The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-10-19
Mark Twain i'm London.

Mark Twain was entertained at dinner
by the Whitefriar's Club, Lcndon, at the
Mitre Tavern, on the evening of August g.
In reply to the toast in his honor, Mark
thus spoke:
Gentlemen | thank you very heartily
indeed for this expression OF kindness TO-
wards me. What have done for England
and civilization III the arduous afflirs
which | have engaged in-that is good
that is so smooth that | will say it again
and again-what have done for England
and for civilization in the arduous part |
have performed, have done with single
hearted devotion and with no hope of re-
ward. | am proud, | am verv proud,
that 1t was reserved for me to find DIR
Livingstone, and for Mr.. Stanley to get
all the credit. naughter.) | hunted for
that man in Africa all over seventy-tive
or one hundred parishes, thousand, and
thousands. of miles III the wilds and deserts,
all over the place, sometimes riding ne
groes and sometimes travelling by rail
did MT mind the rail or anything else so
that | did MT come in for the tar and
feathers. / found that man ut Uuii-a
place you may remember if you have
ever been there-and it was very great
satisfaction that | found him just in the
nick of time. | found that poor old man
deserted By his niggers and by his geo.
graphers, deserted by all of his kind ex-
cept the gorillas-dejected, miserable,
furnishing, absolutely furnishing; but he
was eloquent. Just as | found him he
mad eaten his last elephant, and he said to
me, " God knows where | shall get anoth
er." He had nothing to wear except his
venerable and honorable naval suit and
nothing to eat but his diary. But | said
to him, " 1t is all right, have discovered
you, and Stanley will be hear by the four
o'clock train and will discover YOU off
cially, and then we will turn to and have
a reg'lar good time" | said, "Cheer up,
for Stanley has got corn, ammunition,
glass beads, hymn books, whiskey, and
everything which the human heart can
desire he has got all kinds of valuables,
including telegraph-poles and a few cart
loads of money, BY this time commune
cation has been made with the land of
Bibles and civilization, and property will
advance And then we surveyed all
that country round from UjiI, through
Unanogo and other places, to Unyanyem-
be, | mention these names simply for
your edification, nothing more-do not
expect it particularly as intelligence to
the Royal Geographical Society. (Roars
of laughter. And then, having filed up
the old man, we were all to full for utter.
ance, and departed. We have since then
Toasted on honors. Stanley has received
a snuff-box, and have received consider
able snuff; he has got to write a 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 mc-cash or credit; but, seriously dc
feel that Stanley is the chief man, and an
illustrious one, and do applaud him with
all my heart. Whether he is an Amcri-
can or Welshman by birth, or one or
both, matters not to mo. SO far as | am
personally concerned, am simply here to
stay Il few months, and to see English
people and to learn English manners and
customs, and to enjoy myself; SO the
simplest thing | can do is to thank you
for the toast you have honored me with
and for the remarks you have made, and
to wish health and prosperity to the
Whitefriar's Club, and TO sink down to III,
accustomed level. ChecrsO