, 1870-09-11

sa.e Il, English paper. In ueath's s'Book Of
Eeauty" for 1875. among some other equally
worthless contributions. is sentimental story,
It! tho autlor Of Vivian Grey" whicI1 de-
r.vss its nsrle Of "a The Carrier rigeou'' from
the made Of communication adopted hv the
euan,cred LotAair and his fair correspondent,
rsho il rot $ tori-anie. Int III 1uosene
When Tenny>on was eighteen years old,
he wrote poem called "The Lovers Tale.''
! cory Of il. hoani up With an early a3ition
CT his poems. was reccttlv sold by London
acctioEccE f,.r txenty-th.cr dollars.
The St. Ionic K,pH'l".,M sass in it, river
column: :" Il Is very true t!lat Marx Twaia'
was river Character abpat this rcrt Mrs,
Clements, the aged nlasltr Of the hnnloriyt,
We understand. il sill Resident OF this city.
Mark Twain learned tie river IN tue oil
steamer Jo;.n j. Roe, aud n:s.i to xr,te up
.;tan..m.t :nt mozau,la an! occasional s.,51il.y
1.'r t.l'' AtEnhf:s'3H. C1r:1!n SELLER. one Of
III" tvs. victims IT Marx vaiI's ha.srr. was
an ~ cllt; Til,r. h,t dcvciI Of auy literary
culture whatever: but, witl.at. had .lusso
an Of inio: Of his own men.al abili-
i:"e. Mark >ketshe1 r'c Captain il, :,lnu
style. 4.f:er he had written the article lie ii,-
cured rf !oEn Norris. now stewart Of tic
l:e.l. lem;i:s =. What name hs ~llc;llL sign to
IT, une ot tile .letk hands At tao ti,re. hal
Ee,iEt 10 hc heayius the lead, IlaI.aaei
ont mark twSin. meaning tho depth Of this
water: when Clements exclaimed. tl.as's it
a1a:k Twain's my uaue.' This sketch, with
bis new name. Mark TWAIN at the bottom
Of il. was subsequently, p11ced in tho hands Ut
Nr, 7. L Jarrett. who Was st that time river
editor Of this journal. aud it found place in
+. river department OF tue RtTM}:ican. It
proved 10 lie 4 decided hit, anil was extensive
i l, copied ty Western jonrnaI-. lie SOON left
tic river, and his eubseyueat literary career
il wr:I hnswn.r
The la,e John r. Kennedy left An estate
I 81 abont Si5o.nD. lscei'!es many !eg.cies to
bis relatives, his will CONTAINS provisions for
the revival Of hid correspondence aud reu1-
iuifcenCes, Under the eLitorsl,ip Of Il, c. Win
tlIr.)p. H. T. Tuckernan, aud Josiah nennius-
ton The manuscript volumes are then to bo
to1ed ny ard kept in the Peabody Institute
1t l;a,'lm ,rc uutil I900. whea they are to be-
come the property Of the ias'i:ute. H. l,e-
queatl's to thu Aged Mems Home, Of Ea!ti-
taore. the sum OF = 900. to be invested. AMI
ont o{a tho earnual interest Of which shsl1
he supplied bowl Of punch every Christ
uaarcs of tho l.ouse at their Christmas DIN
ner. ant. the balance to btI4pp1icd se the pur-
chase nf medicines for :t!lc institution. To
the Aged Womeu'e Home he bc.lueaths II 900.
with the s.rpc rrnvieio.s f1r wine It Christ
n,n- ard medicines. He desires that = conf
p'ete cory Of his works b. presented to uar-
ward Cnivcr-ltr ~ token OF re-pect for tho
institution, and al Al acknowledgement OF
gratitude for honor done lin in coufesring
nron hin tho degree Of doctor NJ laws. His
:. Ninthrnr chair" he be,iucatl.s 10 his friend
eldest living eon, lie also provides for copy
Of his works TO 1t given to Judge Eryan, Of
Charleston. S. C., aud to General Darid II,
strother Porte Crayorl, AID to the latter
atto h:s two paintings OF the '' Artists Stu1il
| in Paris, painted by hlnse1f.