January 25 Sunday – Sam wrote from Minneapolis to Charles Webster, again about business matters—the bed clamp, Osgood’s statement, books sold, American Publishing Co., and money Webster needed, probably for continued production of Huck Finn. Sam ended with,

I ought to have staid at home & written another book. It pays better than the platform [MTP].

The Minneapolis Tribune, p.3: “An Interesting Chat with Clemens and Cable Upon Their Work.” Sam discussed the origins of the reading tour and on sources for HF. Cable took part in the interview. Some excerpts were reprinted elsewhere [Scharnhorst, Interviews 53-6].