Artemus Ward (Charles Farrar Browne) : a biography and bibliography . ing we introduce him to our readers helay stretched upon a dried buffalo-skin, smoking one ofShanlys brierwood pipes, and conversing with a bravefrom across the blue waters of the Shaggonana River,named Boozy woozy. Boozywoozy was an orator of rare power, and hisremarks were always able and appropriate. He also played policy, his favorite numbers being4, 11, 44. An adept at this pleasing game, he wonmany ducats, Hards, pistoles, francs, and slums. He inclined favorably to fire-water, but had neverbeen attacked with delirium
Artemus Ward (Charles Farrar Browne) : a biography and bibliography . ing we introduce him to our readers helay stretched upon a dried buffalo-skin, smoking one ofShanlys brierwood pipes, and conversing with a bravefrom across the blue waters of the Shaggonana River,named Boozy woozy. Boozywoozy was an orator of rare power, and hisremarks were always able and appropriate. He also played policy, his favorite numbers being4, 11, 44. An adept at this pleasing game, he wonmany ducats, Hards, pistoles, francs, and slums. He inclined favorably to fire-water, but had neverbeen attacked with delirium tremens. The complainthad broken out in his family, but the family was a largeone, and there were not tremens enough to go round. So he drank with impunity—or with anybody elsewho would treat. [278] CONTRIBUTIONS Will the warrior of many a wordy victory, whosevoice is sweeter far than the pellucid waters of the fast-rolling Shaggonana, join Woshy-Boshy in a light bowl?Thus spoke the Chief Woshy-Boshy. The words of the mighty chief fall pleasantly upon ./% it juis. the ears of Boozywoozy. He will moisten his dia-phragm. Is it whisky? Brother, it is. Did the great chief obtain it at any of the barroomsof any of the leading hotels on Broadway? No, no! howled the chief, a shade of horror creep-ing over his face. Does my brother of the sweet voiceand winsome eye take me for an aboriginal Borgia?Ugh! When Woshy-Boshy kills thee it shall be with [279] ARTEMUS WARD the tomahawk! No gentlemanly Indian wall give afriend poison. Woshy-Boshy speaks well. Heres luck! And they clinked the canakin. During the evening they performed the Green ComDance, procuring the corn for that purpose from theshrill-voiced Ethiopian Females who perambulated theforest, shrieking, Hot cor-run! Eres yer nice hotcor-run! After dancing a good deal and clinking the canakinmany times, Woshy-Boshy and the orator put on theiryellow blankets and bright-beaded moccasins, prepara-tory for a stroll. Previous to leavin
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