The Foolish Woman

by Ambrose Bierce

　　A MARRIED Woman, whose lover was about to reform by running away, procured a pistol and shot him dead."Why did you do that, Madam?" inquired a Policeman, sauntering by."Because," replied the Married Woman, "he was a wicked man, and had purchased a ticket to Chicago.""My sister," said an adjacent Man of God, solemnly, "you cannot stop the wicked from going to Chicago by killing them."