Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-29

facts have had 4 sub
In 1879 stratum OF truth and
therefore thew were not
without precio,snesS An person who Is familiar with
me knows how to strike my average and therefore
knows how to get at the jewel of any fact OF mine and
dig it out Of its blue clay atrix Ny mother knew
that art When l seven eight. or ten, or
twelve years old.-along there neighbor said
t. her:
Il Do you ever believe anything that that boy
My mother said He is the wespring of truth;
but you can't bring up the whole we'll with one
bucket and she added . know hi, average there
fore he never deceives me. l discount him thirty
per cent for embroidery and what is left perfect
and priceless truth. without 4 flaw in it anywhere.
NOW to make jump of forty years without break
~ ing the connection: that word embroidery"
used again in my presence and concerning me.
when fifty years old. one night at Key. Frank
Goodwin's house in Hartford at meeting OF the
Monday Evening Club. The Monday Evening Club
still exists 1t founded about forty five years
ago by that theological giant Rev. Dr. Bushnell.
and some comrades of his men OF large intellectual
caber and or less distinction local national.
l was admitted to membership in it in the fall of
1871. and was an active member thencetorth until
left Hartford IN the summer OF SOL
The membership restricted in those days to
eighteen possibly tMenty The meetings ing began gar.
private houses of the members every fortnight there
after throughout the cold months until the first Of
May Usually there were dozen members present
sometimes many fifteen. There essay and
g discussion The essay StS followed each other In
alpha betical order through the season The essayist
could choose his own subject and talk twenty min
utes it. from MS orally according to his prefer>
ence. Then the discussion followed. and each mem
her present was allowed ten minutes in which t.
express his views. The wives of these people
always present. 1t was their privilege. 1t was also
their privilege to keep still; they not allowed
t. throw any light upon the discussion After the
discussion there a supper and talk. and cigars.
This supper began at ten clock promptly and the
company broke up and went away at midnight. At
least they did except upon one occasion In my
recent birthday speech l remarked upon the fact
that have always bought cheap cigars. and that Is
true have never bought costly ones.
WELL that night at the club meeting as was say
w ing George, Colored butler, to-
when the supper nearly over and noticed that
te pale. Normally his complexion clear
black and very handsome: but now it had modified
t. old amber. He said
. Mr. Clemens. what going to do! There Is
rot a cigar in the house but those old Wheeling long
mines Can't nobody smoke them but you. They kill
1t thirty yards. 1t is too late to telephone;
couldn't get any cigars out from town. What
do Amt it best to say nothing and let on that
We didn't think?
No" said that would not be honest. Fetch
out the long mines. which he did
had just come across those long mines few days
e a week before. | hadn t long nine for years
When was a cub pilot the Mississippi in the late
SOS, | had had great affection for them, because
they were not only. to my mind perfect. but you
could get basketful of them for a Cent--or dime
they didn t cents out there III those days. 50
when | saw them advertised in Hartford | sent for
thousand at They out to me in badly
battered and dsreputabe looking old square paste
& box, which caved in on all sides looking the
worst it could and began to pass them around
The conversation had been brilliantly animated up
that moment: but frost fell upon the COM
f.lny. That is to say. not all of sudden. but the
frost fell upon each he took up cigar and
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