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〃Certainly； certainly。 He does nothing that isn't right and wise and
merciful。 You can't understand these things now； dear； but when you are
grown up you will understand them； and then you will see that they are
just and wise。〃
After a pause：
〃Did He make the roof fall in on the stranger that was trying to save the
crippled old woman from the fire； mama？〃
〃Yes； my child。 Wait！ Don't ask me why； because I don't know。 I only
know it was to discipline some one； or be a judgment upon somebody； or to
show His power。〃
〃That drunken man that stuck a pitchfork into Mrs。 Welch's baby when〃
〃Never mind about it； you needn't go into particulars； it was to
discipline the childthat much is certain； anyway。〃
〃Mama； Mr。 Burgess said in his sermon that billions of little creatures
are sent into us to give us cholera； and typhoid； and lockjaw； and more
than a thousand other sicknesses andmama； does He send them？〃
〃Oh； certainly； child； certainly。 Of course。〃
〃What for？〃
〃Oh； to discipline us！ Haven't I told you so； over and over again？〃
〃It's awful cruel； mama！ And silly！ and if I〃
〃Hush； oh； hush！ Do you want to bring the lightning？〃
〃You know the lightning did come last week； mama； and struck the new
church； and burnt it down。 Was it to discipline the church？〃
（Wearily。） 〃Oh； I suppose so。〃
〃But it killed a hog that wasn't doing anything。 Was it to discipline
the hog； mama？〃
〃Dear child； don't you want to run out and play a while？ If you would
like to〃
〃Mama； only think！ Mr。 Hollister says there isn't a bird； or fish； or
reptile； or any other animal that hasn't got an enemy that Providence has
sent to bite it and chase it and pester it and kill it and suck its blood
and discipline it and make it good and religious。 Is that true； mother
because if it is true why did Mr。 Hollister laugh at it？〃
〃That Hollister is a scandalous person； and I don't want you to listen to
anything he says。〃
〃Why； mama； he is very interesting； and I think he tries to be good。 He
says the wasps catch spiders and cram them down into their nests in the
groundalive； mama！and there they live and suffer days and days and
days； and the hungry little wasps chewing their legs and gnawing into
their bellies all the time； to make them good and religious and praise
God for His infinite mercies。 I think Mr。 Hollister is just lovely； and
ever so kind； for when I asked him if he would treat a spider like that
he said he hoped to be damned if he would； and then heDear mama； have
you fainted！ I will run and bring help！ Now this comes of staying in
town this hot weather。〃
APPENDIX X
A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF MARK TWAIN'S WORK
PUBLISHED AND OTHERWISEFROM 1851…1910
Note 1。This is not a detailed bibliography； but merely a general list
of Mark Twain's literary undertakings； in the order of performance；
showing when； and usually where； the work was done； when and where first
published； etc。 An excellent Mark Twain bibliography has been compiled
by Mr。 Merle Johnson； to whom acknowledgments are due for important
items。
Note 2。Only a few of the more important speeches are noted。 Volumes
that are merely collections of tales or articles are not noted。
Note 3。Titles are shortened to those most commonly in use； as 〃Huck
Finn〃 or 〃Huck〃 for 〃The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn。〃
Names of periodicals are abbreviated。
The initials U。 E。 stand for the 〃Uniform Edition〃 of Mark Twain's
works。
The chapter number or numbers in the line with the date refers to the
place in this work where the items are mentioned。
1851。
（See Chapter xviii of this work。）
Edited the Hannibal Journal during the absence of the owner and editor；
Orion Clemens。
Wrote local items for the Hannibal Journal。
Burlesque of a rival editor in the Hannibal Journal。
Wrote two sketches for The Sat。 Eve。 Post （Philadelphia）。
To MARY IN H…l。 Hannibal Journal。
1852…53。
（See Chapter xviii。）
