Everywhere there is a Twain statue, a little one of Artemus Ward should be nearby. 

Dennis Kelly



> On Apr 29, 2017, at 1:09 PM, Martin Zehr <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Romance is reality for the average Twain reader, such that our puny efforts
> are unlikely to be convincing when it comes to establishing
> evidence-supported conclusions, such as the notion that Clemens borrowed
> his stand-up delivery style, his pen-name, and even his early literary
> joke, "Is He Dead?," from his erstwhile mentor, Artemus Ward.  Of course,
> some might regard this as our version of "fake news" in the realm of Twain
> studies, you know who you are....
> Martin
> 
>> On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 2:14 PM, Peter Salwen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> 
>> Some Forum members might enjoy counting the mistakes:
>> http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/opinion/tn-dpt-me-
>> commentary-friday-201700501-story.html
>> 
>> 
>> How do these things get into print, anyhow?
>>