The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-24
Mark Twain DIscoyerS Liylngstone.

Mark Twain Discovers Livingstone.
Mark Twain was entertained at dinner
by the Whitsfriars Club, London, at the
Mitre Tavern, on the evening Of August
Glib. In reply to the toast in his honor,
Mark thus spoke:
GENTLEMEN: / thank you very heart.
lily indeed for this expression Of Kindness
towards me. What fhave done for Eng.
land and civilization In the afduous al.
fairs which have engaged iG-that Ia
gOOd-that Is 90 smooth that | will say
Il again and agaln-what have done for
England and for civilization In the ardu.
Gus part have performed, have done
With slngle.hearted devotion and with
no hope Of reward. am proud, ! am
very proud, that It was reserved for me to
find DR.. Livingstone, and for Stanley
to get all the credit. [Laughter.1 l
hunted for that man In Africa oil over
seventy.fve or hundred parishes, thou.
sands and thousands Of miles In the
wilds and deserts, all over the place,
sometimes riding negroes, and sometimes
travelling BY rail. Idldn't mind the rail
or anything else, so that l didn't come In
Tor the tar and feathers. ] found
that man at Ujljl-a place you may no
member II you have ever been there
and 1t was very great satisfaction that
! found him just In the nick oil time. l
found that poor man deserted by his mig.
gers and by his geographers, deserted BY
all OF his kind except the gorillas-
detected, miserable, furnishing, absolutely
lamishlng; but he was eloquent. Just as
l found him he had eaten his last elephant,
and he said to me, "God knows where /
shall get another" He had nothing TO
wear except his venerable and honorable
naval suit, and nothing to eat but his
diary. But said to him. ut Is all
right, l have discovered you, and Stanley
will be here on the four O'Clock train and
will discover you officially, and then We
will turn to and have regular good
time" Isaid, "Cheer up, for Stanley has
got corn, whiskey, ammunition, glass
beads, hymn books, whiske6, and every.
thing which the human heart can desire;
he has got all kinds Of valuables, includ.
ing telegraph poles and few carloads
Of money. By this time communication
has been made with the land of Bibles
and civilization, and property will ad.
vance" And then we surveyed all that
country from Ujili, through Unanogo and
other places, to Unyanyembe. / mention
these names simply for your edifcation,
nothing more-do not expect it-partic.
ularly as intelligence to the Royal Geo.
graphical Society. Roars Of laugh.
ter. And then having filled up
the old man, we were all too full
for utterance, and departed. We have
since then Toasted on honorS. Stanley has
received snuff box, and I have received
considerable snuff; he has got TO write
book and gather in the rest Of the credit,
and am going to levy on the copyright
and to collect the money. Nothing
comes amiss to me-cash or credit; but,
seriously l do feel that Stanley Is the
chief man, and an illustrious one, and
applaud him with all my heart. Whether
he is an American or WelshmAn by
birth, or one or both, matters not to me.
So far as am personally concerned, am
simply here to stayA few months, and to
see English people and to learn English
manners and customs, and to enjoy N.Y.
sell; so the simplest thing can do is to
thank you for the toast you have honored
me with and Tor the remarks you have
made, and to wish health and prosperity
to the Whitefriars Club, and to sink down
to my accustomed level. Cheers.