What a wonderful thought! Thanks, Abe. Arianne Laidlaw On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 1:04 PM, Robert E Stewart <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Accepting the toast with a glass of Smithwick's Irish lager, I make a > different tie between Twain and Lincoln. > In appointing Sam Clemens' older brother Orion Clemens as Secretary of > Nevada Territory in 1861, President Abraham Lincoln set in motion a series > of > events which led to Samuel L. Clemens developing into Mark Twain. Thus I > consider Twain to be Abraham Lincoln's great gift to American Literature. > > Bob Stewart > > > In a message dated 11/30/2012 12:17:30 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > I just poured a neat little glass of Bushmill's Honey (A drink that Twain > would surely approve), and I am drinking a virtual toast with most of you > for the Lincoln of our literature, whose views are as relevant today as > they were a hundred years ago. Bottoms up! > > > > Terry Ballard > Author and Leisure Studies Manager > http://www.terryballard.org > Author of the book "Google this" http://googlethisforlibraries.com > > "My memory has a mind of its own." > -- Arianne Laidlaw A '58