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The Magic Story

INTRODUCTIONAn immediate, worldwide sensation was created after "The Magic

Story" first made its appearance in 1900 in the original Success

Magazine. After 1000s of re!uests or the reprint, a tiny, siler #oo$was pu#lished.

The #oo$ is in two parts. %art one reeals the story of Sturteant, a

staring artist whose life was changed oernight after he purchased anold, ragged scrap#oo$ for & cents. 'ithin the scrap#oo$ he found whathe said was a "magic story". (eryone he told the story to, prospered

#y it. )t seemed to change peoples lies for the #etter li$e magic.%art Two is the Actual Magic Story as found #y Sturteant. )t contains

a powerful message that should not #e missed*


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PART 1:

How the Magic Story was foun

) was sitting alone in the cafe and had +ust reached for the sugarpreparatory to putting it into my coffee. utside, the weather washideous. Snow and sleet came whirling down, and the wind howled

frightfully. (ery time the outer door opened, a draft of unwelcome airpenetrated the uttermost corners of the room. Still ) was comforta#le.

The snow and, sleet and wind coneyed nothing to me e-cept an

a#stract than$sgiing that ) was where it could not affect me. 'hile )dreamed and sipped my coffee, the door opened and closed, and

admitted Sturteant.

Sturteant was an undenia#le failure, #ut, withal, an artist of morethan ordinary talent. /e had, howeer, fallen into the rat traeled #y

neerdowells, and was out at the el#ows as well as insolent. As )

raised my eyes to Sturteants ) was conscious of mild surprise at thechange in his appearance. et he was not dressed differently. /e wore

the same thread#are coat in which he always appeared, and the old#rown hat was the same. And yet there was something new and

strange in his appearance. As he swished his hat around to reliee it of

the #urden of snow deposited #y the howling nor ester, there wassomething new in the gesticulation.

) could not remem#er when ) had inited Sturteant to dine with me,

#ut inoluntarily ) #ec$oned to him. /e nodded and presently seated

himself opposite to me. ) as$ed him what he would hae, and he, afterscanning the #ill of fare carelessly, ordered from it leisurely, and

inited me to +oin him in coffee for two. ) watched him in stupidwonder, #ut, as ) had inited the o#ligation, ) was prepared to pay for

it, although ) $new ) hadnt sufficient cash to settle the #ill.

Meanwhile ) noticed the #rightness of his usual lac$luster eyes, and

the healthful, hopeful glow upon his chee$, with increasing

amazement. "/ae you lost a rich uncle2" ) as$ed. "3o," he replied,calmly, "#ut ) hae found my mascot." "4rindle, #ull or terrier2" )in!uired. "5urrier," said Sturteant, at length, pausing with his coffee

cup halfway to his lips, ") see that ) hae surprised you. )t is not

strange, for ) am a surprise to myself. ) am a new man, a differentman, and the alteration has ta$en place in the last few hours. ou

hae seen me come into this place #ro$e many a time, when youhae turned away6 so that ) would thin$ you did not see me.


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) $new why you did that. )t was not #ecause you did not want to pay

for a dinner, #ut #ecause you did not hae the money to do it. )s thatyour chec$2 7et me hae it. Than$ you. ) haent any money with me

tonight, #ut ), well, this is my treat." /e called the waiter to him,

arid, with an )nimita#le flourish, signed his name on the #ac$s of thetwo chec$s, and waed him away.

After that he was silent for a moment while he loo$ed into my eyes,

smiling at the astonishment which ) in ain stroe to conceal. "8o you$now an artist who possesses more talent than )2" he as$ed,

presently. "3o. 8o you happen to $now anything in the line of myprofession that ) could not accomplish, if ) applied myself to it2 3o.

ou hae #een a reporter for the dailies for how many2 Seen or

eight years. 8o you remem#er when ) eer had any credit untiltonight2 3o. 'as ) refused +ust now2 ou hae seen for yourself.

Tomorrow my new career #egins. 'ithin a month ) shall hae a #an$account.

