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CHANGES OF THREE CENTURIES On Board U. S. S. _Mississippi_, October 1, 1907. DEAR KERMIT: After speaking at Keokuk this morning we got aboard this brand new stern wheel steamer of the regular Mississippi type and started down stream. I went up on the texas and of course felt an almost irresistible desire to ask the pilot about Mark Twain. CHANGES OF THREE CENTURIES ON BOARD U S MISSISSIPPI OCTOBER ONE NINETEEN O SEVEN DEAR KERMIT AFTER SPEAKING AT KEYCOCK THIS MORNING WE GOT ABOARD THIS BRAND NEW STERN WHEEL STEAMER OF THE REGULAR MISSISSIPPI TYPE AND STARTED DOWN STREAM I WENT UP ON TO TEXAS AND OF COURSE FELT AN IRRESISTIBLE DESIRE TO ASK THE PILOT ABOUT MARK TWAIN
 and whom I really liked, but to whom I had nothing in the world to say. At Canton and Keokuk I went through the usual solemn festivities--the committee of reception and the guard of honor, with the open carriage, the lines of enthusiastic fellow-citizens to whom I bowed continually right and left, the speech which in each case I thought went off rather better than I had dared hope--for I felt as if I had spoken myself out. When I got on the boat, however, times grew easier. I still have to rush out continually, stand on the front part of the deck, and wave at groups of people on shore, and at stern-wheel steamboats draped with American flags and loaded with enthusiastic excursionists. But I have a great deal of time to myself, and by gentle firmness I think I have succeeded in impressing on my good hosts that I rather resent allopathic doses of information about shoals and dykes, the amount of sand per cubic foot of water, the quantity of manufactures supplied by each river town, etc. T THEY LIKED ME AND WHOM I REALLY LIKED BUT TO WHOM I HAD NOTHING IN THE WORLD TO SAY AT CANTON AND KEEKUK I WENT THROUGH THE USUAL SOLEMN FESTIVITIES THE COMMITTEE OF RECEPTION AND THE GUARD OF HONOR WITH THE OPEN CARRIAGE THE LINES OF ENTHUSIASTIC FELLOW CITIZENS TO WHOM I BOWED CONTINUALLY RIGHT AND LEFT THE SPEECH WHICH IN EACH CASE I THOUGHT WENT OFF RATHER BETTER THAN I HAD DARED HOPE FOR I FELT AS IF I HAD SPOKEN MYSELF OUT WHEN I GOT ON THE BOAT HOWEVER TIMES GREW EASIER I STILL HAVE TO RUSH OUT CONTINUALLY STAND ON THE FRONT PART OF THE DECK AND WAVE AT GROUPS OF PEOPLE ON SHORE AND AT STERN WHEEL STEAMBOATS DRAPED WITH AMERICAN FLAGS AND LOADED WITH ENTHUSIASTIC EXCURSIONISTS BUT I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF TIME TO MYSELF AND BY GENTLE FIRMNESS I THINK I HAVE SUCCEEDED IN IMPRESSING ON MY GOOD HOSTS THAT I RATHER RESENT ALLOPATHIC DOSES OF INFORMATION ABOUT SHOALS AND DIKES THE AMOUNT OF SAND PUR CUBIC FOOT OF WATER THE QUANTITY OF MANUFACTURE SUPPLIED BY EACH RIVER TOWN ET CETERA
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