Sam’s buddy, Johnny Newman raised a Rebel flag over his combination store – his business partner ripped it down. Sam is happy to comment that there are few shootings over politics in Nevada, unlike back east where there is a war over it. But in Nevada there are a great deal of bloody noses.
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Sam Lectures for the First Time in VC
At the opening of the new hotel The Collins House, Sam was just one of the speakers: Colonel Collins, Tom Fitch, Rollin M. Daggett, Colonel Turner but the Evening Bulletin said that young Sam Clemens’ speech was the speech of the night. MTIVC pg 79 Those not familiar with this young man do not know […]
Sam is told to behave and be a booster
He puffs up the latest boom and believes the bubble will last forever. Convinces himself, even. MTIVC pg 76