'hy2 4ecause ) hae discoered the secret of success." "es," he

continued, when ) did not reply, "my fortune is made. ) hae #een

reading a strange story, and since reading it, ) feel that my fortune isassured. )t will ma$e your fortune, too. All you hae to do is read it.

ou hae no idea what it will do for you. 3othing is impossi#le afteryou $now that story. )t ma$es eerything as plain as A, 4, 5. The ery

instant you grasp its true meaning, success is certain. This morning )was a hopeless, aimless #it of gar#age in the metropolitan ash can6tonight ) wouldnt change places with a millionaire. That sounds

foolish, #ut it is true. The millionaire has spent his enthusiasm6 mine isall at hand." "ou amaze me," ) said, wondering if he had #een

drin$ing a#sinthe. "'ont you tell me the story2 ) should li$e to hear

it." "5ertainly. ) mean to tell it to the whole world. )t is reallyremar$a#le that it should hae #een written and should remain in print

so long, with neer a soul to appreciate it until now.

This morning ) was staring. ) hadnt any credit, nor a place to get ameal. ) was seriously meditating suicide. ) had gone to three of thepapers for which ) had done wor$, and had #een handed #ac$ all that )

had su#mitted. ) had to choose !uic$ly #etween death #y suicide anddeath slowly #y staration. Then ) found the story and read it. ou can

hardly imagine the transformation. 'hy, my dear #oy, eerythingchanged at once, and there you are." "4ut what is the story,

Sturteant2" "'ait6 let me finish.


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) too$ those old drawings to other editors, and eery one of them was

accepted at once." "5an the story do for others what it has done foryou2 or e-ample, would it #e of assistance to me2" ) as$ed. "/elp

you2 'hy not2 7isten and ) will tell it to you, although, really, you

should read it. Still ) will tell it as #est ) can. )t is li$e this: you see, "The waiter interrupted us at that moment. /e informed Sturteant that

he was wanted on the telephone, and with a word of apology, the artistleft the ta#le. ie minutes later ) saw him rush out into the sleet and

wind and disappear. 'ithin the recollection of the fre!uenters of that

cafe, Sturteant had neer #efore #een called out #y telephone, that,of itself, was su#stantial proof of a change in his circumstances.

; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

ne night, on the street, ) encountered Aery, a former college chum,then a reporter on one of the eening papers. )t was a#out a month

after my memora#le interiew with Sturteant, which, #y that time,was almost forgotten. "/ello, old chap," he said6 "hows the world

using you2 Still on space2" "es," ) replied, #itterly, "with prospects of#eing on the town, shortly. 4ut you loo$ as if things were coming your

way. Tell me all a#out it." "Things hae #een coming my way, for a

fact, and it is all remar$a#le, when all is said. ou $now Sturteant,dont you2 )ts all due to him. ) was plum# down on my luc$, thin$ing

of the morgue and all that, loo$ing for you, in fact, with the idea youwould lend me enough to pay my room rent, when ) met Sturteant.

/e told me a story, and, really, old man, it is the most remar$a#lestory you eer heard6 it made a new man out of me. 'ithin twentyfour hours ) was on my feet and )e hardly $nown a care or a trou#le

since."

Aerys statement, uttered calmly, and with the air of one who had

merely pronounced an a-iom, recalled to my mind the conersationwith Sturteant in the cafe that stormy night, nearly a month #efore.

")t must #e a remar$a#le story," ) said, incredulously. "Sturteantmentioned it to me once. ) hae not seen him since. 'here is he

now2" "/e has #een ma$ing war s$etches in 5u#a, at two hundred awee$6 hes +ust returned. )t is a fact that eery#ody who has heard thestory has done well since. There are 5osgroe and %hillips, friends of

mine, you dont $now them. nes a real estate agent6 the others a#ro$ers cler$, Sturteant told them the story, and they hae

e-perienced the same results that ) hae and they are not the only

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"8o you $now the story2" ) as$ed. "'ill you try its effect on me2""5ertainly6 with the greatest pleasure in the world. ) would li$e to hae

it printed in #ig #lac$ type, and posted on the eleated stationsthroughout 3ew or$. )t certainly would do a lot of good, and its as

simple as A, 4, 5: li$e liing on a farm. (-cuse me a minute, will you2

) see 8anforth oer there. 4ac$ in a minute, old chap." )f the truth #etold, ) was hungry. My poc$et at that moment contained e-actly fie

cents6 +ust enough to pay my fare uptown, #ut insufficient also tostand the e-pense of filling my stomach.

There was a "night owl" wagon in the neigh#orhood, where ) hadfre!uently "stood up" the pureyor of midnight dainties, and to him )

applied. /e was leaing the wagon as ) was on the point of entering it,and ) accosted him. ")m #ro$e again," ) said, with e-treme cordiality.

