The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-05-23
MARK TWAIN.
A TRAMP ABtoAD--f.
Meeting mn Amcrican-Au Astonished
pnesO0.


One of the first persons we encountered in
Baden Baden as we walked up the street, was the
Rev. Mir. -, All old friend from Ameiica--a
lucky encounter indeed, for his Is most gentle, re-
lined, and sensitive nature, and his company and
companionship are genuine refreslmeht. We knew
he had been in Europe some timn but were not at
all expecting TO run across him. Both parties burst
forth into loving enthusiasins, and Rev. Mr.. -
said:
al have got a brim.full reservoir Of talk to pour
out on you, and an empty one ready and tilrstinE TO
receive what Won have gOt viii SIT up ill mid
night aud have good satisfying interchange. for
leave here early In the morning. We agreed to
that, Of course.
I had been vaguely conscious for awhile of a per-
son who walking In the street abreast OF ps
had glanced fuitivey 1T him once or twice, and no.
ticed that he fne, large vigorous young fellow,
with an open, independent countcnance, faintly
shaded with pale and almost imperceptible crop
OF early down, aud that he clothed from head TO
heel In cool and envable snow-white linen. thought
had also noticed that hlshead had sort o. LISTEN
Ing TIT to n. Now about this time the Rev. MT -
said:
"Thc sidewalk is hardly wide enough for three, so
win walk behnd, hut keep the talk going, keep the
talk going, there's no time to lose, and You may he
sure Twin do my share. lie ranged himself behind
fellow closed IN to the sidewalk alongside him. fetched
him y cordial slap on the shoulder with his broad
palm, and sung sut with n hearty cheeriness:
&c incriconS, FOR two-and-a-half and the money
up HeyH'
The Reverend WINGED, hut said mildly.
Eyes: we are Americans
Lord love you, You can Just bet that's what
ain, every time Put II there -
Ne held ont his Sahara Of palm, and the Reverend
laid his diminutive hand In ". aud got so cordial
shake that heard his glove burst under It.
:, say, didn't put you mp right'''
"shc spotted You for ny kind the minute
heard your clack. You been over here longp''
about ior, months Lave you been o over long,
pears. by geeminy say. are you homcsckY''
"Nc, l,an't say that am. Are you a,,,..,,u
The Reverend shrunk little, In his clothes, and we
were aware, rather by Instinct than otherwise, that
did not Interfere S OF tfs 70 eeof hin. for we were
The young fellow hooked his arp into the Rever-
ends, now. With tile coiihding and grateful air OF
Walt who las been longing for friend, and sympa.
thetic ear, and chance 10 lisp once more the sweet
accents Of the mother tongue-and then he lmbered
up the muscles of his mouth and turned himself loose
and with such relish Some OF his words were not
Sunday. school words, so am obliged TO put blanks
eyes indeedv II FAINT an American there amt
| any Americans. that's all. And when heard you
gunge, I'm - II II wasn't all could do to keep
from hugging You My tongues all warped with
CALLED nine tolnted German words here; now ten
you It's awful good to lay 1t over Christian word
once more and kind Of let the old taste soak In. I'm
from Western New York. My name Chclley Adams.
I'm student, you know Been here going on two
years. I'm learning tobe horse doctor. hks that
won't learn fellow In his own language. they make
him learn In German; so before I could tackle the
horse-doctorng had to tackle this miserable Ian
guage. Frst-oT, thought 1t would certainly give
me the bolts, but don't mind II now I've got 1t
where the hairs short, lthink; and dcntchuknow,
and me, wouldn't give - for all the Latin that
was ever tabcred and the thing calculate to do
when get through is to lust sit down and forget It,
'Twon't take long, and don't mind the time, any
| way. And tell you what the difference between
school teaching over yonder and school over
here-sho! We don't know anything about 1t Here
you've got to peg and peg and peg and there nin't
lust any et-up-and what yom learn here YOU got
to kao'c, dontchuknow-or else your have one Of
/
kneed old professors In your hair. I've been here
long enough, and I'm getting blessed tired of 1t,
Ing over IN June, and said he'd take me home In Au-
gust, whether was done with my education OF not.
sent me hamper of Sunday school books, and told
| me to be good, and hold on awhile don't take to
sunday school books. dontchuknow-I don't banker
after them when can get piebut read them, any
way, because whatever the old man tells me to do
that's the thing I'm a-gong to do or tear something
YOU know. bucked In ana read all of those books,
because he wanted to; hut that kind Of thing don
excite me. like something hearty. But I'm awful
| homesick. I'm homesick from ear socket to crup-
per- and from crupper TO hook toint; but 1t amt
any use. I've got to stay here, till the old man drops
the rag and gives the word-yes, sir. right here In
says Come and You bet your bottom dollar, Johnny,
1t atn Just AS easy as It is for cat to have twins "
fetched a prodlgious :" Whooshi to relieve his
lungs and make recognition of the heat md then he
straghtway lived Into his narrative again for John
any use talking some Of these old American words do
have Kind Of bully swing to them man car e., y.
| press himself with 'em-a man can get at what he
| wants to say. dontchuknOw.''
When we reached hotel and It seemed that he
was about TO lose the Reverend, he showed so much
sorrow and begged SO hard and so earnestly that the
Reverenh's heart was not hard enough to hold out
against the pleadings-so he went away with the pa
rent-honOring student, like right Christian, and
took supper with him In his lodgings and sat In the
snf-beat OF his slang and profanity till near mid.
night and then left him-eft MIN pretty well talked
out, but grateful "clear down to his Frogs as he
expressed It, The Reverend said 1t had TRANSFERRED
| during the interview that ''ChOlley'' Adams S
father was extensive dealer In horses In Western
New York; this accounted for Cholley's choice of a
| profession. The Reverend brought away pretty
high opinion OF Cholley manly young fellow, with
stuff In him for useful citizen: he considered him
rather rough gem, but gem, nevertheless