The Detroit times., 1910-04-22

nrm failed. and Mark Twain At that
time rated wealthy man. assumed nus
debts, though 4 SWEPT away gis , iSf-
tune aud left an Indebtedness OF NlV". 81
OOo. which ne paid in fun
Ina the midst OF hts struggle 20 re-
coup pis fortunes came thr death "i
his wife in 1909. Tnis loss was pr
haps the most serious blow OF ms IRE
lie was heart-brOken and almost pros
trated. hut iaid aside Ills grict i""s
enough 10 pay her this tribute.
Her character and disposition were
or the sort that not only invites Wo'-
ship. bot commands H.
since the death OF MS Wiz ana ~
marriage OF his daughter 'l4ta. MAJ
Twain had shown the remat kahlr hlrh-
tai poise ard fortitude that selu""'
comes TO man as sustainlns ioict
His daughter Jean became ms son
companion and assistant. lnth tYe
time OF her death they lived ~ ulS
beautiful country home Stoflhnslu u,
near Redding. conn. named AFTER APP.
a visit 10 heaven. go.
This home. whose architecture pears
the impress o. ITS owner - persons ~ = i,
grew TO be the mecca OF literary idols
from the four quarters or the klon',
as well as the shrine OF every sttiElhs
student. Here came also thr WSalt.f
and the POOR, the actor, and the arr.
san. the hunter and the artist Ihe
hospitality was infinite. and the nlSh-
bors found welcome always.
IL was IN the lihrg ~ OF TINS nome
on his SEVENTEEN birthday that SamHel
l. Clemens interviewed Mark Twain
for the enlightenment az his friends
throughout the world. That the Pr Pr
from the revelation OF his private ma
ture He admitted that IL had been
his desire 20 be handsome .-,-,-
Il am as | was made, said he; This
Is a disaster which I cannot help.
Many people think ! am happy
man. but I am not, u ~ because my
portraits do me Justice. ! have hlgh-
IL organized and sensitive constitution
and an educated taste in esthetics ana
cannot abide a portrait when Is 100
particular | do the artist no harm
have never done him any harm yet
he always exercises this wanton ana
malicious ranlness upon my portrall.
should like 90 be drawn once netorS
I reach 20 again. as ! should look II
had been made right instead OF care
lessly."
A little more than a year ago Mark
Twain was criticized for smoking a
cigar while waiting for the hnal cere-
mony comforting upon him the doctor $
degree at oxford. Eng. one more
radical than the rest referred 20 t nus
incident as proof or MARK Iwalh ne
terioratlng character
The doctor has the best OF me this
time was the authors amiaole rtplF.
But he cannot attribute all nay crimes
and misdemeanors to the excessive use
OF tobacco There are about 40 other
causes, and tobacco VIII have 70 Dear
only ne-fortieth part OF the blame.
Last year Mark Twain appeared as
guest OF honor Of the New York post
graduate medical school. OF which he
was elected an honorary director ne
was clad I'm his angel clothes, as ne
termed them--a dress suit OF spotless
whtte--a matchless setting for the lux
uriant silvery hair He was at ms best.
although far pass his allotted SIX
score years and ten
"Redding was thinly settled when !
went there. and since | have engaged
I'm practice II has become more thinly
settled there This gratifies me as In
preston on the community.
"Of course the practice OF medicine
and surgery in remote country mas
its disadvantages. but In my case ! am
happy IN a division OF responsibility. l
practice In conjunction with horse
doctor. sexton ana an uhu roe, IN, !,
The combination is air-ught ana once
a man is stricken In our district es-
cape is impossible -. -,
Ills humor seems TO have been some
thing apart from himself. for he has
reiterated many times that ne was
horn inwardly serious. The hunot was
but the froth OF his deeper thought ~
bubbled out in quaint. irresistible
phrases without effort
THE character OF his philosophy mas
never chpnged Whether he has fought
in the buoyant certainty or victor. or
in the resigned expectation or deleat'
he has always been on the same slde
He has been the consistent enemy "i
iniustic and oppression -
The fighting spirit endured 10 the
last Although sadness dissolved llt
humorous note in his familiar draw,
the author lent his voice 10 the cause
az woman's suffrage only two DAYS
In fact A. svpChroniZed his message 10
,ba world that his work was done.