General H.H. Wotherspoon, president of the Army War College, has a pet… — The Devil's Dictionary

The Devil's Dictionary — Ambrose Bierce

General H.H. Wotherspoon, president of the Army War College, has a pet rib-nosed baboon, an animal of uncommon intelligence but imperfectly beautiful. Returning to his apartment one evening, the General was surprised and pained to find Adam (for so the creature is named, the general being a Darwinian) sitting up for him and wearing his master's best uniform coat, epaulettes and all.

Place: ¶1593
License: Public domain · Source
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