"oull hae to trust me once more. Some ham and eggs, ) thin$, will

do for the present." /e coughed, hesitated a moment, and then reentered the wagon with me. "Mr. 5urrier is good for anything he

orders" he said to the man in charge6 "one of my old customers.

This is Mr. 4ryan, Mr. 5urrier. /e will ta$e good care of you, andstand for you, +ust the same as ) would. The fact is, ) hae sold out.

)e +ust turned oer the outfit to 4ryan. 4y the way, isnt Mr.

Sturteant a friend of yours2" ) nodded. ) couldnt hae spo$en if ) hadtried. "'ell," continued the e-"night owl" man, "he came

in here one night, a#out a month ago, and told me the most wonderfulstory ) eer heard. )e +ust #ought a place in (ighth Aenue, where )

am going to run a regular restaurant near TwentyThird Street.

5ome and see me." /e was out of the wagon and the sliding door had

#een #anged shut #efore ) could stop him6 so ) ate my ham and eggsin silence, and resoled that ) would hear that story #efore ) slept. )n

fact, ) #egan to regard it with superstition. )f it had made so many

fortunes, surely it should #e capa#le of ma$ing mine. The certaintythat the wonderful story ) #egan to regard it as magic was in the

air, possessed me. As ) started to wal$ homeward, fingering thesolitary nic$el in my poc$et and contemplating the certainty of riding

downtown in the morning, ) e-perienced the sensation of somethingstealthily pursuing me, as if ate were treading along #ehind me, yetneer oerta$ing, and ) was conscious that ) was possessed with or #y

the story. 'hen ) reached


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far corner of the room, surrounded #y a group of ac!uaintances, ) sawhim. /e discoered me at the same instant, and motioned to me to

+oin them at the ta#le. There was no chance for the story, howeer.There were half a dozen around the ta#le, and ) was the furthest

remoed from Sturteant. 4ut ) $ept my eyes upon him, and #ided my

time, determined that, when he rose to depart, ) would go with him.

A silence, suggestie of respectful awe, had fallen upon the party when) too$ my seat. (eryone had seemed to #e thin$ing, and the attention

of all was fi-ed upon Sturteant. The cause was apparent. /e had

#een telling the story. ) had entered the cafe +ust too late to hear it.n my right, when ) too$ my seat, was a doctor6 on my left a lawyer.

acing me on the other side was a noelist with whom ) had someac!uaintance. The others were artists and newspaper men. ")ts too

#ad, Mr. 5urrier," remar$ed the doctor6 "you should hae come a little

sooner, Sturteant has #een telling us a story6 it is !uite wonderful,really. ) say, Sturteant, wont you tell that story again, for the #enefit

of Mr. 5urrier2" "'hy yes. ) #eliee that 5urrier has, somehow, failedto hear the magic story, although, as a matter of fact, ) thin$ he was

the first one to whom ) mentioned it at all. )t was here, in this cafe,too, at this ery ta#le.

8o you remem#er what a wild night that was, 5urrier2 'asnt ) calledto the telephone or something li$e that2 To #e sure* ) remem#er, now6

interrupted +ust at the point when ) was #eginning the story. After that) told it to three or four fellows, and it #raced them up, as it had me.

)t seems incredi#le that a mere story can hae such a tonic effect uponthe success of so many persons who are engaged in such widelydifferent occupations, #ut that is what it has done. )t is a $ind of

neerfailing remedy, li$e a cough mi-ture that is warranted to cureeerything, from a cold in the head to galloping consumption. There

was %arsons, for e-ample. /e is a #ro$er, you $now, and had #een on

the wrong side of the mar$et for a month. /e had utterly lost his grip,and was on the erge of failure. ) happened to meet him at the time

he was feeling the #luest, and #efore we parted, something #roughtme around to the su#+ect of the story, and ) related it to him. )t had

the same effect on him as it had on me, and has had on eery#odywho has heard it, as far as ) $now.

) thin$ you will all agree with me, that it is not the story itself thatperforms the surgical operation on the minds of those who are familiar

with it6 it is the way it is told, in print, ) mean. The author has,somehow, produced a psychological effect which is indescri#a#le. The

reader is hypnotized. /e receies a mental and moral tonic. %erhaps,


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doctor, you can gie some scientific e-planation of the influencee-erted #y the story. )t is a sort of eli-ir manufactured out of words,

eh2" rom that the company entered upon a general discussion oftheories. 3ow and then slight references were made to the story itself,

and they were+ust sufficient to tantalize me, the only one present who

had not heard it. At length, ) left my chair, and passing around theta#le, seized Sturteant #y one arm, and succeeded in drawing him

away from the party. ")f you hae any consideration for anold friend who is rapidly #eing drien mad #y the e-istence of that

confounded story, which ate seems determined that ) shall neer

hear, you will relate it to me now," ) said, saagely. Sturteant staredat me in wild surprise.

