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peculiar genius he has never had a more fitting opportunity。 Besides��
there are some things which he knows�察�and which the world ought to know��
about this last edition of the Mayflower。
APPENDIX G
MARK TWAIN AT THE CORRESPONDENTS CLUB�察�WASHINGTON
��See Chapter lxiii��
WOMAN
A EULOGY OF THE FAIR SEX
The Washington Correspondents Club held its anniversary on Saturday
night。 Mr。 Clemens�察�better known as Mark Twain�察�responded to the toast��
;Woman�察�the pride of the professions and the jewel of ours。; He said��
Mr。 President��I do not know why I should have been singled out to
receive the greatest distinction of the eveningfor so the office of
replying to the toast to woman has been regarded in every age。
��Applause。�А�I do not know why I have received this distinction�察�unless it
be that I am a trifle less homely than the other members of the club。
But�察�be this as it may�察�Mr。 President�察�I am proud of the position�察�and
you could not have chosen any one who would have accepted it more gladly��
or labored with a heartier goodwill to do the subject justice�察�than I。
Because�察�Sir�察�I love the sex。 ��Laughter。�А �I love all the women�察�sir��
irrespective of age or color。 ��Laughter。��
Human intelligence cannot estimate what we owe to woman�察�sir。 She sews
on our buttons ��laughter�В察�she mends our clothes ��laughter�В察�she ropes us
in at the church fairs�察�she confides in us�察�she tells us whatever she can
find out about the private affairs of the neighbors�察�she gives good
advice�察�and plenty of it�察�she gives us a piece of her mind sometimesand
sometimes all of it�察�she soothes our aching brows�察�she bears our
children。 ��Ours as a general thing。�� ��this last line appears in
Twain's published speeches and may have been added later。 D。W。�В�
In all relations of life�察�sir�察�it is but just and a graceful tribute to
woman to say of her that she is a brick。 ��Great laughter。��
Wheresoever you place woman�察�sirin whatsoever position or estateshe
is an ornament to that place she occupies�察�and a treasure to the world。
��Here Mr。 Twain paused�察�looked inquiringly at his hearers�察�and remarked
that the applause should come in at this point。 It came in。 Mr。 Twain
resumed his eulogy。�А�Look at the noble names of history� �Look at
Cleopatra� �Look at Desdemona� �Look at Florence Nightingale� �Look at
Joan of Arc� �Look at Lucretia Borgia� 。�Disapprobation expressed。
;Well�察─�said Mr。 Twain�察�scratching his head�察�doubtfully�察 �suppose we let
Lucretia slide。;�А�Look at Joyce Heth� �Look at Mother Eve� �I repeat��
sir�察�look at the illustrious names of history� �Look at the Widow
Machree� �Look at Lucy Stone� �Look at Elizabeth Cady Stanton� �Look at
George Francis Train� 。�Great laughter。�А�And�察�sir�察�I say with bowed head
and deepest veneration�察�look at the mother of Washington� �She raised a
boy that could not liecould not lie。 ��Applause。�А�But he never had any
chance。 It might have been different with him if he had belonged to a
newspaper correspondents' club。 ��Laughter�察�groans�察�hisses�察�cries of ;put
him out。; Mark looked around placidly upon his excited audience�察�and
resumed。��
I repeat�察�sir�察�that in whatsoever position you place a woman she is an
ornament to society and a treasure to the world。 As a sweetheart she has
few equals and no superior ��laughter�В察�as a cousin she is convenient�察�as
a wealthy grandmother with an incurable distemper she is precious�察�as a
wet nurse she has no equal among men� 。�Laughter。��
What�察�sir�察�would the people of this earth be without woman�拭 �They would
be scarce�察�sir。 ��Mighty scarce。�� ��another line added later in the
published 'Speeches'。 D。W。�А �Then let us cherish her�察�let us protect her��
let us give her our support�察�our encouragement�察�our sympathyourselves��
if we get a chance。 ��Laughter。��
But�察�jesting aside�察�Mr。 President�察�woman is lovable�察�gracious�察�kind of
heart�察�beautiful�察�worthy of all respect�察�of all esteem�察�of all deference。
Not any here will refuse to drink her health right cordially�察�for each
and every one of us has personally known�察�loved�察�and honored the very
best one of them allhis own mother� 。�Applause。��
APPENDIX H
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR LECTURE OF JULY 2�察�1868
��See Chapter lxvi��
THE PUBLIC TO MARK TWAIN´CORRESPONDENCE
SAN FRANCISCO�察�June 30th。
MR。 MARK TWAINDEAR SIR��Hearing that you are about to sail for New
York in the P。 M。 S。 S。 Company's steamer of the 6th July�察�to publish a
