Show LIKED WIT OF ARTEMUS WARD londoners for a wonder appreciated work of great american humorist on the occasion of artemus ward a professional visit to london which oc burred not long before his death J E preston buddock says in his book pages from an adventurous lite life that the american humorist humorists s adver ti of his show were as full of tunny funny surprises as the lectures themselves one that tickled the gen eral public was aas this artemus ward delivered pd lectures before all the crowned heads of eu rope ever thought of deliver ing lectures and an excerpt from his lecture on drawing is quoted by mr buddock as a particularly delightful bit I 1 haven t distinguished myself as an artist ward said in his inimitable way ay 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 every thag thing he can lay his hands on at any lu moment ment at avery a very tender age I X could draw on wood a mere child I 1 once drew a small cart load of raw turnips over a wooden bridge it was a raw morning the people of the village recognized me they said it was a raw turnip drawing that shows how faithfully I 1 had copied nature I 1 drew their attention to it so you see there was a lot of drawing in it the villagers with wonderful dis cerement cern ment pec peculiar ulfar to villagers said I 1 had a future before me As I 1 was walking backward when I 1 made my drawing I 1 replied that I 1 thought that my future must be behind me |