A Flourishing Industry

by Ambrose Bierce

　　"ARE the industries of this country in a flourishing condition?" asked a Traveller from a Foreign Land of the first man he met in America."Splendid!" said the Man. "I have more orders than I can fill.""What is your business?" the Traveller from a Foreign Land inquired.The Man replied, "I make boxing-gloves for the tongues of pugilists."