The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-30

sheet and cold v 70 another doot OFF.
Judge Edward HiGbss, Kirksville. NO.:
Tia first humorous stOry Sam Clemens
wrote got him into peck Of troubs with
HE fellow to~nsmsn. He was working
on his brothers pager az the aims. u
was noticed that nov and then the URiOn
srintillatsd with some light matteG which
was svidsntly not tho work % the grave
sdtios. same elder brother. am
One morning Hem came into tp1 oales
very thoughtful. hung up his coat and
wont 90 his frame He worked diligently
Tor several hours without any copy On
his small cap cass In front % him. ~
vas sstting mp tho story Of a wonderful
mud he and some % hla comrades made In
McDongal's cave tho Sunday bsGors
The narration was IN the effect that a
crowd 20 boys while exploring tho great
cave Sunday Afternoon had run across
a pstriflsd Indian warrior: that the war
rior had besn laid on q large tableliks
ssnn" and hal stayed ihers - long that
his body had beDoms 10 tho same nature
M the rock On which u lay and oI which
u had beooIno . part. The process of
oasit,cation. SANE story said. had been
- rrpsd that u had preserved in outline
the Indian quaint garb. the long, straight
hair. the feathers In 70 and evsry-
thing about him and the wonderfIsl
part wGs the natural coloring WIS there
iust as when the red man Vas gathered
to HE fathers
The citizens were greatly worked up
over the story and thew hired q scientist
from Quincy to hook the dead Indian IN
10 perform this task wore gray mutton
chop WHISPERS. a thoughtful brUv. aud
spectacles Of course lie was an unA-
motional chap. hut he looked learned
and the committee waa satisfied Of his
ability
BY the terms u his contract he was
TO write ont q complete reDort detailing
every posslble feature of the discovery
Tor historical preservation For this
purpose he had several quires % fools
cap. quilts and INK The scientist then
departed for th" bowels % the earth
accompanied by q native guide. In his
pocket was Sans story % the petrifed
Indian. TO be used a. reference
The investigator returned AZ night
fall. covered with clay. with clot hing
torn and skin harked in countless places
nv falls against nock. He sought out the
chairman OF the committee that employed
him aud silently delivered to him th'a
statement:
Mileaee Iooktns for dead indian 81 N
Bruised shtn~ ~ way n dead Indian 1905
DAmAee to clothes hunahE dead
Rsa iins story aSoa, dead indian s.cO
sSoOo
p. S.-There vas no dad Indian
George A. kahsa. an attorney of Han
nihal. though belong ine TO younger
generation. saw q gocS deal Of Mark
I Twain On the occasion of he humorist q
/ Las, visit to the home ~ his youth.
Mr.. Clemens attended Sunday school
/ czs morning. said Mr. Mahaa. and
there was q wonderful fuSter 81 excite
ment among the young folks when the
distinguishes guest strobe In. Each in
divid,Isl member cS the school was dom
his very best 20 look important. just a.
/ in the sunday school Described in Tom
sawyer. when soms Congressman visited
g. Clemens looked about graveiy. almost
/ threatening. Then he said slowly. as u
{ choosing his words with care:
lit seems 10 me hut yesterday when
/ attended this same school in another
Part Of town. and you young folks look
abouS Ike tho young folks tina; we're
my classmates. only the girls a long
pause here-'seem TO me to be heap
prettier. and the boys here he stopped
/ and seemed TO he making . keen study
% each young man personally
I a good deal homelier!'
That knocked tho solemnity out of
the nesting The kids and grOwnups
Just reared. a. " h were the finest joke
they ever heard in their lives.
AFTER he left Clemens told me. ~ II
in all seriousness. that he was very much
disappointed in the way his talk had
been received: that he was very much
affected at standing amid former scenes
and had no intention Of stirring zap q
laugh To this day don't know whether
he meant Il. or was just joking
while here on a later occasion Mr.
Clemens said that a. n boy he used to sit
on a sycamore log and hsh in Bear Greek
on the very spot where the bag hotel
named after him nov stands. They told
him the creek had been pushed south a
couple Of blocks TO make room on Main
street for the Union Depot and the hotel.
-'If IL had been me. said Mr. Clemens.
I'D rather have kept the creek. The
best days fishing ] ever had was right up
there where you spoilt u with yo'I- hotel
mir. Clemens argued with fms energy
that watermeloaa and OF chard products
belonged by right to the boys Of the neigh
horhood farmer drove in with q
heaped up load Of melons and stopped his
team az the Old market near the foot Of
Holiday street. During a LITTLE inatten-
ton by the owner young Clemens ana mis-
crowd distracted large melon and made
a safe getaway 10 . back lot. Eager
hands ms cheted the prize.
But aIns for youthful hopesi IL was
green enough 20 kill an African dirt eater
scout reported tho farmer was ba rk
on guard. and Q bie crowd around the
Wagon. The melons were going fast
and " anything WAS 20 he done 10 must
be put through like q hrst edition
-'Leave 10 90 me- said Clemens; you
boyp keep out Of sight
sHe picked up the two halves Of tho
green melon and approached tho farmer
with an injured frown.
81 thought you said your melons were
They aFs-moet Of EN-, replied the
farmer why didn't yOu plug ar
Il took your word foe it you said they
well. hsre-how's this3' asked tho
vender, lifting up q fine one with a plug
clearly indicating its character. That
Va sakd c,emenu d,,l,iouslv. hut