第1章(3/7)
ThuswasthisElizabethandialoguepouredintothemouldsofcoldtype。
AccordingtoMerleJohnson，MarkTwain’sbibliographer，itwasissuedinpamphletform，withoutwrappersorcovers；therewere8pagesoftextandthepamphletmeasured7by8？inches。Onlyfourcopiesarebelievedtohavebeenprinted，oneforHay，oneforGunn，andtwoforTwain。
\"Inthematterofhumor，\"wroteClemens，referringtoHay’sdeliciousnotes，\"whatanunsurpassabletouchJohnHayhad！\"
HUMORATWESTPOINT
Thefirstprintingof1601inactualbookformwas\"DonneatyeAcademiePress，in1882，WestPoint，NewYork，underthesupervisionofLieut。C。
E。S。Wood，thenadjutantoftheU。S。MilitaryAcademy。
In1882MarkTwainandJoeTwichellvisitedtheirfriendLieut。WoodatWestPoint，wheretheylearnedthatWood，asAdjutant，hadunderhiscontrolasmallprintingestablishment。OnMark’sreturntoHartford，WoodreceivedaletteraskingifhewoulddoMarkagreatfavorbyprintingsomethinghehadwritten，whichhedidnotcaretoentrusttotheordinaryprinter。Woodrepliedthathewouldbegladtooblige。
OnApril3，1882，Marksentthemanuscript：
\"Ienclosetheoriginalof1603[sic]asyousuggest。Iamafraidthereareerrorsinit，also，heedlessnessinantiquatedspelling——e’sstuckonoftenatendofwordswheretheyarenotstricklynecessary，etc……
IwouldgothroughthemanuscriptbutIamtoomuchdrivenjustnow，anditisnotimportantanyway。Iwishyouwoulddomethekindnesstomakeanyandallcorrectionsthatsuggestthemselvestoyou。
Sincerelyyours，S。L。Clemens。\"
CharlesErskineScottWoodrecalledinaforeword，whichhewroteforthelimitededitionof1601issuedbytheGrabhornPress，howhefeltwhenhefirstsawtheoriginalmanuscript。\"WhenIreadit，\"writesWood，\"Ifeltthatthecharacterofitwouldbecarriedalittlebetterbyaprintingwhichpretendedtotheeyethatitwascontemporaneouswiththepretended’conversation。’
\"IwroteMarkthatforliteraryeffectIthoughtthereshouldbeaspeciesofforgery，thoughofcoursetherewasnoefforttoactuallydeceiveascholar。MarkansweredthatImightdoasIliked；——thathisonlyobjectwastosecureanumberofcopies，asthedemandforitwasbecomingburdensome，buthewouldbeverygratefulforanyinterestI
broughttothedoing。
\"Well，Tucker[foremanoftheprintingshop]andIsoakedsomehandmadelinenpaperinweakcoffee，putitasawetbundleintoawarmroomtomildew，driedittoadampnessapprovedbyTuckerandheprintedthe’copy’onahandpress。IhadspecialpunchescutforsuchElizabethanabbreviationsasthea，e，oandu，whenfollowedbymorn——andforthe（commonlyandstupidlypronouncedye）。
\"TheonlyeditingIdidwasastothespellingandafewoldEnglishwordsintroduced。Thespelling，ifIremembercorrectly，ismine，butthetextisexactlyaswrittenbyMark。Iwroteaskinghisviewofmakingthespellingoftheperiodandhewasenthusiastic——tellingmetodowhateverIthoughtbestandhewasgreatlypleasedwiththeresult。\"
ThuswasprintedinadeluxeeditionoffiftycopiesthemostcuriousmasterpieceofAmericanhumor，atoneofAmerica’smostdignifiedinstitutions，theUnitedStatesMilitaryAcademyatWestPoint。
\"1601wassobe—praisedbythearchaeologicalscholarsofaquarterofacenturyago，\"wroteClemensinhislettertoCharlesOrr，\"thatIwasratherinordinatelyvainofit。Atthattimeithadbeenprivatelyprintedinseveralcountries，amongthemJapan。Asumptuouseditiononlargepaper，rough—edged，wasmadebyLieut。C。E。S。WoodatWestPoint——aneditionof50copies——anddistributedamongpopesandkingsandsuchpeople。InEnglandcopiesofthatissuewereworthtwentyguineaswhenI
wastheresixyearsago，andnonetobehad。\"
FROMTHEDEPTHS
MarkTwain’sirreverenceshouldnotbemisinterpreted：itwasanirreverencewhichbubbledupfromadeep，passionateinsightintothewell—springsofhumannature。In1601，asin’TheManThatCorruptedHadleyburg，’andin’TheMysteriousStranger，’hetorethemasksoffhumanbeingsandleftthemcringingbeforethepublicview。WiththedeftnessofamastersurgeonClemensdealtwithhumanemotionsanddelightedinexposinghumannatureintheraw。
