January 2, 1904 Saturday

January 2 Saturday – Sam’s article, “Italian Without a Master” ran in Harper’s Weekly for Jan. 2, 1904.

It was included in The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories (1906) [Budd, Collected 2: 1009].

Sam’s notebook: “Count di Calfe (?) No—tomorrow, I think / [Horiz. Line separator] / As concerneth length of line & multiplicity of ancestors—in that property I am as poor as Jesus: No grandfather / [Horiz. Line separator] / Eligibility to membership in several of the lofty Orders requires 3 or 4 generations of noble descent. Jesus not eligible; an application from him could not be considered” [NB 47 TS 2].

Louise W. Carnegie (Mrs. Andrew Carnegie) mailed her card to Sam and Livy [MTP]. Note: it was sent to Riverdale, forwarded to Elmira. If a note accompanied the card, it is not extant.

Doubleday, Page & Co. wrote to Sam, sending him a set of Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor. He should not be obligated to express an opinion [MTP].

Day By Day Acknowledgment

Mark Twain Day By Day was originally a print reference, meticulously created by David Fears, who has generously made this work available, via the Center for Mark Twain Studies, as a digital edition.   

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