Complete works of artemus ward (complete), the

If Artemus has on any occasion really told "whoppers," it has been in his announcements of being about to visit England. From time to time he has stated his intention of visiting this country, and from time to time has he disappointed his English friends. He was coming to England after his trip to California, when, laden with gold, he could think of no better place to spend it in. He was on his way to England when he and his companion, Mr. Hingston, encountered the Pi-ute Indians, and narrowly escaped scalping