 | The collected works of Ambrose Bierce |  |
A VICE-PRESIDENT
Here the remains of Schuyler Colfax lie;Born, all the world knows when, and God knows why.
In '71 he filled the public eye,
In '72 he bade the world good-bye;
In God's good time, with a protesting sigh,
He came to life just long enough to die.
| The collected works of Ambrose Bierce | |