The Tribute: A Miscellaneous Volume, in Prose and Verse (1833)

What does a young man do when life becomes overwhelming? Nothing was right. He was lost in a sea of people. He was 15 years old and a sophomore in high school but his life was over. The cocoon he had imposed upon himself was his security blanket. Parents, teachers and friends could not penetrate that shell. Then Mr. Ugly came upon the scene and his life was renewed. Mr. Ugly, a puppy condemned to die because he was being judged by what people saw rather than by his inner beauty, would become an inspiration to John Richter and the hundreds that would enter John’s life. It resumed with a vigor not before seen. Living was enjoyable and a challenge; his future never brighter. This book attempts to reach those of us who have been trapped by our own thoughts and of society’s efforts to sell beauty as being of ultimate importance. Doesn’t beauty come from within? Meet Mr. Ugly answers that question.