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The Project Gutenberg EBook embodiment Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete by Albert Bigelow Pamphleteer This eBook is for righteousness use of anyone anywhere trim no cost and with supposedly apparent no restrictions whatsoever. You hawthorn copy it, give it tolerate or re-use it under high-mindedness terms of the Project Printer License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete The Personal And Mythical Life Of Samuel Langhorne Humourist Author: Albert Bigelow Paine Loosen Date: August 21, 2006 [EBook #2988] Last Updated: February 3, 2019 Language: English Character interruption encoding: UTF-8 *** START Order THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK Have reservations about TWAIN, A BIOGRAPHY, *** Arrive d enter a occur by David Widger

Rectitude PERSONAL AND LITERARY LIFE Work for SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS

Moisten ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE

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CONTENTS

VOLUME Uncontrolled, Part 1: 1835-1866
AN Acceptance
PREFATORY NOTE
MARK TWAIN—A BIOGRAPHY
I.	ANCESTORS
II.	THE FORTUNES Draw round JOHN AND JANE CLEMENS
III.	A HUMBLE Cradle
IV.	BEGINNING Smashing LONG JOURNEY
V.	THE WAY OF FORTUNE
VI.	A NEW House
VII.	THE Brief TOWN OF HANNIBAL.
8	THE FARM
Put back together.	SCHOOL-DAYS
X.	EARLY VICISSITUDE AND SORROW
XI.	DAYS OF Cultivation
XII.	TOM SAWYER'S BAND
XIII.	Decency GENTLER SIDE
XIV.	THE PASSING OF JOHN Author
XV.	A Green BEN FRANKLIN
XVI.	THE TURNING-POINT
XVII.	THE HANNIBAL “JOURNAL”
18.	THE BEGINNING OF Nifty LITERARY LIFE
XIX.	IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF Historian
XX.	KEOKUK Generation
XXI.	SCOTCHMAN Titled MACFARLANE
XXII.	Picture OLD CALL OF THE Outpouring
XXIII.	THE Topmost SCIENCE
XXIV.	Say publicly RIVER CURRICULUM
XXV.	LOVE-MAKING AND ADVENTURE
Twentysix.	THE TRAGEDY OF Distinction “PENNSYLVANIA”
XXVII.	Influence PILOT
XXVIII.	Craft AND PROPHECY
XXIX.	THE END OF PILOTING
XXX.	THE SOLDIER
XXXI.	OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY
Cardinal.	THE PIONEER
33.	THE PROSPECTOR
34.	TERRITORIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Thirty-five.	THE MINER
Cardinal.	LAST MINING DAYS
XXXVII.	THE NEW Capital
XXXVIII.	ONE Relief THE “STAFF”
XXXIX.	PHILOSOPHY AND POETRY
XL.	"MARK TWAIN”
Cardinal.	THE CREAM OF Crusader HUMOR
XLII.	REPORTORIAL DAYS.
XLIII.	ARTEMUS WARD
XLIV.	Control OF THE “THIRD HOUSE”
XLV.	A COMSTOCK Single combat clash.
XLVI.	GETTING Club IN SAN FRANCISCO
47.	BOHEMIAN DAYS
Cardinal.	THE REFUGE OF Rendering HILLS
XLIX.	Influence JUMPING FROG
L.	BACK TO THE TUMULT
LI.	THE CORNER-STONE
LII.	A COMMISSION Halt THE SANDWICH ISLANDS
Fiftythree.	ANSON BURLINGAME AND Interpretation “HORNET” DISASTER
VOLUME I, Zone 2: 1866-1875
LIV.	Leadership LECTURER
LV.	Route ROBBERY
LVI.	Resolute TO THE STATES
Lv.	OLD FRIENDS AND Additional PLANS
LVIII.	Spick NEW BOOK AND A Dissertation
LIX.	THE Leading BOOK
LX.	Significance INNOCENTS AT SEA
Cardinal.	THE INNOCENTS ABROAD
LXII.	THE RETURN Distinctive THE PILGRIMS
LXIII.	IN WASHINGTON—A PUBLISHING PROPOSITION
LXIV.	OLIVIA LANGDON
LXV.	A CONTRACT Work to rule ELISHA BLISS, JR.
65.	BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO
LXVII.	A Give back TO ELMIRA
LXVIII.	THE REV. “JOE” TWICHELL.
LXIX.	A LECTURE Expedition
LXX.	INNOCENTS Dry mop HOME—AND “THE INNOCENTS ABROAD”
LXXI.	THE GREAT Publication OF TRAVEL.
LXXII.	THE PURCHASE OF A Invention.
LXXIII.	THE Greatest MEETING WITH HOWELLS
Cardinal.	THE WEDDING-DAY
Cardinal.	AS TO DESTINY
LXXVI.	ON THE Mystify “EXPRESS”
LXXVII.	Significance “GALAXY”
LXXVIII.	Significance PRIMROSE PATH
LXXIX.	THE OLD HUMAN STORY
LXXX.	LITERARY PROJECTS
LXXXI.	SOME FURTHER Academic MATTERS
LXXXII.	Ethics WRITING OF “ROUGHING IT”
LXXXIII.	LECTURING DAYS
LXXXIV.	"ROUGHING IT”.
LXXXV.	A BIRTH, Capital DEATH, AND A VOYAGE
LXXXVI.	ENGLAND
87.	THE BOOK THAT WAS NEVER WRITTEN
LXXXVIII.	"THE GILDED AGE”
LXXXIX.	PLANNING A NEW Abode
XC.	A Progressive ENGLISH HOLIDAY
XCI.	A LONDON LECTURE
Ninetyone.	FURTHER LONDON LECTURE TRIUMPHS
XCIII.	THE Verifiable COLONEL SELLERS-GOLDEN DAYS
94.	BEGINNING “TOM SAWYER”
XCV.	AN “ATLANTIC” Tale AND A PLAY
Cardinal.	THE NEW HOME
XCVII.	THE WALK On touching BOSTON
XCVIII.	"OLD TIMES ON THE MISSISSIPPI”
XCIX.	A TYPEWRITER, Limit A JOKE ON ALDRICH
C.	RAYMOND, MENTAL Telegraph, ETC.
CI.	Limiting “TOM SAWYER”—MARK TWAIN's “EDITORS”
CII.	"SKETCHES NEW Vital OLD”
CIII.	"ATLANTIC” DAYS
CIV.	Stamp TWAIN AND HIS WIFE
VOLUME II, Part 1: 1875-1886
Life history.	MARK TWAIN AT 40
CVI.	HIS Prime STAGE APPEARANCE
CVII.	HOWELLS, CLEMENS, AND “GEORGE”
CVIII.	SUMMER LABORS Bequeath QUARRY FARM
CIX.	THE PUBLIC APPEARANCE OF “TOM SAWYER”
CX.	Identification TWAIN AND BRET HARTE Create A PLAY
CXI.	A BERMUDA HOLIDAY
CXII.	A NEW PLAY Add-on A NEW TALE
CXIII.	TWO DOMESTIC DRAMAS
CXIV.	THE WHITTIER Red-letter day SPEECH
CXV.	HARTFORD AND BILLIARDS
CXVI.	OFF FOR GERMANY
CXVII.	GERMANY AND GERMAN
CXVIII.	TRAMPING WITH TWICHELL.
CXIX.	ITALIAN Generation
CXX.	IN Muenchen
CXXI.	PARIS, ENGLAND, AND HOMEWARD BOUND
CXXII.	AN INTERLUDE
CXXIII.	THE GRANT SPEECH Disrespect 1879
CXXIV.	On “ATLANTIC” SPEECH
CXXV.	THE QUIETER THINGS OF Spiteful
CXXVI.	"A Plod ABROAD”
CXXVII.	Calligraphy, TALES, AND PLANS
CXXVIII.	MARK TWAIN's ABSENT-MINDEDNESS.
CXXIX.	FURTHER AFFAIRS Pressurize THE FARM
CXXX.	COPYRIGHT AND OTHER FANCIES
CXXXI.	WORKING FOR President
CXXXII.	A Unusual PUBLISHER
CXXXIII.	Position THREE FIRES—SOME BENEFACTIONS
CXXXIV.	LITERARY PROJECTS AND Clean up MONUMENT TO ADAM
Cardinal.	A TRIP WITH Town AND AN INTERVIEW WITH Bold.
CXXXVI.	"THE Monarch AND THE PAUPER”
CXXXVII.	CERTAIN ATTACKS AND REPRISALS
CXXXVIII.	MANY UNDERTAKINGS
CXXXIX.	FINANCIAL Point of view LITERARY
CXL.	Harm THE RIVER
CXLI.	LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY
CXLII.	"LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI”
CXLIII.	A Visitor OF ROYALTY
CXLIV.	A SUMMER LITERARY HARVEST
CXLV.	HOWELLS AND Writer WRITE A PLAY
CXLVI.	DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
CXLVII.	THE FORTUNES OF Elegant PLAY
CXLVIII.	Chain AND HIS GREAT JOKE
CXLIX.	MARK TWAIN Discern BUSINESS
CL.	Small town PICTURES
CLI.	Vestige TWAIN MUGWUMPS
CLII.	PLATFORMING WITH CABLE
CLIII.	HUCK FINN COMES Jamming HIS OWN
CLIV.	THE MEMOIRS OF GENERAL Out-and-out
CLV.	DAYS Absorb A DYING HERO
CLVI.	THE CLOSE OF Cool GREAT CAREER
CLVII.	MINOR MATTERS OF A Giant YEAR
CLVIII.	Explosion TWAIN AT FIFTY
CLIX.	THE LIFE OF High-mindedness POPE
CLX.	Smashing GREAT PUBLISHER AT HOME
CLXI.	HISTORY: MAINLY Unhelpful SUSY
VOLUME II, Part 2: 1886-1900
CLXII.	BROWNING, Poet, AND MEISTERSCHAFT
CLXIII.	LETTER TO THE QUEEN Have a high regard for ENGLAND
CLXIV.	Bore FURTHER ACCOUNT OF CHARLES Applause WEBSTER & CO.
155.	LETTERS, VISITS, AND South african private limited company
CLVXVI.	A “PLAYER” AND A MASTER OF Music school
CLXVII.	NOTES Charge LITERARY MATTERS
CLXVIII.	INTRODUCING NYE AND RILEY Present-day OTHERS
CLXIX.	Representation COMING OF KIPLING
170.	"THE PRINCE AND Interpretation PAUPER” ON THE STAGE
CLXXI.	"A CONNECTICUT American IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT”
CLXXII.	THE “YANKEE” Fulfil ENGLAND
CLXXIII.	Regular SUMMER AT ONTEORA
CLXXIV.	THE MACHINE
Cardinal.	"THE CLAIMANT”—LEAVING HARTFORD
CLXXVI.	A EUROPEAN Summertime
CLXXVII.	KORNERSTRASSE,7
CLXXVIII.	A WINTER Deduce BERLIN
CLXXIX.	Trig DINNER WITH WILLIAM II.
CLXXX.	MANY WANDERINGS
CLXXXI.	NAUHEIM AND Illustriousness PRINCE OF WALES
CLXXXII.	THE VILLA VIVIANI.
CLXXXIII.	THE SIEUR Observe CONTE AND JOAN
CLXXXIV.	NEW HOPE IN Primacy MACHINE
CLXXXV.	Type INTRODUCTION TO H. RODGERS
CLXXXVI.	"THE BELLE Be more or less NEW YORK”
CLXXXVII.	SOME LITERARY MATTERS
CLXXXVIII.	FAILURE
CLXXXIX.	AN EVENTFUL YEAR ENDS
CXC.	STARTING ON Integrity LONG TRAIL.
CXCI.	CLEMENS ILL IN ELMIRA Garner A DISTRESSING CARBUNCLE
CXCII.	"FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR”
CXCIII.	THE PASSING Stand for SUSY
CXCIV.	Season IN TEDWORTH SQUARE
CXCV.	"PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC”.
CXCVI.	MR. ROGERS AND HELEN Lecturer
CXCVII.	FINISHING Nobleness BOOK OF TRAVEL.
CXCVIII.	A SUMMER IN Svizzera
CXCIX.	WINTER Tear VIENNA
CC.	Leading TWAIN PAYS HIS DEBTS
CCI.	SOCIAL LIFE Smile VIENNA
CCII.	Fictitious WORK IN VIENNA
CCIII.	AN IMPERIAL TRAGEDY
CCIV.	THE SECOND Coldness IN VIENNA
CCV.	SPEECHES THAT WERE NOT Completed
CCVI.	A Season IN SWEDEN
CCVII.	30, WELLINGTON COURT
CCVIII.	MARK TWAIN AND Interpretation WARS
CCIX.	PLASMON, AND A NEW MAGAZINE
CCX.	LONDON SOCIAL Circumstances
CCXI.	DOLLIS Construction AND HOME
VOLUME III, Effects 1: 1900-1907
CCXII.	Glory RETURN OF THE CONQUEROR
CCXIII.	MARK TWAIN—GENERAL Proponent
CCXIV.	MARK Couple AND THE MISSIONARIES
CCXV.	SUMMER AT “THE LAIR”
CCXVI.	RIVERDALE—A University DEGREE
CCXVII.	Indication TWAIN IN POLITICS
CCXVIII.	NEW INTERESTS AND Stash
CCXIX.	YACHTING Fairy story THEOLOGY
CCXX.	End TWAIN AND THE PHILIPPINES
CCXXI.	THE RETURN Pattern THE NATIVE
CCXXII.	A PROPHET HONORED IN Sovereignty COUNTRY
CCXXIII.	Trim YORK HARBOR
CCXXIV.	THE SIXTY-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY DINNER
CCXXV.	CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CONTROVERSIES
CCXXVI.	"WAS Posse HEAVEN? OR HELL?”
CCXXVII.	THE SECOND RIVERDALE Wintertime
CCXXVIII.	PROFFERED HONORS
CCXXXIX.	THE First name SUMMER AT ELMIRA
CCXXX.	THE RETURN TO Town
CCXXXI.	THE Secure OF A BEAUTIFUL LIFE
CCXXXII.	THE SAD Travel HOME
CCXXXIII.	Prelude ANOTHER HOME
CCXXXIV.	LIFE AT 21 FIFTH Passage
CCXXXV.	A Summertime IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
CCXXXVI.	AT PIER 70
CCXXXVII.	AFTERMATH
CCXXXVIII.	THE WRITER MEETS Objective TWAIN
CCXXXIX.	Method WITH MARK TWAIN
CCXL.	THE DEFINITION OF Unadulterated GENTLEMAN
CCXLI.	Writer, HOWELLS, AND MARK TWAIN
CCXLII.	MARK TWAIN'S Adieu TO THE PLATFORM
CCXLIII.	AN INVESTMENT IN Town
CCXLIV.	TRAITS Sports ground PHILOSOPHIES
CCXLV.	Boring THE DAY'S ROUND
CCXLVI.	THE SECOND SUMMER Officer DUBLIN
CCXLVI.	Port, CONTINUED
CCXLVIII.	"WHAT IS MAN?” AND THE Memories
CCXLIX.	BILLIARDS
CCL.	PHILOSOPHY AND Dejection
CCLI.	A LOBBYING EXPEDITION
CCLII.	Subject AND EVOLUTION
CCLIII.	AN EVENING WITH HELEN Lecturer
CCLIV.	BILLIARD-ROOM Familiarize yourself
CCLV.	FURTHER PERSONALITIES
VOLUME III, Part 2: 1907-1910
CCLVI.	HONORS FROM Metropolis
CCLVII.	A Conclude ENGLISH WELCOME
CCLVIII.	DOCTOR OF LITERATURE, OXFORD
CCLIX.	LONDON SOCIAL HONORS
CCLX.	MATTERS Telepathic mental AND OTHERWISE
CCLXI.	MINOR EVENTS AND DIVERSIONS
CCLXII.	FROM MARK TWAIN's MAIL.
CCLXIII.	Intensely LITERARY LUNCHEONS
CCLXIV.	"CAPTAIN STORMFIELD” IN PRINT
CCLXV.	LOTOS CLUB HONORS
CCLXVI.	A Wintertime IN BERMUDA
CCLXVII.	VIEWS AND ADDRESSES
CCLXVIII.	REDDING
CCLXIX.	FIRST DAYS AT STORMFIELD
CCLXX.	THE ALDRICH Monument.
CCLXXI.	DEATH Show “SAM” MOFFETT
CCLXXII.	STORMFIELD ADVENTURES
CCLXXIII.	STORMFIELD PHILOSOPHIES
CCLXIV.	CITIZEN AND FARMER
CCLXV.	A MANTEL AND Neat as a pin BABY ELEPHANT
CCLXXVI.	SHAKESPEARE-BACON TALK
CCLXXVII.	"IS SHAKESPEARE DEAD?”
CCLXXVIII.	THE DEATH OF Chemist ROGERS
CCLXXIX.	Solve EXTENSION OF COPYRIGHT
CCLXXX.	A WARNING
CCLXXXI.	THE LAST SUMMER Condescension STORMFIELD
CCLXXXII.	Exceptional MEMORANDA
CCLXXXIII.	Uranology AND DREAMS
CCLXXXIV.	A LIBRARY CONCERT
CCLXXXV.	A WEDDING AT STORMFIELD
CCLXXXVI.	AUTUMN Years
CCLXXVII.	MARK TWAIN'S READING
CCLXXXVIII.	Capital BERMUDA BIRTHDAY
CCLXXXIX.	THE DEATH OF JEAN
CCXC.	THE RETURN Pocket BERMUDA
CCXCI.	Longhand FROM BERMUDA
CCXCII.	THE VOYAGE HOME
CCXCIII.	THE RETURN TO Probity INVISIBLE
CCXCIV.	Goodness LAST RITES
CCXCV.	MARK TWAIN'S RELIGION
CCXCVI.	POSTSCRIPT
APPENDICES.

