Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-03

This shows. according TO commercia
ideas, that a man Is fool for being
| humorlst
BE a serious ass, It IS a good asset
BY GEORGE V. HOBART %. DIN
KELsPIEL)
Ad der age uf 81 dare has passed int
| der pure wife light uf memory a chen
tieman vich labored many years Unite
| der name Of Mark Twain.
He vas a chokiest, yum uf der mos
successful laugh giyers der world hai
efer Witnessed, but mil nisi borax,' a
We say in der Latin.
Id is nit him today as Id has beer
many dimes nit some uf his chokes
"Tequsc2t In passe,'
Several years before he finally decl
stoned to walk down der long Lane do
las no Turning Mark hat a gonversa
tionIng nit der author uf dose bidder
verbs.
"Dlnky." set Mark. offering himself q
long plack cigar vich he politely ac-
cepted. "dare vas now no public TO LOOK
ad as. We vas alone, far from der mad
cing tf0ng. Darefore, let us enchoy
ourself as true humorislties and discuss
der supchecl,t NJ toinbstones."
AS you wish. SO Is i'd, Mark l num-
uratlonod, NIT sour glance.
"Ven ! 80 down py der River Stocks
tp took ride In der boat built by Chon
Kendrlck Panggs ] Wish to leave behind
me n epltaugh on my tombstone sex
Mark breathing deeply on his cigar,
ID vas 2 solemn moment und ! waited
foi i'd to pass away
could YOU Dirky, suchchest q ept-
laugh Tor my tombstone ven Mother
Earth yispers, I'd Is time TO go to press
nit your form, Mark
IT hohe der contamination so devout-
ly Wished yin meter 0ftertook you,
Mark I set, earnestly; bud here IL
der epltlaugh for your tombstone ven
der necessity drives you 10 II;
Vile here below you tiggled US So
lind made us laugh der vile;
So now nit choy your time employ
To make der angels smile!
ITO dis. Mark I would add der sweet
peruran uf hand NIT der digitaHs
finger pointed upwards, und under der
hand | would pud der legend: Noe
Gead, but chokelngl'
Den nit knuckle TO knuckle, We grasp
ed each udders hands un vent our
Ways.
Mark Twain started dis life during
his boyhood days. He attended der
school uf eggsperlence und srddua-
toned darefrom NIT seferal hard
knocks 10 his credit, bud Id vas nod UNI
I'll he vent into der play-writing pitz-
ness dot he efer felt der full force uf a
hard knock.
Mark leaves behind him two sons,
HuckleheTy Finn and Tom Sawyer,
both Of ylch refused to took DER faith
er's name for pitzness reasons.
Mark vas born NIT a twinkle In his
eye vich he afterwards transferred to
his fountain pen, also for pitzness rea-
sons.
He Is der author uf many goot
chokes, vitticisms und bong mots vich
some uf our famous humoristies have
written since.
He also wrote a book, maybe two or
three books, bud dey vas too success
full TO be advertised, so We don'd real
much abould dem
Mark mas many dings 10 mis- credit,
bud der mosd uf desc is der noble fact
dot NIT temptationment efer chumping
10 TO bite him on der shin bone he
steadfastly refused to become a dia
lectionlst.
Und dare led us leave him, nit der
dgitalis finger on his tombstone point
Ing upward We hope nod in vain.
To some der bidder idea may come
DOT der finger has a poor knowledge uf
bud TO such as dem We say.
Futchl"
Dare, NIT do mauve light vlch is de-
ressence II aforementioned laughter
playing hide und seek nit his memory
led us leave hinder besd choke