Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-14
Mark Twain in L0ndsn-His Brilliant
African Achievement.

Mark Twain was entertained az dinner
! by the Whitefriar's Club, London In
| reply to toast in his honor, Mark thus
! spoke; rE@& #1s
! GENTLEMEN / thank yen very hearti.
! lY indeed for tfae expression of kindness
! toward me Whist have done for En-.
! gland and civilization in the arduous 81.
/ fairs Nltlch | have engaged in--that is
| CoOd--that Is SO smooth tliatl viii say 1t
again ami again--what / have dome -fOr
| England and for civilization I'm the artu-
Gus part have Asrforned, | have done
with singe.hearted devotion and with
no hope Of reward I am proud, ! am
! very prOad, that Il was reserved for me,tO
lind Dr. Livingstone, and for Dir Stanley
! To get All the credit. laughter ihuht
/ ed for shat man in Africa all over seventy.
! five or one hundred parishes, thousands
and thousands Of miles in the wilds and
deserts, all owes the place, sometimes riding
negroes. and sometimes travelling by rail.
didn't mind she rail ar anythiur else SO
| that did not come IN for thp tar anu
feathers found that man 81 Liiiir-a
place Won NAV remember it YOU have
! heea there aSd il was very great ssGS
| focHon that iliound him Just ia the nick
/ of time | f>5Nnd that good old man De-
sorted by his niggcrs and By his reograph
eFs, deserted by all Of his Kind c4cPptth tho
/ norilms~- 0ejeCted, miserable famishiag,
actually fainishing, but he was eloquent
( ,fust rs found him he had eateNhis last
! elephant, WlA he sal % rae. God Knows
! where | SlnN get another. Hchadn6th.
/ ing 20 wear eNcclh his ven,aN hla asgl hons
orAble naval suit, and nothing to eat bat
/ his diary, BuI said to him, - lis all
! right, have discovered YOU, and Stanley
! viii be lsage by the -four ociocii fisin And
/ will discover YOU officially AMI then va
! viii turn 10 and Aaye req lar g6ol tmc.
4 | s4td, Cheer MP for stank has got
! corn, ammunition, glass beads, hymn
/ hooks, whisky, and everything which the
! hNn,au hca% tan desire; he hRs cot all
/ kinds of yalpalles, including telegraph
/ poles, and few carloads OF money, BY
| this time communication has been made
with the land 0l Bibles and civilization.
apd property viii adrAnce." And then
I We surveyed AL that country from Uiiii,
( through tnahoga and other PLACES, To
[ UuyRnyeluhe | mention these names
simply for Your cdiacation, nothing more
Ito not expect t.-+partihulary as in
telljgepce 10 the Royal Geographical
! society. ROars nflanchtct ! And then,
I INV iHG hI'A VII lllt wv ttiAlt, NJ WNlN tiA
/ too iull for utlur0ncc, and departed, We
| have since then Toasted on honors stan
! hey has received snan.box, and 4 have
received considerable snuff, he has got TO
write book and gather in the'rest az the
credit, and am going to levy on; the
| copyright and to collect the money.
| Nothing comes amiss 10 tnc--cash or
| credit; but, seriously, do feel that Stan
! ley is the chief man. and m illustrious
one, and do applaud him With NIL my
/ heart Whether he is an American or
! Welshman by birth, or one ~ both, mat
I tiers not to me So fur rs | itm personally
! concerned, am simply hore to stay a few
months, and to see English people and TO
/ learn English manners and customs, and
| to enjoy myself; sp the smiplost Thing |
/ can do is to thank You for the toast you
! have honored me with and for the re-
! marks ymthngenaae, and tow Ish health
and prosperity to the Whitelrjag's Club,
and 10 sink down 10 my accustomed 'tyei.
! Cheers .Hfts .#ga- iaisUHW