To
William A. Seaver
28 June 1878 • Heidelberg, Germany (MS, in pencil: CLjC, UCCL 01574)
28 June 1878 • Heidelberg, Germany (MS, in pencil: CLjC, UCCL 01574)
Heidelberg, June 28.
Dear Old Seaver:
There be humorists in Germany. With infinite difficulty I have translated the following from a Mannheim paper:
A thirsty man called for beer. Just as the foaming mug was placed before him, some one sent in for him. The place was crowded. CouldⒶemendation he trust his beer there? A bright idea flashes through his brain. He writes on a card, “I have spit expectorated in this beer”—fastens the card to the mug & retires with triumph in his eyes to see what is wanted. He returns presently & finds his card reversed & this written on it: “Ich auch .,” (I also!”)
Be good to yourself, old Seaver.
Yrs Ever
Mark.
letter docketed by Seaver:
“Mark Twain”
Emendations and Textual Notes
Ⓐ
crowded. Could ●
crowded.— | Could
MS, in pencil, CLjC.
Alkali Andy, no page, transcript and facsimile; MicroPUL, reel 1.
Offered for sale by Charles Yale Bookseller, as noted in a typed transcript in CU-MARK apparently dating from the 1950s or early 1960s.
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