September 9 Wednesday – Isabel Lyon’s journal: “We met Santa today at the Cunard pier.
Paine came in pale, and I begged him not to quarrel there. He had no intention of that though. Santa came right up here to Redding and finds it very beautiful” [MTP: IVL TS 64].
September 8 Tuesday – Isabel Lyon’s journal: “There is a row about the red ms. trunk with Mrs. Paine who insulted the King and Benares and me over the telephone” [MTP: IVL TS 64].
James Ross Clemens ended his visit at the Redding house [new guestbook]. Sam’s guestbook shows another two-day stay by a Member of the Aquarium, or Angelfish.
Name Address Date Remarks
Marjorie S. Breckenridge, M.A. From down the glen. September 6-8
September 7 Monday – James Ross Clemens was a guest at the Redding house [new guestbook]. Also stopping by for a visit were the following Redding neighbors. Sam’s new guestbook:
Name Address Date Remarks
Annie R. Banks ——————————— ———————————
Fannie Sanford Shaw From over September 7 [Fanny]
Emma Shaw Reid on the Ridge
Marshal E. Driggs ——————————— ———————————
September 6 Sunday – Note guestbook for Sept 5-6 above. Sam’s guestbook, as well as IVL TS 63-64:
Name Address Date Remarks
James Ross Clemens M.D. St. Louis, Mo. September 6-8 [Illegible notes]
September 5 Saturday – Sam’s new guestbook:
Name Address Date Remarks
Harriet Enders Pittsfield, Mass September 5-6
John O. Enders “ “ “ “
John Howells New York City “ “ [Illegible notes]
September 4 Friday – Frances Nunnally wrote from Brown’s Hotel, London to Sam.
Dear Mr. Clemens,—
September 3 Thursday– In Redding, Conn. Sam replied to the Aug. 31 from James R. Clemens by sending a telegram: “Shall be very happy to see you on Sunday but am very sorry you not both come. / S. L. Clemens” [MTP].
Sam also wrote to Dorothy Quick in Plainfield, N.J.
September 2 Wednesday – Dorothy Quick wrote to Sam.
My dear Mr Clemens.
September 1 Tuesday – Sam had Mr. & Mrs. Albert Bigelow Paine, and daughter Louise to luncheon [Sept. 3 to Quick]. Note: he did not enter this visit into his new guestbook.
Isabel Lyon’s journal: “Lou and David arrived to visit mother, but I couldn’t meet them, for I was full of the King’s reception today” [MTP: IVL TS 62].
Bruno Frede wrote from Altona a.d. Elbe, Germany to ask for Mark Twain’s autograph. He included some verses in German [MTP].
September – Sam inscribed a photograph of himself in his white suit sitting in a chair and holding a book, to Isabel S. Wayland (Mrs. John Elton Wayland): “Mrs. John Wayland, with the affectionate regards of Mark Twain, Sept/08”[Sotheby’s auction June 19, 2003, Lot 127]. The Waylands were logged into Sam’s guest book for the period Aug. 31 to Sept 2, giving their home as “Little Pumpkin Island.”