Haha love the way he describes.
Knew there must have been a reason I spent countless hrs/day as a young lad reading Samuel Clemens.
Yes. Some of his stuff I cannot read without doubling over with laughter, even though I've read it a dozen times across the years and know its coming in the text. Among my favorites was his reply to Bacon supporter in the Shakespeare controversy. Backround picture: In times past there has been considerable controversy about whether the Stratford-on-Avon Shakespeare wrote the plays, sonnets, etc. Twain was invited to a dinner where supporters of the idea that Francis Bacon was the actual writer leaned heavily on Twain to outwardly declare he thought Bacon was the writer. All Twain would say was that he was absolutely certain the Stratford-on-Avon fella did not write the plays. But, he could not say Francis Bacon did. Twain tried to gently end the pressure by saying:
Twain: I guess I'll have to wait until I get to heaven to ask him.
Bacon Supporter: You won't find him in heaven.
Twain: Fine. Then you ask him.
Classic Mark Twain!
Back on OC, I swear I have read where he wrote that he also aquired and carried a .36 Navy Revolver, but I'm darned if I can remember where. I thought it was also in
Roughing It, just later. But I couldn't find it when I skimmed the text. So, maybe I'm wrong.