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“Philada. February 27, '85.
My Dear Howells, - To-night in Baltimore, to-morrow afternoon and night in Washington, and my four-months platform campaign is ended at last. It has been a curious experience. It taught me that Cable's gifts of mind are greater and higher than I had suspected. But -
That “But” is pointing toward his religion. You will never, never know, never divine, guess, imagine, how loathsome a thing the Christian religion can be made until you come to know and study Cable daily and hourly. Mind you, I like him; he is pleasant company; I rage and swear at him sometimes, but we do not quarrel; we get along mighty happily together; but in him and his person I have learned to hate all religions. He has taught me to abhor and detest the Sabbath-day and hunt up new and troublesome ways to dishonor it.
Nat Goodwin was on the train yesterday. He plays in Washington all the coming week. He is very anxious to get our Sellers play and play it under changed names. I said the only thing I could do would be to write to you. Well, I've done it. I shall return to New York Monday, I think, & fool around there one or two days, mainly at Webster's office; so if you write me at once there (658 B'way) I'll get it.
I sold the right to dramatize & play Tom Sawyer on a royalty & it is to be exploited presently in New York. I have not seen the MS; so I don't know anything about it.
Ys Ever, Mark.”
See Smith & Gibson, Mark Twain-Howells Letters, V2 page 520