Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 399
ssippi, butthey had a homelikeatmosphere and didnot hurry. SamuelClemens had thespring fever and waswilling to take histime. In Life on theMississippi we readthat the author ranaway, vowing neverto return until hecould come home apilot, shedding glory.But this is the fictiontouch. It is true hehad… … ORION CLEMENS. I9i6.] THE BOYS LIFE OF MARK TWAIN 217 and thus conferred immortality on that ancientlittle craft. Now he had really started on his voyage—avoyage that would continuenot for a week or a fortnight,but for four years—four mar-velous, sunlit years, the gloryof which would color all…
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