
Originally Posted by
xyzzy2
I was strolling through the gardens of Arcadia on a recent evening, when I was set upon by a gang of uncouth ruffians.
It was clear from their unkempt appearance that they were of peasant stock, and their language and manners were most unpleasant. I was expecting from their behaviour to be challenged to a bout of fisticuffs, but was shocked to find them armed with a variety of weapons, from revolvers to a sort of miniature cannon, from which they fired exploding munitions all around me.
Fearing for my very life, and with nary a constable in sight, I retreated behind a nearby wall and was able to make my escape.
I would advise any ladies and gentlemen who might be walking alone in Arcadia to keep an eye out for these hoodlums and to not be caught unprepared.