Iwouldstartinatoncetoelevate,purify,anddepopulatethered—lightdistrict。Iwouldassignthemostsoulfulpoetstothatdistrict,allheavilyarmedwiththeirpoems。TakeChaunceyDepewasasample。Iwouldstationthemonthecornersaftertheyhadroundedupallthedepravedpeopleofthedistrictsotheycouldnotescape,andthenhavethemreadfromtheirpoemstothepoorunfortunates。Theplanwouldbeveryeffectiveincausinganemigrationofthedepravedelement。
PUDD\'NHEADWILSONDRAMATIZED。
WhenMr。ClemensarrivedfromEuropein1895oneofthefirstthingshedidwastoseethedramatizationofPudd\'nheadWilson。TheaudiencebecomingawareofthefactthatMr。Clemenswasinthehousecalleduponhimforaspeech。
NEVERinmylifehaveIbeenabletomakeaspeechwithoutpreparation,andIassureyouthatthispositioninwhichIfindmyselfisonetotallyunexpected。
IhavebeenhemmedinalldaybyWilliamDeanHowellsandotherfrivolouspersons,andIhavebeentalkingabouteverythingintheworldexceptthatofwhichspeechesareconstructed。Then,too,sevendaysonthewaterisnotconducivetospeech—making。IwillonlysaythatIcongratulateMr。Mayhew;hehascertainlymadeadelightfulplayoutofmyrubbish。Hisisacharminggift。ConfidentiallyI