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There’s an anecdote in the biography about how George Gould, who was perhaps her suitor, a friend of Austin’s from the college, wrote on the back of a piece of paper “Come to a candy pull”—and she saved that piece of paper for decades and then wrote a poem on the back of it, which is why we know about it.

The candy pull remains in the ideas folder.

And here, below the window, was the place where Pamela Clemens, Sam's sister, the original of Cousin Mary in "Tom Sawyer," had her candy pull on that evening when a boy, in his undershirt, came tumbling from above.

Bob Stevens had been invited to join in the festivities, which included a molasses candy pull and games appropriate to the occasion.

The candy pull had been forgotten.