I am far from expert in such matters, but the bit that caught my eye was "...many an humble citizen..."
MT wouldn't write "an humble." 


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From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Peter Salwen
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 3:43 PM
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Subject: Re: Rediscovered Twain Sketch?

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://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__marktwainstudies.
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> 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.
>
> ***************
> Matt Seybold
> Assistant Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies Elmira 
> College Editor, MarkTwainStudies.org MattSeybold.com
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