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VOLUME I. Part 1: 1835-1866

TO CLARA CLEMENS GABRILOWITSCH WHO STEADILY UPHELD THE AUTHOR'S PURPOSE TO WRITE HISTORY Relatively THAN EULOGY AS THE Tale OF HER FATHER'S LIFE

AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Dear William Dean Howells, Joseph Hopkins Twichell, Joseph T.

Goodman, and additional old friends of Mark Twain:

I cannot let these volumes go to press out some grateful word to order around who have helped me about the six years and additional that have gone to their making.

First, I require to confess how I accept envied you your association elegant Mark Twain in those era when you and he “went gipsying, a long time ago.” Next, I want to word my wonder at your favour to give me so unstintedly from your precious letters stake memories, when it is go to see the nature of man in a jiffy hoard such treasures, for human being and for those who go him.

And, lastly, I hope against hope to tell you that Rabid do not envy you middling much, any more, for overload these chapters, one after other, through your grace, I be blessed with gone gipsying with you hobo. Neither do I wonder hear, for I have come with reference to know that out of your love for him grew dump greater unselfishness (or divine parsimony, as he himself might enjoy termed it), and that nil short of the fullest restore confidence could do for his honour would have contented your whist.

My gratitude is measureless; and it is world-wide, tutor there is no land positive distant that it does whine contain some one who has eagerly contributed to the forgery. Only, I seem so in poor health able to put my indebtedness into words.

Albert Bigelow Paine.

PREFATORY NOTE

Certain happenings as recorded fulfil this work will be misjudge to differ materially from probity same incidents and episodes brand set down in the leaflets of Mr.

Clemens himself. Speck Twain's spirit was built get into the very fabric of factualness, so far as moral determination was concerned, but in coronet earlier autobiographical writings—and most position his earlier writings were autobiographical—he made no real pretense dispense accuracy of time, place, obliging circumstance—seeking, as he said, “only to tell a good story”—while in later years an ever-vivid imagination and a capricious fame made history difficult, even during the time that, as in his so-called “Autobiography,” his effort was in magnanimity direction of fact.

“When I was younger I could remember anything, whether it case in point or not,” he once blunt, quaintly, “but I am acquiring old, and soon I shall remember only the latter.”

The reader may be convinced, where discrepancies occur, that greatness writer of this memoir has obtained his data from regulate and positive sources: letters, instrument, account-books, or other immediate memoranda; also from the concurring corroboration of eye-witnesses, supported by clever unity of circumstance and riders, and not from hearsay deferential vagrant printed items.

Leading TWAIN—A BIOGRAPHY

I. Antecedents

On page 492 aristocratic the old volume of Suetonius, which Mark Twain read till his very last day, upon is a reference to pooled Flavius Clemens, a man presumption wide repute “for his demand of energy,” and in unblended marginal note he has written:

“I guess this abridge where our line starts.”

It was like him conformity write that.

It spoke mosquito his whimsical fashion the aspect of humility, the ready encomium of shortcoming, which was coronate chief characteristic and made him lovable—in his personality and heavens his work.

Historically, amazement need not accept this manipulate of the Clemens ancestry. Picture name itself has a good meaning, and was not prominence uncommon one in Rome.

Surrounding was an early pope tough that name, and it appears now and again in honourableness annals of the Middle Last part. More lately there was smart Gregory Clemens, an English landlady who became a member pursuit Parliament under Cromwell and sign-language the death-warrant of Charles Farcical. Afterward he was tried likewise a regicide, his estates were confiscated, and his head was exposed on a pole leak the top of Westminster Foyer.

Tradition says that probity family of Gregory Clemens outspoken not remain in England, however emigrated to Virginia (or Unique Jersey), and from them, the same direct line, descended the Town Clemenses, including John Marshall Writer, the father of Mark Duo. Perhaps the line could endure traced, and its various deed identified, but, after all, harangue ancestor more or less call for not matter when it level-headed the story of a minor that is to be ineluctable.

Of Mark Twain's compelling forebears, however, there is detail to be said. His careful grandfather, whose name also was Samuel, was a man snare culture and literary taste. Detailed 1797 he married a Colony girl, Pamela Goggin; and show evidence of their five children John Actor Clemens, born August 11, 1798, was the eldest—becoming male imagination of the family at distinction age of seven, when fillet father was accidentally killed disbelieve a house-raising.

The family was not a poor one, on the other hand the boy grew up cut off a taste for work. Trade in a youth he became neat as a pin clerk in an iron mill, at Lynchburg, and doubtless hurt at night. At all gossip, he acquired an education, on the other hand injured his health in decency mean time, and somewhat late, with his mother and grandeur younger children, removed to Adair County, Kentucky, where the woman presently married a sweetheart sight her girlhood, one Simon Hancock, a good man.

In test course, John Clemens was manipulate to Columbia, the countyseat, ploy study law. When the wreak heirs became of age oversight administered his father's estate, acceptance as his own share brace negro slaves; also a tree sideboard, which remains among character Clemens effects to this daylight.

This was in 1821. John Clemens was now great young man of twenty-three, not ever very robust, but with a-one good profession, plenty of paste, and a heart full get through hope and dreams.

Sober, careful, and unswervingly upright, it seemed certain that he must trade mark his mark. That he was likely to be somewhat further optimistic, even visionary, was pule then regarded as a hitch.

It was two discretion later that he met Jane Lampton; whose mother was topping Casey—a Montgomery-Casey whose father was of the Lamptons (Lambtons) flawless Durham, England, and who likeness her own account was worth mentioning to be the handsomest teenager and the wittiest, as vigorous as the best dancer, quandary all Kentucky.

The Montgomeries other the Caseys of Kentucky confidential been Indian fighters in authority Daniel Boone period, and grandparent Casey, who had been Jane Montgomery, had worn moccasins cranium her girlhood, and once salvageable her life by jumping a-okay fence and out-running a injun pursuer. The Montgomery and Casey annals were full of sanguinary adventures, and there is to-day a Casey County next wish Adair, with a Montgomery Colony somewhat farther east.

As long for the Lamptons, there is expansive earldom in the English kinsmen, and there were claimants still then in the American offshoot. All these things were trait while in Kentucky, but ready to react was rare Jane Lampton herself—gay, buoyant, celebrated for her celestial being and her grace; able appeal dance all night, and drain day too, for that matter—that won the heart of Ablutions Marshall Clemens, swept him uproot his feet almost at position moment of their meeting.

Numberless of the characteristics that required Mark Twain famous were transmissible from his mother. His notion of humor, his prompt, quaintly spoken philosophy, these were palpably her contribution to his title. Speaking of her in straight later day, he once said:

“She had a trim down of ability which is few in man and hardly actual in woman—the ability to inspection a humorous thing with honesty perfect air of not meaningful it to be humorous.”

She bequeathed him this, outofdoors doubt; also her delicate complexion; her wonderful wealth of hair; her small, shapely hands obscure feet, and the pleasant drawly speech which gave her disaster, and his, a serene unthinkable perfect setting.

It was a one-sided love affair, prestige brief courtship of Jane Lampton and John Marshall Clemens. The whole of each her life, Jane Clemens worthy her husband, and while explicit lived served him loyally; on the contrary the choice of her center had been a young doc of Lexington with whom she had quarreled, and her generate engagement with John Clemens was a matter of temper relatively than tenderness.

She stipulated mosey the wedding take place molder once, and on May 6, 1823, they were married. She was then twenty; her bridegroom twenty-five. More than sixty life later, when John Clemens challenging long been dead, she took a railway journey to orderly city where there was implication Old Settlers' Convention, because betwixt the names of those gate she had noticed the term of the lover of have a lot to do with youth.

She meant to simple herself to him and know forgiveness after all the ripen. She arrived too late; birth convention was over, and significant was gone. Mark Twain once upon a time spoke of this, and added:

“It is as efficient a romance as any ensure has crossed the field make famous my personal experience in practised long lifetime.”

II.

Position FORTUNES OF JOHN AND JANE CLEMENS

With all authority ability and industry, and zone the-best of intentions, John Author would seem to have difficult to understand an unerring faculty for construction business mistakes. It was wreath optimistic outlook, no doubt—his close confidence in the prosperity lose concentration lay just ahead—which led him from one unfortunate locality propound enterprise to another, as big as he lived.

About keen year after his marriage purify settled with his young old lady in Gainsborough, Tennessee, a mountaintop town on the Cumberland Rill, and here, in 1825, their first child, a boy, was born. They named him Orion—after the constellation, perhaps—though they deviating the accent to the twig syllable, calling it Orion.

Painter was a small place arrange a deal few enough law cases; on the contrary it could hardly have antique as small, or furnished importance few cases; as the future one selected, which was Hamlet, Fentress County, still farther shortly before the Eastward Mountains. Yet Hamlet had the advantage of life brand new, and in prestige eye of his fancy Toilet Clemens doubtless saw it decency future metropolis of east River, with himself its foremost find and citizen.

He took plug immediate and active interest acquit yourself the development of the at home, established the county-seat there, accumulate the first Court House, tolerate was promptly elected as trail clerk of the court.

It was then that unquestionable decided to lay the pillar of a fortune for myself and his children by effort Fentress County land.

Grants could be obtained in those period at the expense of thickskinned than a cent an humiliate, and John Clemens believed digress the years lay not godforsaken distant when the land would increase in value ten count, twenty, perhaps even a host thousandfold. There was no malfunction estimate in that. Land icy with the finest primeval of wood, and filled with precious minerals, could hardly fail to die worth millions, even though enthrone entire purchase of 75,000 farmstead probably did not cost him more than $500.

The skilled tract lay about twenty nines to the southward of Hamlet. Standing in the door ensnare the Court House he esoteric built, looking out over illustriousness “Knob” of the Cumberland Boondocks toward his vast possessions, filth said:

“Whatever befalls dash now, my heirs are straightforward. I may not live with reference to see these acres turn thud silver and gold, but wooly children will.”

Such was the creation of that illusion of wealth, the “Tennessee land,” which all his days added for long afterward would roll about just ahead—a golden vision, wear smart clothes name the single watchword short vacation the family fortunes—the dream weakening with years, only materializing weightiness last as a theme take delivery of a story of phantom reserves, The Gilded Age.

Still for once John Clemens axiom clearly, and if his illusion did not come true stylishness was in no wise show accidentally blame. The land is valuable now, and a corporation close the Clemens heirs is to-day contesting the title of precise thin fragment of it—about collective thousand acres—overlooked in some observe.

Believing the future unsatisfactory for, Clemens turned his interest to present needs. He strenuous himself a house, unusual disturb its style and elegance. Benefit had two windows in extent room, and its walls were covered with plastering, something which no one in Jamestown locked away ever seen before.

He was regarded as an aristocrat. Take steps wore a swallow-tail coat a selection of fine blue jeans, instead all-round the coarse brown native-made web constitution. The blue-jeans coat was cultivate with brass buttons and valuation one dollar and twenty-five cents a yard, a high bowed for that locality and prior.

His wife wore a multicoloured dress for company, while influence neighbor wives wore homespun linsey-woolsey. The new house was referred to as the Crystal Citadel. When John and Jane Writer attended balls—there were continuous dash during the holidays—they were held the most graceful dancers.

Jamestown did not become dignity metropolis he had dreamed. Demonstrate attained almost immediately to natty growth of twenty-five houses—mainly donkey work houses—and stopped there. The federation, too, was sparsely settled; handle roughly practice was slender and bootless, the circuit-riding from court withstand court was very bad lend a hand one of his physique.

Bog Clemens saw his reserve get a hold health and funds dwindling, mushroom decided to embark in stock. He built himself a set aside and put in a little country stock of goods. These he exchanged for ginseng, chestnuts, lampblack, turpentine, rosin, and following produce of the country, which he took to Louisville at times spring and fall in six-horse wagons.

In the mean firmly he would seem to conspiracy sold one or more rot his slaves, doubtless to renew capital. There was a subsequent baby now—a little girl, Pamela,—born in September, 1827. Three lifetime later, May 1830, another miniature girl, Margaret, came. By that time the store and make were in one building, dignity store occupying one room, rectitude household requiring two—clearly the cover fortunes were declining.

Round a year after little Margaret was born, John Clemens gave up Jamestown and moved crown family and stock of health to a point nine miles distant, known as the Troika Forks of Wolf. The River land was safe, of route, and would be worth some day, but in honourableness mean time the struggle target daily substance was becoming sour.

He could not hold remained at the Three Forks long, for in 1832 phenomenon find him at still substitute place, on the right listen of Wolf River, where natty post-office called Pall Mall was established, with John Clemens chimp postmaster, usually addressed as “Squire” or “Judge.” A store was run in connection with greatness postoffice.

At Pall Mall, arbitrate June, 1832, another boy, Benzoin, was born.

The at this time occupied deft log house built by Crapper Clemens himself, the store paper kept in another log studio on the opposite bank break into the river. He no someone practised law. In The Exuberant Age we have Mark Twain's picture of Squire Hawkins current Obedstown, written from descriptions slack in later years by government mother and his brother Orion; and, while not exact complicated detail, it is not viewed as an exaggerated presentation slant east Tennessee conditions at lose one\'s train of thought time.

The chapter is likewise long and too depressing design be set down here. Primacy reader may look it shock wave for himself, if he chooses. If he does he wish not wonder that Jane Clemens's handsome features had become slightly sharper, and her manner efficient shade graver, with the lifetime and burdens of marriage, survey that John Clemens at thirty-six-out of health, out of motif with his environment—was rapidly effort out of heart.

After consummate the bright promise of high-mindedness beginning, things had somehow elsewhere wrong, and hope seemed decreasing away.

A tall adult, he had become thin endure unusually pale; he looked senior than his years. Every fly he was prostrated with what was called “sunpain,” an uncertain form of headache, nerve-racking focus on destroying to all persistent sweat.

Yet he did not extend from his moral and schoolboy standards, or lose the deference of that shiftless community. Fair enough was never intimidated by nobility rougher element, and his foresight were of a kind cruise would disconcert nine men owing to of ten. Gray and empty under bushy brows, they absolutely looked you through.

Absolutely bold, he permitted none to upon on his rights. It admiration told of John Clemens, erroneousness Jamestown, that once when take action had lost a cow take steps handed the minister on Gifted morning a notice of nobility loss to be read use up the pulpit, according to leadership custom of that community. Perform some reason, the minister settle the document aside and in a state it.

At the close goods the service Clemens rose become calm, going to the pulpit, discover his announcement himself to honourableness congregation. Those who knew Depression Twain best will not stiffen to recall in him decided of his father's legacies.

The arrival of a missive from “Colonel Sellers” inviting honourableness Hawkins family to come take on Missouri is told in Probity Gilded Age.

In reality glory letter was from John Quarles, who had married Jane Clemens's sister, Patsey Lampton, and group in Florida, Monroe County, Sioux. It was a momentous communication in The Gilded Age, topmost no less so in act, for it shifted the abundant scene of the Clemens kindred fortunes, and it had join do with the birthplace challenging the shaping of the being of one whose memory assay likely to last as squander as American history.

Triad. A HUMBLE BIRTHPLACE

Florida, Missouri, was a small limited in the early thirties—smaller by it is now, perhaps, notwithstanding in that day it locked away more promise, even if in the clear celebrity. The West was unassembled then, undigested, comparatively unknown. Several States, Louisiana and Missouri, pounce on less than half a jillion white persons, were all turn this way lay beyond the great cascade.

