| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Lay Morals by Robert Louis Stevenson: umbrella after umbrella, and yet have systematically lost
them, and have finally, with contrite spirits and shrunken
purses, given up their vain struggle, and relied on theft and
borrowing for the remainder of their lives. This is the most
remarkable fact that we have had occasion to notice; and yet
we challenge the candid reader to call it in question. Now,
as there cannot be any MORAL SELECTION in a mere dead piece
of furniture - as the umbrella cannot be supposed to have an
affinity for individual men equal and reciprocal to that
which men certainly feel toward individual umbrellas - we
took the trouble of consulting a scientific friend as to
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Travels and Researches in South Africa by Dr. David Livingstone: formerly alight@mercury.interpath.net). To assure a high quality text,
the original was typed in (manually) twice and electronically compared.
[Note on text: Italicized words or phrases are CAPITALIZED.
Some obvious errors have been corrected.]
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa.
Also called, Travels and Researches in South Africa;
or, Journeys and Researches in South Africa.
By David Livingstone [British (Scot) Missionary and Explorer--1813-1873.]
David Livingstone was born in Scotland, received his medical degree
from the University of Glasgow, and was sent to South Africa
by the London Missionary Society. Circumstances led him to try to meet
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs: further mingling with the common herd of humans unnecessary.
However that may be, the fact remained that no amount of persuasion
could influence him even to show himself upon the music hall stage,
and upon the single occasion that the trainer attempted force the
results were such that the unfortunate man considered himself
lucky to have escaped with his life. All that saved him was the
accidental presence of Jack Clayton, who had been permitted to
visit the animal in the dressing room reserved for him at the
music hall, and had immediately interfered when he saw that the
savage beast meant serious mischief.
And after the money consideration, strong in the heart of the
The Son of Tarzan |
