Short funny story “Billiards” by Mark Twain
Do you know that famous writer Mark Twain was а big fan of billiards. Let’s read a real life story, which was happen with the writer, when he was a young man. The game of billiards has destroyed my naturally sweet disposition. Once, when I was an underpaid reporter in Virginia City, whenever I wished to play billiards I went out to look for an easy mark. One day a stranger came to town and opened a billiard parlor. I looked him over casually. When he proposed a game, I answered, “All right.” “Just...