Middletown transcript., 1872-05-18
FIR he .niRiitora Trsaserip',
Our Humorists.
aAaH TwAfS.
M u. z. r. Ja'

No person is, perhaps. 80 well and ia
vortily known throughout the breadth of
the Euglish-spoaking world, as Samuel
Langbornc Clements. lie was born in the
town &C Florida, Monroe county, Mis-
souri. in tn, year 1885 About his first
contributions were to the san Francisco
Daily AHA, after which he ,nrus up Ms a
regular contributor TO the Ncw York Tr-
bunr, the Herald, Packard'> Monthly. aud
also for the ualyy, also 4 New ! ork in
sti,u,ion To the latter paper he con
rri,uicd some very excellcn; articl'', bat
some Of them werr wri!ta, in suc' a s'yi.
that many persons justly regarded them
below, in pnint Of piih aud hnmo7. his
former productions; bat perhaps the rca-
son f,r this was that those who had read
his former cllnsions expected too much
from him when be became connected With
the Galasy, susl il j. mafe difficult TO have
certain amount of wit, 50 many pages.
ready nj specified time each month than
many imagine
Mark Twain has written several inter
esiug books since 1866. = The Jumping
j Frog Of Cnlayeras county, aud other
sketches by John Paul. was published
abroad in 1867 aud proved to be cmincn.ly
successful Who has not heard Of his
:, lnnoeen,s abroad" !" Published ii Hart
ford, lsG9 Although only 81 years Of
age he has made n name ns humoris,
lha, is wider and higher than many mcn
attain II sixty, AMI since he commenced
+ writing he has realized sufficient FROM his
i books fal sketches 10 reudcr him indie
? nlea'.
rh, appearance Of the man at once
conveys the Impression that IT, has very
,.cci1Ial iacas the firm set of hs mouth
/ which i otnumrnttd with heavy nous
iache aud his bright piercing eye, and
his w,ll shaped bead. which is covered
with u heavy growth of wayy hair, Al
once imprcsses person with favorable
ideas IN regard to genius, aud tha, lIc has
The lait,r quality 80 nne who has read his
productions can deny. although in some
eases, the strict originality Of his sketches
and some oi his strongest ones too. might
be questioned. while we must admit that
many 4 them are original, strictly 20.
when the rare gifts of the writer make
themselves slaniiost
iosll KILLINGS.
Although other humurist may have u larger
circle nf readers, We: there are nnnc who
possess readers o. so varied n character
Hi, sayiugs ARE quaint and original, the
peculiar style Of expression seeming IL b,
appreciated, judging both from the quota
,ions hy individual and selections by the
newspapers generally Unlike the irsi
, named humoris,, this one always write,
in such an excellent style asto compel all
TO agree with us in sayin; ,ha, tie juali',
Of his productions Is charming rs .
I lecturer he has achieved quito n wide rep
uiation and bids fair 10 be as successful and
us much appreciated in the lecture field
as in Lis writings, in his cnjpyably pro-
duciiuns OF mind aud pm.
! The mnl,cr, itself. which constitutes
) Josh Billings writings i. not. strictly
,pcaking. original, although by uniting
us he does. qnainincSs Of style with vivid.
ness Of expression, he presents his cut
sayings in sash a pleasing and foreihlt
manuer that he at once oOuyinccs all h,
) has depth OF mind as well Us some knowl.
edge nf human nature.
Josh Billings real nan,o is Henry "
Shaw. lie wears long hair, which i,
worn in what might b. termed the poet
) Style iha, is. just brushed back ; BIZ
. long mous,aehc aud short thick benrG
c proves the exception to one Of his owr
5 sayings. that young man should no
gricye when he cannot grow mousiachc
/ for often where n monstachc docs the bes
nothing elsc does. lie has not the pier
/. cling. keen eye of Mark Train, but th'
latent humor Of his mind shows itself con
/ tinually in his expressive eyes. Mr.. Shav
has made quite little fortune from hi
0 /" Farmers Almanax," although sold a
tho small price Of twenty-five cents apiece