| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Whirligigs by O. Henry: next shot would have been the bride's had not Carson, a
sheepman, possessed a mind with triggers somewhat well
oiled and in repair. The guns of the wedding party
had been hung, in their belts, upon nails in the wall when
they sat at table, as a concession to good taste. But
Carson, with great promptness, hurled his plate of roast
venison and frijoles at McRoy, spoiling his aim. The
second bullet, then, only shattered the white petals of a
Spanish dagger flower suspended two feet above Rosita's
head.
The guests spurned their chairs and jumped for their
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Straight Deal by Owen Wister: Upon the single point of our school histories of the Revolution, some of
which I had named as being guilty of distorting the facts, a
correspondent writes from Nebraska:
"Some months ago... the question came to me, what about our Montgomery's
History now.... I find that everywhere it is the King who is represented
as taking these measures against the American people. On page 134 is the
heading, American Commerce; the new King George III; how he interfered
with trade; page 135, The King proposes to tax the Colonies; page 136,
'The best men in Parliament--such men as William Pitt and Edmund Burke--
took the side of the colonies.' On page 138, 'William Pitt said in
Parliament, "in my opinion, this kingdom has no right to lay a tax on the
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from In a German Pension by Katherine Mansfield: A glow spread all over Andreas. He was exultant.
"Well, by God! Nobody can accuse ME of not knowing what suffering is," he
said.
10. THE CHILD-WHO-WAS-TIRED.
She was just beginning to walk along a little white road with tall black
trees on either side, a little road that led to nowhere, and where nobody
walked at all, when a hand gripped her shoulder, shook her, slapped her
ear.
"Oh, oh, don't stop me," cried the Child-Who-Was-Tired. "Let me go."
"Get up, you good-for-nothing brat," said a voice; "get up and light the
oven or I'll shake every bone out of your body."
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