Thank you for that, Harold. Made me smile on a bad day. I have a postcard showing the Twain family sitting on the Ombra at the Hartford House, 1885. The dog's name on the card is Hash. And to me he looks like a mix (Heinz 57 as we say in England) Heather Morgan. On Tue, Nov 04, 2014 at 08:51 AM, Hal Bush wrote: > as to the breed of the dog -- did that ever get answered? Because I do > have it from a definitive source: > > My father was a St. Bernard, my mother was a collie, but I am a > Presbyterian. > > > first line from A DOG'S TALE > > by Mark Twain > > -- > Prof. Harold K. Bush > Professor of English > 3800 Lindell > Saint Louis University > St. Louis, MO 63108 > 314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h) > >