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Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: A Matter of Method
63 65 A Matter of Method A PHILOSOPHER seeing a Fool beating his Donkey, said: "Abstain, my son, abstain, I implore. Those who resort to violence shall suffer from violence." "That," said the…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Man of Principle
64 66 The Man of Principle DURING a shower of rain the Keeper of a Zoological garden observed a Man of Principle crouching beneath the belly of the ostrich, which had drawn itself up to its full…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Returned Californian
65 67 The Returned Californian A MAN was hanged by the neck until he was dead. "Whence do you come?" Saint Peter asked when the Man presented himself at the gate of Heaven. "From California,"…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Compassionate Physician
66 68 The Compassionate Physician A KIND-HEARTED Physician sitting at the bedside of a patient afflicted with an incurable and painful disease, heard a noise behind him, and turning saw a cat…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: Two of the Damned
67 69 Two of the Damned TWO Blighted Beings, haggard, lachrymose, and detested, met on a blasted heath in the light of a struggling moon. "I wish you a merry Christmas," said the First Blighted…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Austere Governor
68 70 The Austere Governor A GOVERNOR visiting a State prison was implored by a Convict to pardon him. "What are you in for?" asked the Governor. "I held a high office," the Convict humbly…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Conscientious Official
6 8 The Conscientious Official WHILE a Division Superintendent of a railway was attending closely to his business of placing obstructions on the track and tampering with the switches he…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: Religions of Error
69 71 Religions of Error HEARING a sound of strife, a Christian in the Orient asked his Dragoman the cause of it. "The Buddhists are cutting Mohammedan throats," the Dragoman replied, with…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Penitent Elector
70 72 The Penitent Elector A PERSON belonging to the Society for Passing Resolutions of Respect for the Memory of Deceased Members having died received the customary attention. "Good Heavens!"…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Tail of the Sphinx
71 73 The Tail of the Sphinx A DOG of a taciturn disposition said to his Tail: "Whenever I am angry, you rise and bristle; when I am pleased, you wag; when I am alarmed, you tuck yourself in out…