| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln by Helen Nicolay: some time, and Lincoln grew much better, returning to Springfield
about midsummer, almost his old self, though far from happy.
An affair that helped to bring the lovers together again is so
out of keeping with the rest of his life, that it would deserve
mention "for that reason, if for no other. This is nothing less
than Lincoln's first and only duel. It happened that James
Shields, afterward a general in two wars and a senator from two
States, was at that time auditor of the State of Illinois, with
his office at Springfield. He was a Democrat, and an Irishman by
birth, with an Irishman's quick temper and readiness to take
offense. He had given orders about collecting certain taxes which
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Death of the Lion by Henry James: "An appeal?" Her face lighted as if with the chance of some great
sacrifice.
If she was ready for one it was only waiting for her, and in a
moment I mentioned it. "Give up this crude purpose of seeing him!
Go away without it. That will be far better."
She looked mystified, then turned visibly pale. "Why, hasn't he
any personal charm?" The girl was terrible and laughable in her
bright directness.
"Ah that dreadful word 'personally'!" I wailed; "we're dying of it,
for you women bring it out with murderous effect. When you meet
with a genius as fine as this idol of ours let him off the dreary
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Bab:A Sub-Deb, Mary Roberts Rinehart by Mary Roberts Rinehart: well. I have p o r e d out my H-e-a-r-t----
CHAPTER IV
BAB'S BURGLAR
MONEY is the root of all Evil."
I do not know who said the above famous words, but they are true.
I know it but to well. For had I never gone on an Allowence, and
been in debt and always worried about the way silk stockings wear
out, et cetera, I would be having a much better time. For who can
realy enjoy a dress when it is not paid for or only partialy so?
I have decided to write out this story, which is true in every
particuler, except here and there the exact words of conversation,
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