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Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: Revenge
99 101 Revenge AN Insurance Agent was trying to induce a Hard Man to Deal With to take out a policy on his house. After listening to him for an hour, while he painted in vivid colours the extreme…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: An Optimist
100 102 An Optimist Two Frogs in the belly of a snake were considering their altered circumstances. "This is pretty hard luck," said one. "Don't jump to conclusions," the other said; "we are…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: At the Pole
105 107 At the Pole AFTER a great expenditure of life and treasure a Daring Explorer had succeeded in reaching the North Pole, when he was approached by a Native Galeut who lived there. "Good…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Rainmaker
115 117 The Rainmaker AN Officer of the Government, with a great outfit of mule-waggons loaded with balloons, kites, dynamite bombs, and electrical apparatus, halted in the midst of a desert,…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: A Transposition
122 124 A Transposition TRAVELLING through the sage-brush country a Jackass met a rabbit, who exclaimed in great astonishment: "Good heavens! how did you grow so big? You are doubtless the…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: A Statesman
136 138 A Statesman A STATESMAN who attended a meeting of a Chamber of Commerce rose to speak, but was objected to on the ground that he had nothing to do with commerce. "Mr. Chairman," said an…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Mirror
139 141 The Mirror A SILKEN-EARED Spaniel, who traced his descent from King Charles the Second of England, chanced to look into a mirror which was leaning against the wainscoting of a room on the…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: An Antidote
141 143 An Antidote A YOUNG Ostrich came to its Mother, groaning with pain and with its wings tightly crossed upon its stomach. "What have you been eating?" the Mother asked, with solicitude. "…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: A Talisman
144 146 A Talisman HAVING been summoned to serve as a juror, a Prominent Citizen sent a physician's certificate stating that he was afflicted with softening of the brain. "The gentleman is…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Massacre
147 149 The Massacre SOME Holy Missionaries in China having been deprived of life by the Bigoted Heathens, the Christian Press made a note of it, and was greatly pained to point out the contrast…Trending
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