# Old Colonel P. — The Humbugs of the World character guide

> Old Colonel P. in The Humbugs of the World by P. T. Barnum.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Colonel, Colonel P.

**First appearance:** 0008-iv

## Who they are

A man who was swindled by a humbug about a petrified man.

## In the story

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_humbugs_of_the_world_se/chapters/xviii)

Sold whiskey by sample from a pure barrel, then planned to 'rectify' it before delivery; was caught and forced to pay off the carman.

### [The Peter Funks and Their Functions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_humbugs_of_the_world_se/chapters/xx)

Mentioned as a type of victim; the chapter focuses on a specific unnamed country clergyman who was swindled by the Funks.

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