Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1899 — Andrew White and Mark Twain. [ARTICLE]

Andrew White and Mark Twain.

A new story of Andrew J. White, \ ambassador to Berlin, and Mark Twain has just reached this side. The humorIst’s aversion to the German language Is well known. His diatribe against it is a classic. Now Mr. White, while an excellent German scholar, speaks th© | language with a noticeable accent. Th®-i story hinges on these points. It wat'ji at a reception, and Mr. White, partly'-'! in sport, confined his conversation with 3 the author wholly to German. * : '.'lffi “I am glad to see,” interrupted the novelist, “that you appreciate Get*® man.” “I did until I read your abusive ar-,-3 tide upon the subject,” remarked the . ' ambassador. “I am now thinking of returning to English.” ', “How grateful the German must be,*