Dear Renee,
        Thanks so much for the opportunity.  I'll take all three:  the
$5.95 mug w/ MT's face, the $5 poster, and the t-shirt, size XL.  Or any
combination of them available.  Shall I also order through the Center, I
wonder?  Unless I hear from you otherwise, I'll assume this email to you is
sufficient for the order.  I hope that's okay with you.  I'm very
appreciative.  Thanks.

Regards,


Bill Cosgrove
Professor
Department of English
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND  58105
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>If you all will forgive such crass commercialism, I'd like to let
>FORUM members know that The Center for Mark Twain Studies has some
>items left from the 1997 Conference (held in August) available for
>purchase.  We have a small stack of the conference poster left.  For
>a mere $5, you too can own this lovely poster of Twain shipboard with
>his grey locks flowing in the wind.  The bookstore still has a limited
>number of conference shirts available (limited sizes too).  They are
>$12.95.  There are also two designs of ceramic coffee mugs left.  The
>regular mug, with Twain's picture on it sells for $5.95.  Another
>design arrived late Saturday thanks to UPS, so many conference
>attendees never even got to see the mug with a lovely color rendering
>of the original elephant frontispiece from _Following the Equator_.  These
>mugs are $8.95.  If you would like any of these items, you can send your
>order to the Center for Mark Twain Studies in one of four ways:
>FAX:  (607) 735-1765
>PHONE: (607) 735-1941
>Email:  <[log in to unmask]>
>MAIL: Elmira College, Center for Mark Twain Studies, 1 Park Place,
>Elmira, NY 14901
>
>You are also welcome to email me back.
>This is Renee Gross, Gretchen Sharlow's assistant, (emailing from
>my "real" job at Corning Community College). <[log in to unmask]>
>You don't have to send us  money; we'll send you a bill with your
>merchandise.
>
>Thanks!
>Renee