FATHER-IN-LAW'S GIFT. When the late "Mark Twain" married in 1870, his father-in-law made him a present of a fine, fully furnished house in Buffalo. The gift came as a complete surprise. Mr. Clemens knew nothing of it till, amid a party of relatives and friends, he was shown over the luxurious place. Then, when they told him it was his, tears filled eyes. But "Mark" was still the humorist, and, turning to his father-in-law, he said, though in a voice that trembled a little : "Mr. Langdon, whenever you're In Buffalo, if it's as much as twice a year, you are to come ri'ght here and take tea. You can stay all night, too, if you want to, and it shall not cost you anything." Ah ! the key of our life, that passes all wards, opens all locks, Is not I will, but I must, I must. I must—and I do it. —A. H. Clough.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 494, 24 August 1912, Page 7
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154Page 7 Advertisements Column 3 King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 494, 24 August 1912, Page 7
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