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://marktwainstudies.com/the-texan-steer-a-rediscovered-sketch-by-mark-twain/ > > 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 >