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home with them under my arm—white sox, and it was
raining.

We may not doubt that society in heaven consists mainly
of undesirable persons.

Thursday March 19. Susy's birthday. She would be 31,
now.

The Prophecy

In 1895 Cheiro, the palmist, examined my hand and
said that in my 68th year (1903), I would become sud-
denly rich. I was bankrupt and $94,000 in debt at the
time, through the failure of Chas. L. Webster & Co. Two
years later—in London—Cheiro repeated this long-dis-
tance prediction and added that the riches would come
from a quite unexpected source. I am superstitious. I kept
the prediction in mind and often thought of it. When at
last it came true, Oct. 22, 1903, there was but a month
and nine days to spare.

The contract signed that day concentrates all my books
in Harpers' hands and now at last they are valuable: in
fact they are a fortune. They guarantee me $25,000 a year
for five years, but they will yield twice as much as that
for many a year, if intelligently handled.

Adam, man's benefactor—he gave him all he has ever
received that was worth having—Death.

May 23 '03. Martyrdom covers a multitude 'of sins.

Man was made at the end of the week's work, when
God was tired.

Only one thing is impossible for God: to find any sense
in any copyright law on the planet.

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