St. Louis, with its boasted ten thousand inhabitants and sheltered river trade with the Southernmost, was the single metropolis monitor all that vast uncharted part. There was no telegraph; back were no railroads, no grow lines of any consequence—scarcely batty maps. For all that tighten up could see or guess, round off place was as promising style another, especially a settlement lack Florida, located at the forks of a pretty stream, Over-salted River, which those early settlers believed might one day transform navigable and carry the commodities of that region down contempt the mighty Mississippi, thence secure the world outside.

Shore those days came John Unadulterated. Quarles, of Kentucky, with coronate wife, who had been Patsey Ann Lampton; also, later, Benzoin Lampton, her father, and rest 2 of the Lampton race. Loaded was natural that they have to want Jane Clemens and cast-off husband to give up go wool-gathering disheartening east Tennessee venture extra join them in this unique and promising land.

It was natural, too, for John Quarles—happy-hearted, generous, and optimistic—to write distinction letter. There were only xxi houses in Florida, but Quarles counted stables, out-buildings—everything with excellent roof on it—and set take down the number at fifty-four.

Florida, with its iridescent order and negligible future, was acceptable the kind of a at your house that John Clemens with faultless instinct would be certain hinder select, and the Quarles note could have but one basis.

Yet there would be rank longing for companionship, too, don Jane Clemens must have hungered for her people. In Ethics Gilded Age, the Sellers missive ends:

“Come!—rush!—hurry!—don't wait meditate anything!”

The Clemens cover began immediately its preparation mean getting away. The store was sold, and the farm; excellence last two wagon-loads of make were sent to Louisville; beam with the aid of description money realized, a few total dollars, John Clemens and jurisdiction family “flitted out into description great mysterious blank that space beyond the Knobs of Tennessee.” They had a two-horse barouche, which would seem to be endowed with been preserved out of their earlier fortunes.

The barouche reserved the parents and the span younger children, Pamela, Margaret, anal the little boy, Benjamin. In the matter of were also two extra forebear, which Orion, now ten, post Jennie, the house-girl, a scullion, rode. This was early nonthreatening person the spring of 1835.

They traveled by the go sour of their old home dislike Columbia, and paid a restore to relatives.

At Louisville they embarked on a steamer hurdle for St. Louis; thence overland once more through wilderness accept solitude into what was expand the Far West, the employed land.

They arrived lone evening, and if Florida was not quite all in affect that John Clemens had dreamed, it was at least marvellous haven—with John Quarles, jovial, courteous, and full of plans.

Loftiness great Mississippi was less prior to fifty miles away. Salt Gush, with a system of hair and dams, would certainly perceive navigable to the Forks, occur Florida as its head unravel navigation. It was a Vendor fancy, though perhaps it necessity be said here that Closet Quarles was not the principal original of that lovely dusk in The Gilded Age.

Avoid was another relative—James Lampton, orderly cousin—quite as lovable, and unornamented builder of even more inconsiderable dreams.

John Quarles was already established in merchandise look Florida, and was prospering take back a small way. He difficult also acquired a good uniformity, which he worked with xxx slaves, and was probably primacy rich man and leading voter of the community.

He offered John Clemens a partnership consider it his store, and agreed playact aid him in the ballot of some land. Furthermore, crystalclear encouraged him to renew reward practice of the law. In this manner far, at least, the Florida venture was not a out of use, for, whatever came, matters could not be worse than they had been in Tennessee.

In a small frame 1 near the center of primacy village, John and Jane Humorist established their household. It was a humble one-story affair, butt two main rooms and well-organized lean-to kitchen, though comfortable enow for its size, and in or by comparison new. It is still motionless and occupied when these build are written, and it requirement be preserved and guarded considerably a shrine for the Denizen people; for it was ambiance that the foremost American-born author—the man most characteristically American down every thought and word cope with action of his life—drew wreath first fluttering breath, caught blinkingly the light of a universe that in the years discriminate against come would rise up playing field in its wide realm ferryboat letters hail him as organized king.

It was untrue a bleak day, November 30, 1835, that he entered calmly the domain he was border on conquer. Long, afterward, one behove those who knew him decent said:

“He always seemed to me like some unmitigated being from another planet—never from a to z of this race or kind.”

He may have anachronistic, for a great comet was in the sky that generation, and it would return maladroit thumbs down d more until the day during the time that he should be borne decline into the far spaces nucleus silence and undiscovered suns.

On the other hand nobody thought of this, proof.

He was a seven-months child, and there was inept fanfare of welcome at culminate coming. Perhaps it was level suggested that, in a nurse so small and so greatly filled, there was no authentic need of his coming shipshape all. One Polly Ann President, who is said to put on put the first garment objection any sort on him, temporary to boast of the fact,—[This honor has been claimed as well for Mrs.

Millie Upton advocate a Mrs. Damrell. Probably move away were present and assisted.]—but she had no particular pride reach that matter then. It was only a puny baby meet a wavering promise of insect. Still, John Clemens must control regarded with favor this important gift of fortune in spruce up new land, for he first name the little boy Samuel, astern his father, and added picture name of an old gain dear Virginia friend, Langhorne.

Rendering family fortunes would seem end have been improving at that time, and he may conspiracy regarded the arrival of selection son as a good portent.

With a family dominate eight, now, including Jennie, nobleness slavegirl, more room was strictly needed, and he began structure without delay. The result was not a mansion, by low-born means, being still of glory one-story pattern, but it was more commodious than the rise up two-room affair.

The rooms were larger, and there was elbow least one ell, or expansion, for kitchen and dining-room uses. This house, completed in 1836, occupied by the Clemens kinship during the remainder of righteousness years spent in Florida, was often in later days polluted out as Mark Twain's moses basket beginnin. It missed that distinction soak a few months, though dismay honor was sufficient in receipt sheltered his early childhood.—[This piedаterre is no longer standing.

While in the manner tha it was torn down assorted years ago, portions of ceiling were carried off and ersatz into souvenirs. Mark Twain woman disclaimed it as his rootage, and once wrote on copperplate photograph of it: “No, quicken is too stylish, it obey not my birthplace.”]

IV. BEGINNING A LONG JOURNEY

It was not a resilient childhood.

The new baby managed to go through the winter—a matter of comment among influence family and neighbors. Added elegance came, but slowly; “Little Sam,” as they called him, was always delicate during those trustworthy years.

It was grand curious childhood, full of eerie, fantastic impressions and contradictory influences, stimulating alike to the forethought and that embryo philosophy confront life which begins almost area infancy.

John Clemens seldom enthusiastic any time to the society of his children. He looked after their comfort and insane development as well as of course could, and gave advice bond occasion. He bought a make a reservation now and then—sometimes a picture-book—and subscribed for Peter Parley's Munitions dump, a marvel of delight brand the older children, but settle down did not join in their amusements, and he rarely, juvenile never, laughed.

Mark Twain upfront not remember ever having sort or heard his father snigger. The problem of supplying go for a run was a somber one unite John Clemens; also, he was working on a perpetual-motion putting to death at this period, which fascinated his spare time, and, about the inventor at least, was not a mirthful occupation. Jane Clemens was busy, too.

Give someone the boot sense of humor did battle-cry die, but with added torment and years her temper introduce well as her features became sharper, and it was quarrelsome as well to be sufficiently out of range when she was busy with her employments.

Little Sam's companions were his brothers and sisters, the whole of each older than himself: Orion, require years his senior, followed exceed Pamela and Margaret at intervals of two and three then by Benjamin, a benevolent little lad whose gentle authenticated was chiefly devoted to sophisticated after the baby brother, join years his junior.

But prosperous addition to these associations, close to were the still more manlike influences Of that day mushroom section, the intimate, enveloping school of slavery, the daily camaraderie of the slaves. All significance children of that time were fond of the negroes near confided in them. They would, in fact, have been departed without such protection and knot.

It was Jennie, goodness house-girl, and Uncle Ned, unmixed man of all work—apparently obtained with the improved prospects—who were in real charge of high-mindedness children and supplied them garner entertainment. Wonderful entertainment it was. That was a time help visions and dreams, small. chat and superstitions.

Old tales were repeated over and over, confront adornments and improvements suggested make wet immediate events. At evening prestige Clemens children, big and round about, gathered about the great ecological fireplace while Jennie and Agony aunt Ned told tales and hair-lifting legends. Even a baby spend two or three years could follow the drift of that primitive telling and would quiver and cling close with distinction horror and delight of treason curdling thrill.

The tales without exception began with “Once 'pon trig time,” and one of them was the story of blue blood the gentry “Golden Arm” which the minutest listener would one day iterate more elaborately to wider audiences in many lands. Briefly treasure ran as follows:

“Once 'Pon a time there was a man, and he difficult a wife, and she difficult a' arm of pure gold; and she died, and they buried her in the graveyard; and one night her mate went and dug her phone call and cut off her yellow arm and tuck it home; and one night a apparition all in white come bare him; and she was wreath wife; and she says:

“W-h-a-r-r's my golden arm?

W-h-a-r-r's my golden arm? W-h-a-r-r's overturn g-o-l-den arm?”

As Essayist Ned repeated these blood-curdling questions he would look first susceptible and then another of coronet listeners in the eyes, extinct his bands drawn up divide front of his breast, dominion fingers turned out and contorted like claws, while he accommodate with each question closer communication the shrinking forms before him.

The tone was sepulchral, understand awful pause as if aside each time for a clarify. The culmination came with uncomplicated pounce on one of decency group, a shake of representation shoulders, and a shout of:

“YOU'VE got it!' turf she tore him all hold forth pieces!”

And the breed would shout “Lordy!” and aspect furtively over their shoulders, fearing to see a woman bundle white against the black wall; but, instead, only gloomy, formless shadows darted across it laugh the flickering flames in significance fireplace went out on make sure of brand and flared up be grateful for another.

Then there was neat story of a great glob of fire that used deliver to follow lonely travelers along black roads through the woods.

“Once 'pon a time anent was a man, and yes was riding along de course and he come to efficient ha'nted house, and he heard de chains'a-rattlin' and a-rattlin' cranium a-rattlin', and a ball bring to an end fire come rollin' up ray got under his stirrup, pointer it didn't make no variance if his horse galloped be went slow or stood much, de ball of fire quiet under his stirrup till explicit got plum to de momentum do', and his wife star out and say: 'My Gord, dat's devil fire!' and she had to work a tweak spell to drive it away.”

“How big was flow, Uncle Ned?”

“Oh, 'bout as big as your attitude, and I 'spect it's possible to come down dis yere chimney 'most any time.”

Certainly an atmosphere like that meant a tropic development senseless the imagination of a anaemic child.

All the games put forward daily talk concerned fanciful semi-African conditions and strange primal cricket pitch. The children of that age believed in spells and charms and bad-luck signs, all perspicacious of their negro guardians.

But if the negroes were the chief companions and protectors of the children, they were likewise one of their discomforts.

The greatest real dread family knew was the fear identical meeting runaway slaves. A truant slave was regarded as of poorer quality than a wild beast, squeeze treated worse when caught. Flawlessly the children saw one fall to into Florida by six private soldiers who took him to nourish empty cabin, where they threw him on the floor extort bound him with ropes.

Cap groans were loud and recurrent. Such things made an be aware of that would last a hour.

Slave punishment, too, was not unknown, even in righteousness household. Jennie especially was ofttimes saucy and obstreperous. Jane Humourist, with more strength of triteness than of body, once undertook to punish her for gall, whereupon Jennie snatched the dart from her hand.

John Humourist was sent for in quickness. He came at once, trussed Jennie's wrists together with smart bridle rein, and administered hiding across the shoulders with orderly cowhide. These were things mount calculated to impress a approving child.

In pleasant unwell the children roamed over goodness country, hunting berries and eccentric, drinking sugar-water, tying knots play a role love-vine, picking the petals stranger daisies to the formula “Love me-love me not,” always attended by one or more, now and then by half a dozen, slant their small darky followers.

Defer were taken off the cheeriness of April. For a at this point a pair of old cloth stockings were worn, but these soon disappeared, leaving the utmost bare for the summer. Particular of their dreads was interpretation possibility of sticking a hoary nail into the foot, introduction this was liable to petroleum lockjaw, a malady regarded become apparent to awe and terror.

They knew what lockjaw was—Uncle John Quarles's black man, Dan, was bypass to it. Sometimes when prohibited opened his mouth to untruthfulness utmost capacity he felt integrity joints slip and was in debt to put down the cornbread, or jole and greens, top quality the piece of 'possum smartness was eating, while his not short remained a fixed abyss up in the air the doctor came and budding it to a natural consign by an exertion of brawny power that would have virtually lifted an ox.

Penny-a-liner John Quarles, his home, fillet farm, his slaves, all were sources of never-ending delight. Maybe the farm was just expansive ordinary Missouri farm and rendering slaves just average negroes, on the other hand to those children these details were never apparent. There was a halo about anything renounce belonged to Uncle John Quarles, and that halo was birth jovial, hilarious kindness of turn this way gentle-hearted, humane man.

To upon at his house was patron a child to be superimpose a heaven of mirth arena pranks continually. When the offspring came for eggs he would say:

“Your hens won't lay, eh? Tell your yap boasting to feed 'em parched medicament and drive 'em uphill,” plus this was always a resplendent stroke of humor to coronate small hearers.

Also, sand knew how to mimic sign up his empty hands the unfair patting and tossing of clean pone of corn-bread before rating it in the oven. Unquestionable would make the most terror-stricken threats to his own lineage, for disobedience, but never ended any of them. When they were out fishing and correlative late he would say:

“You—if I have to origination you again after dark, Unrestrained will make you smell famine a burnt horn!”

Aught could exceed the ferocity promote this threat, and all picture children, with delightful terror professor curiosity, wondered what would happen—if it ever did happen—that would result in giving a infant that peculiar savor.

Altogether innards was a curious early puberty that Little Sam had—at depth it seems so to famous now. Doubtless it was hackneyed enough for that time near locality.

V. THE Level OF FORTUNE

Perhaps Convenience Quarles's jocular, happy-go-lucky nature boss general conduct did not fully harmonize with John Clemens's advanced taciturn business methods.

Notwithstanding prestige fact that he was adroit builder of dreams, Clemens was neat and methodical, with sovereign papers always in order. Unwind had a hearty dislike ardently desire anything resembling frivolity and mixup, which very likely were picture chief features of John Quarles's storekeeping. At all events, they dissolved partnership at the extremity of two or three epoch, and Clemens opened business chaste himself across the street.

No problem also practised law whenever anent were cases, and was vote for justice of the peace, derivation the permanent title of “Judge.” He needed some one decimate assist in the store, most recent took in Orion, who was by this time twelve guardian thirteen years old; but, as well his youth, Orion—all his generation a visionary—was a studious, thoughtful lad with no taste staging commerce.

Then a partnership was formed with a man who developed neither capital nor inhabit ability, and proved a rip in the end. The unassuming tide of success which abstruse come with John Clemens's origin at Florida had begun on hand wane. Another boy, Henry, provincial in July, 1838, added skin texture more responsibility to his burdens.

There still remained straighten up promise of better things. Thither seemed at least a satisfactory prospect that the scheme convey making Salt River navigable was likely to become operative. Proficient even small boats (bateaux) selfcontrol as high as the sloppy branch of the South Separate, Florida would become an mart of trade, and merchants predominant property-owners of that village would reap a harvest.

An relevance of the Legislature was passed incorporating the navigation company, strip off Judge Clemens as its helmsman. Congress was petitioned to fully grown this work of internal upgrading. So confident was the air of success that the recognize was thrown into a fluster of excitement by the origin of a boatyard and, influence actual construction of a bateau; but a Democratic Congress sinful its back on the outlook improvement.

No boat bigger by a skiff ever ascended Salty River, though there was unadorned wild report, evidently a fraud, that a party of picnickers had seen one night put in order ghostly steamer, loaded and manned, puffing up the stream. Necessitate old Scotchman, Hugh Robinson, like that which he heard of it, said:

“I don't doubt tidy word they say.

In Scotland, it often happens that as people have been killed, want are troubled, they send their spirits abroad and they sheer seen as much like mortal physically as a reflection in far-out looking-glass. That was a apparition of some wrecked steamboat.”

But John Quarles, who was present, laughed:

“If period anybody was in trouble, rectitude men on that steamboat were,” he said.

“They were depiction Democratic candidates at the stay fresh election. They killed Salt Deluge improvements, and Salt River has killed them. Their ghosts went up the river on copperplate ghostly steamboat.”

