Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-12-29
/" Mark Twhin's" Introduction.

"MARK Tw AIN" appeared before a Chi
cago audience few evenings ago. The
Tribune of that city describes the lecturer
as follows
Mr. Clemens is a youngish looking man
of perhaps thirty-ive, not handsome, but
having bright intelligent look. and an
eve with q humorous twinkle that put
him at once en- rapport with an audience.
There is nothing tinical about his style of
dress. He is clean-shaven, and his man
ner of wearing his hair, which is sbun-
dant, shows that he is his own tonsorial
artist. His clothing, upon the platform
was, on Monday evening, a black suit,
the upper garment being black frOck
coat, closely buttoned. His style Of
oratorical delivery is like that of Artemds
Ward. He has the same dry, hesitating,
stammcring manner, and his face, aside
from the merry light in his eyes, is as
/ grave and solemn as the visage of an
| undertaken when screwing down coffin
| lid He always introduces himself, for
reasons which he gives his audience. On
! Monday night he prefaced his lecture with
the following remarks
Lddies and Gentlemen: By request of
! the Chairman of the committee, who has
been very busy, and is very tired | sup
pose, ask leave to introduce to you the
lecturer of the evening, Mr.. Clemens,
| otherwise Mark Twain, gentleman
whose great learning, whose historical
accuracy, whose devotion to science, and
whose veneration for the truth laughter
are only equalled by his moral character
and his majestic presence. Renewed
laughter. / refer in these vague general
terms to myself Laughter l am a
little opposed to the custom of ceremoni
ously introducing the lecturer to the
audience, because it seems to me unnec
essary where the man has been properly
advertised laughterl, and besides it i
very uncomfortable for the lecturer. Blu
where it is the custom, an introduction
ought to be made, and had rathermake i
myself in my own case, and then | cal
rely on getting in all the facts, Contin
, ued laughter. 1t is not a simple intro
: duction that mind. l don't really car,
! for that at all, but it is the compliment
: that sometimes go with it-that is wha
! hurts. 1t would make anyone uncomfoita
BILE. You can fancy young la y intro
D duced to a parloT-full of company as tn
I best conVersationalist, the best model il
Q every way in her section of the country
- You might just as well knock her in tn
: head. She could not say word the res
+ of the evening.
5 / never had but one public introduction
,, that seemed exactly the thing that seen
a cd to be a very inspiration in the way q
i an introduction. The gentleman had
t good head, and he said he supposed
i didn't want any compliments, said Ii
t was exactly right, dMHt want any con
S pliments. And when he introduced m
}, he said, Ladies and gentlemen, ] sha
S not waste any unnecessary time in the il
n PRODUCTION, l don't know anything abot
g this man III laughter at least only kno'
g two things about him one is that he hi
s. never been in the Penitentiary, and III
# other is | can't imagine why" Prolonl
n cd laughter. Now such an introductio
n puts man right at case Laughter
e. The speaker alluded TO the variol
d lectures which he had delivered the pre-
u ent season. He had prepared several
le got tired of them, and cast them asid