07/02/2026 08:48

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One club followed another in honoring Mark Twain--the Aldine, the St. He made thema brief, amusing talk on Fulton and other matters, then introducedAdmiral Harrington, who delivered a masterly address and was followed byMartin W. But there was something national in this tribute; and,besides, Lord Lorne and the Princess Louise were the kind of sovereignsthat honored their rank, instead of being honored by it. But I confined myself to the boy-life out on the Mississippi because that had a peculiar charm for me, and not because I was not familiar with other phases of life.

I have here exhaustive reports from my own experts, and I know every detail of its capacity, its immense construction, its cost, its history, and all about its inventor's character. It contains, however, oneparagraph at least by which it is likely to be remembered, a hoax--hislast one--on the reader. I may be in error about this, but it seems to me that we have no other course open. So, the performance I witnessed did most thoroughly amaze me.