Thanks, Gregg. I know I've read one of your articles about WMB, but I didn't realize you'd written one on Twain & the poem. I'll read it. Isn't it interesting, though, that T doesn't mention the poem? He has so many references to Kipling, including, if I remember correctly, to "Recessional." But he seems to have been mum over WMB. Frustrating. --s Susan K. Harris University of Kansas Lawrence, KS