Fantastic Fables, Ambrose Bierce: The Treasury and the Arms
Updated May 14, 2020 |
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The Treasury and the Arms
A PUBLIC Treasury, feeling Two Arms lifting out its contents, exclaimed:
"Mr. Shareman, I move for a division."
"You seem to know something about parliamentary forms of speech," said the Two Arms.
"Yes," replied the Public Treasury, "I am familiar with the hauls of legislation."
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