November 4 Saturday – In New York, Sam gave a reading at the Uncut Leaves Society. See John D. Barry, “New York Letter,” Literary World (Boston), 24; 18 Nov. 1893, p.385. The Hartford Daily Courant, Nov. 11, 1893, p.4 “Society Notes” reported that Sam and Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856-1923), children’s author and educator, were among the readers. Wiggin is best known for The Birds’ Christmas Carol (1887) and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1903).

Sam’s text was not specified but is listed in his notebook:

For Nov. 4 — / Si Wheeler’s arrival in Heaven / The Californian’s Tale / Irish Christening. / Katakrinokouphalog. / Hamilton-Mabie, Spenser [NB 33 TS 36].

Joseph B. Gilder for the Critic wrote to Sam asking for “from 50 to 150 words” of his impression of the Chicago Exposition. Sam wrote on the envelope, “Mendicancy” [MTP].