The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-07-04
MARK TWAIN.
A TRAMP ABRoAD-vH.


the MA" WI" P"t Up ~ s"dsby's'
When my odd friend Riley and
were newspaper correspondents in Washing
ION in ,he wipter If 1877 we were coming
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Wv" o'"o' " s"'" ",o'"o 'n' "en' -
midnight, III driving storm o, snow, When
the Hash OF street lamp Tell upon man
who was eagerly tearing along IN the oppo,
site direction rms man instantly stopped
ana eNoiaimeo a, 49,,
"This is luckyl You are Mr.. Riley, amt
you ~
Riley was the most seli-possessed ana
solemnly deliberate person IN the Republic,
He stopped, looked ms man over from heau
to foot, ana linaily said
am MIR. Riley, ana you happen 10 De
looking for me
That's Just what was DOING saiu tne
man, joyonsiy, ana its tne biggest luck u,
the world that I've FOUND you. MY name ID
Lykins. I'm one OF the teachers oil the hlgn
school--San Francisco. AS soon as l heara
the San francisco post'nastersh,p was Vacah.
| made up my mind TO get IT, ana mere
am.
Yes, SAID kiiey, Slowly, us yo" nave
remarked-Mr. Lykins--here you are. Ana
have you got II :, ,,,. ,a ..
Well not exactly got II, bmt the mex,
by the superintendent OF Pupfic instruction
and all the teachers and by more thah
two hundred other people. NOW want you,
II you'll be so good, to go around win me 10
the Pacific delegation, Tor want TO rush TINS
thing through ana get along nome. -,
tne matter ~ NJ pressing, YOU wiz
prefer that we visit the delegation TO,
night said Riley IN voice whicn haa
nothing hooking III Ito an "hac'"s'ome"
ear.
ION, tonight ny All means ! maven.
got any time 10 1901 around l want .h ,,l
promise before l go 10 bed -, az" 'he '"'N-
ing kind, I'm the DONG KIND
"fes,-you We come 10 tne ,'g"' pace 'or
'hat. When qua yo" arri'e'
Just an hour ago. m
When are you intending to leave
For New YORK tomorrow eVehing-'or
san francisco next morning
Just so-what are yo" gong w w W.
morrow
10! why I'VE got 10 60 10 we I,es.-
dent WIN the pe.itioi, anu .ne ue a,,
and get the appointment, haven't :,
ies-very true-that IL correct All"
then what ="
Executive session OIL tue senate ~ = T.;
A., got to get the appointment cohhrme"'
reckon you II grant that ,..
fes-yes, saiu h,iey, meo'.a,lVoiy,
you are right again. iheh you 'ake .he
train Tor New York III me evening, anu a., ,he
steamer for san francisco next morning -,
HThats lt-that tne way ! map IL ou..
Riley considered while and then sad
You conldt stay--a day-weii' say TWO
days longer r.
Bless your soul, MOI us not my s,yie.
| amt man 10 go iooiihg arohh"-i III
| man that does things, tell you.
The storm was raging, the thicK snow
blowing in gusts. Riley STOOD silent, ap-
parently deep in reverie, during a minute
or more, then he looked up ana sad
Have you ever heard about That man VINO
put up al uadshys' ohcef b'' see y""
haven't
| lie backed MIR. hyk'hs against an iron
fence, buttonholed HIM, fastened nun win
his eye, IKE the ancient mariner, ana pro,
ceeded to unfold ms narrative as piaeia'y anu
peacefully as If we were all stretched com
fortably in blossomy summer meadow m
stead OF being prosecuted by wihtfy ma
night tempest:
| VIII tell you about tna' man. IL was
III jackson time. uadspys was the prih !,
cipal Motel, then. Wen, lhis man arrived
from tennessee anout o CLOCK one ,',o' .''hs
with black coachman ana sniehdid iour-
horse carnage, ana an siegan. Jog wn'cil
he was evidently iona ana Pro"a Oil ne 9rose
up before 'adshys ana the cierk anu 'he
landlord ana everybody tushe,i out 10 TAX. !,
charge OF nun, hHt up sal9, sever Hlilu'
and jumped ori ana to'a 'ne coacnman ~; u
wan, saa he haaht WIZ W uaNo ay I'M" tht
10 eat, ne ahiy had Hills Cam asaas. ~. .he
Government 70 cpllec', WoH.n ivy 4otnss .n'
way 10 the treasury anu letcp tme ihohpy
ana theh get pight aiohg pach 10 lenhesse'
ior ne WAS III conn'uerapie W huiiy.
Wen ABOUT CLOCK .hat sigh. ne cam.
pack anu oroereu peu anu 'oi', .ne,ii W pu'
the horses up, sa'a i'e "ouiu :oiiec' lhe Vain
IN Ihe morning. inns was y January, you
uhder 81. January ioo4-''ie Oh Vi '"i'u
-Weoiesuay: 49,,
wen, OH lhe otn VI repr"ary, he "o'o VIZ
hne carriage ana bonght cheap, second
mana one, saia IL wo"id answer JUST as wei
70 take tile money nome Ill., ana he didh care
ior stye, w
oh ti'e iit" VI h"Bas' no sun Ralt
the me HORSES, saiu heu o,.eh thousn.
par was petter 'hah iour 10 go over IN
rough mountain roads WIN where poo>
mad TO he careful ABOUT ms drivHg, an'
there WASN'T SO much Oh ms ciaim put III
could lug the money home with par easy
enough.
On the loth Oh december ne SOFA aIotne
horse, said TWO warn necessary 10 d,ag Una
Ola iight 'eh'cie "i'n' III 'ac' one 'o'iu sha'o'
1t along faster than II was absolutely heces
sary, now that IL was goou soiiu WINE
weather and The road in splendid condition
"pn the ifth OF February, 1882 ne Sol.
the old carriage and bought cheap secopa
hand buggy, said buggy was Just tue tr!c'
to skim along mnshy, slushy early sprinl
roads with, and he had always wanted
+ Try pnggy OH those mountain roaas, any
way.
ION the LIST of August he sold the bugg.
and bought the remains Oh an oid sulKy
said he Just wanted to see those green zen
nesseans stare ana gawk when thhy saw mn
come ripping along IN q sniky, didnt pe
leve they'd ever heard OF sniky IN thei
lives.
Well, on the 18th OF August no sold NJ
, colored coachman, said he didn't need
coachman for sulky, wouldn't be room 10
two in 1t anyway, and besides II WASH ever
=. day that Providence sent man a fool VIII
was willing to pay nine hundred dollars 10
, such q third-rate negro AZ that, been wantln