March 3 Saturday – In his first Mar. 2 letter to Livy, Sam outlined this day as “full.”

Appointment on the Webster business at 9; meet Frank Bliss at 10; later, make some steamer arrangements; probably meet Bliss & Century people about 2:30; fuss over that photo from 4 to 6; read from 8.10 to 9; meet Bram Stoker here at 10.30; supper at Mr. Cowdin’s, with music & doubtless dancing, until 1 a.m.; then be fetched by a carriage & attend the annual round-up of the Aldine Club (Story-Tellers’ Night), & help the able story-tellers spin yarns & make speeches indefinitely.

Sam noted above that he would read from 8:10 p.m. to 9 p.m. but did not identify the function. Earlier in the letter he wrote that he was “memorizing the Bluejay for my Saturday reading.” ‡ – See addenda.

Sam also wrote a short note to Bram Stoker, Henry Irving’s agent and a customer for stock in the new Paige Compositor Co. 

Can you look in at the Players toward midnight to-morrow night? (Sunday). Or earlier if you prefer & will let me know. I will then furnish orders on the President of the Paige Compositor Company for the stock for you & Mr. Irving [MTP].

Henry H. Rogers wrote a financial letter to Sam, “To avoid all misunderstanding in regard to the ‘initial memorandum’ between us regarding two pools relating to the business of the Paige Compositor Co. I conclude to write you a letter, acceptance of which by you shall serve as a contract between us.” Rogers then spelled out dollar amounts and shares for George N. Stone, S.W. Knevals, George A. Frink, Caleb B. Knevals, Towner K. Webster, H.S. Ward, and T.F. Rowland [MTHHR 35-7]. See details.

A lengthy excerpt from Mark Twain’s address on Feb. 22 at the Fairhaven, Mass dedication ran in Outlook, p. 431 [Tenney, ALR supplement to the Reference Guide (Autumn, 1977) 330-1].