Mark Twain's Last Joke.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 June 1910, Page 4

Mark Twain's Last Joke.

a UIAKAUTIOKISTIC APOLOGY. On April 7th all Itanium and Bailey's clowns- 57 varieties, in every cow l ei val>le ma Ice-tip—joined in kissing a Grille. AVith transfers of rouge, lampbkok, grease, flesh colour, and chalk 'that was purple, pink, white, green, yellow, and elephants' brnat'h, the lady's lace, at the end of the congratulations resembled a Sid Long picture. The occasion was the marriage of the. most eminent clown in New York to Alias Fanny .Magi 11 ley, hilled as "Hercula, :the earth's strongest wonwin, who plays catches with cannon halls, and does the sina.il act with her villa residence." Tilie bridegroom struck the original id«a of having the ceremony conducted in

costmno, lii.s bonnie bride revealing her massive proportions by meaii.s of bare. biceps si ml pink tights, and he and his ">() groomsmen. in the ordinary garb of the pi«f(«sioiiiil humourist. r lllio weakling duly evoii tna ted in 11a run in and Ilailey's ring, with the elephant the resp'!i:.s.".s, and' the rhinoceros cooing I'.is congrat".ilait:ons fivm liis tank. In .1 true spirit raf comra.deslii'p, it lie clowns wired 'to their .fel-br-li'iintou.rist.s. '.Mark Twain. George Ade, and ex-President Kflin.sove!t, inviting them to the .affair. The former, very weak, and just then endeavouring to get the better of sSh'3 grim practical .joke. which the Man with the Scythe was trying to w.'irk off on ibiin, got the wire late. His reply was :■— "T am very jorry, (hnt n.ll last week's <I.:i'tes are filled. 1 will gladly coins week before hist, if that will answer.'