I like it too.  Lincoln's wry sense of  humor distilled.

According to Wikipedia, Orion and Sam left for  
Nevada from St. Joseph, MO on July 18, 1861.
The trip would take 19 days,  at  $150. a ticket for
the stagecoach, which SLC covered from  his
saved earnings as a pilot.  Orion had the Sec.
of State position  appt., but no money to get 
there.  Sam financed the trip and would  become 
Orion's Assistant.  Destined to be an uneasy
situation and  not to his liking, he moved on not 
very long  after.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain_in_Nevada


Roger  Durrett
Charlotte, NC


In a message dated 11/19/2014 9:32:45 A.M.  Eastern Standard Time, 
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I like the  anecdote. ;-)

Speaking of such things, does anyone know how long it took  the
Clemens' boys to get from Missouri to Nevada? How many  days?

Thanks.

Simple curiosity.

DDD