The Meeker herald., 1904-08-06
MARK TWAIN'S
VISIT HOME.
ny HAYDEN cAunurIi.

..The Inuocsnts Abroad" and one or
.,.",. ,,,sr NJ M. ,,onk. baa anpe.red. It
onc,,rrad N Mari Twain that 1t would
10 a c,.vsr no,;nu IN visit Missouri and
a.. ,nw,, w,,sra i,a was ,nrn which he
h.,a M. .san In snme fifteen years. Hs
.oo,r,,,,,,x rnt . c,aa, COLLAR and n
r,nnd ~ .mokino. tot,acco into n CARPET
,.,v and started Mrs. Clemens packed
.v,,o, ba xbou,d bav. taken in another
v,i;s. .,d .hInnal !, infer him nv tx.
n..,ss
A. ,h,s time C,e,nens, fame. though
mn, ,,c,,rsjder.bl,. w,. nut world vide.
and n.tu,.,ilv IT was l.ast in III. town Of
Ma ,,,,h IIis b,,ts bad been seen and
read l,c.,Iv. Inn we're not Thought
hiob,v NJ sam. ..di,ju't sea much in
I'm y md others char,tably suggested
that ..he had had help" in their oompo.
s,,,,, s,;,, ,,e Ind nj, a.Jm;rers among
~. NOR, ,,,e,,Iosnt and III. news OF
~. cnmino visit nwnkened interest. II
,y,. TN ,S.t ,bs community ought 10
rss,ow rather more than passiur nttrn.
,,nn on him Tbis feeling found ex.
nro.s,on
,rha humo-,st arrived In his native
v,,la,. af,er dark and sonobt the lead
mo hotel where he registered and went
a. nod ia Hnisbinu breakfast tile next
mornipo and missing out into the Office
ha xas oratiied tn ind a delegation Of
.,ld citizens awaiting him. This was
ha.aaa nv ono Ju.,ye Tovey. whom the
visi,or rayosmhsrod n, a former luwyer
and Justice Of the peace more learned in
horse flesh than in the law. The. judge
advanced, swelling with pride, and held
ont a warmly welcoming hand. After
n general greeting during which Twain
could not help recalling that each Of the
group had been distinguished in some
myocatjon rather than in his regular vo-
cation, Judge Tovey drew himself up
md made little speech.
.'Sam )" said his honor. "though We
ought to call you Mr.. Clemens. ar at
least BY that other name which, you have
made famous. Mark Twain, still We
cannot find it in our hearts to do 50, and
you must ever be contented here at your
old home which saw the budding Of
your intellectual powers and-and-vir-
tues-you must always, Sam, here be
known rs Sam-simple, plain Sam
Clemens. Wo come then, Sam, few
humble. unpretentious old friends and
peighlors, to welcome you to o,ir midst.
Hut, Aam, As you known, we are q hard
workfhs people. We must pertorce
apeud the days In labor, that our chill.
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