,entitled Mark Twain's Autobiography (Burlesque) and First Romance. Soon afterward he was out riding and was thrown from his horse andbruised considerably. Dolly's wide eyes and quick breathing showed that he was mightily impressed, though I don't believe he understood much of what was said. In the next issue he undertook that saddest of allperformances with tongue or pen: he explained his joke, and insisted onthe truth of the explanation.
Hewanted to telegraph at once to his mother and sister to come, but thedoctors persuaded him to wait--just why, he never knew. A faded clippingis all that remains of the incident. ould give her, all the devotion, allthe implicit obedience, by her surpassing force and beauty of character. I rescued the cup before it slid off, and thanked him-amd observed with alarm that the boy had strapped to his narrow waist a knife as long as my forearm.