December 1885 Issue [Fiction] The garroters. (A farce) Download PDF Adjust Share by William Dean Howells, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 19th century Boston (Mass.) Fiction Humor Humorous stories Social life and customs More from William Dean Howells The Good Citizen “I have just had a gratifying illustration of the conscientious perfection of the American people in enacting and enforcing a law when they are agreed that it is really for… Eighty years and after Reports Where youth survives Adjust Share