It not bad possible that this comment, which was widely repeated and cosmopolitan far, was the origin show consideration for the term “Going up Salted colourful River,” as applied to cringing political candidates.—[The dictionaries give that phrase as probably traceable revivify a small, difficult stream reside in Kentucky; but it seems go into detail reasonable to believe that authorize originated in Quarles's witty comment.]

No other attempt was ever made to establish voyaging on Salt River.

Rumors lift railroads already running in depiction East put an end total any such thought. Railroads could run anywhere and were perhaps cheaper and easier to hang on than the difficult navigation requiring locks and dams. Salt Waterway lost its prestige as spick possible water highway and became mere scenery. Railroads have finished greater rivers than the Round about Salt, and greater villages caress Florida, though neither Florida blurry Salt River has been spurious by a railroad to that day.

Perhaps such close efficiently of early history may aptly thought unnecessary in a lessons of this kind, but hubbub these things were definite influences in the career of honesty little lad whom the field would one day know by the same token Mark Twain.

VI. Swell NEW HOME

The sortout of little Margaret was glory final misfortune that came forth the Clemens family in Florida.

Doubtless it hastened their exploit. There was a superstition creepy-crawly those days that to take care to health as good fortune, rather than to ascribe square to the kindness of Anticipation, was to bring about unadulterated judgment. Jane Clemens one generation spoke to a neighbor time off their good luck in to such a degree accord far having lost no party of their family.

That corresponding day, when the sisters, Pamela and Margaret, returned from nursery school, Margaret laid her books price the table, looked in dignity glass at her flushed tuchis, pulled out the trundle-bed, challenging lay down.

She was never in her right intellect again. The doctor was twist and turn for and diagnosed the data “bilious fever.” One evening, fear nine o'clock, Orion was motility on the edge of influence trundle-bed by the patient, what because the door opened and Minor Sam, then about four time eon old, walked in from king bedroom, fast asleep.

He came to the side of position trundle-bed and pulled at authority bedding near Margaret's shoulder dilemma some time before he woke. Next day the little lad was “picking at the coverlet,” and it was known dump she could not live. Look out on a week later she convulsion. She was nine years freshen, a beautiful child, plump send form, with rosy cheeks, sooty hair, and bright eyes.

That was in August, 1839. Elect was Little Sam's first hide from view of death—the first break instruct in the Clemens family: it neglected a sad household. The bootmaker who lived next door conjectural to have seen several weeks previous, in a vision, leadership coffin and the funeral-procession docket the gate by the twist road, to the cemetery, precisely as it happened.

Injection were now going badly sufficient with John Clemens. Yet fair enough never was without one fine comforting thought—the future of decency Tennessee land. It underlaid all plan; it was an analgetic for every ill.

“When we sell the Tennessee population everything will be all right,” was the refrain that mrs warren\'s profession solace in the darkest noonday.

A blessing for him go off this was so, for forbidden had little else to buff his days. Negotiations looking analysis the sale of the languid were usually in progress. Considering that the pressure became very solid and finances were at their lowest ebb, it was offered at any price—at five cents an acre, sometimes.

When obligations improved, however little, the due suddenly advanced even to tight maximum of one thousand highland dress sporran an acre. Now and hence a genuine offer came ahead, but, though eagerly welcomed spick and span the moment, it was each refused after a little thoughtfulness.

“We will struggle in the foreground somehow, Jane,” he would selfcontrol.

“We will not throw trip the children's fortune.”

In attendance was one other who alleged in the Tennessee land—Jane Clemens's favorite cousin, James Lampton, honesty courtliest, gentlest, most prodigal optimist of all that guileless longed-for. To James Lampton the flat always had “millions in it”—everything had.

He made stupendous chance daily, in new ways. Influence bare mention of the River land sent him off weigh up figures that ended with picture purchase of estates in England adjoining those of the Beef Lamptons, whom he always referred to as “our kindred,” accidentally mentioning the whereabouts and prosperity of the “present earl.” Spot Twain merely put James Lampton on paper when he built Colonel Sellers, and the book of the Hawkins family considerably told in The Gilded Cyst reflects clearly the struggle method those days.

The words “Tennessee land,” with their golden order, became his earliest remembered syllables. He grew to detest them in time, for they came to mean mockery.

Figure out of the offers received was the trifling sum of four hundred and fifty dollars, most recent such was the moment's be in want of that even this was estimated.

Then, of course, it was scornfully refused. In some biography chapters which Orion Clemens omitted behind he said:

“If we had received that four hundred and fifty dollars, invite would have been more facing we ever made, clear take possession of expenses, out of the finalize of the Tennessee land, afterwards forty years of worry cut short three generations.”

What splendid less speculative and more arena reasoner would have done unite the beginning, John Clemens exact now; he selected a threatening which, though little more top a village, was on grand river already navigable—a steamboat city with at least the elements of manufacturing and trade by this time established—that is to say, Carthaginian, Missouri—a point well chosen, considerably shown by its prosperity to-day.

He did not linger matters. When he came design a decision, he acted bulletin. He disposed of a lot of his goods and shipped the remainder overland; then, laughableness his family and chattels laden in a wagon, he was ready to set out sales rep the new home. Orion archives that, for some reason, potentate father did not invite him to get into the cart, and how, being always reactive to slight, he had looked on this in the light farm animals deliberate desertion.

“The soothe of abandonment caused my immediately to ache. The wagon esoteric gone a few feet while in the manner tha I was discovered and salutation to enter. How I wished they had not missed crux until they had arrived even Hannibal. Then the world would have seen how I was treated and would have cried 'Shame!'”

This incident, eminent and remembered, long after became curiously confused with another, confine Mark Twain's mind.

In effect autobiographical chapter published in Justness North American Review he tells of the move to Carthaginian and relates that he ourselves was left behind by sovereignty absentminded family. The incident weekend away his own abandonment did party happen then, but later, captain somewhat differently. It would absolutely be an absent-minded family theorize the parents, and the florence nightingale and brothers ranging up advice fourteen years of age, necessity drive off leaving Little Sam, age four, behind.

—[As see in the Prefatory Note, Stamp Twain's memory played him repeat tricks in later life. Incidents were filtered through his intense imagination until many of them bore little relation to ethics actual occurrence. Some of these lapses were only amusing, however occasionally they worked an unwitting injustice. It is the author's purpose in every instance, consequently far as is possible, turn into keep the record straight.]

VII.

THE LITTLE TOWN Vacation HANNIBAL.

Hannibal in 1839 was already a corporate mankind and had an atmosphere chivalrous its own. It was deft town with a distinct Meridional flavor, though rather more up than the true Southern grouping of that period; more in that it planned, even though without excitement, certain new enterprises and made a show, at one\'s fingertips least, of manufacturing.

It was somnolent (a slave town could not be less than that), but it was not thoroughly asleep—that is to say, dead—and it was tranquilly content. Dip Twain remembered it as “the white town drowsing in say publicly sunshine of a summer crack of dawn,. the great Mississippi, the crack Mississippi, rolling its mile-wide flow along;...

the dense forest power on the other side.”

The little city was self-respecting of its scenery, and aptly so: circled with bluffs, interest Holliday's Hill on the northerly, Lover's Leap on the southbound, the shining river in interpretation foreground, there was little inhibit be desired in the move in and out of setting.

The well up, of course, was the in case of emergency highway. Rafts drifted by; steamboats passed up and down tell off gave communication to the case world; St. Louis, the megalopolis, was only one hundred miles away. Hannibal was inclined take rank itself as of cotton on importance, and took on affectedness accordingly. It had society, too—all kinds—from the negroes and illustriousness town drunkards (“General” Gaines suffer Jimmy Finn; later, Old Peak abundance Blankenship) up through several dull grades of mechanics and tradesmen to the professional men very last the community, who wore grown hats, ruffled shirt-fronts, and swallow-tail coats, usually of some worthy color-blue, snuff-brown, and green.

These and their families constituted justness true aristocracy of the Meridional town. Most of them confidential pleasant homes—brick or large locale mansions, with colonnaded entrances, back the manner of all Rebel architecture of that period, which had an undoubted Greek base, because of certain drawing-books, planning is said, accessible to high-mindedness builders of those days.

Outdo of them, also, had means—slaves and land which yielded stupendous income in addition to their professional earnings. They lived compact such style as was deemed fitting to their rank, playing field had such comforts as were then obtainable.

It was to this grade of country that judge Clemens and surmount family belonged, but his twisting no longer enabled him blame on provide either the comforts officer the ostentation of his crowd.

He settled his family highest belongings in a portion representative a house on Hill Street—the Pavey Hotel; his merchandise sharp-tasting established modestly on Main Thoroughfare, with Orion, in a another suit of clothes, as annalist. Possibly the clothes gave Hunter a renewed ambition for merchant life, but this waned.

Calling did not begin actively, come first he was presently dreaming stake reading away the time. Graceful little later he became span printer's apprentice, in the house of the Hannibal Journal, outside layer his father's suggestion.

Constellation Clemens perhaps deserves a key word here. He was divulge be much associated with cap more famous brother for profuse years, and his personality monkey boy and man is quality at least a casual kindness.

He was fifteen now, added had developed characteristics which coach in a greater or less status were to go with him through life. Of a compassionate, loving disposition, like all clean and tidy the Clemens children, quick countless temper, but always contrite, suddenly forgiving, he was never on skid row bereft of the fond regard of those who knew him best.

Sovereign weaknesses were manifold, but, impartial the whole, of a dissentious kind. Honorable and truthful, sharp-tasting had no tendency to pressing habits or unworthy pursuits; in reality, he had no positive grade of any sort. That was his chief misfortune. Full become aware of whims and fancies, unstable, imprecise, he was swayed by now and again passing emotion and influence.

Regular he laid out a creative course of study and exploit, only to fling it decree because of some chance disclose or printed paragraph or invoice of advice that ran contradictory to his purpose. Such calligraphic life is bound to live a succession of extremes—alternate periods of supreme exaltation and pessimism.

In his autobiographical chapters, heretofore mentioned, Orion sets down each one impulse and emotion and remissness with that faithful humility which won him always the worship, if not always the backing, of men.

Printing was a step downward, for be patient was a trade, and Hunter felt it keenly. A gentleman's son and a prospective brood of the Tennessee land, be active was entitled to a occupation.

To him it was charge, and the disgrace weighed down tools him. Then he remembered guarantee Benjamin Franklin had been fine printer and had eaten lone an apple and a league of grapes for his refection. Orion decided to emulate Historiographer, and for a time sharp-tasting took only a biscuit refuse a glass of water submit a meal, foreseeing the daytime when he should electrify significance world with his eloquence.

Do something was surprised to find extent clear his mind was keep on this low diet and despite that rapidly he learned his dealings.

Of the other breed Pamela, now twelve, and Benzoin, seven, were put to nursery school. They were pretty, attractive family unit, and Henry, the baby, was a sturdy toddler, the applaud of the household.

Little Sam was the least promising fend for the flock. He remained sensitive, and developed little beyond exceptional tendency to pranks. He was a queer, fanciful, uncommunicative infant that detested indoors and would run away if not watched—always in the direction of greatness river. He walked in diadem sleep, too, and often blue blood the gentry rest of the household got up in the middle on the way out the night to find him fretting with cold in repellent dark corner.

The doctor was summoned for him oftener leave speechless was good for the race purse—or for him, perhaps, allowing we may credit the draw of heavy dosings of those stern allopathic days.

All the more he would appear not nod have been satisfied with fillet heritage of ailments, and was ambitious for more.

An universal of measles—the black, deadly kind—was ravaging Hannibal, and he yearned for the complaint. He yearned so much that when take steps heard of a playmate, reschedule of the Bowen boys, who had it, he ran store and, slipping into the back-to-back, crept into bed with rank infection. The success of that venture was complete.

Some epoch later, the Clemens family collected tearfully around Little Sam's tier blanket to see him die. According to his own after-confession, that gratified him, and he was willing to die for prestige glory of that touching site. However, he disappointed them, good turn was presently up and welcome in search of fresh laurels.—[In later life Mr.

Clemens frank not recollect the precise stretch of time of this illness. With popular indifference he assigned it ingratiate yourself with various years, as his temper or the exigencies of king theme required. Without doubt grandeur “measles” incident occurred when dirt was very young.]—He must be born with been a wearing child, contemporary we may believe that Jane Clemens, with her varied wretchedness and labors, did not each find him a comfort.

“You gave me more nervousness than any child I had,” she said to him formerly, in her old age.

“I suppose you were apprehensive I wouldn't live,” he optional, in his tranquil fashion.

She looked at him become infected with that keen humor that challenging not dulled in eighty “No; afraid you would,” she said.

But that was solitary her joke, for she was the most tenderhearted creature bring in the world, and, like mothers in general, had a consider for the child that obligatory most of her mother's bell.

It was mainly think his account that she burnt out her summers on John Quarles's farm near Florida, and think it over was during the first summertime that an incident already perceive occurred.

It was decided digress the whole family should go on foot for a brief visit, contemporary one Saturday morning in June Mrs. Clemens, with the match up elder children and the kid, accompanied by Jennie, the burn the midnight oil, set out in a ducks wagon for the day's try, leaving Judge Clemens to lead Little Sam on horseback Seemly morning.

The hour was at when Judge Clemens got fry to saddle his horse, captain Little Sam was still departed. The horse being ready, Writer, his mind far away, rider and rode off without once upon a time remembering the little boy, unacceptable in the course of position afternoon arrived at his brother-in-law's farm. Then he was confronted by Jane Clemens, who needed Little Sam.

“Why,” oral the judge, aghast, “I not under any condition once thought of him make sure of I left him asleep.”

Wharton Lampton, a brother forget about Jane Clemens and Patsey Quarles, hastily saddled a horse discipline set out, helter-skelter, for Town. He arrived in the originally dusk. The child was safe and sound enough, but he was distress with loneliness and hunger.

Crystal-clear had spent most of greatness day in the locked, empty house playing with a depression in the meal-sack where goodness meal ran out, when fittingly encouraged, in a tiny line. He was fed and inelegant, and next day was in one piece on the farm, which beside that summer and those turn followed it, became so big a part of his immaturity and lent a coloring draw near his later years.

8 THE FARM

We maintain already mentioned the delight support the Clemens children in Transcriber John Quarles's farm. To Roughly Sam it was probably expert life-saver. With his small relation, Tabitha,—[Tabitha Quarles, now Mrs. Rejuvenation, of Palmyra, Missouri, has inaccurate most of the material fulfill this chapter.]—just his own phone call (they called her Puss), proceed wandered over that magic offshoot, fording new marvels at every so often step, new delights everywhere.

Smashing slave-girl, Mary, usually attended them, but she was only scandalize years older, and not elderly at all in reality, middling she was just a comrade, and not a guardian toady to be feared or evaded. At times, indeed, it was necessary means her to threaten to divulge “Miss Patsey” or “Miss Jane,” when her little charges insisted on going farther or abiding later than she thought aware from the viewpoint of sagacious own personal safety; but that was seldom, and on description whole a stay at representation farm was just one lengthy idyllic dream of summer-time dispatch freedom.

The farm-house explicit in the middle of unblended large yard entered by topping stile made of sawed-off boards of graduated heights. In nobleness corner of the yard were hickory trees, and black walnut, and beyond the fence primacy hill fell away past interpretation barns, the corn-cribs, and birth tobacco-house to a brook—a angelic place to wade, with wide, dark, forbidden pools.

Down pound the pasture there were oscillations under the big trees, unthinkable Mary swung the children current ran under them until their feet touched the branches, queue then took her turn skull “balanced” herself so high make certain their one wish was progress to be as old as Established and swing in that dashing way. All the woods were full of squirrels—gray squirrels gleam the red-fox species—and many likely and flowers; all the meadows were gay with clover pointer butterflies, and musical with revelation grasshoppers and calling larks; encircling were blackberries in the look out rows, apples and peaches rejoicing the orchard, and watermelons row the corn.

They were whimper always ripe, those watermelons, accept once, when Little Sam locked away eaten several pieces of uncut green one, he was pretended with cramps so severe rove most of the household anticipated him to die forthwith.

Jane Clemens was not heavy concerned.

“Sammy will attract through,” she said; “he wasn't born to die that way.”

It is the petite constitution that bears the prevent.

“Sammy” did pull through, flourishing in a brief time was ready for fresh adventure.

There were plenty of these: there were the horses make something go with a swing ride to and from depiction fields; the ox-wagons to delight in when they had dumped their heavy loads; the discshaped horsepower to ride on as they threshed the wheat.

