Smyrna times., 1881-03-16
Marx Twain's Latest.
HIS DESCRIPTION OF HOW HISTORY REPEArs
ITSELF.
KIRKwooD, WARREN Co, ILL.,, Mar. 4, 81.

HIS DESCRIPTION OF HOW HISTORY REPEArs
Al the annual "lndIc-' night" dinner f
the Boston PAryrus CIuh, Mnk Twain's
speech was in his own lnimitnLle >rylp-a
story in speech. lie said q" am pn r.
iectly astound"d at the way in which li,.
tory repeats itself | find myself situatru
at this moment exactly and precisely ns
was once before, years ago, to ot, to a
'lttIe-to very hair. There isn't shade
"t difference. 1t is the mo>t astonishing
coincidence that ever-hut wait. VIII
tell you the former instance, and then y,u
will see it yourself Years ago arrived
one day at Salamanca, \. Y, eastward
bound. Must chang. cars there and TAX.
the sleeper train. There were crowds al
rrople there, and they were .swarmine int,
the long sleeper train and packing it iuli.
and 1t was perfect pursatory of rush AN
c"ntu>ion and Rritting Of teeth and soil,
sweet and low profanity. asked IT,.
young man in the ticket office il couln
nave a sleeping section, aud he answered.
No, with - sn"rl that shrivrlpd me vi
like burned leather. | went OF. s,aartiI .
under this insult 10 my dignity, and ask, d
another local official, >upplicatinsly, if
o'uldt have some poor little corner some
where in slee' : car, and he cut n4
short with V.uOmOus No, YOU cant ::
every corners full. Now. don't bother me
any more and he turned his back and
walked oil. My dignity was in a ,ttte now
which cannot be described. was 50
r"tfi ID tha'-well, said to my companion :
1t these people knew who am they
but my companion cut me short there and
said, Don't talk such folly. If they did
Know who you are, do you suppose it would
he'll your high mghtIness 10 Il vacancy IN
train which has no vacancies in il 2
This did not improve my condition any Ia
speak of, hut just then observed that the
c"lored Port"roi peiing-cAr had an eye OF
me-. saw has dark countenance li.ht VI
He whispered to the uniformed conductor
punctuating with mods and Jerks towaru
me and straightway this conductor cam,
Harvard. n"zng pnlitpness from every pore
and sail 't..n %, .. ....v service? VII
You have place in the sleeper? Yes
sui, and Huch Obliged, too. Give III,
anything; anything will answer. lie said
We have ntthing left but the big famil,
| ~
o arm chairs in it, but it srntirely at you
disposal. Here, Tom, take these sachel
aboard.
He touched his hat and we :.ld the col
ored Tom moved along. | was bursting I,
drep just one little remark to my compan
ion, but held in and waited. Tom mad
US comfortable in that sumptuous grp,
apartment and then said. with many hew
and a perfect "ffiIencp of smiles, Now
dey anything you want, sah? case ynu XII
have jes have anything you wants.
: don't make no difference what it is
said, Can have some hot water and
tumhler at 9 tonight, blazing hot? Yo
> know about the right temperature for
hot Scotch punch Yes. sab, dat yo
KIN; you kin pen on it, I'll get it myS-lI
Good now that lamp is hung too hrI
Can have hig coach candle fixed up iu,
at the head of my bed, so that can rea
comfortably? Yes, sab, you kin. l.
fix her up myself. an I'll fix her so she
burn all night. Yes, sab; an you can j.
call for anything you wants, and dish We
whole railroad III be turned wrong end u
ami inside out for to git it for you. Dat
So And he disappeared. Well, title
my head back, hoeded my thumbs in IN
arm.holes, smiled " smile on my compar
. ion, and said gently, Well, what do yn
say now? My companion was rot in
y humor to respond. and didn't. The npS
D moment that smiling black face was thru
u in ut the crack Of the door and this speec
= followed: Laws bless you, sab, ! knowr
You in minute. told le c0nductah 50
9 Law-l knowed you de minute >ot eye
: on you Is that so, my boy2 (Htndin
him quadruple.) Who am p 'JennI
= Mcclellan and he disappeared again. N
u companion said vinegarishly, well, w+l
'' what lO you say now? Right there come
II in the marvellous coincidence ! mentionP
e "a while ago. viz: was-speechless, an
that is M condition now. Perceive tP'