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He sat down by the fire and told the old farmer how this world of ours was made. HE SAT DOWN BY THE FIRE AND TOLD THE OLD FARMER HOW THIS WORLD OF OURS WAS MADE
ut I determined not to look straight at him for fear he would tell another story. But although I am not a woman, I did finally look, and as soon as I did he went right into another story. Said he, “I will tell you a story now which I reserve for my particular friends.” When he emphasized the words “particular friends,” I listened, and I have ever been glad I did. I really feel devoutly thankful, that there are 1,674 young men who have been carried through college by this lecture who are also glad that I did listen. The old guide told me that there once lived not far from the River Indus an ancient Persian by the name of Ali Hafed. He said that Ali Hafed owned a very large farm, that he had orchards, grain-fields, and gardens; that he had money at interest, and was a wealthy and contented man. He was contented because he was wealthy, and wealthy because he was contented. One day there visited that old Persian farmer one of these ancient Buddhist priests, one of the wise men of the East. ETERMINED NOT TO LOOK STRAIGHT AT HIM FOR FEAR HE WOULD TELL ANOTHER STORY BUT ALTHOUGH I AM NOT A WOMAN I DID FINALLY LOOK AND AS SOON AS I DID HE WENT RIGHT INTO ANOTHER STORY SAID HE I WILL TELL YOU A STORY NOW WHICH I RESERVE FOR MY PARTICULAR FRIENDS WHEN HE EMPHASIZED THE WORDS PARTICULAR FRIENDS I LISTENED I HAVE EVER BEEN GLAD I DID I REALLY FEEL DEVOUTLY THANKFUL THAT THERE ARE ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FOUR YOUNG MEN WHO HAVE BEEN CARRIED THROUGH COLLEGE BY THIS LECTURE WHO ARE ALL SO GLAD THAT I DID LISTEN THE OLD GUIDE TOLD ME THAT THERE ONCE LIVED NOT FAR FROM THE RIVER INDUS AN ANCIENT PERSIAN BY THE NAME OF ALI HAFED HE SAID THAT ALI HAFED OWNED A VERY LARGE FARM THAT HE HAD ORCHIDS GRAINFIELDS AND GARDENS THAT HE HAD MONEY OF INTEREST AND WAS A WEALTHY AND CONTENTED MAN HE WAS CONTENTED BECAUSE HE WAS WEALTHY AND WEALTHY BECAUSE HE WAS CONTENTED ONE DAY THERE VISITED THAT OLD PERSIAN FARMER ONE OF THOSE ANCIENT BUDDHIST PRIESTS ONE OF THE WISE MEN OF THE EAST
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