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442 MARK TWAIN SPEAKING· 138 · Most ofthe harbor boat christeningparty moved on to the unveiling ofa bronze tablet marking the birthplace of Eugene Field. Before releasing the flag that draped the plaque~ Mark Twain spoke briefly. When Roswell Field~ a brother~ later said that the house was not within a mile of the birthplace, Mark Twain observed: "Never mind. It is ofno real consequence. A rose in any other garden will bloom as sweet." See MTB, 3:1175. Remarks Unveiling ofa Tablet Commemorating Eugene Field, St. Louis, June 6, 1902 My friends: We are here with reverence and respect to commemorate and enshrine in memory the house where was born a man who by his life made bright the lives of all who knew him, and by his literary efforts cheered the thoughts of thousands who never knew him. I take pleasure in unveiling this tablet to Eugene Field. Text / "Mark Twain Unveils a Tablet to Eugene Field," Harper's Weekly 46, no. 2376 Ouly 5, 1902):851. Eugene Field / (1850-95). American writer. His column, "Odds and Ends," in the Denver Tribune, led to his first book, A Tribune Primer (1882). On the Chicago Morning Record (1883-95), his "Sharps and Flats" often satirized the pretensions of the meat-packing aristocracy . Poems like "Little Boy Blue" and "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" made him known as "the poet ofchildhood." He also wrote Culture's Garland (1887), and The Love Affairs ofa Bibliomaniac (1896). ...

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