The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-01-06
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S A1psuspa cd Mad Twain. { Uess nHDsr, ssnsssnk tk. J) )UsieAdusl X nsCdsa oae digrsssioa from New Yotk fas | mnSR ssy o1e word Faupecssng , friend jmf depessea-Anthcay TruGope \ serong man vas he, with a great good human heA.t A power has gon< out from Londoa. A grand. sterling ana steady nature. and honess ia all he dic and said. There is lisfle of the HasA and sensation order of shines to fascinai< and i'll the journals of so-dsy. And @ it II this substantial pillar, which once bore more of London on its shoulders thar mos, men know or London IS wiling to eoncede. has passed away and lissle is said Strange he should have died so sudden and 90 soon, tor pAysscally h< was the most powerful of . large and powerful race of men. He always visited me oa horseb.ck in dense cd Lpedoa =. the Ean1 side and most humble quArseI of the ciry-and, mounted on . horse e large and powerful propegsionaaely as himself, be was the marvel of the deni- sens as he slowly rode through the crowded and dingy streets. He was vey partial to his saddle, asd had spent years on horseback in Australia, where his sons. or most of them, are settIed and are engaged tn raising sAeep lar in the interior He has rode all over South America and Aexicp. and while l think he had hstie admiration tcr ny writings, he liked my preference for the saddle, and ve always rode together. He did not like my big sho~y Mexican saddle. however, and on my insisting on its superior adsaniAssA he arranged that should come % his ,unty place, where he would furnish the horse. and VIC could put the respective qualities of our saddles to the ,est
 remember at dinner at the Garick club, which he had gwen to Mark Twain and myself he rode his favorsse hobby, the saddle. almost to the verge of anger You see Mark Twain was then lecturng, or abou, to lecture, on Riding the Mus tang" Tfollope began talking riding with the soup. and endeavorcd hard to draw the great humorist out and ges the advantage of hIs long experience ~ith the mustang in the far wet. But Mark was silent and very thoughtful. He es- saycd once or twice to talk about jcrus- 4lcm. and even made some faint ailu- s,ons to the old masters, he wen, etf el- oquentiy on the weather two or tht,e tunes. Bu, he lcfi the d.s, ass.on of the question entirely 10 Traliopc and my self. greatly 10 the disappointment of the former.
 After dinner. as we sauntered back to Marks hotel. f,he Rewards. St. Georges Square, where he was living in great st ate. ou the same foo. xsth -D,ssael,. Mark pulled me up suddenly under q iAmp-post and said in his dry. slow and inimitable way: Look here. old boy, no~ why didn't you help me ou, of that hoss business. chf'
 "Didn't know you wanted any help, Mark.
 Well. now. didn't you see me trying to talk abou, Jerusalem and the weather and the state of future punishments. Why, lock hete." And he pulled ess of his pocket a short dozes of little bits of paxteboard. See hesn7 Tickets fps that nding school in Queen street. down by Hyde park. bought doren of 'em the other day. Have II left. Take 'em. Take 'em all. I'll never go back there as long a> live .-i'ye used one. I got on one of the old mares there and she scrapcd me of, and won't go back there any more"
 What said 1, don't you know how to ride:-
 "Neyer was on a horse before, and never will be agAn. But, you see, as am lecturng on how to ride mustang. tnoughs ought ss kae~ -semc,hing ol horses. But know enough
 "But." said AS we parted. you don, mean to tell me yos know nothing abou, horsesy"
 Nothing, nothing a, all, and don't want to. You see, I'm a steAmboSi man."