book�察�and learning with the deepest concern that you propose to read a
chapter or two of that book in public before you go�察�we take this method
of expressing our cordial desire that you will not。 We beg and implore
you do not。 There is a limit to human endurance。
We are your personal friends。 We have your welfare at heart。 We desire
to see you prosper。 And it is upon these accounts�察�and upon these only��
that we urge you to desist from the new atrocity you contemplate。 Yours
truly��
60 names including�此�Bret Harte�察�Maj。´Gen。 Ord�察�Maj。´Gen。 Halleck��
The Orphan Asylum�察�and various Benevolent Societies�察�Citizens on
Foot and Horseback�察�and 1500 in the Steerage。
��REPLY��
SAN FRANCISCO�察�June 30th
TO THE 1��500 AND OTHERS��It seems to me that your course is entirely
unprecedented。 Heretofore�察�when lecturers�察�singers�察�actors�察�and other
frauds have said they were about to leave town�察�you have always been the
very first people to come out in a card beseeching them to hold on for
just one night more�察�and inflict just one more performance on the public��
but as soon as I want to take a farewell benefit you come after me�察�with
a card signed by the whole community and the board of aldermen�察�praying
me not to do it。 But it isn't of any use。 You cannot move me from my
fell purpose。 I will torment the people if I want to。 I have a better
right to do it than these strange lecturers and orators that come here
from abroad。 It only costs the public a dollar apiece�察�and if they can't
stand it what do they stay here for�拭 �Am I to go away and let them have
peace and quiet for a year and a half�察�and then come back and only
lecture them twice�拭 �What do you take me for��
No�察�gentlemen�察�ask of me anything else and I will do it cheerfully�察�but
do not ask me not to afflict the people。 I wish to tell them all I know
about VENICE。 I wish to tell them about the City of the Seathat most
venerable�察�most brilliant�察�and proudest Republic the world has ever seen。
I wish to hint at what it achieved in twelve hundred years�察�and what it
lost in two hundred。 I wish to furnish a deal of pleasant information��
somewhat highly spiced�察�but still palatable�察�digestible�察�and eminently
fitted for the intellectual stomach。 My last lecture was not as fine as
I thought it was�察�but I have submitted this discourse to several able
critics�察�and they have pronounced it good。 Now�察�therefore�察�why should I
withhold it��
Let me talk only just this once�察�and I will sail positively on the 6th of
July�察�and stay away until I return from Chinatwo years。
Yours truly�察�MARK TWAIN。
��FURTHER REMONSTRANCE��
SAN FRANCISCO�察�June 30th。
MR。 MARK TWAIN��Learning with profound regret that you have concluded to
postpone your departure until the 6th July�察�and learning also�察�with
unspeakable grief�察�that you propose to read from your forthcoming book��
or lecture again before you go�察�at the New Mercantile Library�察�we hasten
to beg of you that you will not do it。 Curb this spirit of lawless
violence�察�and emigrate at once。 Have the vessel's bill for your passage
sent to us。 We will pay it。
Your friends��
Pacific Board of Brokers ��and
other financial and social
institutions��
SAN FRANCISCO�察�June 30th。
MR。 MARK TWAINDEAR SIR��Will you start now�察�without any unnecessary
delay��
Yours truly��
Proprietors of the Alta��
Bulletin�察�Times�察�Call�察�Examiner
��and other San Francisco
publications�А�
SAN FRANCISCO�察�June 30th。
MR。 MARK TWAINDEAR SIR��Do not delay your departure。 You can come
back and lecture another time。 In the language of the worldlyyou can
;cut and come again。;
Your friends��
THE CLERGY。
SAN FRANCISCO�察�June 3oth。
MR。 MARK TWAINDEAR SIR��You had better go。
Yours��
THE CHIEF OF POLICE。
��REPLY��
SAN FRANCISCO�察�June 30th。
GENTLEMEN��Restrain your emotions�察�you observe that they cannot avail。
Read��
NEW MERCANTILE LIBRARY
Bush Street
Thursday Evening�察�July 2�察�1868
One Night Only
FAREWELL LECTURE
of
MARK TWAIN
Subject��
The Oldest of the Republics
VENICE
PAST AND PRESENT
Box´Office open Wednesday and Thursday
No extra charge for reserved seats
ADMISSION 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 ONE DOLLAR
Doors open at 7 Orgies to commence at 8 P。 M。
The public displays and ceremonies projected to give fitting eclat
to this occasion have been unavoidably delayed until the 4th。 The
lecture will be delivered certainly on the 2d�察�and the event will be
celebrated two days afterward by a discharge of artillery on the
4th�察�a procession of citizens�察�the reading of