First Dinner Speech – Dreams of S. America & Coca Riches – First Sweethearts
Keokuk, St. Louis and Snodgrass Letters – Cincinnati Typesetter – Macfarlane

St. Louis – Letters to the Muscatine Tri-Weekly Journal
Orion & Mollie Moved to Keokuk; Sam Followed – Visit back home
Oh! to be a Cub Pilot – Worked for Orion in Keokuk – Warsaw, Illinois – Back in Keokuk

November 30 Monday  – Sam’s 73rd Birthday. The New York Times, Dec. 1, p.1 “Mark Twain is 73.” announced that Sam passed his birthday “quietly at his home…As was his custom, Mr. Clemens took his morning ride, passing the remainder of the day with his household.”

In Redding, Conn. Sam wrote to daughter Jean   in Berlin, Germany.

November 29 Sunday – Elizabeth Wallace ended her visit and left Stormfield on an early train. 

November 28 Saturday – Elizabeth Wallace describes the events of her last day’s stay at Stormfield:

November 27 Friday – Isabel Lyon’s journal: “The King read for the benefit of the Library” [MTP: IVL TS 81].

Elizabeth Wallace describes the events of a full day at Stormfield:

November 26 Thursday – Thanksgiving – Elizabeth Wallace, whom Sam had met upon his arrival in Bermuda on Jan. 26, arrived at Stormfield for a visit of several days. She is listed for this day in Sam’s new guestbook, with his note under Remarks: “Stayed several days but not long enough. Blackmer, discovered her in Bermuda about a year ago.” She left Stormfield the morning of Nov. 29. In her 1914 recollection, Mark Twain and the Happy Island, Wallace writes:

November 25 Wednesday – In Redding, Conn. Sam wrote to Margery Hamilton Clinton, 39 E. 57th, N.Y.C.

Dear Plumber:

Oh no, bless your heart, you are not in any danger of losing your job. All you have to do is to be sweet, & look sweet, & sit around & let on to plumb, same as the others do. These are the only requirements in your case, & they will always come easy to you. Your job is quite secure.

November 24 Tuesday – Isabel Lyon’s journal:  Will arrived early and Santa. / Prof. Sanford came today to see about having the library moved to Redding Centre. The Hawaiian mantel came today, but the beautiful Koa wood has been polished until it is terribly yellow, and it won’t go anywhere. Steve Barr and Mr. Adams lugged it around from billiard to dining room— but the polish of it was fearful. The King declared it too offensive, but suggested that all the wonderful shine be scraped off—so the men carried it to the garage to reduce its coloring [MTP: IVL TS 80-81].

November 23 Monday – In Redding, Conn. Sam wrote to William Dean Howells, addressing the letter:

“Mr. W. D. Howells |at the Burlington just aft the Holland House, 30th st., on the port tack as you pull out of 5th avenue reaching for 6th, on a taut bowline. New York City |N. Y.”

Dear Howells:

There’ll be a vacant bed Friday Nov 26th—do come up & occupy it & stay a few days. The early train (for Redding) leaves the Grand Central at 8.50 a.m.