. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. ABTEMUS WABD. 25 Mormons. The Prophet attended his lecture. When the -writerlectured in the Mormon theater twenty years afterward, BrighamYoung was present. The next day my wife and I were entertainedat the Lion House, the home of the Prophet, when he and HiramClausen gave me many reminiscences of the humorists visit. Mr. Browne wrote many sketches for the newspaper about theMormons and the rude scenes he encountered on the overland stage,which afterward appeared in his Mormon lecture. Delving thr
. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. ABTEMUS WABD. 25 Mormons. The Prophet attended his lecture. When the -writerlectured in the Mormon theater twenty years afterward, BrighamYoung was present. The next day my wife and I were entertainedat the Lion House, the home of the Prophet, when he and HiramClausen gave me many reminiscences of the humorists visit. Mr. Browne wrote many sketches for the newspaper about theMormons and the rude scenes he encountered on the overland stage,which afterward appeared in his Mormon lecture. Delving througha trunk full of Artemus Wards papers and MSS. to-day, I found thissketch. I give it in his own handwriting. Any journalist will see,by his correct punctuation, that he was a man of culture. This lith-ographed sketch shows his character. It proves that he was once atjrpe-setter. It is the best index to the culture and technical knowl-edge of the humorist that could be given : THE MISSOURI AN IN UTAH.
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