Twain....isms

[enfield]

"If It Weren't for the Honor of the Thing ...
... I'd rather walk."

Supposedly that's the punchline of joke Abraham Lincoln used to tell about a man who was tarred, feathered, and ridden out of town on a rail.

I have the complete Mark Twain on my Kindle and a search for 'tar' didn't turn up the quote. I think it was someone else.

 

[USSR]

Good to see so many guys appreciate Sam Clemens. I work just a few 100 yards from where he's buried.

Don

 

[therevjay]

I have no respect for a man who can spell a word only one way...M.T.

 

[M29since14]

I have the complete Mark Twain on my Kindle and a search for 'tar' didn't turn up the quote. I think it was someone else.

A shame to say it appears the quip is properly attributed to A. Lincoln, but this is no great hardship on Clemens since he came up with far more than his share of good stuff.

Lincoln Studies: Ridden out of Town on a Rail