The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-29
MARX TWAIN INTERVIEWED.
he Gives Hi. Opinion About Pretty Much
Everything.

Tho reporter was ushcrcd up. AS the
door opened Mr.. Clemens stood there with an
extended and protruding palm; HIS mid blue
eyes spoke a welcome, even before the hcnrty
shake IT the hand. and the Glad 10 see you.
old fellow; give me your hat and stick be seat
ed cigar, light her up what > the ncWsF
rohr door stood opcn-total contents. Il black
cont and white shirt rcadytobc bilcd." Near
10y was an open Nalisc, continuing one pair OF
mons SOCKS iull regular mad"-and paper
collar MIR. Clcnrns'~ other u0p~tue'td VIII
probably arrive by telephone In the corner
stood u table which forgot To gfOan beneath the
weight OF 10 bundle of cigars and a sable-hued
lwitie of cholera mixture. An open book
Sen 'ra. Cicero. SpinOla. The Red Rover OF tho
Spanish Man. Of something OF that sort-lay
upon the window sill A. for Mr.. Clemens him
srli--w"ll. all the world knows him. His large
head. with full wrll-dcNcluped iorchcad ana
prominent nose; eyes deep set. WIN shaggy
eyebrows his deliberate and apparently studied
mann r.of speech. would denote deep and So
Com,crs.iion turned ON the war in Europe.
DO you dunk Russia viii move first on Silcs-
Nrll Sch Jas Is q long headed man. but II
pc doesn't Keep sharp lookout ali ms lat VIII
are so. lI,r.- soon ii-it as rlt Bit cnn'tkoep
the RUN oi tine movements 10y TIA" cable dies.
pat ~ p. Can't lneat" tht places un the man,
read tuut tlr hu~-Ian- viii move from lr1'k-
N'uIaW.H wa luiyn"luuNh1 ohl' Nfu7h-
cmallll"t Then look un ny ! irop' IAN map
anu don't ind tn" places. y European man is
hNr % hla .Jnrd Witl Do 'tlue"nt leaving the
industrious student Oi cont NmuOIlu nous history
e. ON IN ine outlines. Tine hnrI ulri Of ID ls That
they u go on leuuug just us though good maps
W.T., o. l' llul iNr iut u.hln-.
Mr. Clemens. / Nnh Won are too severe on
tho map mixers The Irnung Bpghelidsf of ihi4
city L.. day publishes most urciuly- prepared
ana reliable map 81 the scat OF war; nave
wei. I'm sorry for you. Old follow. dilnt
Know Wat strong cignr would ui. { yuu TINT
WAY. lvu ~ Et Gun on you hai. " ny. That u
mnp VI Ties S. Louis hotel iu ruins"
From th" war IN Europe to the rumpus in the
Biu'k llII|s Was an uiSN turn.
laying hlsh times in the Hills. Mr.. Gle
"lrs:and toll You my heart hocda for tho
poor pro-ps tor. There may bc gold thDrn-l
suppl-e ticr. .s-nui lnric i-ut tl. bis mun y
Black HIS liNrEot tn work tor % amt earn lie
The glitter .,t- INTO priut. tn' tl'- ol uIld-
% mon ''iure % "h i'u- N.f'ul III, Uhls, y IA
must stop o. consider what sort Yf muu De- is.
Il hr had been masking q liiar OR two day.
AMI AIi- ga D. ia tir dig-lu--, %" thinks h"'s
stru b % fortune aud il I~nta h,i thing but "a
man with % good -liudtl Nfi. pHN lns bus o. sS,
or @ thriving iurn. hhd better Keep down tl his
work. tn average mun would uu better TO ii
ir lams than t1 ~ hunting for s0id in tie
~ ou -ecm 10 forget. Mr. Clemens. that Eli
p,rNin- hu- written the DA b Hills - iuli q
seyiuu nli. An- hui diamonds wi Er9wtlcre'
Oh! Lord. how this world l- given TO lavish
loosen - of language Now Li-but let hin
"'rGo Hartford cowoa' # is but Just TO say.
mnkr- M in auni for Pcr.ins-pr"V,s con Ia
siNay tiiat poe H-ut been t. Dcadwoui OF any
Wloi" neay thH lllI-.
l. inat s., Mrl. may ~ he hasn't But
speak iug ol mining ANA ], ting 10 NiE l"k--lu
tuc t .-t days % tl4l1rn .a mining. tAc best 80 i
Wish WORTH moro than 5000 "a uay 90 amy dix
B. g. Sow 90 fUlN would i.NU 90 humM away
fOr SOME time before he could muNr % fortune
even at tuat. and tneic w"r" not many who
-iie b 10 that ri Do lur hrei ll> us H.nins i-
utlr D.. l.tt-. and nu'4ld" Oi tliuN"ru- rouu-
~. California -lHrNaS- dui % and JucNa~S II u
,il res np u'h"r lo hrl -ulu4hs ih ~" world
~ 81" WAY, tl" -'rur 30 our now l'l> 49, {
Hart = ana minis IN tuluverlS county.
Iher iS 40 other place that would Justify All
SIN ln d.. Niu. nut -u % "a mass Ol metal.
Oi course you think you struck II in All
Sin.
Wei, that romans to I've seen. You can't
tell an>thIng q. out play until you see II play
81, "" kA1M we've Et % X 'l char, Ter IN
An sin and Mr. Par~ioe h. the man Tor the
another matter we Pat good Work On tho
lilv. II may have Co h' pruurd hut W. rNp't
g. muhe u 40. You know We are r'hearsing II
90 lori Opera House now ana IL ~ 'in| $ :
i..r an all ..n ,. We hr.n; u out in Wash ns
i'n on thr I'm u. May, ana open IN Baltimore On
.."NM d. you .lcst baltimore for putting the
"N fqrlt, -,t the ri..ht SORT ~ %
stu;. tnri O,,.rt llou-' l- nluiGahiy All pt-
NHr tnt.. .4a4 Nc have 1Ae IA sa..Iy
Here Mr lAr-loe ont.rel. II We DOESN'T
naes -l..1.--l Au ~.u. Ii wal ht b. .lu-
uI -..l- .Il .Irl ..ft.F. H. i..- t'lN " ollie
guiInn ine'. nyc. 1ui form Mr. larSlor and Mr..
Clemens are busy with tho rru,als4lis. and Mr.
The Irl giHr hai SOM .fulu,, IS than half a
milo OF fIlHsfI1n- WiIHr with 70 va 4 Mr.. tle-
u.i-- hraln. uut hr .Id tIi tls tlik az. and Sac
reporter lI4 Goo -N~ hIu Respectful au.uru-c.
l~i -Hy tnn' you HshNi rae the que tons
ami cOu. mt answer tIrul.'