Chronology Entry
Year
1864
Text
Twain, Mark. Chinese banquet [ID D29366].
The President and officers of the Ning Yong Company request the pleasure of our company to a Chinese banquet to be given to-morrow at three o'clock. So reads the handsomely printed card of invitation, issued and signed by "Ah Wee, Inspector." We shall do ourselves the honor, and the Company the happiness, to save up a desolating appetite for the occasion.
The President and officers of the Ning Yong Company request the pleasure of our company to a Chinese banquet to be given to-morrow at three o'clock. So reads the handsomely printed card of invitation, issued and signed by "Ah Wee, Inspector." We shall do ourselves the honor, and the Company the happiness, to save up a desolating appetite for the occasion.
Mentioned People (1)
Twain, Mark
(Florida, Missouri 1835-1910 Redding, Conn.) : Schriftsteller
Subjects
Literature : Occident : United States of America
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
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| 1 | 1864 |
Twain, Mark. Chinese banquet. In : The San Francisco Daily Morning Call ; Sept. 18 (1864). http://www.twainquotes.com/18640918defghi.html. |
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