December 4 Sunday – Sam wrote from Quebec to Livy [MTLP 409].

Livy darling, I received a letter from Monsieur Fréchette this morning, in which certain citizens of Montreal tendered me a public dinner next Thursday, and by Osgood’s advice I accepted it. I would have accepted anyway, and very cheerfully but for the delay of two days—for I was purposing to go to Boston Tuesday and home Wednesday; whereas, now I go to Boston Friday and home Saturday. I have to go by Boston on account of business.

From Sam’s notebook:

The French went to church in troops & droves, from 8 till 9, this Sunday morning & the English from 10 till 11.

Drove halfway to Falls of Montmorency, then came back & bought a photograph. The wind down on the low ground was mighty cold.

When I look around me & see the humanity virtue & intelligence of your people, I feel that through piracy I have not lived in vain.

The hotel fools landed us at the station 35 minutes before train time—yet the distance was only 3 minutes. We had to put in the time driving around.

Sam and Osgood returned to Montreal.

Clement T. Rice wrote from NYC to ask if Sam might suggest a position for him, since he’d been engaged as a railway insurance agent for 14 years, and was Sam’s sidekick in Va. City. He excused the intrusion but had three daughters to feed. He asked about Orion and Joe Goodman [MTP].