The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-28

Mark Twain Wants Some InfOrma.
ti0n In Regard to George Francis
Train.
Mark Twain, once more in pursuit OF
information, addresses the following
letter to the editor Of the New York
Tribune:
Hyou can, I wish you would give me
some Information of a man by the
name of George Francis Train. It is
for an uncle of mine that I want it. My
uncle has had pretty hard time of it,
and II any man deserves sympathy,
| and If any man would appreciate that
sympathy, it is he. He is in the de.
cline of life, andEhe wants to be quiet;
but you know he tried Walrussia, and
the bears ousted him; and then he tried
st. Thomas, and the earthquakes GUST
ed him; and so he hung up his fiddle,
SO to speak, and concluded he would
wait and look around awhile, till the
Government bought some more pro-
perty. And while he was waiting,
somebody recommended him to hunt
up this gentleman, Mr.. Train. They
said Mr.. Train was slow, quiet sort Of
body, and had no isms or curious
notions about him, and that he was
going over to the old country to
call the Fenians. They said he was
very popular with the English govern
ernment, and that If the English gov
ernment would sell to any ybody, they
would to Mr.. Train. They said that If
Mr.. Train concluded to take it, my un-
buy quiet locality in Cork, or Tiper-
ary, or one of those calm, religious re-
lfgions, by speaking to him early.
So my uncle went after Mr.. Train,
but he was building couple of rail-
roads out West, somewhere, and before
my uncle got there he had finished
those railroads and was making Demo-
cratic speeches in the East. It was a
considerable disappointment, but my
uncle always had great idea of doing
business with slow, quiet man, and
so he came East. But he came the last
part of the journey in canal-boat, lit
being his nature to prefer quiet and
man again. Mr.. Train had got
the Democratic party reorganized
and all straight, and was in the mid
die of the Rocky Mountains
clearing off a place and driving away
buffaloes, so that he could build me-
tropolis there. But my uncle went in
an OK wagon, and he missed that man
again. Mr.. Train had finished that me-
tropolis and paved it with the lNicolson
pavement, and started a couple of daily
newspapers, and was gone east again
with another lady to lecture on female
suffrage.
It was a little discouraging, but my
relative rested about week, and start
ed after him again. He caught him
this time, because Mr.. Train had sprain-
ed his ankle and was obliged to remain
quiet until he could get the leg removed
and reliable patent wooden one put
on in its place that could not sprain.
So he mentioned his business to Mr..
Train and he replied: "You are all
right, sir. Put your trust in me. I'll
buy Ireland, and you shall have as
good chance. as any man. am going
to sail right away. You will hear about
me as soon as I touch the Emerald
shores. shall get out some advertise
ments and make my presence known.
make no pretensions, but you Will
see pretty soon that 1 shall be heartily
welcomed there and properly cared
for"
Since that time my uncle has not
in him, but he thinks that may be he
is too quiet man to make much of a
stir, and has not been heard of on that
account. But have you heard any
thing of Mr.. Train2 Do you know if
he got out any advertisements? And
do you know ifthey received him
heartily there, and more especially if
they took care of him there? This last
Is the main thing with my relative. If
they took care ofMr. Train, it is all he
cares for. Hehas said to me repeated
ly that all that he is afraid of is that he
has been neglected and not taken care
of. If he were to hear that Mr.. Train
is there, in strange land, without any
place to stay, it would nearly break his
heart. If you could only inform us
that Mr.. Train is safe, and has been re-
ceived Hospitality, and has a good
tranquil place to board in, suitable to a
quiet man like him, it would be great
comfort to the old man.