For some fresh insights into the rift between Twain and Cable during their tour see the sections of Andrew Levy s book HUCK FINN'S AMERICA that deal with it (pp. 108-151). Too much to go into detail here, but it might have more to do with Twain s jealousy over more attention being paid to Cable and Cable s brave stance in his famous Freedman s Case in Equity essay that was published in the Century Magazine in the same issue as one of the three pre-publication chapters from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Kevin @ Mac Donnell Rare Books 9307 Glenlake Drive Austin TX 78730 512-345-4139 Member: ABAA, ILAB ************************* You may browse our books at: www.macdonnellrarebooks.com -----Original Message----- From: Scott Holmes Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 6:04 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Keeping the Sabbath: Cable and the Pilgrims I've recently been taking notes from Cardwell's "Twins of Genius", particularly in regards to the deteriorating relationship between Twain and Cable. Twain knew from the outset that Cable would not travel on the Sabbath but it was not until the final week or two of the tour that Cable became the "pitifulest human louse" he had ever known. Cardwell describes several other traits that combined to end the tour but I wonder if Twain's memory of the inhuman treatment visited upon the horses by the Sabbath keeping Pilgrims in Palestine didn't color his opinions. Just a thought.