Family & Friends
Sam Clemens whose pen name is
Mark Twain with his oldest daughter
Suzy.
Mark Twain with his oldest daughter
Suzy.
Sam, Olivia, Suzy, and Clara take a family carriage
ride.
ride.
Sam and Olivia Clemens were
married February 2, 1870, their
three daughters, Suzy, Clara,
and Jean, live with them in
Hartford, Connecticut.
married February 2, 1870, their
three daughters, Suzy, Clara,
and Jean, live with them in
Hartford, Connecticut.
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A Daughter Speaks
Ladies, Gentelmen, Boys, and Girls:
My name is Susy Clemens. You may not know me, but my Papa
is Mark Twain. That’s his pen name. His real name is Samuel
Langhorne Clemens. We are a very happy family. We consist
of Papa, Mamma, Jean, Clara, and me.
Papa has beautiful gray hair, not any too thick or any too long,
but just right; a Roman nose, kind blue eyes, and a mustache.
In short, he is an extraordinarily fine looking man. He has got a
temper, but we all of us have in this family.
Papa’s favorite game is billiards, and when he is tired and
wishes to rest himself he stays up all night and plays billiards, it
seems to rest his head. He always walks up and down the room
while thinking and between each coarse at meals.
Papa likes cats; Mamma likes the truth. We had a dear little
kitten once that Papa named Lazy and he would carry Lazy
around on his shoulder; it was a mighty pretty sight!--the gray
cat against Papa’s gray coat and hair. The names he has given
our different cats are really remarkably funny. They are namely
Stray Kit, Abner, Motley, Fraulein, Lazy, Buffalo Bill, Soapy Sall,
Cleveland, Sour Mash, and Pestilence and Famine.
Papa uses very strong language, but I have an idea not nearly
so strong as when he first married Mamma. He doesn’t like to go
to church as much as Mamma. He told us the other day that he
couldn’t stand to hear any one talk but himself, but that he could
listen to himself talk for hours without getting tired, of course, he
said this as a joke, but I’ve no doubt it was founded on the truth.
-Suzy Clemens
Ladies, Gentelmen, Boys, and Girls:
My name is Susy Clemens. You may not know me, but my Papa
is Mark Twain. That’s his pen name. His real name is Samuel
Langhorne Clemens. We are a very happy family. We consist
of Papa, Mamma, Jean, Clara, and me.
Papa has beautiful gray hair, not any too thick or any too long,
but just right; a Roman nose, kind blue eyes, and a mustache.
In short, he is an extraordinarily fine looking man. He has got a
temper, but we all of us have in this family.
Papa’s favorite game is billiards, and when he is tired and
wishes to rest himself he stays up all night and plays billiards, it
seems to rest his head. He always walks up and down the room
while thinking and between each coarse at meals.
Papa likes cats; Mamma likes the truth. We had a dear little
kitten once that Papa named Lazy and he would carry Lazy
around on his shoulder; it was a mighty pretty sight!--the gray
cat against Papa’s gray coat and hair. The names he has given
our different cats are really remarkably funny. They are namely
Stray Kit, Abner, Motley, Fraulein, Lazy, Buffalo Bill, Soapy Sall,
Cleveland, Sour Mash, and Pestilence and Famine.
Papa uses very strong language, but I have an idea not nearly
so strong as when he first married Mamma. He doesn’t like to go
to church as much as Mamma. He told us the other day that he
couldn’t stand to hear any one talk but himself, but that he could
listen to himself talk for hours without getting tired, of course, he
said this as a joke, but I’ve no doubt it was founded on the truth.
-Suzy Clemens
Put a cat in the White House!
Elect Mark Twain President,
and he promises to appoint a
"first cat."
Elect Mark Twain President,
and he promises to appoint a
"first cat."
| "An American loves his family. If he has any love left over for any other person, he generally choses Mark Twain." -Thomas A. Edison |
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"Papa likes cats;
Mamma likes the truth."
-Suzy Clemens
Mamma likes the truth."
-Suzy Clemens
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