I'd just put in that it really doesn't sound like Twain. There's a kind of
coy, arch feel to the writing, and it conspicuously lacks the punch that MT
usually managed to put into even the shortest squib.

On Tue, Feb 12, 2019, 5:24 PM Matthew Seybold <[log in to unmask] wrote:

> Just posted regarding “The Texan Steer,” a sketch which originated in the
> BUFFALO EXPRESS and circulated with Twain’s byline in 1870.
>
>
> https://marktwainstudies.com/the-texan-steer-a-rediscovered-sketch-by-mark-twain/
>
> I’m obviously hedging my bets on whether or not it was actually written by
> him. But in many ways it reads like him. I haven’t found anything written
> about it anywhere. If anybody has, please alert me to it.
>
> Best,
>
> Matt S.
>
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