Where he grew up on a farmhouse, which stood in the middle of a large yard entered by a stile made of sawed-off logs of graduated heights (Zwick 2). As Mark became older he had a ambition to work for his brother's newspaper "The Hannibal Journal". Then his ambition continued on to become a licensed boater in Mississippi in 1857. It was in April 1857, that he went aboard the Paul Jones; and he was fairly familiar with steamboats and the general requirements of piloting (Zwick, 10). So after Mark decided to join the Army in 1861, Mark Twain had by this time decided that he would go with his State and lead battalions to victory. The "battalion" consisted of a little squad of young men of his own age, mostly pilots and schoolmates, including Sam Bowen, Ed Stevens and Abs Grimes. They organized secretly, for the Union militia, which was likely to come over from Illinois any time and look up any suspicious armies that made an open demonstration. An army might lose enthusiasm and prestige if it spent a night or two in the calaboose. (Zwick, 30 ). Mark Twain's literacy includes a optimistic but somber and dark tone which is illustrated in his work" The Man that

1835. He was one of the foremost American philosophers of his day; he was the world's most famous humorist of any day. (Brown, 85) During the later years of his life he ranked not only as America's chief man of letters, but as the best known and best loved citizen. His work is descriptive and narrative which makes him one of the greatest writers of our time.

celebrated as "Mark Twain," was born in Florida, Missouri, on November 30,

Corrupted Hadley burg" and "The Mysterious Stranger and A Horse's Tale".

The story then examines the way that three different couples deal with the temptation to claim the bag of money for themselves. The viewer soon discovers that it's much easier to be honest if you aren't tempted. It is a much more difficult matter to look temptation squarely in the eye and not lose your moral bearings. (Brown, 45 ).

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, for nearly half a century known

The following stories "The Man that Corrupted Hadley Burg", The Mysterious Stranger" and A Horse's Tale are short stories that are described as having a literacy tone that is optimistic, somber and describe careful observation. Mark Twain delivered of some observations through his writings. Mark Twain, rarely touches the latent springs of human sentiment, nor is his style more than narrative and descriptive. (Zwick, 45)

" The Mysterious Stranger" is also a descriptive story of a jester whose magic could cure every sorrow and save his own. The setting is that of a medieval

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