Show THREE MARK TWAIN ITEMS one is 8 a characteristic letter from the welt well known humorist Humor lit to a friend three interesting mark twain items are in the abe george bentham library which will be sold at andersons on Nove taber 28 one Is a two page letter elmira july 12 no year but presumed to be about 1884 to a friend named conway and refers to the publishing house ot of webster co which mark marh twain founded ins 1884 1894 the letter reads in part we arc full olear clear up to the clien we can handle only two books ft a year and are now under contract for six we have n v udy dy declined a book ot of my own no room tor for it and we could do better anyway my book was ready nearly a year ago and Is likely to remain ready a long time before I 1 get it into print by our concern the failure of webster co it will be recalled involved mark twain in heavy losses which he made up later by the success of his own books and lectures it la Is thought that perhaps the unpublished book he refers to in his letter was Huckl ebery finn which was issued la in 1884 another mark twain lot consists of five characteristic telegrams from him to james 1869 74 in orne one of them thein he says notify all hands that from this date I 1 shall talk nothing but selections from my forthcoming book roughing Houg hing IV it tried it last night suits me tip top in another telegram legram to he says about going to Ani amherst herat to lecture it if I 1 had bad another engagement I 1 would rob before I 1 would fill it there Is also an amusing three page letter in pencil signed mark and written in 1869 1969 to james in it he be says 1 I dont want to lecture in brooklyn any more this Is the very society biety I 1 thought that inter 1 woman was represent ing but x got enough I 1 never will lecture t of now new england again and I 1 never will lecture in brooklyn at all suspend judgment J till you see me she made that ad read as aa it I 1 was talking on my own hook and for no society |