Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-12-16

ANDs.-Mr. Clemmens devoted the
first ten Vinutes of his lecture to a
painfully accurate description of
person afflicted with the most lsath-
some form of Oriental leprosy and |
then he gave five minutes to the
narration Of q beyish adventure
which ended in his seeing the horri-
BILE face of dead man in the moon
light. And all this mass of horror
for what? Simply that be might say
that his memory was fuff OF unplexs-
ant things so linked together that
when he thought of one he inevita-
by thought OF another, and so on
through the entire series and start
ing with ieprosy and dead faces in
the moonlight, his mind naturally
ran through other unpleasant things
until it brought him to the Sandwich
Islands and his lecture. The posi-
ton of the Islands he gave geo
graphically but why they were
placed 50 far away from everything,
and in such an announcement place,
he declined TO consider. The man
who would have discovered the isl
ands, but did not, he said, was d.
verted from his course by manu-
script found in q bottle and this,
said Mark Twain, is not the only
case in which a man is turned from
the true path by Suggestions drawn
from bottle.l The European ma
taons brought into the islands their
own diseases, together with civiliza-
ton, education and other calamities.
The effect OF this had been to di-
min;sh the native population-edu
cation in particular. causing a fright
full mortality rs the facilities for
learning were multiplied. But So
900 natives are left upon the islands,
the women, be said, wears single
garment. made Of one piece ; and
the men don't.
But when the weather is Indictment
the men wear cotton in their ears.
The hospitality of the people he de-
clared to be of very nigh and gem
erous order. A stranger might en-
ter any house and siraightway his
host woald set before him raw fresh
fish with the scales on. baked dogs,
| fr.casseed cats, and all the luxuries
Of the season. But in trade they
were exceedingly sharp and deceit
| ful-lyipg invariably from one end
| Of the transaction 10 the other not
descending to common lies either,
ont indulging il lies that are IGOR
geouslS imposing, and that awe you
by their grandeur. The fondness
displayed BIZ the islanders for
| dogs be declared 10 be very intense.
Dogs had the best of everything,
and were the close companions of
the men. "They tondie and caress
the dog until he is a full grown dog,
and then they eat him. = couldn't
do that" said Mr. Clemens, in one
Of his dryest and funniest passages;
ia rather go hungry two days than
eat an old personal friend in that
way.
| At one poiat in his lecture, name
| ", in the midst of discussion OF
canniba!ism, Mark TWAIN paused
and said, with an indesc' liable look:
" At this point ! usually illustrate
eannibaIi m before the audience ;
but am stranger here and diff
dent about asking fdyors." How
ever, lie said, If there is any 6ae
present who is willing TO contribute
a baby for the purpose OF the lee
ture / should Ike TO know it now.
am aware though that children
have become scarce and high Of late,
having been thinned out by neglect
and i'll treatment since the woman
movement began.
But we must leave the rest to the
imagination Of our readers, only
saving that Mr.. Clemens told two OF
the funniest of xaggerated stories
in the most irresistible fashion, and
concluded his lecture with few
graceful words Of ibanks TO the aud
fence FOR their attention. Perhaps
be is not a great humorisi, but he il
genuine hamorist. The man who
can say that The Islander 5 dish Of
plain dog els only orr cherished
American sausage with the mystery
removed, is one whose reputation
for fame will not suaer to die I; and
| Mr.. Clemens can please every body
as be pleased n Boston last night,
he will be snre 70 make bis fortune
| If he does not become standard
author. Boston AdrefftSer.