The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-23
MARK TWAIN At
A ROYAL PARTY
King of American HumoriSts
Presented to Edward and
Alexandra of England.
MEETS OTHER NOTABLES
RETURNED WELL SATISFIED
WITH HIS VISIT.

London. June 22.-Mark Twain was the
center of attraction at the kings garden
party at Windsor this afternoon, and be-
side meeting the king and the royal party
he had a handshake with several hundred
notables. Upon his return from the gar
den party he had enjoyed himself and was
not q bit tired.
He was accompanied to Windsor by John
Henniker Heaton, father of imperial pen
ny postage. who introduced him to many
of the kings guests on his way to the
party including Sir Henry Campbell-Ban
herman. Sir Henry Northumberland and
Ellen Terry. He heartily congratulated
Miss Terry on her recent marriage, the
two shaking hands.
Presented by Ambassador.
After tea. which was served on the
lawn. Ambassador Reid presented Mr..
Twain to King Edward and Queen Alex
andria. and the king and the humorist
spent a quarter OF an hour in CONVERSE
ton, the king laughing heartily at Twain 5
jokes. The queen also Joined in the con-
versation and was much amused when
Twain jokingIy asked If he could buy the
Windsor castle grounds from her majesty.
Then the king called on him to meet the
other guests. He introduced Twain to
the king of Siam, the Duke of COnnaught,
Prince Arthur of COnnaught and others.
Prince Arthur is to receive a degree at
oxford at the same time as the Aineri-
can humorist and he remarked that he
would collapse if called upon for speech.
Thereupon Twain offered to undertake it
for him.
Twain Talks of the Meeting.
Mark Twain wore the regulation frock
coat and silk hat at the garden party.
Speaking of his reception there he said:
His majesty was very courteous. In
the course of the conversation I reminded
him of an episode sixteen years ago when
] had the honor to walk a mile with him
when he was taking the waters at HON.
burg l said ! had often told about that
episode and that whenever | was the his
toTian I made good history of it and it
was worth listening to, but it had found
its way TO print once or twice in unau-
thentic ways and mad been badly dam
aged there. I added that L should like
10 go on revealing this history but that
] should be quite fair, and reasonably hon
est, and while l should probably never
tell the story twice in the same way l
should at least never allow it tn deter
ioTate at my hands
Trusted the Facts to Him.
His majesty intimated his willingness
that | should continue TO disseminate that
piece of history. and added a compliment,
saying that he knew good and sound his
tory would not suffer at my hands. and
that if this good and sound history needed
any improvements beyond the facts he
1ishments.
Il think il is no exaggeratiOn to say
that the queen looks young and beau
tiful as she did thirty-fiVe years ago
when I saw her first. l didn't say this
10 her. because I learned long ago never
10 say an obvious thing. but to leave an
obvious thing to commonplace and mex
perienced people TO say.
Had Heard it 10000 Times.
THAT she still looks to me as young
and beautiful she looked thirty-five
years ago is good evidence that II. 600 peo-
pie have already noticed this and have
mentioned IL TO her. / could have said it
and spoken the truth, but have been too
wise for that l have kept the remark
Unuttered and thus saved her ma iesty the
VeXaton of hearing il for the ten thou
sand and Oneth time.
"All that report about my proposal to
buy Windsor castle and its grounds is
false TumOr. But 1 started it myself
Mr.. Clemens has announced that he will
ne passenger on the MinnetOnka. sail
ing for New York July 13. This prolonga-
lion Of his stay abroad has enabled him
10 accept few of the hundreds of invi-
tatiOns that are pouring in on him. The
staff OF Punch invited him to dinner ut
the Savoy on July 9. but he intimated his
preference to dine in the famous Punch
room at the Punch offices and the din-
ner will be given there Mr. clemens
considers this one of the greatest hOnors
of his visit.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison. widow of the
oX-pTeSident of the United States was
among the Americans presented TO the
king and queen at Windsor today.