MARK TWAIN'S LATEST.

Western Star, Issue 1575, 1 July 1891, Page 2

MARK TWAIN'S LATEST.

Vlarlc Twain made purity of fun for a blighted audience at Brvn Mawr Colego the other day. "I have been elected an honorary member of the ilass of '9l'," said Mr Ciemans. "I "eel deeply graieful to my fellow clasrnates for the comp'iment thev have done me, the more so because I feel I tavc never deserved sujli troatment. [will reveal a sce.-et to you. I have" m ambition ; that I may go up and up >u the ladder of education uu'il at Ust I may be a Professor of Bryu Vlawi- Coll?go. 1 would be a professor if telling anecdotes. This art is not i very useful one, but it is a very high one. O.'e class of anecdot-s is that vhich contains only word-. You bei'in ilmott as you please, and talk and -alk until your allo'ed time, and close vhen you are ready. 1 will illustrate chis by a story of an Irish and Scotch •hn's!ouing. 11l this Scotch-Irish vilairo a baby had been born, and a laro-e lumber of friends had collected to sec it christened. The minister, think iu" chis a good opportunity o u displaying his oratorical powers, took the baby- in 'lis hands, say in 2 : " lie is a little fellow, yes, a lit tie fellow; and as I look in your faces I see an expression of scorn which suggests that you despise him. 13nfc if you had the soul of a poet and the gift of prophecy you would not despise him. You would look far into the future and sco what it might be. Consider how small the acorn is fro u which grows the mighty oak. So this little child may be a great poet and write tragedies, or a givat statesman, or perhaps a future warrior wading in blood to his neck; he may be—er—what, is hi ß name? llis name ,oh u Mary Ann."—Philadelpnia Jsecord.