April 6 Sunday – Sam’s notebook: “Smooth sea, sunny & pleasant. No cards. Reed played solitaire. ‘ignorant of music’ = Reed / Reached Norfolk midnight” [NB 45 TS 9]. Note: Sam’s ship log gave part of this report.

Livy’s diary: “Miss Forth & Miss Bowman here for tea” [MTP: DV161].

The Charleston (S.C.) Sunday News, p. 16 ran “Mark Twain in Town / The Famous Humorist Spent the Day in Charleston.” Budd: “Extensive summary of SLC’s mostly casual remarks; he declines to comment on ‘Chinese loot question’” [Budd, “Supplement” ALR 16.1 (Spring 1983) 70]. Budd’s no. 173a.

The New York Times, p.8, as well as the New York Tribune , p.5 mis-reported Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Clemens’ attendance at the Apr. 5 Smith College Allumni reception. Sam was still at sea.