The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-14


which were simply manufactured by him
for the occasion In the next place. ne
represents the interview as having taken
( piace IN Hartford, when IL point Of fact
/ have not been in Hartford for four
| years"
Having thus disposed OF the tombstone
1 poetry that has been floating about the
country with his name attached 20 a
sort Of running cri.fque on the sentiment
contained I'm the verses. Mr.. Clemens sank
back on the sofa and u7edffated. He had
come IN on the Flyer from Tacoma, where
he lestured Monday night. having. as be
said. delightful audience" Reaching
Seattle az 245. he was taking a short rest
before going aboard the United States
steamship Mohican. where he was 10 dine
al the invitation OF Lieutenant Command
er Wadhams. an old acquaintance OF his
Resting. he talked. or to put IL according
20 his own logic. talking he rested II Is
easy enough 20 tell what ne said. but not
TO reproduce his way OF saving IT, Talk
Ing seems to come as easy 20 him SIS
breathing. He goes through all moods in
FIVE minutes. from gay 10 grave. from
llvel~ 20 severe" and IL Is safe 10 gay that
many OF his private conversations are
fully as rich in thought and humor as his
more pretenttous efforts on the stage
Il have fellow-feeiing for NEWSPAPER
men" he said, because of my own ex-
perience. have not only written a great
deal as correspondent and contributor.
but I was at one time city editor % the
Territorial Enterprise. Of Virginia City.
and afterwards OF the San Francisco
Morning Call
MY lecture tour thus far has been re-
markedly successful. had thought be-
fore setting out that everybody I'm the
cities would be taking vacation: but
there have been enough TO give us large
audiences evervv here :"
Then very delicately. almost as IL speak
ing OF the disaster that had befa!len
seine friend. he spoke of the business re-
verses that have come upon him. and his
listener was reminded of the story told
by Thackeray OF the great French come
dams consulting a physician, who. oh
serving his melancholy and not knowing
who he was. advised him 10 90 and near
himself and laugh away his fit OF blues.
Il cannot hope 20 build up another for
tune now he said. IL am getting too old
for that; shall be more than satisfied IL
within the next five years ] can pay off
my creditors. believe that can do it.
too.
1T is little remarkable that Scott was
just my age, s.. when the great publish
ing house OF Ball9ntyne Bros with which
he had formed a business partnership very
similar to the one in which / was engaged
In Hartford. failed. In his successful ef-
fort 20 pay of the W ct debt OF $500 80 he
killed himself by overwork No other
author could have accomplished such a
feat. even AZ the sacrifice of his own life.
Dickens would have come nearer being
able TO do IL than any other. but he could
not. Gen. Grants book Bringing the rich
return Of nearly half a million dollars
within seven months. was ar exceptional
production and does not afford a prece-
dent in the realm of authorship.
Now III / have nav my daht- Nv
writing books as Scott had To write them.
i might easily kin myself in five years as
he did But have the advantage Of this
lecture bureau system, which has grown
10 such enormous proportions. Instead OF
killing me. IL builds me- up physically.
The fatigue Of travel by easy stages is
not great, and the constant change Of air
and scenery is beneficial. My health is
hundred per cent. better already than
when / started out from home in July"
Just then a small boy happened 10 pass
by and perhaps attracted and embold-
ened by Mr. Clemens kindly bearing.
approached him and said, Say, mister
can you tell me where this place is atg''
Directing the lad with as much care as
II he were guiding a caravan 70 an oasis.
Mr. Clemens said.
1T Is strange. but although that expie.
tive say IL 30 commonly USED through
out the West and South. only once have
Af&&fA At ihF many years ] was stand
Ing one day with George W Cable in
front Of the ST. Charles hotel IN New
Orleans. when We heard a man shout TO
another, Say. where have you been att
and the odd form Of speech gave us food
Tor talk Tor some time afferward."
Speaking further 81 Gable. Mr. Glen
ems said. There is no truth whatever IN
the story thar has been going The rounds
% TIE eject that the lecture partncrship
IN which Gable and ] were az one time
engaged vas broken up BY a quarrel be-
tween rs. There Is no foundation for
such a story. ] had been ~ the plat
form Tor several years. and was anN-
ious "a take short turn a. II again At
the same time I did not feel equal 20
the strain % a fun evenings programme.
] wanted some one % relieve me cf part
81 the burden. Mr. Cable and I entered
into a specific agreement for f,ur months.
and Il Is a sufficient contradiction OF tire
story about quarrel 20 say tha. ne did
not miss single engagement. We are
or exactly opposite temperaments. and on
that account perhaps became no. only
close friends, but The meet conEealai OF
travelling companions"
Mr. Clemens took occasion again 20 nav
q high tribute % the Northwest and es-
pe,auy 90 this city. lie Is aceonn,-'cl
by his wife. his daughter, his nephew.
and Nj ana Mrs. ] r.. Pond The whoIe
party leaves today FOR New Whafcorn.
where AR. Clemens Is billed for tonight
Thence he goes 20 Vancouver. which IL
his last appointment ~ America On Fri
day De sails for Australia. stopping only
az Honolulu, where arrangements have
been made for him to speak while the
ship waits