Humour in Everything.
Mark Twain's humorous advice to some burglars who broke into bis bouse the other day proves that be has the faculty of finding humour in the most unexpected places. The following incident shows bow strongly is. the joker's instinct ingrained in him. A friend once took him to see a very beautiful and valuable piece of sculpture. It repreented a young woman coiling up her hair, and the workmanship was such that the owner's other companions stood open-mouthed in admiration. "Well," said the host, turning to Mark Twain for his verdict, "What do you think of it? Grand, isn't it?" "Yes, it's very pretty," said Mark, "but it's not true to nature!" "Why not?" inquired everyone in surprise. "She ought to have her mouth full of hairpins," replied the humorist gravely.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 122, 14 January 1909, Page 5
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134Humour in Everything. King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 122, 14 January 1909, Page 5
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