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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 347
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
“A series of laughable jokes came off yesterday at the Veranda in honor of All Fools’ Day. Mr. Barnum was at the bottom of the mischief. He managed in some mysterious manner to obtain a lot of blank telegraphic despatches and envelopes from one of the offices in this city, and then went to work and manufactured ‘astounding intelligence’ for most of the parties composing the Jenny Lind suite. Almost every person in the company received a telegraphic despatch written under the direction of Barnum. Mr. Barnum’s daughter was informed that her mother, her cousin, and several other relatives were waiting for her in Louisville, and various other important and extraordinary items of domestic intelligence were communicated to her. Mr. Le Grand Smith was told by a despatch from his father that his native village in Connecticut was in ashes, including his own homestead, etc. Several of Barnum’s employees had most liberal offers of engagements from banks and other institutions at the North. Burke, and others of the musical professors, were offered princely salaries by opera managers, and many of them received most tempting inducements to proceed immediately to the World’s Fair in London.
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定位：Additional excerpt 347 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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愚人节那天，巴纳姆在维兰达酒店搞了一系列恶作剧。他设法从城里电报局弄到一批空白电报纸和信封，然后为珍妮·林德巡演团队的大多数人编造“惊人消息”。几乎每个人都收到他授意写的电报。他女儿被告知母亲、表妹和几位亲戚在路易斯维尔等她，还有各种重要的家庭消息。利格兰德·史密斯先生收到“父亲”来电，说康涅狄格老家村庄化为灰烬，包括自家宅院。巴纳姆的几个雇员收到北方银行等机构慷慨的聘用邀请。伯克等音乐教授收到歌剧经理的天价薪水邀请，许多人还被诱使立即前往伦敦世界博览会。核心是：巴纳姆利用信息差制造愚人节玩笑，测试人们的反应。这提醒我们，面对突如其来的“好消息”或“坏消息”，先核实来源，别被情绪带着走。
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巴纳姆在自传中回忆愚人节恶作剧，当时他正带珍妮·林德巡演，团队气氛轻松。
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