Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-03
THREE OF A KIND.
Ab,r Faded story Telling by
z 600 Truthfal Men.

Nasby, says Dom Piatt, dired
with Iii Perkins at the latter
residence in New York. Tht
conversation at that dinner
shall never forget. The storiel
told and the reminiscsnce.
brought out at that dinner would
FL small book.
After The last course and after
the ladies had withdrawn, the
conversation turned upon horses
Finally Mr.. Twain laid down biz
cigar and asked Perkins and
Nasty if they had ever heard Of 3
fast horse he (Mark) used to OWE
in Nevada.
II think not" said Nasby.
well. gentlemen" continued
Mr.. Twain, as he blew a smoke
ring and va ted il, "that WAS q
fast horse. He was Q very fast
horse. But he was so tough.
bittsd that / couldn't guide him
with . bit at oil.
How did you guide him p
asked Eli.
well, gentlemen. I had "a
guide him with electricity. I had
to have wire lines and had "a
keep & battery in the wagon oil
the time in order to stop him."
I "Why didn't you stop him BY
, hollsring whoa 2" asked Eli.
Stop him by hollsring wboai'
exclaimed M. Twain. ':.Why, !
! could not holler loud enough "a
! make that horss hess mo. h
Travelled 10 fast that no sound
ever reached him from behind.
He went faster than the round,
'.sir. Holler whoa, and he'd be in
tLe next town before your voice
kcould reach the dashboard.
Travel fast2 I should say be
! could. Why. I once started from
Virginia City to Meadow Greek
right in front Of one OF the most
: dreadful storms We ever had on
tie Pacific Coast. Wind and
rain? Why, the wind blew eighty
mile. an hour and the rain fell
ia sheets. I drove right before
that sso.m for three hours - just
ON the edge Of that hurricane and
rain for forty miles"
.D.dn't you get drenched?"
.Drenchedi No, sir. Why.
! tell YOU, I drove right in front
ftbat ram storm. / could lean
forward and let the sun shine on
me, or lean backward and feel
ain and catch hailstonos. When
The hurricane SACKED up, too,
aud when it blew faster, 1 Just
said Tx to the horse and
touched the battery, and away he
vent. Now, l don't want to lie
about my horse, Mr.. Perkins, and
don't ask you to believe what I
shall say, but tell you truthfully
that when I got to Meadow Greek
my linen dustsr was - dry 40
powder. Not . drop Of rain was
ol the wagon seat, either, while
tg.s wagon box was level full Of
hailstones and water, or I'm A.,
g.
Look here, gentlemen" inter-
rnpted Mr.. Nasby, appealing Of
the truth, did you ever hear about
my striking that man in Toledoi-
Mark said he never heard
about it.
well, sir. it was this way:
Taers was man there-one Of
these worldly, skeptical fellows.
who questioned my veracity one
day. He said be had doubts
about the truthfulness Of cross
roads incidents. He didn't say
it publicly, but privately. I'm
sorry, for the sake Of his wife and
family, now, that hs sad il at
all-and sorry for the man, too,
hscauss he wasn't prepared to
go. II he'd been . Christian 1t
would have been different. l cay
| didn't want to strike this man,
i,erause its . bad habit 70 get
,ot,-,his making . human ohaos
OFT of q fellow man. But he
question i my veraoity and the
sr'hqunks came l struck him
once-just once. I remember be
ws4 putling down . carpet 1t the
iin.e and had his mouth full oi
ear r,,et-tacks. But . man can't
stop TO discount carpst-tacks in q
;aar's Mouth whom he questions
Your veracity, can hef never
,lo | simply struck the blow.
did il hurt the man much p
asked Eli.
"[ don't think it did. II was
too sudden. The bystandsrs said
il l Was going to strike the second
bow they wanted to move out oi
the State. Nov, I don't want
YOU to believe mo, but to tell you
the honest truth, Mr.. Perkins. ]
sqpashed that man right down
into . door mat, and his own
wife, who WAS taoking down one
,dge u the carpet at the time,
came right along and took bin
for a gutta percha rug, and
actually tackled him down in FROM
of lhe door. Poor woman; she
lever knew she was tacking dowr
her own husband. What became
of the tacks in his MOUTH yor
ask. Well, the next day the boyi
pulled them out Of the bottom o.
lis overshoes, and"
"Gentlsmen," interrupted Eli
lit does me good to hear sucl
truths l believe every word 20,
oay, and 1 feel that ! ought t.
,x,harye trutha With vou. Now