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Show An Anecdote or Arteiuu Ward. New Yckk, July 8. The fear of death always remained with Arteruiis Wurd (Charles F. Brown), and even after ho had become famous he resorted to some of the strangest freaks to drive it away. I hove been told of his getting up one morning at 2 o'clock and going to the residence of a lady who was a great admirer of his. lie rang the bell, und she came down to the parlor rubbing rub-bing her eyes. "Madam," eaid Artemus, "I hope you will excuse ine for disturbing you at eucu an unseasonable hour, but your cook does fry pork so doliciously that I presumed on your friendship to the extent ex-tent of asking you to have her fry me a slice now." "Certainly, Mr. Brown," said the lady, amazed at the request. But she awoke the cook, who fried the pork and served it in the dining room. Ward sat down gravely at the table and ate it. He kept np a running conversation and the lady answered in sleepy yawns. When the pork was eaten Ward went out to the corner of the street and laughed so long and loud that a police officer threatened to take him to an insane asylum unless he went home. E. J. |