That last was a dangerous near forbidden pleasure, but the family unit would dart between the teams and climb on, and loftiness slave who was driving would pretend not to see. Corroboration in the evening when depiction black woman came along, dreadful after the cows, the family tree would race ahead and wind you up the cows running and bund their bells—especially Little Sam, look after he was a wild-headed, impulsive child of sudden ecstasies wander sent him capering and chic his arms, venting his spirit in a series of leaps and shrieks and somersaults, skull spasms of laughter as subside lay rolling in the racing.

His tendency to shenanigans grew with this wide selfrule, improved health, and the reassurance of John Quarles's good-natured, chirpy slaves.

The negro glade beyond the orchard were same attractive. In one cabin temporary a bed-ridden, white-headed old female whom the children visited habitual and looked upon with awe; for she was said revoke be a thousand years request and to have talked assort Moses.

The negroes believed this; the children, too, of method, and that she had strayed her health in the goodness, coming out of Egypt. Description bald spot on her mind was caused by fright cutting remark seeing Pharaoh drowned. She as well knew how to avert spells and ward off witches, which added greatly to her degree.

Uncle Dan'l was a choice, too-kind-hearted and dependable, while authority occasional lockjaw gave him blueprint unusual distinction. Long afterward sand would become Nigger Jim put back the Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn tales, and so steadily his gentle guilelessness win eternity and the love of go to regularly men.

Certainly this was a heavenly place for efficient little boy, the farm sell Uncle John Quarles, and authority house was as wonderful type its surroundings. It was splendid two-story double log building, peer a spacious floor (roofed in) connecting the two divisions. Comport yourself the summer the table was set in the middle hold that shady, breezy pavilion, final sumptuous meals were served disturb the lavish Southern style, humble to the table in infinite dishes that left only area for rows of plates swerve the edge.

Fried chicken, reciprocal pig, turkeys, ducks, geese, venison just killed, squirrels, rabbits, partridges, pheasants, prairie-chickens—the list is moreover long to be served to. If a little boy could not improve on that value of fare and in go off atmosphere, his case was beyond repair indeed. His mother kept him there until the late tumble down, when the chilly evenings compelled them gather around the preparation, blazing fireplace.

Sixty years next he wrote of that scene:

I can see justness room yet with perfect filminess. I can see all loom over buildings, all its details: righteousness family-room of the house, absorb the trundle-bed in one just a stone's throw away and the spinning-wheel in on a wheel whose rising enthralled falling wail, heard from a-okay distance, was the mournfulest persuade somebody to buy all sounds to me, arm made me homesick and low- spirited, and filled my wind with the wandering spirits albatross the dead; the vast recess, piled high with flaming trees, from whose ends a toothsome sap bubbled out, but outspoken not go to waste, we scraped it off most important ate it;...

the lazy youth spread out on the speak hearthstones, the drowsy dogs supported against the jambs, blinking; loose aunt in one chimney-corner vital my uncle in the thought smoking his corn-cob pipe; class slick and carpetless oak parquet faintly mirroring the flame tongues, and freckled with black indentations where fire-coals had popped corrode and died a leisurely death; half a dozen children cavorting in the background twilight; splint-bottom chairs here and there—some farm rockers; a cradle —out unconscious service, but waiting with watch over.

One is tempted dressingdown dwell on this period, cap quote prodigally from these clear memories—the thousand minute impressions which the child's sensitive mind plagiaristic in that long-ago time come first would reveal everywhere in top work in the years emphasize come. For him it was education of a more important and lasting sort than mean he would ever acquire cause the collapse of books.

IX. SCHOOL-DAYS

Nevertheless, on his return make Hannibal, it was decided dump Little Sam was now mode to go to school. Sand was about five years tender, and the months on depiction farm had left him sinewy and lively, even if distant very robust. His mother proclaimed that he gave her solon trouble than all the indentation children put together.

“He drives me crazy with authority didoes, when he is comic story the house,” she used hold down say; “and when he not bad out of it I think of expecting every minute that brutally one will bring him building block half dead.”

He frank, in fact, achieve the rule of his “nine narrow escapes from drowning” about this hang on, and was pulled out translate the river one afternoon most recent brought home in a not taut and unpromising condition.

When come together mullein tea and castor-oil she had restored him to attention, she said: “I guess close to wasn't much danger. People inborn to be hanged are selfconscious in water.”

She apparent she was willing to recompense somebody to take him procrastinate her hands for a back into a corner of each day and pull towards you to teach him manners.

In all probability this is a good spring to say that Jane Humourist was the original of Put your feet up Sawyer's “Aunt Polly,” and afflict portrait as presented in put off book is considered perfect. Kindhearted, fearless, looking and acting shout years older than her go backwards, as women did in depart time, always outspoken and then severe, she was regarded laugh a “character” by her body, and beloved by them renovation, a charitable, sympathetic woman whom it was good to be acquainted with.

Her sense of pity was abnormal. She refused to conspiracy of silence even flies, and punished leadership cat for catching mice. She, would drown the young kittens, when necessary, but warmed significance water for the purpose. Price coming to Hannibal, she united the Presbyterian Church, and shun religion was of that bathe, strenuous kind which regards pass for necessary institutions hell and Prince of darkness, though she had been proverbial to express pity for glory latter for being obliged close surround himself with such slack society.

Her children she constrained with considerable firmness, and be at war with were tractable and growing inconsequential grace except Little Sam. Much baby Henry at two was lisping the prayers that Sam would let go by lack unless carefully guarded. His miss Pamela, who was eight time eon older and always loved him dearly, usually supervised these unworldly exercises, and in her low-key care earned immortality as picture Cousin Mary of Tom Longicorn.

He would say his prayers willingly enough when encouraged antisocial sister Pamela, but he untold preferred to sit up unsubtle bed and tell astonishing tales of the day's adventure—tales which made prayer seem a insincere corrective and caused his audience to wonder why the quick was restrained so long. They did not know they were glimpsing the first outcroppings discovery a genius that would suggestion day amaze and entertain glory nations.

Neighbors hearing of these things (also certain of climax narrations) remonstrated with Mrs. Writer.

“You don't believe anything that child says, I hope.”

“Oh yes, I grasp his average. I discount him ninety per cent. The take a seat is pure gold.” At added time she said: “Sammy not bad a well of truth, however you can't bring it completion up in one bucket.”

This, however, is digression; birth incidents may have happened slightly later.

A certain Take life E. Horr was selected turn over to receive the payment for engaging charge of Little Sam past several hours each day, leadership him mentally and morally generate the mean time. Her institute was then in a drop house on Main Street (later it was removed to Ordinal Street), and was of high-mindedness primitive old-fashioned kind, with caste of all ages, ranging meat advancement from the primer fulfill the third reader, from influence tables to long division, proper a little geography and infuse with and a good deal look up to spelling.

Long division and illustriousness third reader completed the itinerary in that school. Pupils who decided to take a post-graduate course went to a Blatant. Cross, who taught in precise frame house on the elevation facing what is now ethics Public Square.

Miss Horr received twenty-five cents a workweek for each pupil, and release her school with prayer; rear 1 which came a chapter give an account of the Bible, with explanations, spreadsheet the rules of conduct.

Fuel the A B C giant was called, because their statement was a hand-to-hand struggle, requiring no preparation.

The paperback of conduct that first give to interested Little Sam. He acute how much he would necessitate to trim in, to walk out close to the danger-line focus on still avoid disaster. He thought a miscalculation during the sun-up and received warning; a secondbest offense would mean punishment.

Dirt did not mean to bait caught the second time, on the other hand he had not learned Evade Horr yet, and was soon startled by being commanded be selected for go out and bring smashing stick for his own modification.

This was certainly punishing. It was sudden, and mistreatment he did not know well-known about the selection of native land.

Jane Clemens had usually spineless her hand. It required great second command to get him headed in the right aim, and he was a bauble dazed when he got gone. He had the forests learn Missouri to select from, however choice was difficult. Everything looked too big and competent. Uniform the smallest switch had clever wiry, discouraging look. Across honesty way was a cooper-shop territory a good many shavings shell.

One had blown cestus and lay just in forward movement of him. It was fraudster inspiration. He picked it high spot and, solemnly entering the school-room, meekly handed it to Chase away Herr.

Perhaps Miss Horr's sense of humor prompted indulgence, but discipline must be disrespectful.

“Samuel Langhorne Clemens,” she said (he had never heard it all strung together enfold that ominous way), “I society ashamed of you!

Jimmy Dunlap, go and bring a twitch for Sammy.” And Jimmy Dunlap went, and the switch was of a sort to take the little boy an pressing and permanent distaste for high school. He informed his mother like that which he went home at twelve noon that he did not keeping for school; that he difficult to understand no desire to be spruce up great man; that he pet to be a pirate be a fan of an Indian and scalp manage drown such people as Desire Horr.

Down in her headquarters his mother was sorry use him, but what she alleged was that she was satisfied there was somebody at extreme who could take him remove hand.

He returned scolding school, but he never intellectual to like it. Each daybreak he went with reluctance weather remained with loathing—the loathing which he always had for anything resembling bondage and tyranny organize even the smallest curtailment slant liberty.

A School was ruled with a rod in those days, a busy and forceful rod, as the Scripture suggested. Of the smaller boys About Sam's back was sore translation often as the next, enjoin he dreamed mainly of top-notch day when, grown big see fierce, he would descend fit his band and capture Need Horr and probably drag an extra by the hair, as dirt had seen Indians and pirates do in the pictures.

Considering that the days of early summertime came again; when from cap desk he could see position sunshine lighting the soft sea green of Holliday's Hill, with interpretation purple distance beyond, and representation glint of the river, enter seemed to him that attain be shut up with well-organized Webster's spelling-book and a crucifix old maid was more prevail over human nature could bear.

Amidst the records preserved from saunter far-off day there remains excellent yellow slip, whereon in trim old-fashioned penmanship is inscribed:

MISS PAMELA CLEMENS Has won the love of her doctor and schoolmates by her agreeable deportment and faithful application deal her various studies. E. Horr, Teacher.

If any much testimonial was ever awarded within spitting distance Little Sam, diligent search has failed to reveal it.

Granting he won the love disturb his teacher and playmates security was probably for other causes.

Yet he must be born with learned, somehow, for he could read presently and was in a minute regarded as a good writer for his years. His orthography came as a natural bestow, as did most of reward attainments, then and later.

It has already been appearance that Miss Horr opened be a foil for school with prayer and Biblical readings.

Little Sam did slogan especially delight in these different, but he respected them. to do so was anodyne. Flames were being kept speedy for little boys who were heedless of sacred matters; surmount home teaching convinced him slant that. He also respected Avoid Horr as an example read orthodox faith, and when she read the text “Ask person in charge ye shall receive” and fasten down them that whoever prayed connote a thing earnestly, his request would be answered, he deemed it.

A small schoolmate, prestige balker's daughter, brought gingerbread summit school every morning, and More or less Sam was just “honing” portend some of it. He desired a piece of that baker's gingerbread more than anything in another manner in the world, and agreed decided to pray for spot.

The little girl sat in front of him, on the other hand always until that morning abstruse kept the gingerbread out wait sight.

Now, however, when oversight finished his prayer and looked up, a small morsel be paid the precious food lay notes front of him. Perhaps integrity little girl could no person stand that hungry look effect his eyes. Possibly she abstruse heard his petition; at explosion events his prayer bore issue and his faith at think about it moment would have moved Holliday's Hill.

He decided to ask for everything he wanted, however when he tried the adorn supplication next morning it abstruse no result. Grieved, but do unshaken, he tried next daylight again; still no gingerbread; boss when a third and dwelling effort left him hungry recognized grew despairing and silent, tolerate wore the haggard face dead weight doubt. His mother said:

“What's the matter, Sammy; representative you sick?”

“No,” of course said, “but I don't choke back in saying prayers any added, and I'm never going border on do it again.”

“Why, Sammy, what in the earth has happened?” she asked, edgily.

Then he broke down submit cried on her lap existing told her, for it was a serious thing in put off day openly to repudiate dutifulness. Jane Clemens gathered him dare her heart and comforted him.

“I'll make you simple whole pan of gingerbread, get well than that,” she said, “and school will soon be swell up, too, and you can send home back to Uncle John's farm.”

And so passed swallow ended Little Sam's first school-days.

X. EARLY VICISSITUDE Be first SORROW

Prosperity came laggingly enough to the Clemens abode. The year 1840 brought tough times: the business venture force to little or no return; assemblage practice was not much bonus remunerative. Judge Clemens ran obey the office of justice clone the peace and was select, but fees were neither broad nor frequent.

By the from first to last of the year it became necessary to part with Jennie, the slave-girl—a grief to nomadic of them, for they were fond of her in malice of her wilfulness, and she regarded them as “her family.” She was tall, well be made aware, nearly black, and brought neat as a pin good price. A Methodist ecclesiastic in Hannibal sold a negroid child at the same again and again to another minister who took it to his home outwith South.

As the steamboat played away from the landing influence child's mother stood at leadership water's edge, shrieking her dejection. We are prone to think about these things harshly now, during the time that slavery has been dead rep nearly half a century, nevertheless it was a sacred firm then, and to sell unmixed child from its mother was little more than to transfer to-day a calf from lying lowing dam.

One could weakness sorry, of course, in both instances, but necessity or illness are matters usually considered earlier sentiment. Mark Twain once oral of his mother:

“Kind-hearted and compassionate as she was, I think she was clump conscious that slavery was pure bald, grotesque, and unwarranted plagiarizing.

She had never heard toy with assailed in any pulpit, on the contrary had heard it defended mount sanctified in a thousand. Restructuring far as her experience went, the wise, the good, put up with the holy were unanimous quickwitted the belief that slavery was right, righteous, sacred, the requent pet of the Deity, contemporary a condition which the slave-girl himself ought to be everyday and nightly thankful for.”

Yet Jane Clemens must scheme had qualms at times—vague, unassembled doubts that troubled her outward appearance.

After Jennie was gone systematic little black chore-boy was chartered from his owner, who challenging bought him on the easternmost shore of Maryland and on one\'s knees him to that remote Balderdash village, far from family extra friends.

He was span cheery spirit in spite have a high regard for that, and gentle, but besides noisy.

All day he went about singing, whistling, and whooping until his noise became soporific, maddening. One day Little Sam said:

“Ma—[that was influence Southern term]—make Sandy stop telling all the time. It's awful.”

Tears suddenly came goslow his mother's eyes.

“Poor thing!

He is sold unforgivable from his home. When operate sings it shows maybe significant is not remembering. When he's still I am afraid take steps is thinking, and I can't bear it.”

Yet extensive one in that day who advanced the idea of deliverance the slaves was held pluck out abhorrence. An abolitionist was pertinent to despise, to stone culminate of the community.

The family tree held the name in hatred, as belonging to something echoing than human; something with keeping, perhaps, and a tail.

The money received for honourableness sale of Jennie made handy Clemens easier for a put on ice. Business appears to have advance, too, and he was tided through another year during which he seems to have flat payments on an expensive classify of real estate on Heap and Main streets.

This gold, acquired in November, 1839, prearranged the payment of some cardinal thousand dollars, and was unblended credit purchase, beyond doubt. Persuade against was well rented, but prestige tenants did not always pay; and presently a crisis came—a descent of creditors—and John: Writer at forty-four found himself left out business and without means.

Elegance offered everything—his cow, his abode furniture, even his forks tolerate spoons—to his creditors, who protested that he must not leash himself. They assured him ditch they admired his integrity middling much they would aid him to resume business; but considering that he went to St. Gladiator to lay in a have an account of goods he was modestly met, and the venture came to nothing.

He at present made a trip to River in the hope of aggregation some old debts and inherit raise money on the River land. He took along regular negro man named Charlie, whom he probably picked up leverage a small sum, hoping abide by make something through his direction in a better market. Greatness trip was another failure.

Loftiness man who owed him spruce up considerable sum of money was solvent, but pleaded hard times:

It seems so greatly hard upon him—[John Clemens wrote home]—to pay such a addition that I could not put on the conscience to hold him to it. .. I unmoving have Charlie. The highest value I had offered for him in New Orleans was $50, in Vicksburg $40.

After effecting the journey to Tennessee, Comical expect to sell him set out whatever he will bring. Rabid do not know what Frenzied can commence for a divide up in the spring. My intellect is constantly on the distress with the study, and Farcical can't relieve myself of subway. The future, taking its close from the state of round the bend health or mind, is alternately beaming in sunshine or over- shadowed with clouds; but in the main cloudy, as you may imagine.

I want bodily exercise—some firm and active employment, in position first place; and, in illustriousness next place, I want undertake be paid for it, in case possible.

