October 10 Thursday – Isabel Lyon’s journal: Headache. / Mr. and Mrs. Deacon, Father Fitz [William Fitz-Simon],  Mr. and Miss Sampson dined here and all day I was so ill, but I wouldn’t give in. I saw Mr. Willing who has charge of the syndicating of the autobiography; Mr. Ashcroft arrived at 3 o’clock; I secured a notary public to come out with the Plasheon lawyers who came at 5:30. I superintended the decorating of the dinner table. I gave the King all of my presence that he required, I played Hearts for an hour, just as I was going up to lie down for that hour. I never slipped a cog all day long, with that supreme pain in my head and careening down my spine. But at dinner I did think I could and would gladly perish. Mr. Deacon on my right was so blatant and prosy and terrible. He won’t give the King a chance to talk, but will interrupt and try to give the conversation the course that he wants it to take, and oh, he is dreadful [MTP TS 113-114]. Note: Miss Gertrude Sampson.

George Grantham Bain wrote to Lyon enclosing something he requested be re-addressed to Dorothy (Quick?) [MTP].

Alice Minnie Herts for the Educational Alliance wrote to Lyon asking when she might receive Sam’s list for invitations [MTP].

Sidney Lee wrote to introduce to Sam two friends visiting the US: Mr. & Mrs. Cobden Sanderson, whom he said Sam was familiar with [MTP].

In Sam’s A.D. Sam’s A.D. of this day titled “Platform Readings” recalled seeing Charles Dickens read and meeting Livy; compared lecturing and reading; his use of the pause in recitation; the piece was selected for MTE [213-28]. Sam also mentioned the high lecture price of abolitionist, Wendell Phillips (1811-1884) [Gribben 544].