New-York tribune., 1900-10-28
HIS NTERriEW WITH MARK TWAIN.
HOW THE GREEN REPORTER AND THE HCMoE
IST TURNED THE TABLES ON
THE NIGHT EDITOR.

From The New-Oreans Times-Democrat.
Il see that Mark Twain has returned after ms
ren6rtar last NIGHT but am sorry to note that
he has changed his mind about coming south
him ana incidentally. thank him again for a
RS fyG bc ne an GG odd e sGSn many the old reporter
went on Il was young and green at the tlme ana ia
Detroit, when Mr.: Clemens came to the city to De,
liver ettuTe of n S so hIIPfe% n on ma local m murder
sensation, and the city editor called me up very
a talk with the great humoriSt had stepped out
of the office but was still within earsho wen h the
Clemens interview? l heard him ask. THAT new
fioM 6e Tgh{ g Editor tor % That bTff remark td me with
mingled emotions, in which WRATH moruIc4 tlom ION u i
ties Eqt it also put me on my me1tlf, ana de- de-
tempt The city editor had said tna1 ne wanted
something about column long ana very hi&hI
for Mr Clemens to return from the opera mouse
where he was speakins tried TO- irae cnn IN my %
particularly successful, and many a ume IN
cruelty of sending inexperienced boys, on such
errands and expecting anything IKE results % LOW
ever that's neither here nor there. me Ia't b -
writhed ana sweat 9o@d r ana ny Ime nd t " zone n
up on the elevator was in condltioh bordering
II found he humorist standing before the fire
place" continued the old reporter. smoking "a
9nnearmhce Startled me for didn't dream that
he had had time to undress, and promptly 'oSt my
questions dew out of my brain like seal tering
covey of quail, and absolutely the only thlnS I
town He looked at me quzzc43Iy EonS,deT nd eTYns Ya
driven direct to the theatre and then direct to The
hotel my Impressions are favorable: thlnN you
6aVe Save' ncoHntered aHywherS T6at was capital
lead, but was too badly ratified to take ii. 1
stumbled through few idotic commonplaceH. and ana,
any more fun on such a chump, he answered IN
weary mOnosyllables. In a few moments gave
up in despair. Now, don't make too much # this,
he remarked, as | started for the door ana Mnnf
the caution no doubt prompted by fear that !
would write something phenomenaiIy stupid 1t had
the effect of putting me suddenly at my 6G GaSf.
Don't worry about that Nj Clemenf ms c} ,GRhGG; 1,
I'm not gong 10 write any a. ttI .MCtiI. ;i ny
resigna ton. and thereupon told him briefly me
fully determined to throw up my job and was no
longer apprehensive, suppose told it easily and
when I came to the part about the night editor he
threw back his head ana reared @ Tith M EEntfbT
Just sit down there with your paper, and I'll see
sort of daze. and he began stridinG up and down
through his bushy HAIR In half an hour ne had
given column monoogue about his experiences
affair and he roasted it in his happiest
faph 4o" g sd EIo wReh he eG got phrongh ana sing
i'm u few questions here and there to make II look
You 93rt Tel those other fellows, as You go cut
that | have gone TO bed. Those other other leiIioWS
up their cards ard We're then cooling their reels
in the corridor tIed TO- thank him 6ut me- ne gt cnt
Whfp 3 ont r4q n his in c9r H copy His 'ns SI
pleased me more than raise in salary, but was
a little disappointed in the dcmean9r of the night
editor. | expected he would look shamed and re-
morscfuI, but he didn't. He merely remarked that
SG Terf deGeP'Te e t6 TmleR bm 6 'G9H o
he s"ryf asked on& Of the Younger ing m men %no
- never tnid I lei concealnient like the worm i
;le bud. prey, on my damaSk check ! had a 5000 E92d
ss he started downstairs.