| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis: hadn't been so all-fired, infernal bull-headed about
things in gineral, and his wife Elmira a blame sight
worse, and both of em ready to row at a minute's
notice and stick to it forevermore.
Hank, he was considerable of a lusher. One
Saturday night, when he come home from the vil-
lage in his usual fix, he stumbled over a basket that
was setting on his front steps. Then he got up and
drawed back his foot unsteady to kick it plumb
into kingdom come. Jest then he hearn Elmira
opening the door behind him, and he turned his
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Rezanov by Gertrude Atherton: soft and thin, the horses could not have made the
ascent at all; and, as it was, the riders were forced
to walk the greater part of the way and drag their
unwilling steeds behind them. They were twelve
hours covering the thirty versts, and at Katschuk
Rezanov succumbed for two days, while Jon scoured
the country in search of a telega; as sometimes hap-
pened there was a long stretch of country without
snow, and sledges, by far the most comfortable
method of travel in Siberia, could not be used. The
rest of the journey, but one hundred and ninety-
Rezanov |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey: "Hear ye got ketched by some Shawnees?" remarked another youth, as he rolled
up his shirt-sleeves. They all looked at Joe now. It was not improbably their
estimate of him would be greatly influenced by the way he answered this
question.
"Yes; was captive for three days."
"Did ye knock any redskins over?" This question was artfully put to draw Joe
out. Above all things, the bordermen detested boastfulness; tried on Joe the
ruse failed signally.
"I was scared speechless most of the time," answered Joe, with his pleasant
smile.
"By gosh, I don't blame ye!" burst out Will Metzar. "I hed that experience
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