Black Beetles in Amber

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Black Beetles in Amber, by Ambrose BierceThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Black Beetles in AmberAuthor: Ambrose BierceRelease Date: July 21, 2004 [EBook #12977]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BLACK BEETLES IN AMBER ***Produced by Leah Moser and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.[Illustration: AMBROSE BIERCE.]BLACK BEETLES IN AMBERBYAMBROSE BIERCE1892THE ORDER IN WHICH THE BEETLES ARE SHOWN IN EXPLANATION THE KEY NOTE CAIN AN OBITUARIAN A COMMUTED SENTENCE A LIFTED FINGER TWO STATESMEN MATTER FOR GRATITUDE THREE KINDS OF A ROGUE A MAN YE FOE TO CATHAYE SAMUEL SHORTRIDGE SURPRISED POSTERITY'S AWARD AN ART CRITIC THE SPIRIT OF A SPONGE ORNITHANTHROPOS TO E.S. SALOMON DENNIS KEARNEY FINIS ÆTERNITATIS THE VETERAN AN "EXHIBIT" THE TRANSMIGRATIONS OF A SOUL AN ACTOR FAMINE'S REALM THE MACKAIAD A SONG IN PRAISE A POET'S FATHER A COWARD TO MY LIARS PHIL CRIMMINS CODEX HONORIS TO W.H.L.B. EMANCIPATION JOHNDONKEY HELL BY FALSE PRETENSES LUCIFER OF THE TORCH THE "WHIRLIGIG OF TIME" A RAILROAD LACKEY THE LEGATEE "DIED OF A ROSE" A LITERARY HANGMAN AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR A CONTROVERSIALIST MENDAX THE ...