Those are about 10% of the words in a recent news item in The Times, rearranged in random order. They still seem to tell the story pretty well.
Such stirring language could have been published in The Times of 13 August 1909
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Derring-do
Huge thorn trees – adventurer – tree house home – swinging a club – guard the gems – down the mountain – concession – deep in the African bush – pet python – mining rights – white landowners – marauding lions – illegally digging – 30 men – like ants – ambush – unlicensed – dispute – Scottish – death threats – panga – bows & arrows – Kenyan employees – set upon – knives – gashed – spears – my men – machetes – beat back – renowned gem expert – thickly bearded – cut to ribbons – dirt road – fought his way – murdered – pronounced dead – wandering leopards – drag its kill – racing off – king
Those are about 10% of the words in a recent news item in The Times, rearranged in random order. They still seem to tell the story pretty well.
Such stirring language could have been published in The Times of 13 August 1909
Those are about 10% of the words in a recent news item in The Times, rearranged in random order. They still seem to tell the story pretty well.
Such stirring language could have been published in The Times of 13 August 1909
