August 28 Thursday – Sam and party left Glasgow for Belfast, Ireland, experiencing a rough ferry boat ride where everyone except Sam got seasick. The family reached Belfast about 8 PM and took dinner with Francis Dalzell Finlay (1832?-1917), son-in-law to Alexander Russel [MTL 5: 432]. Finlay was the owner of The Northern Whig until 1875. According to his son, in a letter printed in the Oct. 1944 The Twainian, Finlay was “deeply interested in literature and was on intimate terms with all the prominent writers of his day, Dickens, Thackery, etc.” [6]. Sam cultivated the acquaintance of such men.