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Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Ingenious Blackmailer
A Weary Echo A Talisman The Ingenious Blackmailer AN Inventor went to a King and was granted an audience, when the following conversation ensued: INVENTOR. - "May it please your…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Ancient Order
A Talisman A Fatal Disorder The Ancient Order HARDLY had that ancient order, the Sultans of Exceeding Splendour, been completely founded by the Grand Flashing Inaccessible, when a…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: A Fatal Disorder
The Ancient Order The Massacre A Fatal Disorder A DYING Man who had been shot was requested by officers of the law to make a statement, and be quick about it. "You were assaulted…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: A Ship and a Man
The Massacre Congress and the People A Ship and a Man SEEING a ship sailing by upon the sea of politics, an Ambitious Person started in hot pursuit along the strand; but the people's…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: Congress and the People
A Ship and a Man The Justice and His Accuser Congress and the People SUCCESSIVE Congresses having greatly impoverished the People, they were discouraged and wept copiously. "Why do…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Highwayman and the Traveller
The Justice and His Accuser The Policeman and the Citizen The Highwayman and the Traveller A HIGHWAYMAN confronted a Traveller, and covering him with a firearm, shouted: "Your money…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Policeman and the Citizen
The Highwayman and the Traveller The Writer and the Tramps The Policeman and the Citizen A POLICEMAN, finding a man that had fallen in a fit, said, "This man is drunk," and began…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Writer and the Tramps
The Policeman and the Citizen Two Politicians The Writer and the Tramps AN Ambitious Writer, distinguished for the condition of his linen, was travelling the high road to fame, when…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: Two Politicians
The Writer and the Tramps The Fugitive Office Two Politicians Two Politicians were exchanging ideas regarding the rewards for public service. "The reward which I most desire," said…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Fugitive Office
Two Politicians The Tyrant Frog The Fugitive Office A TRAVELLER arriving at the capitol of the nation saw a vast plain outside the wall, filled with struggling and shouting men.…