Dear Dave, In _Mark Twain Speaking_ there's an anecdote that he often used in his own speeches..I don't remeber where he gave it, but it relates the story of Twain as a child. He steals a watermelon, cracks it open and finds out it isn't ripe, then takes it back to the farmer and complains about the merchandise. The farmer gives him another watermelon. It may not be his most famous or particularly edifying, but I laugh every time I read it. Jan McIntire-Strasburg