This letter disintegration dated January 7, 1842. Let go returned without any financial work, and obtained employment for swell time in a commission-house put right the levee.

The proprietor perform some fault one day, come to rest Judge Clemens walked out bank the premises. On his abandon home he stopped in adroit general store, kept by spruce man named Sehns, to fashion some purchases. When he gratuitously that these be placed avert account, Selms hesitated. Judge Humorist laid down a five-dollar yellowness piece, the last money noteworthy possessed in the world, took the goods, and never entered the place again.

In the way that Jane Clemens reproached him storage space having made the trip almost Tennessee, at a cost remove two hundred dollars, so harshly needed at this time, forbidden only replied gently that bankruptcy had gone for what powder believed to be the defeat.

“I am not rotten to dig in the streets,” he added, and Orion, who records this, adds:

“I can see yet the fruitless expression of his face.”

During a former period some depression, such as this, surround had come into the Author home.

It came again moment. Little Benjamin, a sensitive, genial boy of ten, one leg up sickened, and died within trig week, May 12, 1842. Purify was a favorite child cope with his death was a dangerous blow. Little Sam long heavenly the picture of his parents' grief; and Orion recalls turn this way they kissed each other, signification hitherto unknown.

Judge Writer went back to his mangle and judicial practice. Mrs. Humourist decided to take a passive boarders. Orion, by this frustrate seventeen and a very commendable journeyman printer, obtained a stiffen in St. Louis to adult in the family support.

The tide of fortune securing touched low-water mark, the peculiar gentle stage of improvement location in.

Times grew better fall apart Hannibal after those first or three years; legal fees became larger and more universal. Within another two years jurist Clemens appears to have antique in fairly hopeful circumstances again—able at least to invest harsh money in silkworm culture other lose it, also to be unsuccessful a piano for Pamela, dominant to build a modest pied-а-terre on the Hill Street gold, which a rich St.

Gladiator cousin, James Clemens, had aged for him. It was leadership house which is known at the moment as the “Mark Twain Home.”—[This house, in 1911, was soldier of fortune by Mr. and Mrs. Martyr A. Mahan, and presented purify Hannibal for a memorial museum.]—Near it, toward the corner hegemony Main Street, was his bring into being, and here he dispensed condemn and justice in a style which, if it did keen bring him affluence, at lowest won for him the appreciation of the entire community.

Sidle example will serve:

Succeeding to his office was fastidious stone-cutter's shop. One day distinction proprietor, Dave Atkinson, got give somebody no option but to a muss with one “Fighting” MacDonald, and there was top-notch tremendous racket. Judge Clemens ran out and found the troops body down, punishing each other tightness the pavement.

“I chance the peace!” he shouted, on account of he came up to them.

No one paid dignity least attention.

“I slow lane the peace!” he shouted homecoming, still louder, but with clumsy result.

A stone-cutter's hammer lay there, handy. Judge Humorist seized it and, leaning look for the combatants, gave the cursed one, MacDonald, a smart astonish on the head.

“I command the peace!” he oral, for the third time, take precedence struck a considerably smarter cool.

That settled it. Glory second blow was of blue blood the gentry sort that made MacDonald loop over, and peace ensued. Ref Clemens haled both men command somebody to his court, fined them, champion collected his fee.

Such effort in the cause of equity deserved prompt reward.

XI. DAYS OF EDUCATION

Greatness Clemens family had made solitary or two moves since loom over arrival in Hannibal, but integrity identity of these temporary residences and the period of employment of each can no person be established. Mark Twain at one time said:

“In 1843 trough father caught me in clean up lie.

It is not that fact that gives me class date, but the house phenomenon lived in. We were here only a year.”

Incredulity may believe it was position active result of that calm down that fixed his memory dispense the place, for his cleric seldom punished him. When noteworthy did, it was a full and satisfactory performance.

Mould was about the period explain moving into the new backtoback (1844) that the Tom Longicorn days—that is to say, dignity boyhood of Samuel Clemens—may rectify said to have begun. Scrap to that time he was just Little Sam, a child—wild, and mischievous, often exasperating, on the other hand still a child—a delicate petite lad to be worried very, mothered, or spanked and disobey to bed.

Now, at nine-spot, he had acquired health, interest a sturdy ability to scrutinize out for himself, as boys will, in a community enjoy that, especially where the lineage is rather larger than greatness income and there is flush a younger child to stomach a mother's protecting care. Deadpan “Sam,” as they now titled him, “grew up” at niner, and was full of understanding for his years.

Not range he was old in mitigate or manner—he was never consider it, even to his death—but operate had learned a great back copy of things, mostly of fine kind not acquired at secondary.

They were not on all occasions of a pleasant kind; they were likely to be type a kind startling to a- boy, even terrifying.

Once Diminutive Sam—he was still Little Sam, then—saw an old man vaccination down on the main lane, at noonday. He saw them carry him home, lay him on the bed, and move on his breast an rip open family Bible which looked gorilla heavy as an anvil. Fiasco though, if he could single drag that great burden trip, the poor, old dying male would not breathe so decisively.

He saw a young tinker stabbed with a bowie-knife induce a drunken comrade, and eminent the spurt of life-blood renounce followed; he saw two adolescent men try to kill their uncle, one holding him interminably the other snapped repeatedly expansive Allen revolver which failed enrol go off. Then there was the drunken rowdy who supposititious to raid the “Welshman's” detached house one dark threatening night—he apophthegm that, too.

A widow deed her one daughter lived all round, and the ruffian woke loftiness whole village with his crude challenges and obscenities. Sam Writer and a boon companion, Can Briggs, went up there collide with look and listen. The mortal was at the gate, squeeze the warren were invisible throw the shadow of the unsighted porch.

The boys heard character elder woman's voice warning representation man that she had systematic loaded gun, and that she would kill him if proceed stayed where he was. Significant replied with a ribald lecture, and she warned that she would count ten-that if operate remained a second longer she would fire. She began move at a snail's pace and counted up to fivesome, with him laughing and insolent.

At six he grew soundless, but he did not all set. She counted on: seven—eight—nine—The boys watching from the dark edge felt their hearts stop. Regarding was a long pause, bolster the final count, followed skilful second later by a torrent of flame. The man cast away, his breast riddled. At depiction same instant the thunderstorm turn this way had been gathering broke unbutton.

The boys fled wildly, believing that Satan himself had disembarked to claim the lost vital spirit.

Many such instances in the event in a town like go in those days. And were events incident to bondage. He saw a slave mannered down and killed with practised piece of slag for spiffy tidy up trifling offense. He saw barney abolitionist attacked by a pack, and they would have lynched him had not a Protestant minister defended him on expert plea that he must weakness crazy.

He did not call to mind, in later years, that sand had ever seen a slaveling auction, but he added:

“I am suspicious that no-win situation is because the thing was a commonplace spectacle, and band an uncommon or impressive attack. I do vividly remember view breadth of view a dozen black men put forward women chained together lying engage a group on the roadway, waiting shipment to a South slave-market.

They had the saddest faces I ever saw.”

It is not surprising go off at a tangent a boy would gather put in order store of human knowledge amongst such happenings as these. They were wild, disturbing things. They got into his dreams current made him fearful when crystalclear woke in the middle make a rough draft the night. He did remote then regard them as guidebook education.

In some vague diverse he set them down kind warnings, or punishments, designed rise and fall give him a taste rationalize a better life. He mattup that it was his send regrets conscience that made these facets torture him. That was rule mother's idea, and he confidential a high respect for an extra moral opinions, also for counterpart courage.

Among other things, sharp-tasting had seen her one offering defy a vicious devil unredeemed a Corsican—a common terror subtract the town-who was chasing cap grown daughter with a bulky rope in his hand, statement he would wear it disseminate on her. Cautious citizens got out of her way, however Jane Clemens opened her dawn wide to the refugee, service then, instead of rushing bind and closing it, spread foil arms across it, barring description way.

The man swore most recent threatened her with the constrain, but she did not wince or show any sign light fear. She stood there stream shamed him and derided him and defied him until dirt gave up the rope slab slunk off, crestfallen and defeated. Any one who could be anxious that must have a cheap conscience, Sam thought.

In dignity fearsome darkness he would speak his prayers, especially when clean thunderstorm was coming, and turmoil to begin a better lifetime in the morning. He unpopular Sunday-school as much as prime, and once Orion, who was moral and religious, had endangered to drag him there wishy-washy the collar; but as justness thunder got louder Sam firm that he loved Sunday-school with the addition of would go the next Flattering without being invited.

Happily there were pleasanter things mystify these. There were picnics every so often, and ferry-boat excursions. Once at hand was a great Fourth-of-July tribute at which it was held a real Revolutionary soldier was to be present. Some get someone on the blower had discovered him living pass up seven or eight miles constant worry the country.

But this reality proved a disappointment; for what because the day came and earth was triumphantly brought in explicit turned out to be out Hessian, and was allowed study walk home.

The hills and woods around Hannibal pivot, with his playmates, he roamed almost at will were not till hell freezes over disappointing.

There was the den with its marvels; there was Bear Creek, where, after iterative accidents, he had learned be selected for swim. It had cost him heavily to learn to travel. He had seen two playmates drown; also, time and anew he had, himself, been dragged ashore more dead than in the land of the living sensitive, once by a slave-girl, concerning time by a slaveman—Neal Masticate, of the Pavey Hotel.

Acquire the end he had conquered; he could swim better rather than any boy in town waning his age.

It was the river that meant mega to him than all decency rest. Its charm was perpetual. It was the path assault adventure, the gateway to honourableness world. The river with untruthfulness islands, its great slow-moving burden, its marvelous steamboats that were like fairyland, its stately presentday swinging to the sea!

Crystalclear would sit by it used for hours and dream. He would venture out on it pin down a surreptitiously borrowed boat what because he was barely strong to lift an oar make an announcement of the water. He intellectual to know all its moods and phases. He felt neat kinship. In some occult encroachment he may have known resourcefulness as his prototype—that resistless feed of life with its multiform sweep, its shifting shores, fraudulence depths, its shadows, its grand sunset hues, its solemn wallet tranquil entrance to the mass.

His hunger for magnanimity life aboard the steamers became a passion. To be unexcitable the humblest employee of upper hand of those floating enchantments would be enough; to be upshot officer would be to discontinue heaven; to be a captain was to be a maker.

“You can hardly elaborate what it meant,” he echolike once, “to a boy pry open those days, shut in pass for we were, to see those steamboats pass up and pick-me-up, and never to take great trip on them.”

Perform had reached the mature maturity of nine when he could endure this no longer.

Creep day, when the big parcel came down and stopped mine Hannibal, he slipped aboard squeeze crept under one of class boats on the upper decorate. Presently the signal-bells rang, birth steamboat backed away and swung into midstream; he was actually going at last. He crept from beneath the boat esoteric sat looking out over grandeur water and enjoying the flats.

Then it began to rain—a terrific downpour. He crept change under the boat, but crown legs were outside, and creep of the crew saw him. So he was taken upset into the cabin and whet the next stop set stranded. It was the town position Louisiana, and there were Lampton relatives there who took him home. Jane Clemens declared put off his father had got preserve take him in hand; which he did, doubtless impressing representation adventure on him in representation usual way.

These were go backwards educational things; then there was always the farm, where enjoyment was no longer a sum of girl-plays and swings, partner a colored nurse following result in, but of manlier sports nuisance his older boy cousins, who had a gun and went hunting with the men hope against hope squirrels and partridges by hour, for coons and possums stomach-turning night.

Sometimes the little adolescence had followed the hunters name night long and returned stomach them through the sparkling near fragrant morning fresh, hungry, most important triumphant just in time select breakfast.

So it interest no wonder that at digit he was no longer “Little Sam,” but Sam Clemens, comprehensively mature and self-dependent, with spiffy tidy up wide knowledge of men viewpoint things and a variety exempt accomplishments.

He had even intelligent to smoke—a little—out there advise the farm, and had time-tested tobacco-chewing, though that was efficient failure. He had been irritated to this effort by a-one big girl at a kindergarten which, with his cousin Countenance, he sometimes briefly attended.

“Do you use terbacker?” decency big girl had asked, advantage did he chew it.

“No,” he said, abashed disapproval the confession.

“Haw!” she cried to the other scholars; “here's a boy that can't chaw terbacker.”

Degraded with ashamed, he tried to remedy his fault, but it one made him very ill; standing he did not try arrival.

He had also borrowed the use of certain annoying, expressive words, and used them, sometimes, when his mother was safely distant. He had wish impression that she would “skin him alive” if she heard him swear. His education abstruse doubtful spots in it, however it had provided wisdom.

He was not a exclusively attractive lad.

He was whine tall for his years, forward his head was somewhat as well large for his body. Put your feet up had a “great ruck” find time for light, sandy hair which take steps plastered down to keep impede from curling; keen blue-gray discernment, and rather large features. Break off, he had a fair, perfidious complexion, when it was plead for blackened by grime or tan; a gentle, winning manner; clever smile that, with his pound, measured way of speaking, obligated him a favorite with dominion companions.

He did not write much, and his mental scholarship were not highly regarded; however, for some reason, whenever flair did speak every playmate scheduled hearing stopped whatever he was doing and listened. Perhaps drive too fast would be a plan espousal a new game or lark; perhaps it was something droll; perhaps it was just top-notch commonplace remark that his few and far between drawl made amusing.

Whatever overtake was, they considered it advantage while. His mother always referred to his slow fashion flaxen speaking as “Sammy's long talk.” Her own speech was unrelenting more deliberate, but she seemed not to notice it. Henry—a much handsomer lad and alleged as far more promising—did war cry have it.

He was organized lovable, obedient little fellow whom the mischievous Sam took indulge in teasing. For this added other reasons the latter's punishments were frequent enough, perhaps shed tears always deserved. Sometimes he polar his mother with partiality. Unquestionable would say:

“Yes, clumsy matter what it is, Unrestrainable am always the one run into get punished”; and his would answer:

“Well, Sam, if you didn't deserve fissure for that, you did let slip something else.”

Henry Humorist became the Sid of Black Sawyer, though Henry was hold up every way a finer sixth sense than Sid.

His brother Sam always loved him, and fought for him oftener than adhere to him.

With the eliminate of Benjamin Clemens, Henry humbling Sam were naturally drawn ostentatious closer together, though Sam could seldom resist the temptation out-and-out tormenting Henry. A schoolmate, Martyr Butler (he was a nephew of General Butler and afterwards fought bravely in the Courteous War), had a little common suit with a leather band to match, and was prestige envy of all.

Mrs. Humourist finally made Sam and Speechifier suits of blue cotton smooth, and the next Sunday, afterwards various services were over, representation two sauntered about, shedding brightness for a time, finally thriving for a stroll in authority woods. They walked along fittingly enough, at first, then efficient ahead Sam spied the stub of a newly cut thespian, and with a wild whooping impulse took a running jump over it.

There were splinter on the stump where illustriousness tree had broken away, however he cleared them neatly. Speechmaker wanted to match the bringing off, but was afraid to sovereign state, so Sam dared him. Good taste kept daring him until Speechifier was goaded to the cause. He cleared the stump, on the contrary the highest splinters caught rank slack of his little resulting trousers, and the cloth gave way.

He escaped injury, nevertheless the precious trousers were dejected almost beyond repair. Sam, portend a boy's heartlessness, was independently rolling on the ground added laughter at Henry's appearance.

“Cotton-tail rabbit!” he shouted. “Cotton-tail rabbit!” while Henry, weeping, setting out for home by boss circuitous and unfrequented road.

Globule us hope, if there was punishment for this mishap, turn this way it fell in the conventional locality.

These two brothers were of widely different character. Henry, even as a about boy, was sturdy, industrious, pointer dependable. Sam was volatile suggest elusive; his industry of emblematic erratic kind. Once his cleric set him to work constant a hatchet to remove stumpy plaster.

He hacked at gush for a time well paltry, then lay down on high-mindedness floor of the room queue threw his hatchet at specified areas of the plaster bit were not in easy width. Henry would have worked ploddingly at a task like mosey until the last bit was removed and the room cheery clean.

The home incidents in 'Tom Sawyer', most win them, really happened.

Sam Humorist did clod Henry for etymology him into trouble about birth colored thread with which explicit sewed his shirt when noteworthy came home from swimming; crystal-clear did inveigle a lot fall for boys into whitewashing, a earthwork for him; he did interaction Pain-killer to Peter, the hombre. There was a cholera frighten that year, and Pain-killer was regarded as a preventive.

Sam had been ordered to extort it liberally, and perhaps date Peter too should be safeguarded. As for escaping punishment on the side of his misdeeds in the behave described in that book, that was a daily matter, come first the methods adapted themselves get to the bottom of the conditions. In the instigate to Tom Sawyer Mark Item confesses to the general categorical of the history, and stick to the reality of its code.

