There is a fascinating new article on Barb's Schmidt's web site http://www.twainquotes.com/ regarding the true authorship of a story attributed to Mark Twain for 140 years. Leslie Myrick recently located the first printing of the piece. Barb has traced the story to its historical source and also profiles the humorist who adapted the tale that was long credited to Twain. I have added correction notes to the volumes on my shelves that contain the "Twain" piece. Now for a challenge: is there any evidence that Twain ever denied writing the story or was even aware of it? Kevin B.