This story is a parody of a famous detective like Sherlock Holmes. It shows a detective who is very confident and uses complicated logic for a simple problem: a missing cigar case. The humor comes from the fact that the detective's theories are incredibly smart-sounding but completely ridiculous. He invents a whole story about the thief's life based on tiny, unimportant details, which makes the reader laugh at his arrogance.
The best part of the story is the surprise ending. The story is clever because it makes fun of people who never admit they are wrong and always try to sound intelligent.
Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://americanliterature.com/author/bret-harte/short-story/the-stolen-cigar-case
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