September 2 Wednesday – Dorothy Quick wrote to Sam.

My dear Mr Clemens.

      I wrote you from Epping telling you I had changed my address but as I have not heard from you I have decided my writing was so bad you could’ant make it out yesterday I was 12 years old and I had a beautiful birthday   Mother and my aunt Syda took me to Rye Beach in the afternoon to see Ben Greet in an outdoor performance of “As you Like it” It was really wonderful right out in the woods with the sea roaring in the distance I wish you had been with me you would have liked it and I would have loved to have you.  Then I returned and had a party and in the evening we went to see Olivette, The Opera of the casino at Hampton beach about fifteen  minutes on the car from here so today I am rather tired and glad it is stormy so I can rest   We expect to remain here until Sept 15 school opens the 17 or 19th   I don’t know which it has been to cold here to go in bathing but it is beautiful on the beach last Wed we had a terrible storm and mother said she had never seen such a wild and beautiful sea before but she loves it and I dont.  I liked it at Epping and Redding much better I shall even be glad to get back to Plainfield and all my friends will you give my love to Francis and Miss Lyon and keep lots & lots for yourself. / your loving / Dorothy [MTAq 200-1].

John Elton Wayland and Isabel S. Wayland (Mrs. John Elton Wayland) of Little Pumpkin Island, Conn. were entered in the original guestbook [Mac Donnell TS 2].