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&hsagoIwasnominatedfreatstateofaiL.woodfordandJohn7.Hoffman,oiehowfeltthatIhadoageehatwas—goodcharacter.Itwaseasytoseebytheifevertheyhadknoastoodimehadgolainthatieryearstheyhadbeiliarwithallmannerofshamefulcrimes.ButattheverymomentthatIwasexaltingmyadvantageandjoyingiherewasamuddyuofdisfort&qu"thedeepsofmyhappihatwas—thehavingtohearmynamebainfamiliarwiththoseofsuchpeople.Igrewmoreaurbed.FinallyIwrotemygrait.Heranswercamequidsharp.Shesaid:Youhaveneverdohinginallyourlifetobeashamedof—theneers—lookatthemasortofcharactersMessrs.SmithandBlahenseeifytoloweryourselftotheirlevelaerapublivasswiththe
Itwasmyverythought!Ididnotsleepasinight.But,afterall,Iotrecede.
Iwasfullyitted,andmustgoo.
AsIwaslookinglistlesslyoverthepapersatbreakfastIcameacrossthisparagraph,andImaytrulysayIneverwassodedbefore.
PERJURY.—Perhaps,nowthatMr.MarkTwaihepeopleasadidatefovernor,hewilldtoexplaiobevictedofperjurybythirty-fourwitnessesinWakawak,1863,theiofwhichperjurybeingtorobapoornativewidowandherhelplessfamilyofameagerplantainpatch,theironlystayandsupportiaion.
Mr.Twaiohimself,aswellastothegreatpeoplewhesheasks,toclearthismatterup.Willhedoit?
IthoughtIshouldburstwithamazement!Suchacruel,heartlesscharge!IneverhadseeneverhadheardofWakawak!Ididn'tknoatakangaroo!Ididnotknowwhattodo.Iwasdhelpless.Iletthedayslipawaywithoutdoinganythingatall.Themthesamepaperhadhis—nothingmore:
SIGNIFIT.—Mr.Twain,itwillbeobserved,issuggestivelysilentabouttheaperjury.
[Me—Durihethispaperomeihanas"theiwain".]
&he"Gazette",withthis:
&OKNOW—Willthenewdidatefoofhisfellow-swhoaresufferingtovoteforhim!thelittleceofhis-matesinMontanalosingsmallvaluablesfromtimetotime,untilatlast,thesethingshavingbeeninvariablyfoundonMr.Twain'spersonorinhis"trunk"(neerherolledhistrapsipelledtogivehimafriendlyadmonitionforhisowngood,andsotarredaheredhim,androdehimonarail;andtheoleaveapermavatheplaceheusuallyothecamp.Willhedothis?
ythingbemoredeliberatelymalithat?ForIneverwasinMontanainmylife.
&hisjournalarilyspokeofmeas,"Twaia;]
Igottopiguppapersapprehensively—muewouldliftadesiredblawhichhehadsomeideamighthavearattles.
&hismetmyeye:
THELIEheswornaffidavitsofMichaelO'FlaheFivePoints,andMr.KitBurnsandMr.JoherStreet,itisestablishedthatMr.MarkTwain'svilestatementthatthelamentedgrandfatherofoura.Hoffman,washangedfhwayrobbery,isabrutalandgratuitousLIE,withoutashadowoffoundationinfact.Itisdishearteningtovirtuousmentoseesuchshamefulmeaoachievepoliticalsuccessastheattagofthedeadintheirgraves,aheirhohslahinkoftheanguishthismiserablefalsehoodmustcausetheiivesahedeceased,wearealmostdriventoiragedandinsultedpubliaryandunlawfulvehetraduo!Letusleavehimtotheagonyofalaceratedce(thoughifpassionshouldgetthebetterofthepubliitsblindfurytheyshoulddothetraducerbodilyinjury,itisbuttooobviousthatnojuryvioishtheperpetratorsofthedeed).
Theingeniousgseheeffeeoutofbedwithdespatight,andoutatthebackdooralso,whilethe&quedandinsultedpublic&quediway,breakingfurnitureandwindowsieousindignationastheydtakingoffsuchpropertyastheycouldtheyweIlaymyhandupontheBookandsaythatIneverslanderedan'sgrandfather.More-Ihadneverevenheardofhimormentionedhimuptothatdayanddate.
[Iassing,thatthejouredfromalwaysreferredtomeafterwardas"Twain,theBody-S;]
&iclethatattractedmyattentionwasthefollowing:
&DIDATE.—Mr.MarkTastomakesuchablightihemass-meetingoftheInight,didn'te!Atelegramfromhisphysistatedthathehadbeenknobyarunawayteam,andhislegbrokenintwoplaces—suffererlyiagony,andsoforth,andsoforth,andalotmoreboshofthesamesort.AndtheIriedhardtosretchedsubterfuge,aheydidnotknoastherealreasonoftheabseheabaurewhomtheydeandard-bearer.AmaoreelintoMr.Twain'shotellastnightilyintoxi.ItistheimperativedutyoftheIoprovethatthisbesottedbrutewasnotMarkTwainhimself.Wehavethematlast!Thisisacasethatadmits.Thevoiceofthepeopledemandsio;WHOWASTHATMAN?"
Itwasielyincredible,foramoment,thatitwasreallymyledwiththisdisgracefulsuspi.Threelongyearshadpassedovermyheadsiastedale,beer,wineorliquororanykind.
[ItshowswhateffectthetimeswerehavingohatIsawmyself,tlydubbed"Mr.DeliriumTremensTwain"iissueofthatjournalang—notwithstandiwithmonotohepaperwouldgoongmesototheveryend.]
Bythistimeanoersweregettingtobeanimportantpartofmymailmatter.Thisformwason:
Howaboutthatoldwomanyoukiiseswhichwasbeing?
POL.PRY.
Andthis:
&hingswhichyouhavedonewhibeknowntoanybodybutme.Youbettertrotoutafewdots,toyourstruly,oryou'llhearthroughthepapersfro
HANDYANDY.
Thisisabouttheidea.Itihereaderwassurfeited,ifdesirable.
ShortlytheprincipalRepublial"vieofwholesalebribery,andtheleadiicpaper";anaggravatedailingtome.
[InthiswayIacquiredtwoadditio;Twaihyist"and"TwaihsomeEmbracer".]
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