I am far from expert in such matters, but the bit that caught my eye was "...many an humble citizen..." MT wouldn't write "an humble." -----Original Message----- From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Peter Salwen Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 3:43 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Rediscovered Twain Sketch? I'd just put in that it really doesn't sound like Twain. There's a kind of coy, arch feel to the writing, and it conspicuously lacks the punch that MT usually managed to put into even the shortest squib. On Tue, Feb 12, 2019, 5:24 PM Matthew Seybold <[log in to unmask] wrote: > Just posted regarding “The Texan Steer,” a sketch which originated in > the BUFFALO EXPRESS and circulated with Twain’s byline in 1870. > > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__marktwainstudies. > com_the-2Dtexan-2Dsteer-2Da-2Drediscovered-2Dsketch-2Dby-2Dmark-2Dtwai > n_&d=DwIFaQ&c=yzGiX0CSJAqkDTmENO9LmP6KfPQitNABR9M66gsTb5w&r=EpFFnG9nDY > _WcZIpOQKLpVpq7BJ7aXItIoruIi6oyDo&m=L0-u1NW66Zt0SWscpyJCGh-AM-NJhTOz1d > qAXb4azeE&s=VM9Fe9kyVUOQF5QS5oMyUNlF49sB-xJeCwW2Z-E07mw&e= > > I’m obviously hedging my bets on whether or not it was actually > written by him. But in many ways it reads like him. I haven’t found > anything written about it anywhere. If anybody has, please alert me to it. > > Best, > > Matt S. > > *************** > Matt Seybold > Assistant Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies Elmira > College Editor, MarkTwainStudies.org MattSeybold.com >