Passage 1
A young man, a student in one of the universities, was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly called the students’ friend for his kindness to those who waited on his instructions. As they went along, they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes, which were supposed to belong to a poor man who was working in a field close by, and who had nearly finished his day’s work.
The student turned to the professor, saying: “Let us play a trick on the man: We will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his perplexity when he cannot find them.”