Evening Star Newspaper, April 14, 1930, Page 24

THE EVENING STORY One of World-Famous Works of Literature An American Specimen. BY MARK TWAIN. Leaving the expedition outside to rest, I quartered myself in the chalet, with Harris, purposing to correct my journals and scientific observations before con- tinuing the ascent of the Riffelberg. I had hardly begun my work when a tall, slender, vigorous American youth of about 23, who was on his way down the mountain, entered and came toward me with the breezy self-complacency which is the adolescent’s idea of the well- bred ease of the man of the world. His hair was short and parted accurately in the middle, and he had all the look of an American person who would be likely to begin his signature with an initial, and spell his middle name out. He mn- troduced himself, smiling a smirky smile borrowed from the courtiers of the stage, extended a fair-skinned talon, and whilst he gripped my hand in it, he bent his body forward three times at the hips, as a stage courtier does, and said in the airiest and most condescending and patronizing way—I quote his exact language— “Very glad to make your acquaint- ance, I'm sure; very glad indeed, I assure you. I've read all your little efforts and greatly admired them, and when I heard you were here, I—" I indicated a chair, and he sat down. ‘This grandee was the grandson of an American of considerable note in his day, and not wholly forgotten yet—a man who came so near being a great man that he was quite generally sc- counted one while he lived. I slowly paced the floor, pondering scientific problems, and heard this con- versation: Grandson—First visit to Europe?” Harris—Mine? Yes. Grandson (with a soft reminiscent sigh suggestive of bygone joys that may be tasted in their freshness but once.)— Ah, I know what it is to you. A first visit—ah, the romance of it! I wish I could feel it again. Harris—Yes, I find it exceeds all my dreams. It is enchantment. I go— Grandson. (With a dainty gesture of the hand signifying, “Spare me your callow enthusiasms, good friend.")— Yes, I know; you go to cathedrals, and exclaim; and you drag through league- long picture galleries and exclaim; and you stand here, and there and yonder, upon historic ground, and continue to exclaim; and you are permeated with your first crude conception ot art and are proud and happyv. Ah, yes, proud and happy—that cxpresses it. Yes-ves, enjoy {i—lt is right—it is an innocent Tevel. Harris—And you? Don't you do these things now? Grandson—I! Oh, that is very good! My dear sir, when you are as old a trav- eler as I am, you will not ask such a question as that. I visit the regulation gallery. moon around the regulation ca- thedral, do the worn round of the 1egu- lation sights yet? Excuse me! Harris—Well, what do you do, then? Grandson—Do? I fiit—and ilit—for I am ever on the wing—but T avoid the herd. Today I am in Paris, tomorrow in Berlin, anon in Rome; but you would look for me in vain in the galleries of the Louvre or .he ccmm.on resorts of the gazers in these other capitals. If you would find me, you mus: look in the un- visited nooks and corners where otHers never think of going. One day you will find me making myself at home in | some obscure peasant’s cabin, :nother day you will find rae in some fcrgotten castle worshiping some little gem of art, which the careless eye has overlooked and which the inexperienced would de- spise: again you will find me a guest in the inner sanctuaries of palaces, while the herd is content to get a hurried fllmpse of the unused chambers by leeing a servant. Harris—You are a guest in tuch places? Grandson—And a welcome one. Harris—It is surprising. How does it come? Grandson—My grandfather’s rame is & passpért to all the courts in Europe. I have only to utter that name und every door is open to me. I flit from court to court at my own free will and pleasure, and am always welcome I am as much at home in th= palaces of Eu- Tope as you zre among your Jelatives. I know every titled person in Europe, I think. I have my pockets full of invi- tations all the time. I am ander prom- ise now to go to Italy, where I am to be the guest of a succession of the noblest houses in the land. In Berlin my life is a continued round of gayety in the Imperial Palace. It is the same wher- ever I go. Harris—It must be very pleasant. But it must make Boston seem a little slow ‘when you are at home. Grandson—Yes, of course it does. But I don't go home much. There’s no life there—little to feed a man’s higher na- | ture Boston’s very narrow, you knov. | She doesn’t know it, and you couldn't convince her of I say nothin when I'm there; where's the use? Yes, Bosten is very narrow; but she has such & good opinion of herself that she can't see ‘:g A man who has traveled as much as I have, and seen as much of the world, sees it Ellln enough, but he can't cure it, you know, so the best way is to leave it and seek a sphere which is more in harmony with his taste and culture. I run across there, once & year, perhaps, when I have nothing important on_hand, but I'm very soon back again. I spend my time in Europe. Harris—I see. You map out your plans and—— Grandson—No, excuse me. I don't map out any plans. I simply follow the inclination of the day. I am limited by no ties, no requirements, I am not bound in any way. I am too old a trav- eler to hamper myself with deliberate purposes. I am simply a traveler—a man of the world, in a word—I can call myself by no other name. I do not say “I am going here, or I am guing there.” I say nothing at all, I only act. For instance, next week you may find me off for Venice, or flitting toward Dresden. I shall probably go to Egypt presently; friends will say to friends, “He is at the Nile cataracts”—and at that very moment they will be surprised to learn that. I'm away off yonder in India somewhere. Iam a constant sur- prise to people. They are always saying, “Yes, he was in Jerusalem when we heard of him last, but goodness knows where he is now.” Presently the Grandson rose to leave —discovered he had an appointment with some Emperor, perhaps. He did his graces over again; gripped me with one talon at arm's length, pressed his hat against his stomach with the other, bent his body in the middle three times, murmuring: “Pleasure, 'msure: great pleasure, 'msure. Wish you much success.” Then he removed his gracious pres- ence. 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