Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-18
MARK TWAIN'S GIRLS.
THE NOTED HUMoRlST KILLS TIME
BY AMUSING THE CHILDREN.

THE NOTED HUMORIST KILLS TIME
BY AMUSING THE CHILDREN.
Personal Appearance of :. l. Clemens
His Remarks Concerning the Upper
Mississippi River - The Pilot at the
WheeI-Three Little Girls.
Marx Twain, travelling incog. under the
name of Is. L. Clemens, one wife, three
children, one maid was at the Richelieu
hotel He leaned on the stone steps i'll front
Of the hotel. smoking putatiVe cigar. Mark
Twain's literary fame is 50 great that it has
somewhat cast into the shade his abilities as a
smoker. He smokes like an artist. He holds
the cigar between his finger and thumb, and
contemplates it in dreamy fashion. Then
he raises it slowly to his hIs, draws gently,
and closes his eyes. After judicious interval
hr removes the cigar, and the smoke rolls out
under his long mllStache with ali the grace of
a first dancer drifting on the stage. Then he
opens his ewes Mark Twain looks as little
like himself rs it is possible for man 10 look.
He wore gray suit, a tall white hat, and
wide white tie such a. New York brokers
affect His long, dropping muStaChe, his
well curled hair, and somewhat profuse jew
eiry made one think OF successful h"rseniah
or the manager of popular burlesIue.
But no one ever had such satisfactory
dlawL 1t established the fact that he was
Mark Twain beyond all possibility Of quib-
bling. 4 woman could do up" her hair
twice while he Is pronouncing the word Mis-
sisSippi He fingers over it, plays with it,
handles II As young mother does her INST
baby.
we came III last hlSht' NE Sld' PulllES AT
the lett side ol MS hillNIh'he- MIS-. Ileilehs
Il not very well, helthcr am l. nave beeh
amusing the children nave taken them 10
a panorama understand thefe are three
others near here. VIII take theh there 700.
want 10 satlate them WIN natti'S-t may
amuSe thenL lhtee niue SiTIS 'piltS Vi
three rcd gowns tnr"e ISi l'araSois anu 'lN
blue stockings stood on the steps ana Srinned
"ttun up anu teh mamma "hnt JoiIS 'hhe
you We had ana II thihk oi something else I'd
amuse you
THREE LITTLE GIRLS
men the three httie GliiS hah uiS'pl-ear"i
MT clemens signed INA you ever try 10
amuse three little Siris az Tue same tiiile' ne
Asked aiter pause II requires genius. l
wonder whether they would Ike 70 hathe III
the lake' ne 'ohtilu'u, WIN sudheh ANNA
uohr harulN PauslhS H'e minutes pet"eeh
each ""ru' II hilSh' aihuse theih-
Are you on y"lr vacation Trip Mr.
Clelhens!
NO. nave Just retur:ied from Visit 70
my hlother III heoNuA' Iowa. She -
years Old ana had not been nome lor
over year. we came from builaio 10 Du'
iu'h 10y laAe s''iu'er anu tHeh lrulh o''
faui uo"h Ine river 10 he"Auk- Nei'her III
TINS country nor III any otner nave seen Such
interesting scenery a. that along the upper
Mississippi One hnds ali that the hudson
ahordS-6luits ana "ooied hlShlands-and
great deal m addition. bet"een II, faul ana
the mouth "l the ILLINOIS river there are over
ipui huhuieu islaii'lS' SuuiiS "u' III every
possible Shape. A r'tr without lSiahds Is IKE
Moi'ah ""u'"' nan. sue may oc eu'd
ana pure out one "o.>h iai. III rove Win ner
very oiteh. INA you ever ", IAN III i"'" WIN
bald d-headed ''nah: Inc reporter admitted
'nat ne hat dIa"i 're nus tne'e
never aid' either -"h'lnnen Mr.; Cism-
ems =. y, q iC'lst 'i'iiiN Ie,e'
diu. Ihere l. no Place i"r ioailhS more s'itls,
actor 'l''h tiie Pii'' nous ~ hiNSiSSippi
steamboat IL aiiiustS tne ciiliureh 10 see the
BOAT Is uie OeS' way % 'Ta'el unitsS one
''hi s'as a' noii'S' 'h I"Se vi il'er "'at
one Is as tnoioushiS Su' u" from letters ana
Pdptts ann 'iiv TAX o"iit''o a. 'housh he were
aiiid Sta- hoieoNSt' one uorsh nave 'ne
discoii'i"r,S "i SetiH ing II Il very uhpieaS
ait 10 ionk at sea >ich lSVpie-"t it.iS' 10 NY
irlGl"is stiu 'lie HiS' 'iiiie l croeS.ed
IL iiliSut uil'l'e tue chiHiieii' 'louSh' sug
ses'fN' 'ne AeE'"'"t'
AA.SiNI me ChlLphEN'
ha"h 'n"usht oi tia', replied MT
Iieiiieils' oiI ltFhalS " IiilShI. Inc lake
StSiii' ratnei ro"7h .oda. "oiiier "he'he,
one 'Ouiu Ge' ""at, htt'e D"at 'u'i' ""ui'
ooo eoi'Siie' AMY It's hilsn- aiii'iSe 'i'e
chLGrei- hn
pu' a' su'h X"
hou art "o' tSii'h'. FePueu MI.
Sieiiieiis' Inc 'ei iiii,ttSi tlls suii@
II y Stia aiise' tHitihue' Mr; oeiiiens' III
u, iio'ierIais is i'i uii'tSs Vi Ihe Thiiureh'
no" nun mas "eeli "l','eh aucu' Tue upper
u -ni9NiS94PPi. ihe i''el 'Sio" ~ hou!S has
pilot house for few hours and md, watch wal 1 the