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Sincerely, Robert Pence 585-857-9081 call/text http://www.truefla.me On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 5:47 AM, Steve Tomporowski <[email protected]> wrote: > Just to let you guys know, the stackexchange came up with a possible match > to the story and it took less than a day. The suggest story was 'Hands > off' by Edward Everett Hale and the synopsis goes like this: A person goes > back in time and wants to save the patriarch Joseph from being sold to the > Midianites (as the Bible goes, he ends up in Egypt as second in power only > to Pharoah and saves the Hebrews from famine), a 'guide' comes along and > shows him the disasters that happen to the world if he were to carry out > his plan. > > Sounds like the story, just slightly mis-remembered. Oh, yeah, Hale was a > contemporary of Mark Twain and the story written in 1881. It was reprinted > in a collection of sci-fi stories in 1951, which is where the 96 year old > probably read it. > > On 5/24/2015 3:55 PM, Robbie Pence wrote: > >> I highly recommend you ask here: >> http://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Robert Pence >> 585-857-9081 call/text >> http://www.truefla.me >> >> On Sun, May 24, 2015 at 6:04 AM, Steve Tomporowski <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> That sounds like a plan. I'm beginning to believe that he got the author >>> wrong, but this guy is amazing, sharp as a tack at his age. >>> >>> >>> On 5/24/2015 5:54 AM, Stan Zaske wrote: >>> >>> No idea buddy but I wonder if the local Library would know? >>>> >>>> On Sat, 23 May 2015 16:02:05 -0500, Steve Tomporowski < >>>> [email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> This is way off topic, but one of you might know the story I'm talking >>>> >>>>> about. >>>>> >>>>> My buddy down in Florida is corresponding with a 96 year old former B29 >>>>> aircraft commander and he mentioned a story, which he said was by Mark >>>>> Twain (I tried to find, could not) about a person that lost a >>>>> loved-one. >>>>> In response to his prayers, an angel came down to show him what would >>>>> have >>>>> happened in the future if that one had lived and basically, it was a >>>>> terrible outcome, so it was better that that person died early. >>>>> >>>>> Now the potential for satire is there and it sounds like something >>>>> Clemens would have done, but I've run through his novels and short >>>>> stories >>>>> and found nothing even close. >>>>> >>>>> Any ideas? I know it sound a lot like 'It's a Wonderful Life', but it >>>>> should predate it.... >>>>> >>>>> Thanks....Steve >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >
