I, too, just finished Carkeet's article in the Smithsonian--I have finally caught up on grading!? I did enjoy it, mainly; however, I was disappointed by Terrell Dempsey's unfortunate comments on Twain and Hannibal. ?? Dustin Zima Elmira College -----Original Message----- From: Arianne <[log in to unmask]> To: TWAIN-L <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thu, Oct 23, 2014 1:22 am Subject: Carkeet article in Smithsonian If it was mentioned here already, I missed it. I just read -The Twain Shall Meet- in the April 2014 Smithsonian magazine (my favorite.) It was fun to read since I hope I might be somewhere on the Mississippi after a trip to New Orleans in February. Two details in it I didn't remember ever hearing before. One was the mention of a young Samuel Clemens applying for a stipend from some Abolitionists and the other that he once was a stowaway on a river boat when he was young. If any of you missed the article by David Carkeet, I recommend that you check it out at Smithsonian.com. -- Arianne Laidlaw