| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Riverman by Stewart Edward White: the booms from the shore.
"Good boy, Tom!" he shot at North as he passed.
Across the breast of the jam he hurried, and to the other bank where
the pile-driver lay. The crew had recovered from their panic, and
were ashore gazing curiously underneath the scow. Captain Aspinwall
examined the supports of the derrick on deck.
"That was lucky," said Orde briefly to Aspinwall. "How's the
damage? Stove you in?"
"I--I don't think so," replied the captain, turning a rather
perturbed face to Orde.
"That's good. I'll send over the tug to help get her afloat. We've
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain: He nearly cried he was so glad, but he warn't sur-
prised. Said he swum along behind me that night,
and heard me yell every time, but dasn't answer, be-
cause he didn't want nobody to pick HIM up and take
him into slavery again. Says he:
"I got hurt a little, en couldn't swim fas', so I wuz
a considable ways behine you towards de las'; when
you landed I reck'ned I could ketch up wid you on de
lan' 'dout havin' to shout at you, but when I see dat
house I begin to go slow. I 'uz off too fur to hear
what dey say to you -- I wuz 'fraid o' de dogs; but
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott: rested on pillars of green clustering vines, while many-colored
blossoms threw their bright shadows on the walls, as they danced below
in the deep green moss, and their low, sweet voices sounded softly
through the sunlit palace, while the rustling leaves kept time.
Beside the throne stood Eva, and watched the lovely forms around her,
as they stood, each little band in its own color, with glistening
wings, and flower wands.
Suddenly the music grew louder and sweeter, and the Fairies knelt,
and bowed their heads, as on through the crowd of loving subjects
came the Queen, while the air was filled with gay voices singing
to welcome her.
Flower Fables |
