LastspringImetGeneralMilesagain,andhecommentedonthefactthatwehadknowneachotherthirtyyears。Hesaiditwasstrangethatwehadnotmetyearsbefore,whenwehadbothbeeninWashington。
AtthatpointIchangedthesubject,andIchangeditwithart。Butthefactsarethese:
IwasthenundercontractformyInnocentsAbroad,butdidnothaveacenttoliveonwhileIwroteit。SoIwenttoWashingtontodoalittlejournalism。ThereImetanequallypoorfriend,WilliamDavidson,whohadnotasinglevice,unlessyoucallitaviceinaScottoloveScotch。Togetherwedevisedthefirstandoriginalnewspapersyndicate,sellingtwolettersaweektotwelvenewspapersandgetting$1aletter。That$24aweekwouldhavebeenenoughforus—ifwehadnothadtosupportthejug。
Buttherewasadaywhenwefeltthatwemusthave$3rightaway—$3
atonce。ThatwashowImettheGeneral。Itdoesn\'tmatternowwhatwewantedsomuchmoneyatonetimefor,butthatScotandIdidoccasionallywantit。TheScotsentmeoutonedaytogetit。HehadagreatbeliefinProvidence,thatScottishfriendofmine。Hesaid: