COLLECTED WORKS OF AMBROSE BIERCE Vol 2, Soldiers and Civilians 1909 CONTENTS A HORSEMAN IN THE SKY 15 AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE 27 CHICKAMAUGA 46 A SON OF THE GODS 58 ONE OF THE MISSING 71 KILLED AT RESACA 93 THE AFFAIR AT COULTER'S NOTCH 105 THE COUP DE GRÂCE 122 PARKER ADDERSON, PHILOSOPHER 133 AN AFFAIR OF OUTPOSTS 146 THE STORY OF A CONSCIENCE 165 ONE KIND OF OFFICER 178 ONE OFFICER, ONE MAN 197 GEORGE THURSTON 209 THE MOCKING-BIRD 218 CIVILIANS THE MAN OUT OF THE NOSE 233 AN ADVENTURE AT BROWNVILLE 247 THE FAMOUS GILSON BEQUEST 266 THE APPLICANT 281 A WATCHER BY THE DEAD 290 THE MAN AND THE SNAKE 311 A HOLY TERROR 324 THE SUITABLE SURROUNDINGS 350 THE BOARDED WINDOW 364 A LADY FROM RED HORSE 373 THE EYES OF THE PANTHER 385 THE DAMNED THING By Ambrose Bierce CONTENTS I II III IV THE SHADOW ON THE DIAL AND OTHER ESSAYS By Ambrose Bierce 1909 CONTENTS A NOTE BY THE AUTHOR PREFACE THE SHADOW ON THE DIAL I. II. III. IV. V. CIVILIZATION I. II. THE GAME OF POLITICS I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX SOME FEATURES OF THE LAW I. II. III. IV. V. ARBITRATION INDUSTRIAL DISCONTENT I. II. III. CRIME AND ITS CORRECTIVES I. II. III. THE DEATH PENALTY I. II. III. RELIGION I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. IMMORTALITY OPPORTUNITY CHARITY EMANCIPATED WOMAN THE OPPOSING SEX THE AMERICAN SYCOPHANT A DISSERTATION ON DOGS THE ANCESTRAL BOND THE RIGHT TO WORK THE RIGHT TO TAKE ONESELF OFF THE CYNIC'S WORD BOOK By Ambrose Bierce 1906 CONTENTS PREFACE A B C D E F Q H I J K L SHAPES OF CLAY By Ambrose Bierce 1903 CONTENTS DEDICATION. PREFACE. SHAPES OF CLAY THE PASSING SHOW. ELIXER VITAE. CONVALESCENT. AT THE CLOSE OF THE CANVASS. NOVUM ORGANUM. GEOTHEOS. YORICK. A VISION OF DOOM. POLITICS. POESY. IN DEFENSE. AN INVOCATION. RELIGION. A MORNING FANCY. VISIONS OF SIN. THE TOWN OF DAE. AN ANARCHIST. AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE. ARMA VIRUMQUE. ON A PROPOSED CREMATORY. A DEMAND. THE WEATHER WIGHT. MY MONUMENT. MAD. HOSPITALITY. FOR A CERTAIN CRITIC. RELIGIOUS PROGRESS. MAGNANIMITY. TO HER. TO A SUMMER POET. ARTHUR McEWEN. CHARLES AND PETER. CONTEMPLATION. CREATION. BUSINESS. A POSSIBILITY. TO A CENSOR. THE HESITATING VETERAN. A YEAR'S CASUALTIES. INSPIRATION. TO-DAY. AN ALIBI. REBUKE. THE DYING STATESMAN. THE DEATH OF GRANT. THE FOUNTAIN REFILLED. LAUS LUCIS. NANINE. TECHNOLOGY. A REPLY TO A LETTER. TO OSCAR WILDE. PRAYER. A "BORN LEADER OF MEN." TO THE BARTHOLDI STATUE. AN UNMERRY CHRISTMAS. BY A DEFEATED LITIGANT. AN EPITAPH. THE POLITICIAN. AN INSCRIPTION