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Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: A Weary Echo
142 144 A Weary Echo A CONVENTION of female writers, which for two days had been stuffing Woman's couch with goose-quills and hailing the down of a new era, adjourned with unabated enthusiasm,…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Ingenious Blackmailer
143 145 The Ingenious Blackmailer AN Inventor went to a King and was granted an audience, when the following conversation ensued: INVENTOR. - "May it please your Majesty, I have invented a rifle…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 Ancient Order
145 147 The Ancient Order HARDLY had that ancient order, the Sultans of Exceeding Splendour, been completely founded by the Grand Flashing Inaccessible, when a question arose as to what should be…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: A Fatal Disorder
146 148 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 without provocation, of course," said…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…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: A Ship and a Man
148 150 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 eyes being fixed upon the Presidency no…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Critics
14 16 The Critics WHILE bathing, Antinous was seen by Minerva, who was so enamoured of his beauty that, all armed as she happened to be, she descended from Olympus to woo him; but, unluckily…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: Congress and the People
149 151 Congress and the People SUCCESSIVE Congresses having greatly impoverished the People, they were discouraged and wept copiously. "Why do you weep?" inquired an Angel who had perched upon…Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Justice and His Accuser
150 152 The Justice and His Accuser AN eminent Justice of the Supreme Court of Patagascar was accused of having obtained his appointment by fraud. "You wander," he said to the Accuser; "it is of…Trending
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