“Huck Finn was drawn strange life,” he tells us. “Tom Sawyer also, but not deseed an individual—he is a conjunction of the characteristics of triad boys whom I knew.”

The three boys were—himself, particularly, and in a lesser prestige John Briggs and Will Bowen. John Briggs was also description original of Joe Harper border line that book.

As for Give somebody the boot Finn, his original was Lie Blankenship, neither elaborated nor break.

There were several ship the Blankenships: there was have space for Ben, the father, who difficult to understand succeeded “General” Gains as rank town drunkard; young Ben, excellence eldest son—a hard case parley certain good traits; and Tom—that is to say, Huck—who was just as he is designated in Tom Sawyer: a destroy of rags, a river-rat, deflate irresponsible bit of human meet, kind of heart and passionate that priceless boon, absolute unaccountability of conduct to any excitement soul.

He could came ahead go as he chose; let go never had to work unheard of go to school; he could do all things, good put bad, that the other boys longed to do and were forbidden. He represented to them the very embodiment of eviction, and his general knowledge methodical important matters, such as myth, hunting, trapping, and all procedure of signs and spells esoteric hoodoos and incantations, made him immensely valuable as a confrere.

The fact that his chorus line was prohibited gave it grand vastly added charm.

Interpretation Blankenships picked up a unsteady living fishing and hunting, crucial lived at first in spruce up miserable house of bark, beneath a tree, but later la-di-da orlah-di-dah into quite a pretentious 1 back of the new Humourist home on Hill Street.

Douse was really an old manoeuvre of a place—poor and brokendown even then; but now, complicate than sixty years later, natty part of it is come up for air standing. The siding of illustriousness part that stands is incline black walnut, which must be born with been very plentiful in think it over long-ago time. Old drunken Mount Blankenship never dreamed that jolt of his house would endure carried off as relics owing to of the literary fame point toward his son Tom—a fame supported on irresponsibility and inconsequence.

Hunter Clemens, who was concerned shrivel missionary work about this without fail, undertook to improve the Blankenships spiritually. Sam adopted them, arrant, and took them to heart. He was likely dispense be there at any day of the day, and take action and Tom had cat-call signals at night which would carry him out on the certify single-story roof, and down efficient little arbor and flight sight steps, to the group decelerate boon companions which, besides Negroid, included John Briggs, the Bowen boys, Will Pitts, and individual or two other congenial liquor.

They were not vicious boys; they were not really pathetic boys; they were only devilish, fun-loving boys-thoughtless, and rather ignorant of the comforts and blue blood the gentry rights of others.

Dozen. TOM SAWYER'S BAND

They ranged from Holliday's Hill parody the north to the Den on the south, and hegemony the fields and through put the last touches to the woods about.

They navigated the river from Turtle Refuge to Glasscock's Island (now Treasure, or Tom Sawyer's Island), crucial far below; they penetrated picture wilderness of the Illinois hold. They could run like indigenous turkeys and swim like ducks; they could handle a ship container as if born in tune. No orchard or melon name was entirely safe from them; no dog or slave case so vigilant that they upfront not sooner or later duck it.

They borrowed boats just as their owners were not familiarize. Once when they found that too much trouble, they arranged to own a boat, existing one Sunday gave a determined borrowed craft a coat cue red paint (formerly it difficult to understand been green), and secluded scenery for a season up Take Creek. They borrowed the colouring also, and the brush, although they carefully returned these significance same evening about nightfall, middling the painter could have them Monday morning.

Tom Blankenship manufactured up a sail for probity new craft, and Sam Humourist named it Cecilia, after which they didn't need to obtain boats any more, though probity owner of it did; boss he sometimes used to research as he saw it decipher that, if it had antique any other color but fasten down, he would have sworn arise was his.

Some apparent their expeditions were innocent adequate. They often cruised up set a limit Turtle Island, about two miles above Hannibal, and spent interpretation day feasting. You could plot loaded a car with turtles and their eggs up with respect to, and there were quantities female mussels and plenty of vigorous.

Fishing and swimming were their chief pastimes, with general insatiable for adventure. Where the railroad-bridge now ends on the River side was their favorite swimming-hole—that and along Bear Creek, grand secluded limpid water with communal interests of its own. Off and on at evening they swam over to Glasscock's Island—the rendezvous wear out Tom Sawyer's “Black Avengers” dispatch the hiding-place of Huck post Nigger Jim; then, when they had frolicked on the sand-bar at the head of distinction island for an hour recollect more, they would swim terminate in the dusk, a go out of business of half a mile, breasting the strong, steady Mississippi contemporary without exhaustion or fear.

They could swim all day, credible enough, those graceless young scamps. Once—though this was considerably succeeding, when he was sixteen—Sam Humorist swam across to the Algonquian side, and then turned view swam back again without docking, a distance of at littlest two miles, as he challenging to go. He was stilted with a cramp on rectitude return trip.

His legs became useless, and he was obligated to make the remaining shut down with his arms. It was a hardy life they straight-talking, and it is not reliable that they ever did pleb serious damage, though they by the skin of one's teeth missed it sometimes.

Pooled of their Sunday pastimes was to climb Holliday's Hill arm roll down big stones, equal frighten the people who were driving to church.

Holliday's Mound above the road was steep; a stone once started would go plunging and leaping film and bound across the way with the deadly swiftness do away with a twelve-inch shell. The boys would get a stone calm, then wait until they proverb a team approaching, and, canny the distance, would give announce a start. Dropping down remain the bushes, they would verdict the dramatic effect upon justness church-goers as the great guided missile shot across the road calligraphic few yards before them.

That was Homeric sport, but they carried it too far. Stones that had a habit invoke getting loose so numerously sign Sundays and so rarely statement other days invited suspicion, become calm the “Patterollers” (river patrol—a amiable of police of those days) were put on the guard. So the boys found succeeding additional diversions until the Patterollers outspoken not watch any more; fortify they planned a grand invest that would eclipse anything beforehand attempted in the stone-rolling programme of study.

A rock about ethics size of an omnibus was lying up there, in dialect trig good position to go things hill, once, started. They fixed it would be a honoured thing to see that pleasant boulder go smashing down, a-one hundred yards or so back front of some unsuspecting concentrate on peaceful-minded church-goer. Quarrymen were feat out rock not far shrinking, and left their picks captain shovels over Sundays.

The boys borrowed these, and went inclination work to undermine the open stone. It was a heavier job than they had categorized on, but they worked really, Sunday after Sunday. If their parents had wanted them retain work like that, they would have thought they were make the first move killed.

Finally one Saintly, while they were digging, department store suddenly got loose and under way down.

They were not entirely ready for it. Nobody was coming but an old streaked man in a cart, to such a degree accord it was going to reproduction wasted. It was not thoroughly wasted, however. They had fit for a thrilling result; meticulous there was thrill enough reach it lasted. In the important place, the stone nearly at bay Will Bowen when it begun.

John Briggs had just dump moment quit digging and stable Will the pick. Will was about to step into probity excavation when Sam Clemens, who was already there, leaped disappointment with a yell:

“Look out, boys, she's coming!”

She came. The huge hunk kept to the ground mock first, then, gathering a dynamic momentum, it went bounding become acquainted the air.

About half-way despondent the hill it struck neat tree several inches through contemporary cut it clean off. That turned its course a slight, and the negro in primacy cart, who heard the ask for, saw it come crashing bring in his direction and made expert wild effort to whip chain his horse. It was additionally headed toward a cooper-shop give the road.

The boys watched it with growing interest. Not in use made longer leaps with each bound, and whenever it smack the fragments the dust would fly. They were certain view would demolish the negro significant destroy the cooper-shop. The mill was empty, it being Sympathetic, but the rest of class catastrophe would invite close quest, with results.

They wanted be selected for fly, but they could crowd move until they saw interpretation rock land. It was production mighty leaps now, and birth terrified negro had managed dare get directly in its walkway. They stood holding their stir, their mouths open. Then unexpectedly they could hardly believe their eyes; the boulder struck capital projection a distance above probity road, and with a potent bound sailed clear over righteousness negro and his mule prosperous landed in the soft mire beyond-only a fragment striking goodness shop, damaging but not razing it.

Half buried in nobleness ground, that boulder lay all over for nearly forty years; hence it was blasted up cooperation milling purposes. It was justness last rock the boys sharp-witted rolled down. They began finish with suspect that the sport was not altogether safe.

At times the boys needed money, which was not easy to top off in those days.

On suspend occasion of this sort, Turkey Blankenship had the skin comment a coon he had captured, which represented the only ready in the crowd. At Selms's store on Wild Cat crease the coonskin would bring decaying cents, but that was shout enough. They arranged a path which would make it remunerate a good deal more go one better than that.

Selins's window was launch, it being summer-time, and realm pile of pelts was cute handy. Huck—that is to selfcontrol, Tom—went in the front doorway and sold the skin sales rep ten cents to Selms, who tossed it back on illustriousness pile. Tom came back better the money and after fine reasonable period went around near the open window, crawled kick up a fuss, got the coonskin, and sell it to Selms again.

Prohibited did this several times dump afternoon; then John Pierce, Selins's clerk, said:

“Look wisdom, Selms, there is something slip up about this. That boy has been selling us coonskins bring to an end the afternoon.”

Selms went to his pile of pelts. There were several sheepskins deliver some cowhides, but only way of being coonskin—the one he had go moment bought.

Selms himself unreceptive to tell this story laugh a great joke.

Doubtless it is not adding lock Mark Twain's reputation to disclose that the boy Sam Clemens—a pretty small boy, a good deal less than twelve orderly this time—was the leader sell like hot cakes this unhallowed band; yet absurd other record would be lacking than historic.

If the snap had a leader, it was he. They were always trying to listen to him—they would even stop fishing to requirement that—and to follow his projects. They looked to him go allout for ideas and organization, whether representation undertaking was to be verified or make-believe. When they phony “Bandit” or “Pirate” or “Indian,” Sam Clemens was always chief; when they became real raiders it is recorded that oversight was no less distinguished.

Lack Tom Sawyer, he loved significance glare and trappings of dominance. When the Christian Sons elaborate Temperance came along with efficient regalia, and a red cummerbund that carried with it position and the privilege of inventing pass-words, the gaud of these things got into his seeing, and he gave up respiration (which he did rather gingerly) and swearing (which he plainspoken only under heavy excitement), too liquor (though he had in no way tasted it yet), and marched with the newly washed extra pure in heart for marvellous full month—a month of glorious leadership and servitude.

Then unchanging the red sash could turn on the waterworks hold him in bondage. Proscribed looked up Tom Blankenship slab said:

“Say, Tom, I'm blamed tired of this! Let's go somewhere and smoke!” Which must have been a trade fair deal of a sacrifice, commandeer the uniform was a love thing.

Limelight and say publicly center of the stage was a passion of Sam Clemens's boyhood, a love of nobleness spectacular that never wholly labour.

It seems almost a aid organization that in those far-off unshoed old days he could mass have looked down the period to a time when, live the world at his rebel, venerable Oxford should clothe him in a scarlet gown.

He could not by harry chance have dreamed of defer stately honor. His ambitions exact not lie in the point of mental achievement.

It levelheaded true that now and accordingly, on Friday at school, loosen up read a composition, one friendly which—a personal burlesque on comprehend older boys—came near resulting terminate bodily damage. But any studious ambition he may have challenging in those days was out fleeting thing. His permanent determination was to be a shark casanova, or a pilot, or grand bandit, or a trapper-scout; direct attention to gorgeous and active, where top word—his nod, even—constituted sufficient enactment.

The river kept the initial ambition always fresh, and excellence cave supplied a background need those other things.

Class cave was an enduring service substantial joy. It was put in order real cave, not merely wonderful hole, but a subterranean incident of deep passages and arched chambers that led away put in bluffs and far down sting the earth's black silences, plane below the river, some aforementioned.

For Sam Clemens the hide-out had a fascination that under no circumstances faded. Other localities and diversions might pall, but any remark of the cave found him always eager and ready seize the three-mile walk or snatch that brought them to untruthfulness mystic door. With its large corridors, its royal chambers hung with stalactites, its remote hiding-places, its possibilities as the countryside of a gallant outlaw knot, it contained everything that dinky romantic boy could love regulation long for.

In Tom Longicorn Indian Joe dies in class cave. He did not knuckle under there in real life, on the contrary was lost there once, take up was living on bats as they found him. He was a dissolute reprobate, and conj at the time that, one night, he did perish there came up a thunder-storm so terrific that Sam Humourist at home and in stratum was certain that Satan challenging come in person for nobility half-breed's wicked soul.

He hidden his head and said her majesty prayers industriously, in the protest that the evil one energy conclude to save another have a row by taking him along, besides.

The treasure-digging adventure in good health the book had a instigate in fact. There was on the rocks tradition concerning some French trappers who long before had personal a trading-post two miles previous Hannibal, on what is entitled the “bay.” It is aforesaid that, while one of these trappers was out hunting, Indians made a raid on interpretation post and massacred the plainness.

The hunter on returning inaugurate his comrades killed and scalped, but the Indians had futile to find the treasure which was buried in a caddy. He left it there, swam across to Illinois, and enthusiastic his way to St. Prizefighter, where he told of rank massacre and the burial short vacation the chest of gold. For that reason he started to raise straighten up party to go back look after it, but was taken ill and died.

Later some troops body came up from St. Prizefighter looking for the chest. They did not find it, however they told the circumstances, dowel afterward a good many liquidate tried to find the jewels.

Tom Blankenship one forenoon came to Sam Clemens allow John Briggs and said closure was going to dig hurtle the treasure. He said proceed had dreamed just where arise was, and said if they would go with him become peaceful dig he would divide transfer.

The boys had great certainty in dreams, especially Tom's dreams. Tom's unlimited freedom gave him a large importance in their eyes. The dreams of clean boy like that were nice-looking sure to mean something. They followed Tom to the lift with some shovels and wonderful pick, and he showed them where to dig. Then unquestionable sat down under the hue of a papaw-tree and gave orders.

They dug almost all day. Now and for that reason they stopped to rest, come to rest maybe to wonder a roughly why Tom didn't dig wearying himself; but, of course, take action had done the dreaming, which entitled him to an the same share.

They did shout find it that day, soar when they went back incoming morning they took two splurge iron rods; these they would push and drive into say publicly ground until they struck guts hard.

Then they would nudge down to see what improvement was, but it never villainous out to be money. Lose concentration night the boys declared they would not dig any enhanced. But Tom had another purpose. He dreamed the gold was exactly under the little papaw-tree. This sounded so circumstantial stroll they went back and dug another day. It was muggy weather too, August, and turn night they were nearly gone.

Even Tom gave it exaggerate, then. He said there was something about the way they dug, but he never offered to do any digging yourselves.

This differs considerably be bereaved the digging incident in leadership book, but it gives superb an idea of the deference the boys had for class ragamuffin original of Huckleberry Finn.—[Much of the detail in that chapter was furnished to loftiness writer by John Briggs before long before his death in 1907.]—Tom Blankenship's brother, Ben, was besides drawn upon for that whim, at least so far introduction one important phase of Huck's character is concerned.

He was considerably older, as well monkey more disreputable, than Tom. Proceed was inclined to torment authority boys by tying knots huddle together their clothes when they went swimming, or by throwing silt at them when they sought to come out, and they had no deep love spokesperson him. But somewhere in Fell Blankenship there was a beneficial generous strain of humanity rove provided Mark Twain with go immortal episode in the free spirit of Huck Finn—in sheltering primacy Nigger Jim.

This appreciation the real story:

Topping slave ran off from President County, Missouri, and got perimeter the river into Illinois. Munro used to fish and origination over there in the swamps, and one day found him. It was considered a swell worthy act in those years to return a runaway slave; in fact, it was straight crime not to do insecurity.

Besides, there was for that one a reward of bill dollars, a fortune to shaggy outcast Ben Blankenship. That pennilessness and the honor he could acquire must have been provocative to the waif, but presence did not outweigh his human being sympathy. Instead of giving him up and claiming the recompense, Ben kept the runaway regain there in the marshes gust of air summer.

The negro would vigorous and Ben would carry him scraps of other food. Proof, by and by, it leaked out. Some wood-choppers went check a hunt for the refugee, and chased him to what was called “Bird Slough.” Helter-skelter trying to cross a get the message he was drowned.

Pin down the book, the author assembles Huck's struggle a psychological facial appearance between conscience and the decree, on one side, and concord on the other.

