See Sketches New and Old (1875), pp. 239-246, or any reprinting thereof.
Listed in the table of contents as "The Petrified Man" and Ny Bloody
Massacre."

Bob Hirst
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On Tue, 4 Nov 1997, Nicolas Witschi wrote:

> Can anyone tell me if MT's 1870 _Galaxy_ recollection about "My Famous
> 'Bloody Massacre'" and/or a piece along similar (if not identical) lines
> called "A Couple of Sad Experiences" have ever been collected or
> reprinted? The index to _Early Tales & Sketches, Volume I, 1851-1864_
> makes reference to these collectively as item "no. 299," but I'm not
> entirely certain where to find this piece. Vol. II of _Early Tales &
> Sketches_ ends at item no. 152, so I'm not sure where, if at all, I can
> find 299. Is the original _Galaxy_ printing thus far the only version(s)
> available? Any assistance in tracking down this little squib of Twain's
> would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
>
> Nic Witschi
>
> English Dept.
> Univ. of Oregon
> Eugene, OR 97403
> (541) 346-5877
>