Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1882-01-19
Mark Twain ~ school Trustee.

Know MSrE Twain Well. / useo
10 KNOW San Clemens quite vel
when he WAS out there. ! s2w AlD
oncs atte- he became Marx TwRl1,
wsy dowp IL SCI jose. lectu-inc. I
think. Funny cnss. Don't think
he'd G recognize ns L these tags.
But There Il little incident which
cal 20 mind. Ola Bill Nys, Of Ne
knows wlo ne was-
appointed sam Clemens spd school
committeeman for ou- district. Well.
W. had few piupe young ones and
one o. 1wo white ones enough 10
make & nucleus. as Ssn SAID 50 w
hired female teacher. Shs was coz
siderable OF morals. snd / suspect
Sau hat yutiuated thgt tins branch
of their training sho1ld moi be De-
SOW Ideas on. but tbs teachei WAS
cute rs they make en- and she was
bound 10 please and perhaps astouLsl
the committeeman. SO she goes
to wore and stands them up Ike
LOT Of sticks sDd practices mora Il
s-uctio1 upon them. She A.w2vs
ranged them IL exactly the same Or
der. ana. ike young colts The young
star soun learned 70 know which was
Their particular stall or standing pos
For boy No ] she always had the
ons question: Who made yoa: Ot
course there was but one answer. and
thgt was God. This was the s. pa2
and omega 0. that youths moral az
Qui-emepts. so TO speak. Well. boy
NJ. wasn't any brighter and he
Lad his question an0 answer drilled
into HIN. WHO was the srronresl
man? was toe question. and Samson
was tbe answer Boy No 5 was lhs
SOL Of s Piute squsw sDd white
! nar He was dull spd his IDEAS were
terribly difficult 10 cultivate. So
suppose for tnst reason the school
narn assigned hin 10 ssy thai job
was the mos. akslsni msn. Vel.
Sam came down one asy 10 see how
things were progressing 81 scboa.
, The teacher stood her three partlcu-
: Is- pppils up in row On the side Q.
the log cshin, ana. intinatjng thai
5 the couuitteman could pull our
: slowly Oh the t:aSechlsEn and mora
: instruction invited him 10 steam
Z shead. Boy No. !, meantime hsG
: complained of faintness. E sud1eI
E feeling NJ doubt inspired bv San
: swful presence. and the teacher *
= cuse6 MIN with the Recommendation
q thai ne 90 oui II the adjoining len
, acre l0i and lie down N tne grass Ii
u he recovered. To boy No ? Sar
q now addressed himself with tha lea5
: ing question: Sonny. WHO MAD
l. you? Samson, sir, ~as the read
v reply The teacher binsheo. ano eve
ie Sam was taken hack Wei, u
boy. yos cxn tel who made Won
y SAID Sam 10 boy No 5. Yes, 81,
le Job Why, there must be son
:" mistake here ejacuiabed Sam il Z
n uDdertone. Then back to No. ? I
ef went with Are YOU sure. nv lit
y mAn- taat Samson made you2' o.
ne yes, Sir because he Was 3 rery stroy
oi pau- Then 10 No. he put Ii
~ question: Are you quite certain Ii
JOB made you" Oh, yes piped 4
10 Piute cherua, JOB was /. very pate
mas Why, you little r,asuals, dios
ais you know Goa made you? No. 81,
Is replied the young Flute, greatly alarl
ed. the boy Sod made is out in I
'nf lO-acre loi hcSin' Up his heels 8
iLh asvin' bully time This END
&C Sans efforts 81 cEtechizing, and
10 most completely broke him n
On school committeeman But L IN,
90 be godn' stranger, and 8 pecul
'oa expression stole over the weste
aIn miners features The reporter |
derstood IL 1t meant pecun;,
o pain. and he relieved 1t III he She
IN ms acquaintance hand with soure
al in the shape Of \ greenback Of G
40" tain denomination willrh shall 4,
OF be nnmentaoaahls.