AccordingtoMerleJohnson，MarkTwain’sbibliographer，itwasissuedinpamphletform，withoutwrappersorcovers；therewere8pagesoftextandthepamphletmeasured7by8？inches。Onlyfourcopiesarebelievedtohavebeenprinted，oneforHay，oneforGunn，andtwoforTwain。
\"Inthematterofhumor，\"wroteClemens，referringtoHay’sdeliciousnotes，\"whatanunsurpassabletouchJohnHayhad！\"
HUMORATWESTPOINT
Thefirstprintingof1601inactualbookformwas\"DonneatyeAcademiePress，in1882，WestPoint，NewYork，underthesupervisionofLieut。C。
E。S。Wood，thenadjutantoftheU。S。MilitaryAcademy。
In1882MarkTwainandJoeTwichellvisitedtheirfriendLieut。WoodatWestPoint，wheretheylearnedthatWood，asAdjutant，hadunderhiscontrolasmallprintingestablishment。OnMark’sreturntoHartford，WoodreceivedaletteraskingifhewoulddoMarkagreatfavorbyprintingsomethinghehadwritten，whichhedidnotcaretoentrusttotheordinaryprinter。Woodrepliedthathewouldbegladtooblige。
OnApril3，1882，Marksentthemanuscript：
\"Ienclosetheoriginalof1603[sic]asyousuggest。Iamafraidthereareerrorsinit，also，heedlessnessinantiquatedspelling——e’sstuckonoftenatendofwordswheretheyarenotstricklynecessary，etc……
IwouldgothroughthemanuscriptbutIamtoomuchdrivenjustnow，anditisnotimportantanyway。Iwishyouwoulddomethekindnesstomakeanyandallcorrectionsthatsuggestthemselvestoyou。
Sincerelyyours，S。L。Clemens。\"
CharlesErskineScottWoodrecalledinaforeword，whichhewroteforthelimitededitionof1601issuedbytheGrabhornPress，howhefeltwhenhefirstsawtheoriginalmanuscript。\"WhenIreadit，\"writesWood，\"Ifeltthatthecharacterofitwouldbecarriedalittlebetterbyaprintingwhichpretendedtotheeyethatitwascontemporaneouswiththepretended’conversation。’
\"IwroteMarkthatforliteraryeffectIthoughtthereshouldbeaspeciesofforgery，thoughofcoursetherewasnoefforttoactuallydeceiveascholar。MarkansweredthatImightdoasIliked；——thathisonlyobjectwastosecureanumberofcopies，asthedemandforitwasbecomingburdensome，buthewouldbeverygratefulforanyinterestI
broughttothedoing。
\"Well，Tucker[foremanoftheprintingshop]andIsoakedsomehandmadelinenpaperinweakcoffee，putitasawetbundleintoawarmroomtomildew，driedittoadampnessapprovedbyTuckerandheprintedthe’copy’onahandpress。IhadspecialpunchescutforsuchElizabethanabbreviationsasthea，e，oandu，whenfollowedbymorn——andforthe（commonlyandstupidlypronouncedye）。
\"TheonlyeditingIdidwasastothespellingandafewoldEnglishwordsintroduced。Thespelling，ifIremembercorrectly，ismine，butthetextisexactlyaswrittenbyMark。Iwroteaskinghisviewofmakingthespellingoftheperiodandhewasenthusiastic——tellingmetodowhateverIthoughtbestandhewasgreatlypleasedwiththeresult。\"
ThuswasprintedinadeluxeeditionoffiftycopiesthemostcuriousmasterpieceofAmericanhumor，atoneofAmerica’smostdignifiedinstitutions，theUnitedStatesMilitaryAcademyatWestPoint。
\"1601wassobe—praisedbythearchaeologicalscholarsofaquarterofacenturyago，\"wroteClemensinhislettertoCharlesOrr，\"thatIwasratherinordinatelyvainofit。Atthattimeithadbeenprivatelyprintedinseveralcountries，amongthemJapan。Asumptuouseditiononlargepaper，rough—edged，wasmadebyLieut。C。E。S。WoodatWestPoint——aneditionof50copies——anddistributedamongpopesandkingsandsuchpeople。InEnglandcopiesofthatissuewereworthtwentyguineaswhenI
wastheresixyearsago，andnonetobehad。\"
FROMTHEDEPTHS
MarkTwain’sirreverenceshouldnotbemisinterpreted：itwasanirreverencewhichbubbledupfromadeep，passionateinsightintothewell—springsofhumannature。In1601，asin’TheManThatCorruptedHadleyburg，’andin’TheMysteriousStranger，’hetorethemasksoffhumanbeingsandleftthemcringingbeforethepublicview。WiththedeftnessofamastersurgeonClemensdealtwithhumanemotionsanddelightedinexposinghumannatureintheraw。