"All right," he said. "The others will e-cuse me for a few moments, )

thin$. Sit down here, and you shall hae it. ) found it pasted in an old

scrap#oo$ ) purchased in Ann Street, for three cents and there isnt athing a#out it #y which one can get any idea in what pu#lication it

originally appeared, or who wrote it. 'hen ) discoered it, ) #egancasually to read it, and in a moment ) was interested. 4efore ) left it, )

had read it through many times, so that ) could repeat it almost wordfor word. )t affected me strangely, as if ) had come in contact with

some strong personality. There seems to #e in the story a personal

element that applies to eery one who reads it. 'ell, after ) had readit seeral times, ) #egan to thin$ it oer. ) couldnt stay in the house,

so ) seized my coat and hat and went out. ) must hae wal$ed seeralmiles, #uoyantly, without realizing that ) was the same man, who, in

only a short time #efore, had #een in the depths of despondency. Thatwas the day ) met you here, you remem#er." 'e were interrupted atthat instant #y a uniformed messenger, who handed Sturteant a

telegram. )t was from his chief, and demanded his instant attendanceat the office. The sender had already #een delayed an hour, and there

was no help for it6 he must go at once.

"Too #ad*" said Sturteant, rising and e-tending his hand. "Tell you

what )ll do, old chap. )m not li$ely to #e gone any more than an houror two. ou ta$e my $ey and wait for me in my room. )n the escritoire

near the window you will find an old scrap#oo$ #ound in rawhide. )twas manufactured6 ) hae no dou#t, #y the author of the magic story.'ait for me in my room until ) return." ) found the #oo$ without

difficulty. )t was a !uaint, homemade affair, coered, as Sturteanthad said, with rawhide, and #ound with leather thongs. The pages

formed an odd com#ination of yellow paper, ellum and homemadeparchment. ) found the story, curiously printed on the lastnamed

material.


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)t was !uaint and strange. (idently, the printer had "set" it under the

superision of the writer. The phraseology was an unusual com#inationof seenteenth and eighteenth century mannerisms, and the

interpolation of italics and capitals could hae originated in

no other #rain than that of its author.


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PART !:

TH" MA#IC STOR$: AUTHOR UN%NO&N

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years thereafter my worthy father followed her. ), #eing their only#egotten, was left alone6 how#eit, there were friends who, for a time,

cared for me6 that is to say, they offered me a home #eneath theirroof, a thing which ) too$ adantage of for the space of fie months.

rom my fathers estate there came to me naught6 #ut, in the wisdom

that came with increasing years, ) coninced myself that his friend,under whose roof ) lingered for some time, had defrauded him, and

therefore me.

f the time from the age of twele and a half until ) was three and

twenty, ) will ma$e no recital here, since that time hath naught to dowith this tale6 #ut some time after, haing in my possession the sum of

si-teen guineas, ten, which ) had saed from the fruits of my la#or, )too$ ship to 4oston town, where ) #egan to wor$ first as a cooper, and

thereafter as a ships carpenter, although always after the craft was

doc$ed6 for the sea was not amongst my desires.

ortune will sometimes smile upon an intended ictim #ecause of pureperersity of temper. Such was one of my e-periences. ) prospered,

and at seen and twenty, owned the yard wherein, less than four yearsearlier, ) had wor$ed for hire. ortune, how#eit, is a +ade who must #e

coerced6 she will not #e coddled.

Here 'eginneth the secon (esson to 'e ac)uire:

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7ife has many pathways, and of them #y far the greater num#er lead

downward. Some are precipitous, others are less a#rupt6 #utultimately, no matter at what inclination the

angle may #e fi-ed, they arrie at the same destination, failure. And

here #eginneth the

Thir (esson:

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the steep side of a mountain loses his foothold. The farther he slides,the faster he goes. ) hae also heard this condition descri#ed #y the

word )shmaelite, which ) understand to #e a man whose hand isagainst eery#ody, and who thin$s that the hands of eery other man

are against him6 and here #eginneth the fifth lesson:

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A4M)3AT)3S )3 T/( S)C/T MA3, A74()T T/( 8)( M


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#eing possessed of indiiduality. 4ut ) will not philosophize, sincephilosophy is naught #ut a suit of garments for the decoration of a

dummy figure. Moreoer, it was not the dream itselfwhich affected me6 it was the impression made #y it, and the influence

that it e-erted oer me, which accomplished my enfranchisement. )n a

word, then, ) encouraged my other identity.

