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A short story by Ambrose Bierce |
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The Returned Californian |
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Title: The Returned Californian Author: Ambrose Bierce [More Titles by Bierce] A Man was hanged by the neck until he was dead. "Whence do you come?" Saint Peter asked when the Man presented himself at the gate of Heaven. "From California," replied the applicant. "Enter, my son, enter; you bring joyous tidings." When the Man had vanished inside, Saint Peter took his memorandum-tablet and made the following entry: "February 16, 1893. California occupied by the Christians." [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |