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Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Party Over There
The City of Political Distinction The Poetess of Reform The Party Over There A MAN in a Hurry, whose watch was at his lawyer's, asked a Grave Person the time of day. "I heard you…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Poetess of Reform
The Party Over There The Unchanged Diplomatist The Poetess of Reform ONE pleasant day in the latter part of eternity, as the Shades of all the great writers were reposing upon beds of…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Ingenious Patriot
The Blotted Escutcheon and the... Two Kings The Ingenious Patriot HAVING obtained an audience of the King an Ingenious Patriot pulled a paper from his pocket, saying: "May it…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Unchanged Diplomatist
The Poetess of Reform An Invitation The Unchanged Diplomatist THE republic of Madagonia had been long and well represented at the court of the King of Patagascar by an officer called…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: An Invitation
The Unchanged Diplomatist The Ashes of Madame Blavatsky An Invitation A PIOUS Person who had overcharged his paunch with dead bird by way of attesting his gratitude for escaping the…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Ashes of Madame Blavatsky
An Invitation The Opossum of the Future The Ashes of Madame Blavatsky THE two brightest lights of Theosophy being in the same place at once in company with the Ashes of Madame…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Opossum of the Future
The Ashes of Madame Blavatsky The Life-Savers The Opossum of the Future ONE day an Opossum who had gone to sleep hanging from the highest branch of a tree by the tail, awoke and saw a…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Life-Savers
The Opossum of the Future The Australian Grasshopper The Life-Savers SEVENTY-FIVE Men presented themselves before the President of the Humane Society and demanded the great gold medal…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Australian Grasshopper
The Life-Savers The Pavior The Australian Grasshopper A DISTINGUISHED Naturalist was travelling in Australia, when he saw a Kangaroo in session and flung a stone at it. The Kangaroo…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Pavior
The Australian Grasshopper The Tried Assassin The Pavior AN Author saw a Labourer hammering stones into the pavement of a street, and approaching him said: "My friend, you seem…