After toiling through a tempest of snow and wind, ) peered into awindow and saw that other #eing. /e was rosy with health6 #efore

him, on the hearth, #lazed a fire of logs6 there was a conscious power

and force in his demeanor6 he was physically and mentally muscular. )rapped timidly upon the door, and he #ade me enter. There was a not

un$indly smile of derision in his eyes as he motioned me to a chair #ythe fire6 #ut he uttered no word of welcome6 and, when ) had warmed

myself, ) went forth again into the tempest, #urdened with the shame

which the contrast #etween us had forced upon me. )t was then that )awo$e6 and here cometh the strange part of my tale, for, when ) did

awa$e, ) was not alone. There was a %resence with me6 intangi#le toothers, ) discoered later, #ut real to me.

The %resence was in my li$eness, yet it was stri$ingly unli$e. The

#row, not more lofty than my own, yet seemed more round and full6

the eyes, clear, direct, and filled with purpose, glowed with enthusiasmand resolution6 the lips, chin, ay, the whole contour of face and

figure was dominant and determined. /e was calm, steadfast, andselfreliant6

) was cowering, filled with nerous trem#ling, and fearsome ofintangi#le shadows. 'hen the %resence turned away, ) followed, and

throughout the day ) neer lost sight of it, sae when it disappearedfor a time #eyond some doorway where ) dared not enter6 at such

places, ) awaited its return with trepidation and awe, for ) could not

help wondering at the temerity of the %resence Eso li$e myself, and yetso unli$eF, in daring to enter where my own feet feared to tread. )t

seemed also as if purposely, ) was led to the place and to the menwhere, and #efore whom ) most dreaded to appear6 to offices where

once ) had transacted #usiness6 to men with whom ) had financialdealings.

Throughout the day ) pursued the %resence, and at eening saw itdisappear #eyond the portals of a hostelry famous for its cheer and

good liing. ) sought the pyramid of cas$s and shaings. 3ot again inmy dreams that night did ) encounter the 4etter Self Efor that is what )

hae named itF, al#eit, when, perchance, ) awa$ened from slum#er, it


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was near to me, eer wearing that calm smile of $indly derision whichcould not #e mista$en for pity, nor for condolence in any form. The

contempt of it stung me sorely.

The second day was not unli$e the first, #eing a repetition of its

forerunner, and ) was again doomed to wait outside during the isitswhich the %resence paid to places where ) fain would hae gone had )

possessed the re!uisite courage. )t is fear which deporteth a manssoul from his #ody and rendereth it a thing to #e despised. Many a

time ) essayed to address it #ut enunciation rattled in my throat,

unintelligi#le6 and the day closed li$e its predecessor.

This happened many days, one following another, until ) ceased tocount them6 al#eit, ) discoered that constant association with the

%resence was producing an effect on me6 and one night when ) awo$e

among the cas$s and discerned that he was present, ) made #old tospea$, al#eit with mar$ed timidity. "'ho are you2" ) entured to as$6

and ) was startled into an upright posture #y the sound of my ownoice6 and the !uestion seemed to gie pleasure to my companion, so

that ) fancied there was less of derision in his smile when heresponded. ") am that ) am," was the reply. ") am he who you hae

#een6

) am he who you may #e again6 wherefore do you hesitate2 ) am he

who you were, and whom you hae cast out for other company. ) amthe man made in the image of Cod, who once possessed your #ody.

nce we dwelt within it together, not in harmony, for that can neer#e, nor yet in unity, for that is impossi#le, #ut as tenants in commonwho rarely fought for full possession. Then, you were a puny thing, #ut

you #ecame selfish and e-acting until ) could no longer a#ide with you,therefore ) stepped out.

There is a plusentity and minusentity in eery human #ody that is#orn into the world. 'hicheer one of these is faored #y the flesh

#ecomes dominant6 then is the other inclined to a#andon itsha#itation, temporarily or for all time. ) am the plusentity of yourself6

you are the minusentity. ) own all things6 you possess naught. That#ody which we #oth inha#ited is mine, #ut it is unclean, and ) will notdwell within it. 5leanse it, and ) will ta$e possession."

