>I'm amazed at the number of people on this list who are willing to take
>Mark Twain's word for sources such as for his pen name and for Huck Finn.
>He's the last person I would expect to give the whole story, even in his
>own journals.


The last?

Noted...and as soon as I hear of a better authority, I'll gladly give up on
my current source.  ;-)

Stanton Nesbit