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How Mark Twain Was Swindled

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Parent Issue
Day
8
Month
October
Year
1880
Copyright
Public Domain
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tt. Redpath telUtliP. CoUasruiffatörv of Mark Twaiu : 1 thiuk it was -Uai-k's sooond yeav of lcetuiin iu thü East. He lokl me one dav that ho was guing to get wuutkhI, anil hc wanted me to go witli hi" to buy whíit you woulil uavftcuiiuu "mmseau" if you had bccn a wom ín. 11c bought euough for a century or two ; he comes íroni a long-Uvcd mee, aud he had au eye to the fu tu re. lie IwTsnofworth more than tSO,OOOor $-25,000 at the time, I guess. ile has made since over $100,000 by his book and lecturas aud intereato i msuwnce compauies at Hartford, where bal ves. lie went and got ntanricd at EliniW., whei-e his fatiier-in-law hved lho ,.,,„.. „„. n iiiillionaire. ono ot the! cT.m& lord. Mark had askod hia friemls in the editorial oflwe lect a firet-clasí suite of rooms ma fashionable boarding-house, and to have a oarrlage wady to take lus bride and lihnsolf tliere when they camo to Buil'ilo. Heknewihey wouUidoit, and "ave himself uo more anxiety 'Z'ufir When hc reached Duöao hefoundtheboy8,8ureenou?hattíe depot witli tuo nn.-si. '"8 -"- sp u. of hornea ho had ever s en in that city Tiiey droTO oim "P t0 a hiuldauiwbouM iiu aristocratie si reut and as tho door was opened, tli re were the parenta of tho bride to welcone him home. As the story was told me- 1 didn'tgot it trom M:nU- tho bride'sfolkshad come up( without Lia kHOWledgc, by a special tram. Mark went from room to room, and fouiidovery room tanguea exquis nclv_soine in blue and ome in ycllow Bilks- the furniuue and upholatery ot the most luxur.ous juut expenun ] stvles. 'l'lieu no was uitormed OfllCia'llv" thathehail been Uri ven up by hUowncoach.uau ia lus own earrUgo to bis own tiouse. They say teara carne lo Mai-k's cyos, although hia won icrful bright eyes-H.e koenest and cleaiest and most .ei letrating eyes 1 saw in anv mans licad- aien c ffiv?n .o weeping asa regula, business, c could not ttud woL-ds to 'expi-eas Va sontiments," so ho only -rose to explain." "Well, thisisa first-class swindlc!'" he Btammered.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Argus