DID YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT - MARK TWAIN?

"The more I know about people, the more I like my dog."
(Mark Twain)

Mark Twain was one of America’s most brilliant minds. His witticisms still charm readers today, and he was a major advocate for domesticated animals, especially the world’s canine population. It’s telling that one of the few poems that Twain ever attempted was written for his deceased dog Burns. Shortly after the dog’s passing Twain wrote the simple lines: “She lived a quiet harmless life in Hartford far from madding strife.”

Throughout his life Twain had a large collection of pets, many of them with ridiculous names that only he could dream up. His animals went by names like Pestilence and Famine, Sackcloth, Billiards, and Prosper.
Source:  The History Daily.org web site