Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 234, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1917 — Mark Got the Letter. [ARTICLE]

Mark Got the Letter.

Somebody has started anew on Its rounds this old story of Mark Twain: “One evening a few years ago Brander Matthews and Francis Wilson were dining together at the Players club in New York when the former made the suggestion that they write a letter to Mark Twain. ‘But,’ objected Mr. Wilson, ‘we don’t know’ where he Is,’ for it was at a time when Mr. Clemens was always traveling somewhere. ‘Oh,’ said Professor Matthews, ‘that does not make any difference. It is sure to find him. I think he is some place In Europe, so we had better put on a 5cent stamp.’ So the two sat down and composed a letter which they addressed to - ‘MARK TWAIN,’ ‘God Knows Where.’ "In due time they received a reply from Mr. Clemens which said briefly, •He did.’ ’’