Show LIKED WIT OF ARTEMUS WARD londoners Lon doners donera for a wonder appreciated work of great american humorist on uio the occasion of Arter artemus num wards professional visit to london which occurred not long before hla his death J B M preston buddock says in hla his book pages from an adventurous life that the amerlean american humorists advertisements ti of his show were as full of funny surprises as aa the lectures lectured lec turea lures themselves one that tickled the geu gen oral public was this artemus ward delivered Deliver pd lectures before all tho the crowned heads of europe ever thought of delivering lectures Lec turea and an excerpt from his lecture on drawing Is quoted by mr maddock as a particularly delightful bit 1 I distinguished myself an aa an artist ward said in his inimitable way but have always been mixed up in art I 1 have an uncle who takes photographs in his sane moments and I 1 have a servant who takes very thing ho he can lay his hands fiands on 4 hi t any moment at a very tender age I 1 could draw on wood when a mere child I 1 once drew a small cartload cart load of raw turnips pe over a wooden bridge it was a raw morning the people of the village recognized me they said it v was fj a raw turnip drawing that shows h how ow faithfully I 1 had copied nature I 1 dr drew ew their attention to it so you see th there ore was a lot of drawing in it the villagers with wonderful dla dia cern comment cerement ment peculiar to villagers said I 1 had a future before rae me As I 1 wits was walking backward when I 1 made my drawing I 1 replied that I 1 thought that my future must be behind me |