Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-18
beins unable, with all his efforts, occurring

included, to earn as n maximum more. than
&, 800 u year. Lately, having a regular en-
gagement to furnish essays to weekly papers
and other steady occupations, he has done
better. But he has, believe, albeit one
of the most scholarly and elegant of Amer.
lean writers, never been able to lay up any
treasure worth the reckoning.
Samuel l.. Clemens Mark Twain is the
most noted and popular humorist in the
country. Everything he writes is sure of
an enormous sale, and he would draw
crowds if he could be persuaded to lecture
But he cannot be persuaded to, notwith
standing that he is credited with full 40
probation of money. HIS antipithy to
the platform is incurable his past aautinint-
ance with it having fixed his detcr,nlnl
ton. Fortune has been propitious to him.
His wife brought him S1j1.OlD to S}llOD).
he cleared $1,000 by the dramltizltion of
the "Gilded Age tof which story Dldlev
Warner was co-author, though IL. had no
share in the profits of the plly). and he is
an active partner in n prosperous publish
ing house. He is rrputel to be- worth
about $l,OJOO1), n very small pruporiion
of which has come from the "lnnocrnts
Abroad" "Roughing It," Tom SAWYER"
and "lIuc<bcrry Finn Hal he de.
pended solely ON his literary talents. he
would, exceptionally successful as hc has
neeh' pe plhchlh9 along to-iiy instead of
ulriilg ms hahus by cultih@ OH coupons.
ilhaiil ~ lioWeiiS Is one Oh the most
highly esteemed authors OF the time, and
one VINO gets the best prices Tor his work.
put ne mas never neeh opilgel To trust to
'ne haphaZard or selling MS wares for
what they might orihg' winch Is strictly
'lUe'"Vure' river S'ii'e "e ce"Neu 10 DE con
SUI az ' enice' VNei'tI seven years ago ne
10 ll'ui " 9"i',Is i", uoinS SUM SORT OF NJ
-.".S WIN. NUT ,'iS teIrrn 10 u, 'he hlted
oo".el ne was vi O'ie S'"" VI me Natlol,
n' o,' "1'is'.''V I'i'Cor ana later
o"''o'' VI '"e H'''''i''0 ."'"'u'I, 'neh ne
% $780, a oerO"',i sun nv II .: II ''Sood
- noa.on' 'o' ms VNI'"N'Ne service
N'n ior 'il'ie t'hP'oleu ny '"e iarpcrs
q. " ,'''" Ao,'ie S''i'ry anu Is now win ne
t'..' l''''t"" at wy "iSn "N're lie
l.'a, n%pP'is' never hIip" ''ie desperate
.l So ~, 80 many "'.'!o'9 nave Nl2Wh
. HnD nav peeh oo''S'r','"'.' 70 earn 'heir
Wanr,. N' f,',,o on'i oo""' u''a ~.
''''iV7 "''' 'o"'9 market lor
"',,' .'Ir 81 lie 0'oo919 " "'''e III HhSlanu
% "ei ~ "''' i' ''ii''' l" ''t"t u! On
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1.
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ne "1a,,, nave ii,'i a n'rn .''llP hi'i he not
;nnet,'pu " 'iiouef''e properly IL Is OF
ii ''''' 'tn''Se ~ an "u'nor 10 DE
1,,''. w.. ,,;, : n'' " 'eJect VIM
,.,1 'iii,., a. ~ lt"',t9 UT
'oe anu ''''' '''i''Se "e'o'i9N u iiehry
~, Gh',.,, D.,,v-
- ~" u ~ .Cuu,es warmer was on the stan
o. ''ie ii"iIio," Hour''iit "hen ne maze ms
me- NTii'u ~ III literature VI! summer IN
4" '"iuen' contribute" originally aS Il Sc
vi papers W US columns, IN DOCK
w. ~ ~ '''''e NV. SN'iS u'"i wac
ieP","''o'i ~ hu',ori9e anu eSoaollShing
ni' Pe'ce III Uhe hein OF letters tie was
pa. .or'y men, r"'ner ia'e Tor literary
49,. ~ - ne mas 9'nce risen lasu. o'un-
i NJ Dun iDS 7tuuies hadecK,
a,iu nav .'or' Vi lhlhS Mosieins ana
~ "'i'' o'"er n ,' nave iolIoWeu
III I"ion SUCCESSION lhey are very clever
anu aoii wei, ""t he'ther they nor ms
ii"s"Ai"e "r.'cies pro'nue lor ms daily
wants. OF ior 1nose Oh MS Wife lie has a
soou s',iary on ne Colraht, ana Is owner
vi ,iilru Vi 'he establishment
'ohh burroughs Is settled on fruit
,ar',i oii 'he HUDSON ana Is also IA national
paik examiner by each OF which voca-
t !. ne SeVs more money than ny such de-
l,S"', III DOORS as Wake hobln, winter
ouhsnlne' birus ana Poets, -ocusts
anu VIA II ohey'
Doii''u w. Mitcheli 'lk MarveD had the
luck 10 sell most OF MS farm, OF which he
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