Hartford, Jan. 10/82
My boy, I clear forgot about that frog, because he came when I was in Canada, & they put him in the greenhouse & he lost himself immediately. The gardenenr hunted for him every day or two; & three days ago he found him. I have seen him, & he is all right & manifestly enjoying himself.
I’ve got the pihotograph; & I have also received the several paintings, & I think they are very good indeed.
T◊ When you come east I shall be very glad if you will come & see me., wherever I may be—Elmira, N.Y., most likely—we spend our summers on a farm near ther [remainder of last line, complimentary close, and signature cut away]
Mr. Wattie Bowser | Care Mr. D. W. Bowser | Dallas | Texas. [return address:] return to s. l. clemens, hartford, conn., if not delivered within 10 days. [postmarked:] hartford conn. jan 10 6pm [and] recd dallas tex. jan 15 7am [and] P [docketed:] Rec. Jan 16 | 1882
Source text(s):Previous publication:
Covici 1960, 114; MicroPUL, reel 2.
Provenance:
As of 1960, the letters to Bowser were “in the possession of Bowser’s niece, Mrs. E. C. Stradley” and destined “for eventual deposit in the manuscript archives” at TxU (Covici 1960, 105).
