The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-05
MARK TWAIN :As 4 LECTURER.

On Monday eight of last week,
Mark Twain lectured in Chicago,
on his experience in Nevada. We
quote only the following preface to
his lecture, and his experience as
q reporter:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: By re-
quest Of the chairman of the COM
mittee, who has been very busy,
and is very tired, / suppose, I ask
leave to introduce to you the lee
turer of the evening, Mr.. Glenn
ems, otherwise Mark Twain, a gen.
tleman whose great learning,
whose historical accuracy, whose
devotion to science, and whose
veneration for the truth laughter
are only equaled by his moral
character and his majestic pres
ence. Renewed laughter. I re-
fer in these vague general terms to
myself, [GiggliRg.l 1 am little
opposed to the custom of ceremon-
iously introducing the lecturer to
the audience, because it seems to
me unnecessary where theman has
been properly advertised, [laugh-
ter and besides it is very uncom-
Portable for the lecturer. But
where it is the custom an intro
duetion ought to be made, and ]
had rather make it myself in my
own case, and then I can rely on
getting in all the facts. TContin-
ued laughter. Il is not simple
introduction that ] mind. I don't
really care for that at all; but it is
the compliments that sometimes 60
with it-that is what hurts. 1t
would make any one uncomfort-
able. You can fancy q young lady
introduced to a psrlor full of com
pany as the best conversationalist,
the best model in every way in her
section Of the country. You
might just IS well knock her in the
head. She could not say a word
the rest Of the evening. taa.7
I never had but one public intro
duction that seemed exactly the
thing; that seemed to be q very
inspiration in the way OF an intro
duction. The gentleman had a
good head, and he said he suppos-
ed / didn't want any compliments.
I said he was exactly right, I didn't
want any compliments. And
when he introduced me he said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I shall not
waste any unnecessary time In the
introduction. I don't know any
thing about this man laughter
at least / only know two thfngs
about him; one is that he has
never been inthe Penitentiary, and
the other is I can't imagine Why
Prolonged laughter Now such
an Introduction puts a man right
at ease. Laughter.1
The speaker alluded to the var
ious lectures which he had deliver
ed the present season. He had
prepared several; got tired OF
them, and cast them aside. He
really supposed that the audiance
didn't care what the lecturer talk
90 aponL Laugnter. Ine pres
emit address was part of a volume
ef 600 octave pages, now In press,
which detailed his experience in
| Nevada. He would give them
thirty or forty pages of it. or the
whole 600, just as they preferred.
| There's nothing mean about me-
said Mark, with 9 sudden gush Of
Innocence.
/ I reported on that morning
newspaper three years, and it was
pretty hard work. But enjoy its
attractions. Reporting is the best
school in the world to get a knowl.
edge Of human beings, human ma.
ture, and human ways. A nice
| gentlemanly reporter-I make nc
references-is wei treated by eve.
| ybody. Just think of the wide
range OF his acquaintanship, his
experience Of life and society
No other occupation brings mar
! into such familiar social rela.
tons With al grades and classes o.