See Sketches New and Old (1875), pp. 239-246, or any reprinting thereof. Listed in the table of contents as "The Petrified Man" and Ny Bloody Massacre." Bob Hirst <[log in to unmask]> On Tue, 4 Nov 1997, Nicolas Witschi wrote: > Can anyone tell me if MT's 1870 _Galaxy_ recollection about "My Famous > 'Bloody Massacre'" and/or a piece along similar (if not identical) lines > called "A Couple of Sad Experiences" have ever been collected or > reprinted? The index to _Early Tales & Sketches, Volume I, 1851-1864_ > makes reference to these collectively as item "no. 299," but I'm not > entirely certain where to find this piece. Vol. II of _Early Tales & > Sketches_ ends at item no. 152, so I'm not sure where, if at all, I can > find 299. Is the original _Galaxy_ printing thus far the only version(s) > available? Any assistance in tracking down this little squib of Twain's > would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! > > Nic Witschi > > English Dept. > Univ. of Oregon > Eugene, OR 97403 > (541) 346-5877 >