"'hy do you pursue me2" ) ne-t as$ed of the %resence.

"ou hae pursued me, not ) you. ou can e-ist without me for a time,#ut your path leads downward, and the end is death. 3ow that you

approach the end, you de#ate if it #e not politic that you should


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cleanse your house and inite me to enter. Step aside, from the #rainand the will6 cleanse them of your presence6 only on that condition will

) eer occupy them again."

"The #rain has lost its power," ) faltered.

"The will is a wea$ thing, now6 can you repair them2"

"7isten*" said the %resence, and he towered oer me while ) cowered

a#+ectly at his feet. "To the plusentity of a man, all things are

possi#le. The world #elongs to him, is his estate. /e fears naught,dreads naught, stops at naught6 he as$s no priileges, #ut demands

them6 he dominates, and cannot cringe6 his re!uests are orders6opposition flees at his approach6 he leels mountains, fills in ales, and

traels on an een plane where stum#ling is un$nown."

Thereafter, ) slept again, and, when ) awo$e, ) seemed to #e in a

different world. The sun was shining and ) was conscious that #irdstwittered a#oe my head. My #ody, yesterday trem#ling and uncertain,

had #ecome igorous and filled with energy. ) gazed upon the pyramidof cas$s in amazement that ) had so long made use of it for an a#iding

place, and ) was wonderingly conscious that ) had passed my last

night #eneath its shelter. The eents of the night recurred to me, and )loo$ed a#out me for the %resence.

)t was not isi#le, #ut anon ) discoered, cowering in a far corner of

my resting place, a puny a#+ect shuddering figure, distorted of isage,deformed of shape, disheeled and un$empt of appearance. )t totteredas it wal$ed, for it approached me piteously6 #ut ) laughed aloud,

mercilessly. %erchance ) $new then that it was the minusentity, andthat the plusentity was within me6 al#eit ) did not then realize it.

Moreoer, ) was in haste to get away6 ) had no time for philosophy.

There was much for me to do, much6 strange it was that ) had notthought of that yesterday. 4ut yesterday was gone, today was with

me, it had +ust #egun.

As had once #een my daily ha#it, ) turned my steps in the direction ofthe taern, where formerly ) had parta$en of my meals. ) noddedcheerily as ) entered, and smiled in recognition of returned salutations.

Men who had ignored me for months #owed graciously when ) passedthem on the thoroughfare. ) went to the washroom, and from there to

the #rea$fast ta#le6 afterwards, when ) passed the taproom, ) pauseda moment and said to the landlord: ") will occupy the same room that


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) formerly used, if perchance, you hae it at disposal. )f not, anotherwill do as well, until ) can o#tain it."

Then ) went out and hurried with all haste to the cooperage. There was

a huge wain in the yard, and men were loading it with cas$s forshipment. ) as$ed no !uestions, #ut, seizing #arrels #egan hurling

them to the men who wor$ed atop of the load. 'hen this was finished,) entered the shop. There was a acant #ench6 ) recognized its disuse

#y the litter on its top. )t was the same at which ) had once wor$ed.

Stripping off my coat, ) soon cleared it of impedimenta. )n a momentmore ) was seated, with my foot on the iceleer, shaing staes.

)t was an hour later when the master wor$man entered the room, and

he paused in surprise at sight of me6 already there was a goodly pile

of neatly shaen staes #eside me, for in those days ) was an e-cellentwor$man6 there was none #etter, #ut, alas* 3ow, age hath depried

me of my s$ill. ) replied to his unas$ed !uestion with the #rief, #utcomprehensie sentence: ") hae returned to wor$, sir." /e nodded his

head and passed on, iewing the wor$ of other men, al#eit anon heglanced as$ance in my direction.

/ere endeth the si-th and last lesson to #e ac!uired, although there ismore to #e said, since from that moment ) was a successful man, and

ere long possessed another shipyard, and had ac!uired a fullcompetence of worldly goods. ) pray you who read, heed well the

following admonitions, since upon them depend the word "success"and all that it implies:

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hold her, for she is yours6 she #elongs to you. Start out now, withthese admonitions in your mind. Stretch out your hand, and grasp the

plus, which, may#e, you hae neer made use of, sae in greatemergencies. 7ife is an emergency most grae. our plusentity is

#eside you now6 cleanse your #rain, and strengthen your will. )t will

ta$e possession. )t waits upon you.

STAT T3)C/T6 start now upon this new +ourney.

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