Luck chain
letter (published). "Luck by mail" fragment. US, 1959.
Good Luck Prayer
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart in all ways, and acknowledge
His presence, and He will direct thy path.
This prayer has been sent to you for good luck. The one who breaks
it will have bad luck.
Send this letter and four others within twenty-five hours
to people whom you wish good luck. The letter said no money
was involved. " Insert your name at the bottom of the list and remove
the top name."
New York Times, April 11, 1959 (page 14, col. 2).
A housewife, Mrs. Roth, sent Boris Pasternak a chain letter that she received
on March 13 (Friday the thirteenth). He returned the letter with a brief
comment: "It is not the habit in the USSR to make circulate such sendings,
but I won't break the chain and so I return immediately the text of the
Prayer to you to forward it in other directions." Pasternak added his name
to the bottom of the list and crossed out the top name. Mrs. Roth sent
other copies to her 14 year old niece and three celebrities. Was 59-03&.
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