One sunny afternoon in the autumn of the year 1861, a soldier lay in a clump of laurel by the side of a road in Western Virginia. He lay at full length, upon his stomach, his feet resting upon the toes, his head upon the left forearm. His extended right hand loosely grasped his rifle. But for the somewhat methodical disposition of his limbs and a slight rhythmic movement of the cartridge-box at the back of his belt, he might have been thought to be dead. He was asleep at his post of duty. But if detected he would be dead shortly afterward, that being the just and legal penalty of his crime.
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...Ambrose is a name that I rarely hear these days.
ReplyDeleteIt's way down the list of popular baby names.
DeleteI didn't see that coming!
ReplyDeleteAmbrose Bierce had issues.
DeleteI remember the title from a college short story course. But I can't remember the story. Time to go watch the video!
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy it.
DeleteWow! I didn't see that either.
ReplyDeleteYes, a shock.
DeleteLike CJ, I also didn't see that ending coming, either. Really different and very sad.
ReplyDeleteThe Civil War was a tragedy on several fronts.
DeleteWhacky! Goodness!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked it :)
DeleteThanks, I've bookmarked it for later. I like to hear books when I'm crafting! Valerie
ReplyDeleteI hope you like it :)
DeleteAwesome
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DeleteThanks for the link. I put it on my "watch later"list!
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy it :) It takes 15 minutes to listen to it.
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