WhenIstartedtowritethisnotemywifecameupandstoodlookingovermyshoulder。Womenalwayswanttoknowwhatisgoingon。Saidshe:\"Shouldnotthatreadinthethirdperson？\"Iconcededthatitshould,putasidewhatIwaswriting,andcommencedoveragain。Thatseemedtosatisfyher,andsoshesatdownandletmeproceed。Ithenfinishedmyfirstnote—andsosentwhatIintended。I
nevercouldhavedonethisifIhadletmywifeknowthetruthaboutit。HereiswhatIwrote:
TOTHEOHIOSOCIETY,—Ihaveatthismomentreceivedamostkindinvitation（elevendaysold）fromMr。Southard,president;andalikeone（tendaysold）fromMr。Bryant,presidentofthePressClub。Ithankthesocietycordiallyforthecomplimentoftheseinvitations,althoughIambookedelsewhereandcannotcome。
But,oh,IshouldliketoknowthenameoftheLightningExpressbywhichtheywereforwarded;forIoweafriendadozenchickens,andIbelieveitwillbecheapertosendeggsinstead,andletthemdevelopontheroad。
Sincerelyyours,MARKTWAIN。