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Two Footpads

Two Footpads sat at their grog in a roadside resort, comparing the evening’s adventures.

“I stood up the Chief of Police,” said the First Footpad, “and I got away with what he had.”

“And I,” said the Second Footpad, “stood up the United States District Attorney, and got away with - "

“Good Lord!” interrupted the other in astonishment and admiration - “you got away with what that fellow had?”

“No,” the unfortunate narrator explained - “with a small part of what I had.”

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Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: Two Footpads

  • Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: Two Footpads

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  • Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
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  • Current Events This Week: January 2023
  • African Americans by the Numbers
  • Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
  • The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales