The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-01-27
A STORY OF MARK TWAIN.


stones Of their doomed Capital.
A STORY OF MARK TWAIN.
(SoT FROM 7HE GALAxY.)
mark Twain receives e. 400 year for being peri
odi:ally funny in the Gdlary."-Ex.
II issomcthing to have that fer writing Memoranda:
something more to make Nation laugh month
| something to be 'the great Notwithstanding
more to get well paid for It, Things have been going
Marks way for three years. He IL in a better streak
than when he used 10 eat beans from an unsavoy
kettle along with the boys and rustic for IN uncer
tain livelihood down At Esmeralda in Nevada. He
has lnnocents Abroad bringing in gold galore and an
innocent at home leading him by the still waters of
domestic bliss, where Is exceeding peace and JOY Once
Es deemed inc0rrsible, cynical, slightly conviv-
ial He has seen sorrow and suppcd with poverty but
through all preserved his appetite and integrity and lo
he slcepeth spring mattrass and has umbrella
stand in the hail. 1t Is said in personal letters, never
before published. that he is living cxamplar Of the
higher virtues, talks huently Train, has made
provision In his will for Uncle Tou, whose dog he
dealt harsly with Alkali Flats ard the heirs of
| the '1soad Agents" OH the Gcigcr grade. Thcac
things are evidence Of complete reformation. We
have just much expectation that tho Genius Of Amer
ia will come down from the dome Of the Capitol and
get trail, as that Mark will fall from his high estate
secondstory window II rencws faith In humanity.
We may lend assistance to the fainting brother and
give hope to the car Of dependency, just a. our
fathers and other ONCE holders did when they rcctcd
the story of Washington and the cherry tree Such
opportunities should not he allowed to pass unim
proved, and therefore induced to depart from
oar usual custom. and write a Sunday School story
for this occasion only, showing how Young man of
strict integrity and disposition to make money! may
rise in the world and In three years leave Washington
and get settled down In Buffalo with winters supply
of grub We the more induced to this a. Twains
recent confession of having written the Saturddv
Rerisw eritique Of his own book, shows that in the
matter Of committngif not in confcssing Crimes he
10 greater than Washington-as the former only had
nerve to mark one, while he acknowledges to mark
twain. '.
THE SUNDAY school,. STORY.
In the winter OF 67-S Mark started ON his perc-rn
atoms as humorous Lecturer in Yankee land having
made sufficient improvement his Carson effort to
warrant IN attack on Puritanism In ITO stronghold
lie had horriAed Gotham BY requc:ting the use of
baby from the great audience to Illustrate bis dsecrir
ton of cGnnibasm and had advertised to lecture in
Washington on Tuesday evening. at one of the priu
cipal Halls. The Capital had heard Of him. The
fashion and fascination of the city was on the qui
rsce and Oh the appointed evening dense multitude
thronged about the dOors-to find NO lccSurrr and
return dismalIy aud disappointed to their homes In
the evening papers Of the day subsequent card to the
following effect appeared:
Tone Pao'ie-It Is with feeling Of the most in
tense m0rtincati0n and regret that the undersigned
publishes the following statement OF facts accounting
;o s bis non. appearance on the lecture stand ut
. HN0osn I'D.
formation that Of the largest most intelligent and
fashionable audiences that cOngresatcd in WASH
Of the M in Of no y COMING 1ne + IL
due me to state that was victimized by q most in
famous drunken, and scoun irelly agent. recommend
business: and and a %ea 'ns
Tt I'D him here from New
arrival on the evening train. and remained in New
York by the ,eside Of dying friend until the last
Baltimore found him still there in bcasy state OF
intoxtcati0n on board of an oyster bout dismissed
MIN instantly h and had him sent to tho jail
some subject to dwell upon. beg leave to an.
nounce that have now secured the services Of gen.
at the above hall on tomorrow evening, when my
lecture on ne Sandwich Islands which the press Of
New 1Srx has 60 Kindly pronoonccd the finest intel
be delivered BY. 9r-.. ....-+ - 2.
Your most ob't serv't.
Washington, D. C., Jan. =, 1853
Mark had full house on tho evening named, deiiv.
cred his lecture in tptOp eyc received the highest
encomiums Of the prefe. and after knocking around
town . few days, went on his way, with Colbey a.
ssent, rejoicing; -t. -.a. = r. ..@ r
The facts Of the business were That Twain and Col.
bey were the jolless ehums in Christcndpm. Mark
had been too long the Pacific Coast to take in re-
celpts like those in New York without taking several
hbaeons 70 the memory Of several thousand respected
comrades On The ether slops and Colbcy drank with
HIN every time out Of pure good friendship. They
IeocAed Warrington before daylight on the mornipg
a. The day announced for the lecture and Mark s
many friends that By lecture time, he and Co,by were
(oh siosious> "a Tired to attend to business OF
literature and didn't gst feeted until the following
dag. Something then had to b done. iand in the
rsuns q gsntlsmsn whose name IL fAnoas In his
toric annals, Mark wrots tbs Card" OVER and OVER
Cobey tearing up secA i1saeosssios until be finally
ct exasperatsd At him for not 'giyiag Il heavy
enough to that internal drunken seoundrel Il an
Agent" and dictated the one which appeared IN print
while hah dozen Of Marks old friends wore cracking
their sides with laughter At this new phase Of ths
friendship Of Paetac coast Damon and Pythias" On
their Ant Lecture tour. a.. -.
Mark recently acknowledgod his seH on his admirssv
n the So'srdoy Revjsw article, but % he may 81
long tine sesting afouEd - thlH one In the Gosary
md ~ too good 70 loss No have 'chipped in" 70 help
him aeng On bic career Of confession, and . some
retaliation ON the part Of George Fishers heirs, for
his &poss Of their laudable efforts 10 support family
- ths govessnese on Gutsa peseha Indian claim.
Sta54 s-S<s.-->s~nDse-
II Tha Gasstts Of the e5th states ION author.
ity" that John L Murphy, aasociate Jus.
.ttce, y respectable citizen Of Tennessee. Of
high character, : good and experienced
Awyer, > man Of family, Of good habits,
and N Al things good appointments. He
VIII s. 70 Virginia City. and Judge Warren
to HeleuA s1 ~ aH-Logtfa ia .lGla
J ga ia --.,-,n.,l-.. -. 5eg. "a
4 6sas Rspnblicans q New York are still /
Atantis6sd With. ~ aaeelion law sadaJe
prspsrias ~ sscsrDc ~ pessaes Of . NOR,
stringent bill