Thank you Kent, it seems to be just the kind of thing he would do and I enjoyed reading it. Susan Susan Bailey Co author The Twain Shall Meet <http://www.amazon.com/Twain-Shall-Meet-Granddaughter-Gabrilowitsch/dp/1499799497/ref=sr_1_1/191-7847938-3534132?ie=UTF8&qid=1415889321&sr=8-1&keywords=the+twain+shall+meet+susan+bailey> Twain Page <https://www.facebook.com/marktwainsgranddaughter> www.marktwainonline.com Greenville, SC On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 12:26 AM, Peter Salwen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thanks, Kent -- good fun. And the story *does* sound kind of familiar, > though I couldn't say exactly why. > > *_________________________________* > > *Peter Salwen /* salwen.com > *114 W 86, NYC 10024 | 917-620-5371* > > > On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 8:25 PM, Kent Rasmussen <[log in to unmask] > > > wrote: > > > At the risk of adding to the already large stock of bogus information > > about Mark Twain, I'm passing along an anecdote I just stumbled on in a > > 1903 newspaper, as my way of honoring Mark Twain's birthday today. I > > don't know if it's true, and if it is true, I don't know who the > > principal figures in the story were. It may have happened, it may not > > have happened; but it COULD have happened. > > ___________________________________ > > > > On one occasion a Westerner, who owns a big cattle ranch far out and > > lives on most of the time, was at the Lotus club with a New York > > business acquaintance who is a pretty close friend of Mark Twain. The > > two men were having a bit at a table when the humorist entered and at > > once proceeded to the table of his friend. He sat down and was duly > > introduced, but as Mr. Clemens instead of Mark Twain. The Westerner, > > whose literary acquaintance did not extend beyond the newspapers, didn't > > know the difference, and was soon swapping yarns with the newcomer. > > Finally after looking him pretty closely for a moment, he said: > > > > "Did anybody ever tell you looked like Mark Twain? I mean like the > > pictures of him; that's as far as I know him." > > > > "Um--er--," Mr. Clemens hesitated, while his friend was dumb. "I don't > > recall that any one ever did, though it is possible some one might have > > done so, because I have thought that way myself at times." > > > > "Well, you do," the Westerner went on, "and I noticed it when I first > > looked at you, though I should say, meaning no disrespect, that Mark had > > a little the bulge on you for beauty, and he ain't so d---- handsome, > > neither." > > > > The humorist was in for having more of it, but the friend couldn't stand > > the pressure, and he changed the subject to something the Western man > > knew more about. > > > > (from "Very Snappy Stories of Well Known Authors," AUGUSTA CHRONICLE > > [Ga.], December 20, 1903.The story has the feel of a syndicated item, > > but I was not able to find it in any other newspaper.) > > >