Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-11-20 | Page 4 | Twain and His Mother.

II V T TWAIN AIN AND HIS EIS MOTHER The rho local hn tradition remembers the theather father ather of or th tho humorist Squire Clemns Clem- Clem ns ns as ns a rood good and peaceable citizen lIe He brought to the town with him his wife and children and nothing unusual Is remembered of or the thee f family except pt that tha t Mrs rs Clemens had a peculiar and Interesting drawl l In her speech Vh Whon n tier her son on lectured jn the town theater she called the attention of oC the neighbors neighbors neigh neigh- bors to the fact act that Sam had a long drawl to hi his talk and she wondered where in tn th the world he got it It Whereupon hereupon an old farmer re remarked remarked remarked re- re marked If Ie the dan dam Is a pacer er you U will vill very likely find an amble In the thc colt The They brought their children up as well as circumstances would allow considering three things thIngs the the Civil war the West Vest cst on the river and the children It is generally believed ed that Aunt PolIn Polly Po In Tom Sawyer was Sams own mother and that Tom was Sam If It this Is IA so 50 one can almost rend the family history in that captivating aUng little book ool Century