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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 351

P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导

Le Grand Smith here paid me off for my “April fool” joke. He induced a female of his acquaintance to call on me and reveal an arrangement which she pretended accidentally to have overheard between some scoundrels, who were resolved to stop our stage coach on the Alleghany mountains and commit highway robbery. The story seemed incredible, and yet the woman related it with so much apparent sincerity, that I swallowed the bait, and remitting to New York all the money I had, except barely enough to defray our expenses to Baltimore, I purchased several revolvers for such members of the company as were not already provided, and we left Pittsburg armed to the teeth! Fortunately, Jenny Lind and several of the company had left before I made this grand discovery, and hence she was saved any apprehensions on the subject. It is needless to say we found no use for our firearms.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50115
定位:Additional excerpt 351 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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巴纳姆被一个“愚人节”玩笑整了:有人让一位女士来报信,说有一伙歹徒要在阿勒格尼山拦截他们的马车抢劫。故事听起来离谱,但女士说得特别真诚,巴纳姆就信了,把大部分钱汇回纽约,只留够到巴尔的摩的路费,还买了几把左轮手枪发给剧团成员,大家全副武装离开匹兹堡。结果当然没用上枪。教训是:听到吓人的消息先别急着行动,尤其涉及钱和安全时,要核实来源、多问几个为什么,别让“真诚”代替证据。

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巴纳姆是美国19世纪著名演出经纪人,他在自传《奋斗与胜利》中回忆带珍妮·林德巡演时的趣事。

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