| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Betty Zane by Zane Grey: at every pant drops of blood flecked the snow; his great dark eyes had a
strained and awful look, almost human in its agony.
Another yelp from the thicket and Jonathan looked up in time to see five
timber wolves, gaunt, hungry looking beasts, burst from the bushes. With their
noses close to the snow they followed the trail. When they came to the spot
where the deer had fallen a chorus of angry, thirsty howls filled the air.
"Well, if this doesn't beat me! I thought I knew a little about deer," said
Jonathan. "Tige, we will save this buck from those gray devils if it costs a
leg. Steady now, old fellow, wait."
When the wolves were within fifty yards of the tree and coming swiftly
Jonathan threw his rifle forward and yelled with all the power of his strong
Betty Zane |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Chinese Boy and Girl by Isaac Taylor Headland: call in the passing showman and allow him to perform, which would
serve the triple purpose of furnishing relaxation and instruction
for yourself, entertainment for the children, and business for
the showman.
This however proved to be not the monkey show but Punch and Judy,
a species of entertainment for children, the exact counterpart of
our own entertainment of that name. It may be of interest to
young readers to know how this show originated, and I doubt not
it will be a surprise to some older ones to know that it dates
back to about the year 1000 B. C.
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