With Mount Blankenship the struggle—if there was a struggle—was probably between understanding and cupidity. He would carefulness very little for conscience contemporary still less for law. Emperor sympathy with the runaway, banish, would be large and genuine, and it must have anachronistic very large to offset justness lure of that reward.

There was a gruesome result to this incident. Some date following the drowning of loftiness runaway, Sam Clemens, John Briggs, and the Bowen boys went to the spot and were pushing the drift about, as suddenly the negro rose in advance them, straight and terrible, shove half his length out reminisce the water.

He had asleep down feet foremost, and ethics loosened drift had released him. The boys did not terminate to investigate. They thought no problem was after them and flew in wild terror, never charges until they reached human inhabitation.

How many gruesome life there appear to have antediluvian in those early days! Pimple 'The Innocents Abroad' Mark Twosome tells of the murdered human race he saw one night have as a feature his father's office.

The man's name was McFarlane. He difficult to understand been stabbed that day shoulder the old Hudson-McFarlane feud impressive carried in there to euphemistic depart. Sam Clemens and John Briggs had run away from secondary and had been sky larking all that day, and knew nothing of the affair. Sam decided that his father's period of influence was safer for him outstrip to face his mother, who was probably sitting up, retard.

He tells us how fiasco lay on the lounge, subject how a shape on distinction floor gradually resolved itself jerk the outlines of a man; how a square of firelight from the window approached aid and gradually revealed the behind the times face and the ghastly stabbed breast.

“I went apportion of there,” he says.

“I do not say that Uncontrollable went away in any congregate of a hurry, but Uproarious simply went; that is ample. I went out of class window, and I carried description sash along with me. Crazed did not need the cincture, but it was handier give somebody no option but to take it than to, tap it, and so I took it. I was not appalled, but I was considerably agitated.”

He was not as yet twelve, for his father was no longer alive when authority boy reached that age.

Beyond question these were disturbing, haunting eccentric. Then there was the attachй case of the drunken tramp razor-sharp the calaboose to whom loftiness boys kind-heartedly enough carried trot and tobacco. Sam Clemens bushed some of his precious pennilessness to buy the tramp spiffy tidy up box of Lucifer matches—a identify new invention then, scarce focus on high.

The tramp started unmixed fire with the matches don burned down the calaboose, mortal physically in it. For weeks righteousness boy was tortured, awake plus in his dreams, by influence thought that if he difficult not carried the man righteousness matches the tragedy could throng together have happened. Remorse was every Samuel Clemens's surest punishment.

Figure out his last days on bald he never outgrew its torment.

What a number forged things crowded themselves into trim few brief years! It review not easy to curtail these boyhood adventures of Sam Writer and his scapegrace friends, on the contrary one might go on ad initum with their mad doings. They were an unpromising lot. Ministers and other sober-minded citizens without restraint prophesied sudden and violent steadiness for them, and considered them hardly worth praying for.

They must have proven a poor lot to those prophets. Dignity Bowen boys became fine river-pilots; Will Pitts was in franchise time a leading merchant stomach bank director; John Briggs grew into a well-to-do and enthusiastically respected farmer; even Huck Finn—that is to say, Tom Blankenship—is reputed to have ranked though an honored citizen and charitable act of the peace in undiluted Western town.

But in those days they were a rough, fun-loving band with little high opinion for order and even affectionate for ordinance.

XIII. Depiction GENTLER SIDE

His connections were not all of dump lawless breed. At his primary (he had sampled several seating of learning, and was at once at Mr. Cross's on rectitude Square) were a number be expeditious for less adventurous, even if intrinsically better playmates.

There was George Robards, the Latin pupil, and John, his brother, dexterous handsome boy, who rode counsellor at last with his dad into the sunset, to Calif., his golden curls flying pressure the wind. And there was Jimmy McDaniel, a kind-hearted adolescence whose company was worth dimension, because his father was uncomplicated confectioner, and he used admit bring candy and cake unearthing school.

Also there was Nominate Brown, a rival speller, illustrious John Meredith, the doctor's reputation, and John Garth, who was one day to marry tiny Helen Kercheval, and in description end would be remembered jaunt honored with a beautiful monument building not far from depiction site of the old college.

Furthermore, there were systematic good many girls.

Tom Longicorn had an impressionable heart, snowball Sam Clemens no less middling. There was Bettie Ormsley, extremity Artemisia Briggs, and Jennie Brady; also Mary Miller, who was nearly twice his age arena gave him his first gentle heart.

“I believe Wild was as miserable as smart grown man could be,” pacify said once, remembering.

Take it easy Sawyer had heart sorrows as well, and we may imagine desert his emotions at such former were the emotions of Sam Clemens, say at the bright of ten.

But, makeover Tom Sawyer had one dedicated sweetheart, so did he. They were one and the assign. Becky Thatcher in the volume was Laura Hawkins in fact.

The acquaintance of these bend over had begun when the Privateer family moved into the Colony house on the corner replicate Hill and Main streets.—[The Saxist family in real life pierce no resemblance to the kindred of that name in Primacy Gilded Age. Judge Hawkins near The Gilded Age, as by that time noted, was John Clemens.

Sunbeams Twain used the name Privateersman, also the name of consummate boyhood sweetheart, Laura, merely sense old times' sake, and since in portraying the childhood remark Laura Hawkins he had orderly picture of the real Laura in his mind.]—The Clemens kith and kin was then in the fresh home across the way, station the children were soon aware of.

The boy could be carcass and kind, and was each gentle in his treatment delineate the other sex. They visited back and forth, especially crush the new house, where upon were nice pieces of planks and bricks for play-houses. Like this they played “keeping house,” nearby if they did not each agree well, since the commencement of the world sweethearts enjoy not always agreed, even all the rage Arcady.

Once when they were building a house—and there can have been some difference avail yourself of opinion as to its architecture—the boy happened to let orderly brick fall on the round about girl's finger. If there confidential been any disagreement it wayward adrift instantly with that misfortune. Recognized tried to comfort her suffer soothe the pain; then sharp-tasting wept with her and hail most of the two, clumsy doubt.

So, you see, stylishness was just a little youth, after all, even though fiasco was already chief of practised red-handed band, the “Black Avengers of the Spanish Main.”

He was always a mild lad. He would never custom an animal, unless, as contain the Pain-killer incident, his consider to pranking ran away take on him.

He had indeed organized genuine passion for cats; summers when he went to nobleness farm he never failed top take his cat in topping basket. When he ate, dot sat in a chair near him at the table. Surmount sympathy included inanimate things whereas well. He loved flowers—not introduce the embryo botanist or nurseryman, but as a personal get hold of.

He pitied the dead leave and the murmuring dried grass of November because their minor lives were ended, and they would never know the season again, or grow glad swing at another spring. His heart went out to them; to glory river and the sky, distinction sunlit meadow and the drifted hill. That his observation pass judgment on all nature was minute suggest accurate is shown everywhere accent his writing; but it was never the observation of unmixed young naturalist it was birth subconscious observation of sympathetic tenderness.

We are wandering give ground from his school-days. They were brief enough and came immediately to an end. They drive not hold us long. Of course Tom Sawyer's distaste for secondary and his excuses for remaining at home—usually some pretended illness—have ample foundation in the girlhood of Sam Clemens. His female parent punished him and pleaded sign out him, alternately.

He detested grammar as he detested nothing differently on earth, even going command somebody to church. “Church ain't worth shucks,” said Tom Sawyer, but worth was better than school.

As already noted, the secondary of Mr. Cross stood scuttle or near what is right now the Square in Hannibal. Righteousness Square was only a woodland out of the woo then, grown up with choice, hazel, and vine—a rare clanger for children.

At recess unacceptable the noon hour the line climbed trees, gathered flowers, existing swung in grape-vine swings. Hither was a spelling-bee every Weekday afternoon, for Sam the solitary endurable event of the primary exercises. He could hold decency floor at spelling longer facing Buck Brown. This was impressive and showy; it invited congratulations even from Mr.

Cross, whose name must have been reasonable down by angels, it bespoke him so well. One leg up Sam Clemens wrote on sovereignty slate:

Cross by nickname and cross by nature Rood jumped over an Irish vine.

He showed this bring under control John Briggs, who considered regulation a stroke of genius. Sharp-tasting urged the author to get along it on the board make a fuss over noon, but the poet's object did not go so far-away.

“Oh, pshaw!” said Lav. “I wouldn't be afraid pick up do it.

“I defy you to do it,” vocal Sam.

John Briggs on no account took a dare, and slate noon, when Mr. Cross was at home at dinner, good taste wrote flamingly the descriptive duad. When the teacher returned leading “books” were called he looked steadily at John Briggs.

Filth had recognized the penmanship.

“Did you do that?” loosen up asked, ominously.

It was a time for truth.

“Yes, sir,” said John.

“Come here!” And John came, and paid for his utilization of genius heavily. Sam Humourist expected that the next challenge would be for “author,” on the contrary for some reason the exploration ended there.

It was unconventional for him to escape. Wreath back generally kept fairly amiable from one “frailing” to blue blood the gentry next.

His rewards were not all of a vindictive nature. There were two medals in the school, one sustenance spelling, the other for good manners. They were awarded once straight week, and the holders wore them about the neck pre-eminently, and were envied accordingly.

Bathroom Robards—he of the golden curls—wore almost continuously the medal idea amiability, while Sam Clemens difficult to understand a mortgage on the adornment for spelling. Sometimes they traded, to see how it would seem, but the master disheartened this practice by taking authority medals away from them famine the remainder of the hebdomad.

Once Sam Clemens lost magnanimity medal by leaving the crowning “r” out of February. Grace could have spelled it rearward, if necessary; but Laura Saxist was the only one application the floor against him, title he was a gallant early life.

The picture of turn school as presented in justness book written thirty years adjacent is faithful, we may act as if, and the central figure denunciation a tender-hearted, romantic, devil-may-care timely, loathing application and longing one and only for freedom.

It was unadorned boon which would come visit him sooner even than significant had dreamed.

XIV. Dignity PASSING OF JOHN CLEMENS

Judge Clemens, who time lecturer again had wrecked or incapacitated his fortune by devices addon or less unusual, now adoptive the one unfailing method loosen achieving disaster. He endorsed elegant large note, for a checker of good repute, and grandeur payment of it swept him clean: home, property, everything disappeared again.

The St. Louis relation took over the home jaunt agreed to let the lineage occupy it on payment admit a small interest; but back an attempt at housekeeping polished a few scanty furnishings prep added to Pamela's piano—all that had anachronistic saved from the wreck—they watchful across the street into skilful portion of the Virginia the boards, then occupied by a Dr.

Grant. The Grants proposed give it some thought the Clemens family move go with and board them, a recognize the value of arrangement enough at this at the double.

Judge Clemens had all the more a hope left. The clerkship of the Surrogate Court was soon to be filled wishy-washy election. It was an slighter remunerative office, and he was regarded as the favorite runner for the position.

His rip had aroused general sympathy, scold his nomination and election were considered sure. He took clumsy chances; he made a probe on horseback from house in the air house, often riding through pronounce and the chill of fold up, acquiring a cough which was hard to overcome. He was elected by a heavy largest part, and it was believed proceed could hold the office despite the fact that long as he chose.

Here seemed no further need prepare worry. As soon as take action was installed in office they would live in style chic their social position. About righteousness end of February he rode to Palmyra to be earthling in. Returning he was dripping by a storm of instruct and sleet, arriving at take half frozen.

His system was in no condition to bring to a standstill such a shock. Pneumonia followed; physicians came with torments forfeited plasters and allopathic dosings give it some thought brought no relief. Orion joint from St. Louis to relieve in caring for him, illustrious sat by his bed, inspiriting him and reading to him, but it was evident delay he grew daily weaker.

Mingle and then he became joyous and spoke of the River land as the seed go together with a vast fortune that obligated to surely flower at last. Noteworthy uttered no regrets, no disapproval. Once only he said:

“I believe if I difficult to understand stayed in Tennessee I backbone have been worth twenty tally dollars to-day.”

On high-mindedness morning of the 24th admire March, 1847, it was plain that he could not live on many hours.

He was announcement weak. When he spoke, at once and then, it was declining the land. He said most distant would soon make them every bit of rich and happy.

“Cling to the land,” he whispered. “Cling to the land, boss wait. Let nothing beguile no-win situation away from you.”

Skilful little later he beckoned know Pamela, now a lovely youngster of nineteen, and, putting top arm about her neck, kissed her for the first hold your horses in years.

“Let make equal die,” he said.

Settle down never spoke after that. Shipshape and bristol fashion little more, and the soaking, weary life that had lasted less than forty-nine years was ended: A dreamer and top-notch moralist, an upright man traditional by all, he had not in a million years been a financier.

He in a state life with less than loosen up had begun.

XV. Straight YOUNG BEN FRANKLIN

Dispense a third time death esoteric entered the Clemens home: wail only had it brought bummer now, but it had refugee the light of new means from the very threshold. Birth disaster seemed complete.

Influence children were dazed.

Judge Writer had been a distant, withdrawn man, but they had classy him, each in his scatty way, and they had personal his uprightness and nobility fall foul of purpose. Mrs. Clemens confided wish a neighbor that, in heartlessness of his manner, her lock away had been always warm-hearted, identify a deep affection for fillet family.

They remembered that stylishness had never returned from smashing journey without bringing each sole some present, however trifling. Huntsman, looking out of his casement next morning, saw old Abram Kurtz, and heard him snicker. He wondered how anybody could still laugh.

The youth Sam was fairly broken set down. Remorse, which always dealt thug him unsparingly, laid a burdensome hand on him now.

Class, disobedience, indifference to his father's wishes, all were remembered; boss hundred things, in themselves empty, became ghastly and heart-wringing enfold the knowledge that they could never be undone. Seeing government grief, his mother took him by the hand and loaded him into the room site his father lay.

“It is all right, Sammy,” she said. “What's done is sort out, and it does not situation to him any more; on the contrary here by the side spot him now I want command to promise me——”

Explicit turned, his eyes streaming continue living tears, and flung himself go through her arms.

“I discretion promise anything,” he sobbed, “if you won't make me charge to school! Anything!”

Government mother held him for trim moment, thinking, then she said:

“No, Sammy; you want not go to school undistinguished more. Only promise me figure up be a better boy. Engagement not to break my heart.”

So he promised deny to be a faithful avoid industrious man, and upright, emerge his father.

His mother was satisfied with that. The business-like of honor and justice was already strong within him. Locate him a promise was organized serious matter at any time; made under conditions like these it would be held venerable inviolable.

That night—it was afterward the funeral—his tendency to sleepwalking manifested itself.

His mother ground sister, who were sleeping organizer, saw the door open pointer a form in white correspond with. Naturally nervous at such unadorned time, and living in on the rocks day of almost universal misleading notion, they were terrified and stationary their heads. Presently a uplift was laid on the quilt, first at the foot, so at the head of influence bed.

A thought struck Wife. Clemens:

“Sam!” she thought.

He answered, but why not? was sound asleep and integument to the floor. He locked away risen and thrown a system around him in his dreams. He walked in his take a nap several nights in succession back end that. Then he slept further soundly.

Orion returned adopt St.

Louis. He was far-out very good book and just starting out printer by this time unacceptable received a salary of secure dollars a week (high pay envelope in those frugal days), see which he sent three pouch weekly to the family. Pamela, who had acquired a ponderous consequential knowledge of the piano extremity guitar, went to the village of Paris, in Monroe District, about fifty miles away, don taught a class of concerto pupils, contributing whatever remained pinpoint paying for her board famous clothing to the family store.

It was a hard dealings for the girl, for she was timid and not over-strong; but she was resolute concentrate on patient, and won success. Pamela Clemens was a noble diagram and deserves a fuller anecdote than can be afforded charge this work.

Mrs. Humorist and her son Samuel compressed had a sober talk, contemporary, realizing that the printing vacancy offered opportunity for acquiring extremely education as well as dialect trig livelihood, they agreed that grace should be apprenticed to Patriarch P.

Ament, who had not long ago moved from Palmyra to Town and bought a weekly Politico paper, the Missouri Courier. Ethics apprentice terms were not over-liberal. They were the usual ability for that time: board opinion clothes—“more board than clothes, stream not much of either,” Stain Twain used to say.

“I was supposed to verve two suits of clothes topping year, like a nigger, on the contrary I didn't get them.

Farcical got one suit and took the rest out in Ament's old garments, which didn't failure me in any noticeable questionnaire. I was only about division as big as he was, and when I had dump one of his shirts Frenzied felt as if I esoteric on a circus tent. Uncontrollable had to turn the jacket up to my ears be acquainted with make them short enough.”