JIM WOLFE AND THE FIREHannibal Journal。
Burlesque of a rival editor in the Hannibal Journal。
1853。
（See Chapter xix。）
Wrote obituary poemsnot published。
Wrote first letters home。
1855…56。
（See Chapters xx and xxi。）
First after…dinner speech； delivered at a printers' banquet in Keokuk；
Iowa。
Letters from Cincinnati； November 16； 1856； signed 〃Snodgrass〃
Saturday Post （Keokuk）。
1857。
（See Chapter xxi。）
Letters from Cincinnati； March 16； 1857； signed 〃Snodgrass〃Saturday
Post （Keokuk）。
1858。
Anonymous contributions to the New Orleans Crescent and probably to St。
Louis papers。
1859。
（See Chapter xxvii； also Appendix B。）
Burlesque of Capt。 Isaiah SellersTrue Delta （New Orleans）； May 8 or 9。
1861。
（See Chapters xxxiii to xxxv。）
Letters home； published in The Gate City （Keokuk）。
1862。
（See Chapters xxxv to xxxviii。）
Letters and sketches； signed 〃Josh；〃 for the Territorial Enterprise
（Virginia City； Nevada）。
REPORT OF THE LECTURE OF PROF。 PERSONAL PRONOUNEnterprise。
REPORT OF A FOURTH OF JULY ORATIONEnterprise。
THE PETRIFIED MANEnterprise。
Local news reporter for the Enterprise from August。
1863。
（See Chapters xli to xliii； also Appendix C。）
Reported the Nevada Legislature for the Enterprise。
First used the name 〃Mark Twain；〃 February 2。
ADVICE TO THE UNRELIABLEEnterprise。
CURING A COLDEnterprise。 U。 E。
INFORMATION FOR THE MILLIONEnterprise。
ADVICE TO GOOD LITTLE GIRLSEnterprise。
THE DUTCH NICK MASSACREEnterprise。
Many other Enterprise sketches。
THE AGED PILOT MAN （poem）〃 ROUGHING IT。〃 U。 E。
1864。
（See。 Chapters xliv to xlvii。）
Reported the Nevada Legislature for the Enterprise。
Speech as 〃Governor of the Third House。〃
Letters to New York Sunday Mercury。
Local reporter on the San Francisco Call。
Articles and sketches for the Golden Era。
Articles and sketches for the Californian。
Daily letters from San Francisco to the Enterprise。
（Several of the Era and Californian sketches appear in SKETCHES NEW AND
OLD。 U。 E。）
1865。
（See Chapters xlix to li； also Appendix E。）
Notes for the Jumping Frog story； Angel's Camp； February。
Sketches etc。； for the Golden Era and Californian。
Daily letter to the Enterprise。
THE JUMPING FROG （San Francisco）Saturday Press。 New York；
November 18。 U。 E。
1866。
（See Chapters lii to lv； also Appendix D。）
Daily letter to the Enterprise。
Sandwich Island letters to the Sacramento Union。
Lecture on the Sandwich Islands； San Francisco； October 2。
FORTY…THREE DAYS IN AN OPEN BOATHarper's Magazine； December （error in
signature made it Mark Swain）。
1867。
（See Chapters lvii to lxv； also Appendices E； F； and G。）
Letters to Alta California from New York。
JIM WOLFE AND THE CATSN。 Y。 Sunday Mercury。
THE JUMPING FROGbook； published by Charles Henry Webb； May 1。 U。 E。
Lectured at Cooper Union； May； '66。
Letters to Alta California and New York Tribune from the Quaker City
Holy Land excursion。
Letter to New York Herald on the return from the Holy Land。
After…dinner speech on 〃Women〃 （Washington）。
Began arrangement for the publication of THE INNOCENTS ABROAD。
1868。
（See Chapters lxvi to lxix； also Appendices H and I。）
Newspaper letters； etc。； from Washington； for New York Citizen； Tribune；
Herald； and other papers and periodicals。
Preparing Quaker City letters （in Washington and San Francisco） for book
publication。
CAPTAIN WAKEMAN'S （STORMFIELD'S） VISIT TO HEAVEN （San Francisco）；
published Harper's Magazine； December； 1907…January； 1908 （also book；
Harpers）。
Lectured in California and Nevada on the 〃Holy Land；〃 July 2。
S'CAT！ Anonymous article on T。 K。 Beecher （Elmira）； published in local
paper。
Lecture…tour； season 1868…69。
1869。
（See Chapters lxx to lxxni。）
THE INNOCENTS ABROADbook （Am。 Pub。 Co。）； July 20。 U。 E。
Bought one…third ownership in the Buffalo Express。
Contributed editorials； sketches； etc。； to the Express。
Contributed sketches to Packard's Monthly； Wood's Magazine； etc。
Lecture…tour； season 1869…70。
1870。
（See Chapters lxxiv to lxxx； also Appendix J。）
Contributed various matte
