For a Proposed Monument in Washington to Him who Made it Beautiful.
Erected to “Boss” Shepherd by the dear
Good folk he lived and moved among in peace—
Guarded on either hand by the police,
With soldiers in his front and in his rear.
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An Inscription
by Ambrose Bierce
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