Deseret Evening News | 1903-05-02 | Page 11 | Mark Twain Taken Down

Sl TWAIN r Jm DOWN DOWNIn In the tho old 01 1 data dayn shortly after Mark Twains book hook was just lust oft ort tho the press Ness he lie was wa naked asked for his autograph liy hy n a young woman Flattered by this touch tram from the wing of Fume Jume he hc looked around for something on which to In Inscribe inscribe scribe his hla nom norn de dc plump plume And UK espied es a R copy opy of at his book On the fly ily leaf of oC this he wrote name narue and date anti and handed bonded the volume to 10 the fair peti petitioner loner lIoner saying that lint hook will be worth n great deal of ot money mon Y some seine day Thank you Ju said MId the th young woman loman Thin then wishing u thing to show her knowledge of the value of signed copier she litO contin continued tied Of ot course cour e I 1 know that without the signature the book wok would be bo worth anything New York Times