The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-26

The story About Mark Twain. Connection
with the Hartford Cournnt.

HARTFORD, Jan. %. Wishing to obtain
Mark Twuins views on the probability Of war
botwcccn England and Russia. | went TO th'
efllco Of the Uo0oni. expecting TO find him his
desk. To my surprise, | WIS told that he had
not been seen in the Office for nearly Il fortnight.
Then called ll tho door Of h,s astonishi ing
residence III the outskirts Of the city. The do
nestle informed me that would find Dir.
Clemens ia the back yard. When approached
the celebrated humorisl no was sitting on nm
inverted wushtub. trying to teach II frcwsy
little terrier TO catch crackers ia its mouth.
Twain had his hat full Of oyster crackers. The
dog stood on its hind legs and snapped. with
much perseverance,. bat with only amoderatc
dcgrcc OF skill. at the hits tossed 10y the master
To set n good example. Twain tossed every
third OF fourth cracker az into the air. catching
IL in his own mouth as II descended. and never
missing. | cOniplimcntcd him upon his sur
prising dcxtcriIy.
oh. said he. oarolesslv. a great deal can
bc accomplished by long practice Here. Jol"
H. your dogs name Joseph p
81 call him 10 Cook because cant quite nm
derstand him. There are depths in that dogs
nature that haven't fathomcd."
"Don't YOU consider that YOU arc ncglccting
your professional duties They told me at the
Office that you hadn't been seen there Tor "A
fortnight. No Journalist can expect 10 give his
paper n consistent tone when he INDUCES IN
such protracted absences. Matters at WASH
ington are very interesting lust now. and tn"
Eastern question has assumed new and critical
phase: and vet here you are out in the back
yard. tossing Oyst r crackers to small dog. |
ask Won. sincerely. ~ n friend, can you hope
h. succeed rs an editor IL you continue ~ act
thue|
scrioueu, - OF manner. " did yOu swallow that
yarn -
What yarn ?" | rctorted. my indignation
rising at his question. " When last saw you
iu the toarOW ofi 80 YOU certainly gave ~" To-
understand that YOU had undertaken the g.ii-
torial charge of That excellent newspaper. You
were very explicit ia your stavmnnis. told me
about your failure on the Buffalo Ermess. fore
Swallowed your design oi inaking tho 3If"W u
| humorous publication. with the special Feature
| OF humorous advertise nl"iltS anu III inci. On
largrd generally upon your prospects ia Jour
nulism. Do you moan e. say now that YOU were
Didni tell YOU" said Twain. after u brief
pausc-|" Didn't 1 TIL YOU lust as YOU were grt-
| ting up tat lnstn to 20. that the story WIS told
not for publication. hut merely ~ u guarantee OF
-" Yes. You told me that. hut at the snmc time
you took the trouble 10 wink hard with your leit
| eye. and nobody knows better than yuulseii the
| significance oi wink under such cIeum-
stance .,.,.o.. -, ,,,. ,..;,h ,..,,,
| caru StnesE. That was very uniorlunn,e. lni,
| know | have Il nervous affection OF the cyeld
| caused. my wife says by too much tobacco, ana
| IL sometimes produces twltfhlng tlb'ct thhi
| might be mistaken Tor wink. am sorry
| wink.d. II makes the ease look bad Tor ino-
| " Tho best thing YOU can do urged. IS t.
| make fun free. and frank confession ol your
| motive in starting such IN absurd story. \
| good many news papers Ia n! parts of the "oun-
| try have taken II srriousiv The announcement
| chilled ont n inrgr number OF notices very com
| pim"niary 10 yourself, and you owe II 10 th FL
The notices re1'e complimentary. weren't
VI RON
| his boots aud -pcakIng with animation. Ihry
did mr proud. I'm urc. Come into the house.
whore 40 soul crn oNcrhrur. ana II 10 inc
lie led tn way into his study. and carefully
| 10 Ike tho door. II Is a s'ran.sc apartment. the
n"orwas Uttered up Will confusion OF ncws-
papers. newspaper cuttings, books. children ;
to,s pipes. models OF machinery AND risnr
when he's done USING II. hut he will let nobody
cisc Interfere WIN the arrangements OF NJ,
study. am naturally lazy. ne says. AMI |
wish To- conquer the detr-taiic habit by imp"s-
IN, on myself certain amount 81 domcst'
work. take care OF tine room myself In on'
corner stood stack OF his patent scil-gummlnE
scraDboOks. TINS invention. am told. j. th'
| ..urs.. ,,f "A cons i,i,.rnhle income TO Mr. Clru-
,u-. ON tho rinntci. whcr. me bust oi Gavin
stood until Marx destroyed IL with "A poker IA %
l9on nj OF rriTions iirnnI. h4trcu ~ .nri
table were many manuscript sheets OF Mr.
Clcmens's unfinished historical work. III,
Sent,ng me ON top OF the scrapbooks. and
himself in the only rpair that happened 10 he IA
, ! Inc room. MARX Win ut-hn MS 't'lll'rNlfls
gnrl,e me- as a proud. cold. naughty beng to,
iat above the l"Vei 81 average IMMUNITY 20 h'
u'tuutod by human weakue~s's .. rms u not So
am "a creature of Impulse senstlv" To- tl'
opinions 81 9th r. ana lager for appreciation
, lou loOS incrcduipus. You dontt believe Il 2
There waS an rarn"sinrss ia his tone that IN
spircd coniidcnor. AMI told nm 50. ,..
" Iattcry" lac continued, " have been dowl
in tAe mouth began H. think my luck wa
DOWN on M Ny speech at the WnItiier ,i'nnr
rfnl rDutssit. and ypf people WOuitu gil
My art iclc in Ia" ihGAi,c. containing tn" Jok
about the two dying soldiers quarrniing 10
first choice OF collins. seemed TO fall far.
good many we'll meaning people refused to So
t II in the spirit intended | got gloomy.
: | smoked all day and almost all night. though
, that humor was played out in America. lia
f, nearly resolved 70 60 e Cons,antnople pfc
lisht-hearted Bashi- Bazouk. when 1t occurre
: TO me To test public sentiment and see wnrihc
, | my fellow citizens cared for me sti!l. We'll,
! threw out this icecr."
Perhaps it was weak; perhaps WINS rasl
/ | thoughtiess-but 40 you blame me? The r.
r Spouse Of the press OF America was astonishing
: Tho kind things they said Of me- the encouI
prise. their invariably nauering comment
r upon my genius and personal beauty rcnrwe
: and restored me. They are good fellows ate
: all. these newspaper editors and really. now,
/ should like TO be one OF them. II thought ha
4 tho mental capacity.
a his pocket handkerchief. felt for him strongly
/, will COMMUNICATE your expanaion to IN
Il public" said |. No doubt II Will be rcgurdc
. Us satisfactory. Then You never had any Idle
- of becoming editor OF the toWdMf
4 Never dreamed Of It. my dear fellow. sal
he, Frightening into his old manner lo
must excuse me now he added. looking at n
wat,h; d" i is tims tog me To begin to gum.
v He took from the pile on which | Ind boo
N sitting an ungummed scrap book. and picku
" up from the floor brush and Il pot OF mucilAg
- industIlouSly began To apply the cohesive sui
~ stance to the yellow pages on That beautiful
1t rectangular system which will long he lnsvpa
a ably come ted with ms name.
WORkINGMEN'S DEMANDS.