. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. night, and at everylecture his fame increased, until sickness brought his brilliant suc-cess to an end, and a nation mourned his retirement. On the evening of Friday, the seventh week of his engagementat Egyptian Hall, Artemus became seriously ill, an apology wasmade to a disappointed audience, and from that time the light ofone of the greatest wits of the centuries commenced fading into dark-ness. The press mourned his retirement, and a funeral pall fellover London. The laughing, applauding crowd
. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. night, and at everylecture his fame increased, until sickness brought his brilliant suc-cess to an end, and a nation mourned his retirement. On the evening of Friday, the seventh week of his engagementat Egyptian Hall, Artemus became seriously ill, an apology wasmade to a disappointed audience, and from that time the light ofone of the greatest wits of the centuries commenced fading into dark-ness. The press mourned his retirement, and a funeral pall fellover London. The laughing, applauding crowds wer® soon to seehis consumptive form moving toward its narrow resting place inthe cemetery at Kensal Green. By medical advice, Charles Browne went for a short time to theIsland of Jersey—but the breezes of Jersey were powerless. Hewrote to London to his nearest and dearest friends—the members ofa literary club of which he was a member—to complain that his loneliness weighed on him. He was brought back, but could notsustain the journey farther than Southampton. There the members •n-.
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