The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-28

is the Reverend Joseph H. Twichell. pastor
OF the Asylum Hill congregational Church.
Mr.. Twichell. by the way. Is the original Of
Mark Twair's minister in 'Innocents
Abroad He Is the father Of many chill
dren-in fact, so often was an arrival of q
little Twtehell chronicled In Hartford that
the event ceased to enchain more than mere
passing attention.
One morning, some years ago. I chanced
to be In Hartford, when william II. Crane
and l were partners, and I went. es was
my custom. to spend an hour with Clemens
In the course of our chat he happened TO
einarE that he had. that morning, prom
ised to act as godfather to the latest
Twichell infant, born that morning.
".I went over to see and congratulate the
proud parent he remarked. In that inimit-
able drawl Of his. and before I could escape
l had been led into a sponsorship
How many children has MIR. Twichefl?"
l asked. innccently.
Really. l can't say. Stuart responded
Mr.. Clemens. You see. / haven't been over
to his house since s O'clock"
Lew Dockstader met Ezra Kendall In the
elevator of the Baltimore Hotel, Kansas
City, recently. The two funmakers are
great friends and each had been in search
Of the other during the day. But when they
met there was no sign of recognition.
Kendall. who was standing back of Dock
stader, suddenly recognized the minstrel
and exclaimed: sir, you have stepped on
my corns."
Docks;ader, recognizing the voice. at once
replied: You, sir. are a stranger and are
very impairment. I am not on your corns.
If you were not in this elevator 1 would
strike you'll"
Then followed a mock quarrel after the
elevator had reached the ofner noor INA.
the clerks thought the comedians were n
earnest. and eyed the two narro"iy; no
doubt intending to separate them once they
When the excitement was at its height the
two locked arms and walked away.
abo,t twenty yerrs ago a young boy
stepped into the theater office OF John
Eilsler in Cleveland. He stood at the door,
hat in hand, ard when finally the manager
asked what ne wanted the lad spoke uo
and said:
sir. 1 want an engagement in your the
ateE."
"And do you min you are an actor?'
asked Manager Eaisler.
"No.'sir; but I want to be. and am sure
1 can succeed" was the answer.
The manager was impressed with me
lads appearance. and after a little CONVEX
| sation gave him the child's part in RICH
ard III" which Charlotte Champion was
then playing a. the theater. The boy was
Joseph Haworth, who Is At present playing
| Cassius in Richard Manstield's revival OF
Julius Caesar
Haworth since that early day has had q
career with mora than the usual tastes OF
success and failure. He was at one time
heralded on the bilIooards far and wide
as the Legitimate successor to Edwin
Booth" but as a star in Shakespearean and
| other Gle ssic plays his road-and u was all
"road'-was strewn with anything but
roses. His leading actress. by the way. dur.
Ing one Of the latest Of his starring ven.
lures was Katherine Kdder. and the com
pany, playing through the South chiefly,
was received with great social favor. But
somewhere In Texas the company came to
grief. Joe" as he is Familiarity termed.
early developed plenty. Of confidence in him.
self. When he was Is years old Manager
+! Ellsler gave him a benefit and asked him
what he wanted to play on that occasion.
Hamlet" was the youthful actors reply,