The Romance of the Commonplace

THE ROMANCE OF THE COMMONPLACE
Gelett Burgess
Now things there are that, upon him who sees,
A strong vocation lay; and strains there are
That whoso hears shall hear for evermore.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
Paul Elder and Morgan Shepard : : : San Francisco
Copyright , 1902 by GELETT BURGESS
Entered at Stationer's Hall London
PRINTED BY THE STANLEY-TAYLOR COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO
To My Sisters, Ella and Ann: with whom This Philosophy was Proven
THE ROMANCE OF THE COMMONPLACE