Kevin, You'd be off the mark if you identified a lee scupper as a sewer drain. A scupper is an opening in the ship's side at deck level to allow water on the deck to drain over the side. A lee scupper is a scupper on the leeward (downwind, and thus the "downhill" side of the deck) side of the vessel. In rough weather, a ship might take water on deck in rough weather, and the water would drain off the deck through the lee scuppers. Pretty finnicky, but I can't help it. I'm an editor, by inclination and by twaining. Ken Sanderson On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Kevin Mac Donnell < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > A story about my Mark Twain Journal article on the origins of Mark Twain's > nom de plume has appeared on the LA Review of Books. Here's the link: > > http://lareviewofbooks.org/essay/a-new-theory-on-mark-twain > > He does a very nice job of explaining my wonky research to a broader > readership, although true Twainians should all be loyal subscribers to the > Mark Twain Journal and read the original. There is one typo in his > piece --"mark two" should read "mark 2." I suppose I'd also change "drain" > to "sewer drain" for clarity. > > Kevin > @ > Mac Donnell Rare Books > 9307 Glenlake Drive > Austin TX 78730 > 512-345-4139 > Member: ABAA, ILAB > ************************* > You may browse our books at > www.macdonnellrarebooks.com >