October 22 Saturday – Francis P. Church of the Galaxy wrote:

“Dear Twain: / The portrait is all right. I will give it to the engraver immediately.

We wont talk about your giving up at the end of the year. It is something not to be even thought of for a moment” [MTPO]. Note: a doodled portrait of King William of Prussia; see Oct. 18.

Fred Marsh wrote from Chillivothe, Mo. enclosing a clipping he thought would occupy a place in Twain’s “collection” of “Hog-wash” [MTP]. Note: the article entitled “Reverie” had a good chance of being so labeled.

J.D. Slee for Langdon & Co. “Your letter of yesterday morning is just recd. How much we sorrow that your dear wife is ill.” He apologized for some unspecified “intrusion” [MTP].