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Father and Son A Call to Quit The Discontented Malefactor A JUDGE having sentenced a Malefactor to the penitentiary was proceeding to point out to him the disadvantages of crime and the profit of reformation. “Your Honour,” said the Malefactor, interrupting, “would you be kind enough to alter my punishment to ten years in the penitentiary and nothing else?” “Why,” said the Judge, surprised, “I have given you only three years!” “Yes, I know,” assented the Malefactor - “three years’ imprisonment and the preaching. If you please, I should like to commute the preaching.” Contents Father and Son A Call to Quit
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The Discontented Malefactor A JUDGE having sentenced a Malefactor to the penitentiary was proceeding to point out to him the disadvantages of crime and the profit of reformation. “Your Honour,” said the Malefactor, interrupting, “would you be kind enough to alter my punishment to ten years in the penitentiary and nothing else?” “Why,” said the Judge, surprised, “I have given you only three years!” “Yes, I know,” assented the Malefactor - “three years’ imprisonment and the preaching. If you please, I should like to commute the preaching.”
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The Discontented Malefactor
A JUDGE having sentenced a Malefactor to the penitentiary was proceeding to point out to him the disadvantages of crime and the profit of reformation.
“Your Honour,” said the Malefactor, interrupting, “would you be kind enough to alter my punishment to ten years in the penitentiary and nothing else?”
“Why,” said the Judge, surprised, “I have given you only three years!”
“Yes, I know,” assented the Malefactor - “three years’ imprisonment and the preaching. If you please, I should like to commute the preaching.”
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Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Discontented Malefactor
- Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Discontented Malefactor
TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
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Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
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Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Current Events This Week: January 2023
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Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
- Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
- The Twelve Dancing Princesses
- Current Events This Week: January 2023
- African Americans by the Numbers
- Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
- The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
