April 26 Tuesday – Sam’s notebook: “Mr. Travers Cox / 28 Viali Principe Amadeo / 4-6. Bishop of Ohio / [Horiz. Line separator] / Prof. Gelli 10 a m” [NB 47 TS 10]. Note: Sam attended a reception of Mrs. Travers Cox, as attested by this entry and the Apr. 28 from Keene; see entry. Another sitting for Gelli.
Joe Twichell wrote to Sam, again pasting a short article of interest at the top of the letter, this one ending with “The creator of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn has a shrine in the hearts of boys, both young and old, that no one dares to desecrate.” Joe wrote:
While at Cornell University on pulpit-duty last Sunday I picked up at Pres. Schurman’s a late copy of “The Catholic World”, a magazine, and in the Book Notices department came upon the above, which ought to please you, hardened as you are to that species of confection—no, hardened isn’t the word but—what is it? I can’t at this moment think [MTP]. Note: Joe also asked “isn’t it time, dear old boy, that we had a word from you concerning her?” (Livy).