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Mark Twain As A Pensioner

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Day
29
Month
July
Year
1885
Copyright
Public Domain
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On (he 2'Jth of June, Gen. Blnck a.l Ir.-.-sed the tbllowing letter to Samuel Clement?, Elma, N. Y., a pension appli"Kcplyina to jruui Illljulij irlatiro to your pension claim certifícate, No. 297,520, it is proper to state that so nnioli therein as U based on rheumatimn, piles mu sore eycs was rejected on May 23. 1885, on theground tlmt there has been no pensionable dlsabillty therefrom since June 20, 184, the date the claim theretor was flled." Clements's claim was being looked after by Senator Hawley, and Mis. Hawley attends to all lier husband's pension office business. She sent Cleuients tlie following postal card: "I am informed that your pension claim is allöwed, and I congratúlate you. "Very liuly, "Joskph II. Hawley. "Per. H W. Hawley." Inítead of golng to Samuel Clements, of E lina, X. y., it went to Samuel Clemen?, Elmira, N. Y., and that gentlemen replied as follows : "Elmika, N. Y., July 8, 1885. ' John O. Black, Eq., Commissioner. 'Dear ÖIU- I have not applied for a pension. I have often wanted a pension - of ten, ever so often, I may say; but inasmuch as the only military "service I peiformed during the war was in the Confedérate army, I have always feit a delicacy about asking for it. However, gince you have suggested the thing youiself, I tt-el ïtrenjsthened. I haven't any pensionable diseases myself, but I can furmsh a substitute- a man who is just fiinply a cliaos- a nmseuni of all the differont kinds of aches and pains, fractures dislocations and malformattons there are; a man who would regard rheumati.-m, piles and sore eyesas mere recreation and refreshment after the serious occupations of his day. If you grant me the pension, dear sir, please hand it to Oen. Hawley, U. S. Senator- I mean hand him the certifícate, not the money, and he will forward it to me. You will observe by his postal card, which I inelose, that he takes a friendly interest in the matter. He think8 I've already got the pension, wliereas I've only got the rheumatism; but I don't want that; I had that before I wish it were catching; I know a man that I would load up witu it pretty early. Lord ! But we all feel that way soinetimes I'veseen the day when - but never mind that, you may be busy. Just. hand it to Hawley- the certifícate, you understand, f not transferable. "VllhV trui ir ,m.,jr; .. ¦¦¦-¦¦ Ivnowii to the pólice as M;irk Twain.' "

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Ann Arbor Courier
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