cornwallis in article pleased Mr. Shillaber, and Mr. Browne, afterwardspeaking of it, said: I went to the theater that evening, had agood time of it
. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. ARTEMUS wards FIRST^CONTRIBUTION TO THE PRESS. guised hand, slyly put it into the editorial box, and the next dayenjoyed the pleasure of setting it up himself. The article wasa description of a Fourth-of-July celebration in Skowhegan. Thespectacle of the day was a representation of the Battle of York-town, with George Washington and Gen. Cornwallis in article pleased Mr. Shillaber, and Mr. Browne, afterwardspeaking of it, said: I went to the theater that evening, had agood time of it, and thought I was the greatest man in Boston. While engaged on the Carjpeb-Bag, the subject of our sketchclosely studied the theater and courted the society of actors andactresses. It was in this way that he gained that correct and valuableknowledge of the texts and characters of the drama which enabledhim in after years to burlesque them so successfully. The humorouswritings of Seba Smith were his models, and the oddities of JohnPhcenix were his especial admiration.
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