Show I TALES OF THE DAY STark Twains Anecdote of the Minister Min-ister and the Little Baby At an entertainment given for the benefit ben-efit of the seamen on board the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm I on her voyage from New York to Genoa relates thi Brooklyn Eagle Mr Clemens was posted for an address On being Introduced he rose and in his peculiar tone of voice and manner said My friends I se that my name 19 on the programme for an address As this was done without consulting me I shall give you an anecdote In its place Now you know there are anecdotes and anecdotes short metsr and long meter I shall give you a long meter one with a snapper at the end I is about a ScotchIrish minister who thought he was called to preach the gospel while ho knew that he had the gift of oratory and he never missed an opportunity to display I An opportunity was afforded on tho occasion of ft christening There wan a considerable audience made up of tho relatives frlinds and neighbors of the parents The preacher began by sayIng say-Ing Vo have met together my friends on I very Interesting occasion tnj christening of this little child but I see already a look of disappointment on your faces If it because this infant Is so small We must bear In mind that this l globe upon which wo live Is made up of small things infinitesImal objects we smal might sa > Little drops of water make tho mighty ocean the mountains which rear their hoary heads toward heaven and are often lost In the clouds are made up of little grains of sand Be sides my friends wo must take into consideration the possibilities in the life o this little speck of humanity He may become a great preacher multitudes maybe may-be swayed by his elcqucnca and brought to see and believe In tho truths of the gospel Hemay become a distinguished f j j i t f 9 S physician and hs famo as a healer of I men may reach tho uttermost parts of I tho earth and his name go down to I posterity ns one of the great benefactors lof humanity He may become a gnat astronome and read the heavens as an I open book lie may discover now stars I which I may be coupled with 1 that of New l ton and other great dlscoversrs He may become a distinguished statesman and j I orate and by the strength of his In i tellect and eloquence ho may control the i destinies of nations and his nam be engraved naton graved upon monuments erected to perpetuate II per-petuate his memory by his admiring and grateful countrymen He may become an author and a poet and his name may yn appear among those now entombed I b3 tombed tn Westminster He may become a great warrior and lead armies to battle bat-tle and victory his prowess aud valor may change the map of Europe Methinks Me-thinks I hear the plaudits of the people peo-ple at the mention of his deeds and name He may becomeererhe might er Turning to te mother What Is his nama The mother What Is tho babys name The mother Its name Is Mary Ann |