Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-10-06
RECEPTION AT THE Presidents.
Mark Twain Has Private CONVEX
satiOn at the White House.


House with the flood tide Of humanity that
had been washing steadily up the street
for an hour, obeyed the orders Of the
soldier at the door and the policeman
within, and banked nv hat and umbrella
with colored man, who gave me piece
OF brass with a number upon it, and said
that that thing would produce the prop
erty at any time of the night, | doubted
it, but was ou unknown ground now, and
must be content 10 take o good many
chances,
Another person told me to drop in with
the crowd and would come to the Presi-
dent presently, Ijoined, and We drifted
along until we reached certain point, aud
then We thinned out to double and single
file. 1t was right gay Gene, and right
stirring and lively one; for the whole place
was brightly lighted, and all down the
great hall, as far as one could see, was a
restless and writhing multitude of people,
the women powdered, painted, jeweled,
aud splendidly upholstered, and many Of
the men gilded with the insignia of great
naval, military and ambassadorial rank. Ii
was quite bewildering.
Our long line kept drifting along, and
by and by we came IN sight of the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Grant. They were stand
ng up shaking hands and trading ciyilities
with our procession. grew somewhat at
home little by little, and then bsgan TO
eel satisfied and contented. ] Twas getting
/ to be perfectly alive with interest by the
time it came my turn to talk with the Pres
/ dent, took him by the hand and looked
/ him IN the eye, and said.
"Weil, I reckon | see you al last, Gen
eral / nave said as much as q thousand
, times, out in Nevada that IL ever | went
home 20 tie states l would just have the
private satisfaction OF going ana saying to
you by word Of mouth that thought you
was considerable OF sailor, anyway. Now,
you know, out there We
Turned round and said to the fellow be-
hind me:
"Now, look here my good friend, how
the nation do you suppose I can talk with
any sort OF satisfaction, with you crowd.
ing me this way l am surprised at your
manners"
h was a modest looking creature, He
said;
But You see the whole PROFESSIONS
stopped, and they're crowding up on me-"
! said
Some people have got more cheek
Just suggest to the parties behind you TO
nave some respect for the place they are
in, and rot try to shove in on private
conversation. What the General and ne
ara talking about amt Of the least interest
to those
Then resumed with the President:
Wei, well, we'll Now tlis Is fine. This
il what call something like. Gay? Well,
should say so. Aud so this is what you
Gull Presidential reception. I'm free to
say that it lays over anything that ever /
saw out 10 the soge brush. l have been to
Governor Nye's Eujun receptions at Honey
Lake aud Carson 1ity, many and many a
time he that's Senator Nye now-you
know him, Of course | never saw man
in nav life shat Jlm hye didn't know and
not only that, but he could tell MIN where
he knew him, and all shout him, family in,
clu6ed, sven il it vas forty years ago
Most remarkable mau jim Nye-remark-
able. He can t Z lie with'that purity of
accent, and that grace OF ptterance, and
that convincing emotion
turned again, end said;
"Sfy friend, your conduct surprises me,
have come three thousand miles to nave
. word with the President of tbs United
States upon subjects with which you are
not even remotely connected; and by the
living geewhilhhiLs cannot proceed with
any satisfaction on account of your cussed
ar0wdiug. VIII you jast please to 90
little glow, now, and not att.ac. so much
attention by your strange coniuetf Ii you
had any eyes you could see how the b.
ISLANDERS are staring"
He said
"Bat i tell Won, sir, it's the people be-
nina They ne Just growing aad surgiug,
Vd shoging snd wish Vas in Jericho, |
Do"
/ said
Il wish you was, myself. You might
learn some aeicaey o. feeling u that An
81 Mt seat of civilization, maybe Drat !,
you don need It,
Aud then I resumed with the Presidents;
| Yes s.g I've been at receptions before,
plenty of j,tn -Ud Nyas Iujnu ractp
|tous Bat N y w.W as -tarcay a. tin.
/ Uy considerable n great long strings q.
1yhyega tG' .he,a ga.oot, here, you know
sit old, tlgh favored Wtsrpe5 Pi utes,
each one o chem as powerful as rag fac.
tory on fire. Plawl Those We're lalcyou
lays Yes indeed, Genera, aud madam,
many and many's Che time, on, IN the sid,
IF Nevada Iyd seen y"
Perhaps you ad better discontinue
yoar gemaris tn another yime, su, AS thu
crowd behind yon are growing som what
impatient" the esler' sid
Do You haat ihat2" | said TO the .eiioa