The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-09-18
MARK TWAlN-HAReER.
The BaId-headed Man Mistook tn
Humorist and So Did Others.

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Humorist and So Did Others.
! Chicago Tribune: New Workman
Twain began to get ready for the yacf
races by having his panama straw hat {
the vintage of '98 brushed up at q ne
cleaning booth. 1t took q long tim I
clean the hat, and while waiting for IN
job to be finished the author was the viz
tim Of a dozen or more case55 OF mistake
identity. He was mistaken for eveTythin
from q banker to q florist within tWent
minutes.
The cloud OF dust that few from tn
panama as 1t mad about 1000 revolution
a minute on the cleaners electric Whet
choked Clemens, and the IN wind froI
the Wheel made his cigar burn sidewayi
like q three for FIVE" which 1t Wasn't
for he said so.
To get out Of the draft Mark Twain
moved along the corridor to walt In iron
OF the next stall. which happened to b
occupied by a florist. One woman though
he was the proprietor. b
III you are sure those daffodlls wer
cut fresh this morning." said the woman
II would like a Dozen"
Madam, l am not sure" replied Mark
out of me. I am not allowed to cell bios
SONS myself. l merely am the door at
tendant."
Thereupon Mark opened the door Of tn.
florists place and bowed the woman In
Then he moved along to the next place
where they sell elevated road tickets. A
fat woman hurrying through the arcade
stopped in front Of him and asked breath.
lessly:
DO you transfer to Huckleberry?"
Il thank you, madam I have a sort Of
sneaking liking for Huck Finn myself"
The woman screamed. grabbed hel
child and fled.
The author OF 'Huckleberry Finn then
sidestepped over in front Of the cigar
stand, where he held his ground till a
shirtwaist sort OF q young man, wearing
open work socks, came along and ex-
claimed:
Say. II you've got any cigars different
from what you're smoking yourself, I'll
buy some"
Renlarking that he couldn't sell to
minors, Mark Twain crossed the arcade
and stood in front OF the barber shop,
where a bald-headed man stopped In front
OF him and remarked:
I'll take a dozen bottles II It will give
me q head Of hair like yours. Hold on,
though. Is your real?''
We'll, I'm i'd" said the b~ald-headed
man., its the most perfect piece Of wax
figure work 1 ever saw. 1t beats the
rowne heads OF Europe in Twenty-third
street"
Before hating again Mark Twain looked
carefully at the signs and quickened his
pace to get by a manicure parlor, ran by
a book stall. lodged away from the soda
fountain, and finally stopped in front c.
the arcade entrance to the bank. 1t waa
Q closing time and the bank doors
being locked. a belated. excited man with
his hands full Of checks and drafts rushed
up and demanded to be let in.
Listen" the author whispered hoarse.
~ IN the other mans ear. I'm waiting
to get In myself. I've just sent a boy
up for a Jimmy and some dynamite and
he'll be here most any minute"
The other man lodged out to the Broad.
way entrance to get into the front door
and warn the bank.
Mark Twain got his hat, then stopped
long enough in the Western Union booth
TO telegraph his pastor, the Rev. joe
Twitchell, that his resolution against cuss.
Ing was all off. and then boarded an up
town car.