August 7 Wednesday – Sam’s ship log:

Went to Bar Harbor [Maine], & cast anchor. Drove about the region, acquiring information by pumping it out of the driver. The pump was manned by Col. Payne, spelled by Messrs. Rogers & Reed, subordinates.

Rain.

Dumplings.

Reflections upon the perils of property when it goes down to the sea in ships & encounters certain of the wonders of the deep.

Several articles of value missing, since the umbrealla. No one in particular was accused, & the possibilities were not discussed, but it is thought by some that the reform of the Reformed Pirate is not complete [MTP]. Note: Augustus Paine is later referred to as the “(partially) Reformed Pirate.”

Judging from the above entry Thomas B. Reed, former Speaker of the House must have joined the party in Gloucester, where the two clergymen left the bunch. Dias writes of Reed:

Reed…would be an asset to any group. An impressive figure, standing six feet, three inches in height and weighing 250 pounds, he had, during a lively career in Congress from 1876-1891, won a reputation for the vigor of his thinking and the sharpness of his wit. A graduate of Bowdoin College in Maine, he was also a practicing attorney and much in demand as an after-dinner speaker. He was also a master of sarcasm He once noted, “A statesman is a successful politician who is dead,” and to Teddy Roosevelt he once observed, “Theodore, if there is one thing for which I admire you, it is your original discovery of the Ten Commandments.” His round, cherub-like countenance belied the maturity and keenness of his mind. He was, for example, fluent in French, had a good background in the classics, wrote lively prose, and was regarded by his peers as courageous, honest, and inflexible [MT & HHR, An Odd Couple 101-2].

Sam wrote in his log of the trip, relating to the missing umbrella: “it is thought by some that the reform of the Reformed Pirate is not complete” [MTHHR 473-4n1 bottom]. Note: Augustus Paine.