, 1876-04-01
MARK TWAIN.
How 1Io Edited IN Agricultural
Paper,
His Own Youthful Narrative Of tho
Sensation He Created,


u,. f,,vn vorthfu1 Narrat}va of thn
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oahsatsoA AAo oAo1''"'
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us ~ t.ta tho torns,orarv af,1tnrehtn of an
.a.,.,,,,,r., v.,,r ,,,,hn,t ,nfsrtrnr.. Nottbnr
r.an,I f.,,sn,.n ta,xc comn,nns NJ shtn with.
o,,t ,n,.a,.Ino. nut WAS In oircuuetauccs
th.t nndo Tho salary mn object, ris regular
.d,tdr ~ t,s pancr vn, go,nr on FIR holiday.
a., .crontad tho terrns In nffertd and took hia
- 90
I1,o sons.t,on of hatnp a. work acstn WAS
,r~nr,ous .nd wrouoht ali tho veok with uu.
n,rnno n1oaaura. wa want to nrees and I
wnitad da7. with bomc eolieltuie, to 500
wnotlor nv efrort WA going to atxaot any no.
tico. Az teft tho ofytco, toward aundown, =
croup of mon aud boys at tho foot OF tho statrs
ilsporaea WI, ono impnlse anu ea'o ,nG T,a pas.
Hhgo-way. anu hoafa ono o1 tten aey Inv
himl" was naturally pleasod BY this incldons
The next morning found similar group at tho
foot of tho stairs, scattering couples and
,n1;v,.Iu,,o standing hero md there 10 Tue
'nu'SN'ua's as"ns .. aa4. '.. s.s ,,;.,, IT,
etfeot' eno o'os 'ns nay "a''o'nB A'' "''n ~
Tho rropp separated and foil back ~ ap-
| nronct,od and I hoard 4 man say. ~ Look at h1H
mos LIT. .,.s,an1nd ~. - ohsa,,o ~ ,nttco :
oso' u.e.o"a. 49,. . .n.,,,,.sas, Iii. !,
49, =. ~ .F..., a !. :.
ana Was putposlp6 ~ WITS al acoouus VI ~
nv aupt. vent up tho short flight OF aairH
and heard checry vocos and ringing laugh as
| drs,v r nc.r tbc ioor. Which Ionanad and ca1rht
.,,,,,aa ~ ttv, vouro r,,rol. .1ook,no nm,
vhoso facca banohol and longtloneu whom
thoy aav mo, and then tlloy both plunged
| tbrouel, tho window with groat crash. I was
anrnriaed.
In about half IN hour IN OLD Ecntiomtn. Eith
flowing beard anu line btt father auatere
face, entered md sat down at my Invitation.
Ho seemed to have something on hls mind. 11o
sooA ~ WIS ~ ~. ,ss,es.,,,ss ...a oa,r -
OUT OF IL D 1eo alAA aaooAoscn'eA' Ano e'PS W
our paper.
Ao put the pnpsf In hts lap, aud. whi1s hs pol
..1J I. An yon .ha nau oI,ttorp"
oa". .,,d ~ ~ ~" 'A' ~ 0
.,IInro WI, cvor cd,tod an apricultural paner
boforo ?" ''1 '''~
| ,.Vor1v i i;Io,1 1J.yo = vo,, Ind amy experience
,r ,t,,ic,,.,,rny M1u,y ctic"i,, ;" ' fA~~
u r.. I holicvo hsvo not"
nHou,o instncs toil mo co." ssld tho old
6evar from r4ith aannritv. whjie ho foldei hia
,as .oun irto w. co,yoninnf shano III vial IL
| raI, Fead you % wbat must haYo n,ado mo havo that
| Instinct. Il Taa Ills editoriai. Listoa and sec
ifi'vss II T. was ran ~ tha. Wrotc It :: :. ' 'S
..rnrnina shnt,,,3 nsrnr hc ou1lcd II jntnroa
tba,1 r. Ia nnrch ,,siter I" Ioni iav m ani
int h;,, afnEc ti,c ,rec" ~
10 ennnnss Won vnn Wroto IT," ~ .
TS n1SS,inIs ~ ;,3 WV th;n1, IL In oood. 7
th,njt Il ~ scnse. hsyo no doubt iii oyory
Saar miIiions and mIinna n busl,os Of turnina
.ro ,nn,aJ n thts tnrnshn ninuc hv bc,n1 nnl.
ou ,n hsiT rirc cnniition' Whon II inv I'M aont
W ,,n, ~ uH,I -, ~ a' paIo tho trre "s-'
~ 5bn(,e III " yonr % nranimotherl rurnipa don't
cro,T nn trsosls
thov did trha 1anpuauo yaa into,,i,ed to s"i bo
Sv SnTvrstiyc whole t,wnrarive Anyhody thnt
hnotsa anytbnr n3,l k6nw that mani lint liz
hnv ahonji shnIsn i'm vino.
~ Thn,, thta nii parron rnt mn and toro b,a m.
mr. III ,ntn 10 anil strcdx IND T st"moeG m TX tbam IN
Ind broko seysral ifiuTs vii, hs eene. md saiJ