The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-04
Seven Distinct Demands for Redress Said to Have
 Been Made
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admiration and respect of all of Mark Twain's friends. Mark Twain himself has said of her: ''I know her better than I have known any one on this planet except Mrs. Clemens" When one of his daughters made an attack on her about two years ago, he wrote this:
 ." have to have some body in whom I have confidence to attend to every detail of my daily af- fairs for me except my literary work I attend to not one of them myself; give the instructions and see that they are obeyed. I give Miss Lyon instructions-she does nothing Of her own initiative. When you blame her you are merely blaming me-she Is not open to criticism in the matter. When I find that you are not happy in that place I instruct her to ask Drs. Peter son and Hunt to provide change Tor you, and she obeys the instructions for she does all my matters well, and although they are often delicate and difficult she makes no enemies, either for herself or me. am not acquaint- ed with another human being of whom this could be said. It would not be possible for any other person to see reporters and strangers every day, re- fuse their requests. and yet send them away good and permanent friends tc me and to herself-but I should make | to talk with them. The servants ir the house are her friends, they al have confidence in her; and not many people can win and keep servants friendship and esteem-one of you1 mothers highest talents. All Tuxedo likes Miss Lyon-the hackmen, the aristocrats and all. She has failed tc secure your confidence and esteem and I am sorry. I wish 1t were otherwise
 but 1t is no argument since she has not failed in any other persons case One failure to fifteen hundred suc- cesses means that the fault is not with her.
 The only person, so far as I know who has charged Mrs. Ashcroft witt
 dishonesty, is Clara Clemens. Mark Twain has not and his lawyers have
 not As is the custom in all large households, so it was in the Clemens household-rnoney was drawn from the bank in cash to pay the thousand
 and-one debts and expenses that it i: not convenient to pay by check. Wher Mark Twain placed all his financial responsibilities on Miss Lyons should CTS Gin addition to her other manifold
 duties) he did not tell her to employ
 a bookeeper to keep a set of books
 and she simply followed the custom
 that had been in vogue under Mrs
 Clemens regime, to wit: No books O. account were kept (other than the check boolz) and no itemized or other record was kept of cash expenditures
 Miss Lyon was never asked to keeI
 any such records, and did not do so
 Clara Clemens now inSinuateS tha
 Miss Lyon embedded large part o
 the money she drew from the bank ir
 cash. Fortunately, Miss Lyon is in
 position to prove that the bulk of tht
 money was paid to Clara Clemens her
 self, for the expense of concert tour
 and the delightful experience of pay
 ing for the hire of concert halls des
 tined to be mainly filled with snow
 or paper for the maintenance O. and to defray other cash expenditure!
 that an embryonic Tettrazini is natur
 ally called upon to make. Returning
 home one day from an unsuccessful
 and disheartening tour, Clara Clemen simply couldn't stomach the sight O Miss Lyons successful administration of her fathers affairs. So it becam a case of "Get rid of her by hook O
 crook; and sine endeavored to enlis my sympathiss and services alon, these lines, with the esult that-well, married Miss Lyon.
 MT. Clemens New York lawyers nov state that Mrs. Ashcroft's cottage wa attached without their knowledge O did not know that MT. Clemens am had made an agreement regardin. the money he advanced for the re habiliation of the cottage, whicl agreement makes his suit against Mrs Ashcroft for this indebtedness abso lutely groundless and farcical, in tha no one can sue for debt which ha been partially paid and the balance O l which is not due. The agreement i as follows:
 Received from R. w. Ashcroft hi notes for the sum of s9S24S, bein estimated balance due on money ad | vanced to Isabel V. Lyon for the re novation of "The Lobster Pot; thi | receipt being given on the under in like manner any further amount | that his examination of my disburse | ments for the fiscal year ending Feb
 ruary 2S, 1909 shows were advance, | for like purposes.
 1 s. L. CLEMENS (SeaID | I agree to the above and make sai | examination as promptly as my othe | duties will permit.
 R. w. ASHCROFT (SeaL) | The matter has been settled amicab | ly so far as Mark Twain, Mrs Ash | croft and I are concerned, and the ad | justment will be consummated as 500 | as the proper papers can be drawn uI | although it may be necessary for MT: l Ashcroft to commence suit agains | Mark Twain to set aside the dee | transferring the cottage to him, sim ply to protect her legal rights for tn l time being; as. while we believe tha | Mark Twain and his lawyer, John E | Stanchf1eld. will abide by their prom | ises, still there is always the conting | ency of the death of either or both t | be provided against. If MT Roger | had not died so suddenly and uneS | pectedly, the affair would have bee | settled long ago without any publicity
 It is an unfortunate occurrence a | around.
 I am still manager of the Mar | Twain Company, and shall so remai | for the present. My contract has near | ly two years to run.