The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-28
Dream Of Famous Humorist
Fulfilled When Marshal Foch|
Lays Corner Stone of Ameri-
can Academy of Arts and
Letters in New York City.

YsIcHrY-sfx years sso. on Noven-
Der ooth. Samuel Bnnghcrre
- Clcmenr-Aark Twain-wns born.
On November 18th, a few days age.
Marshal Foch laid the corner stone o.
tho nrw home Of the American Aca-
dcny a Arts and Letters IN New York
city. Thus tho nrst step was taken
toward Undertaking IN granite and
limestone. a <avorite dream Of Mark
Twain. who, through tho National In
rtitufe of Arts and Letters, IN 1904.
was one II fhose who laid the foundA-
sfun q the new ncnecrny. -the nhtion'a
council Of literature and art
Marx Trasn'. hssthasy takes On
ADDED Significance this year. from that
-nchievcment The famous humorist
stands ir the picture frame Of to-day, not
musty with yesterday. but Sufficiently
or the present 70 step town among IA.
Although we have out-krcvn tho ma
Joriiy Of our contemporary writers.
Mark Twain g. fresh and blooming
with us stlil. lie has had the vitality
t. come down TO US today just as
thrcbbing as he was az the height Of
hts actual career.
What was The secret OF This man
who was the spcIl-bindcr Of barefoot
boy n king nlikef
Kings reached out 20 him 20 bring
his riches to them. lie was tho first
private citizen W to that time. to be
rcreived by royalty. While IN Europe
his apartments were a court. II Il
related that frafnc ruIss were modified
70 let HAN pass IN the street. He was
chosen ic tho English for ,he national
author o. the English-speaking world.
MORE THAN A KING.
In America. he was more than a
king. Hh home was a shrine. HI
was the darling Of tho people. The,
uept over his misfortune. and rejoice,
ovcr his triumphs. Newspapers sug'
Resfcd his name for the Presidency
His every word travelled around tn,
world within half an hour.
Mark Tsnin had . santa Claui
pocket for humanity. and " his pockel
he had delight for the snail boy AM
entertainment even fer The faded king
Today. he a prlsmufic IN hir appeal
lie Is like q diamond ran 81 angles q
light and each liFht has a different
reflection. 80 pppenls 10 more clnssr'
thnn any other wtiter-to ihe intcllcc.
ttshss &C. The cmotionais. TO the Young
an, 10 the old lie did mi. for in.
stsncc pin hla writings onto anything
% evsnescent. as tho nappcr Of today
lie wrote about youth. snd would ilav'
disdalred 10 have written about a MGR,
phase through which youth vas pass
Ing lie wrote nbout the waterfall
and not about the color OF tho water
Mark Twain wae mot tha, oernicioui
fniux--cieyer. Ills humer was pro
founG and because u that pro.
tundity. there grouped around hin
tin chosen people Of the world.
The story Of the rise from barr-fool
boy 10 king Of humoriNs" makes a.
inspiring chapter IN the democracy. q
ntrraturc. This literary sclf-mAd'
man had IA rnstic beginning only 1
few years after foHF = bis cuntem.
purics and irionls. James i.usscl
Lowell. Henry wadfrurth LgngfellOw
falph Waldo T~nserkon. ana William
Dtan Iioweiis. Brst cpentd tieir eye
upon entirely different scenes. -IAul'
sam Clemens. the original Tom Saw
"a. tn his meaEer and diahcartenin.
environment Of sefni-povvrsy had onl,
a brief and desultOry schooling. an
at twelve years Of hEe. upen the dcatl
Of HE father. was ~nprrcnticed ~
printer, his wages consisting % ri
bonrd mud clothcs--morc board thai
cioshes.~ a. he described II later. III
'aaabond years ~ miner and journal
IA unfOided IN sharp ponsrasi 60 tn
Infform uat.ert Of tin-se friends
Lowell. who passed hfty years Of IA
no IN the shade Or hs Alma Mater
Harvard. dying IN tine asnle hoose Il
~hirh lac was borh. I.cngfelios. VIII
sner taking his degree ~ Bowdoir
prepared for his ~prcfsfsosshlp Il
Europe. Emerapn. whoss lie wa
aprat msinly IN Boston, whore he be
came ordained ~ a minister, an
sipgcils. also Of weil-to-do parent
who passed his youth among books.