Excerpt from The Story of a Fortunate Youth: Chapters From the Biography of an Elderly Gentleman<br><br>This omission of notable events is much to be regretted. It is true of the old gentleman that he has lived an honored and a crowded life. Many a one there is to tell you that. But of the events recorded in the following pages there is only myself to tell you. There is none other Who has counted over so exactly the little treasure of coins that were the for tune of his youth. And this book is no more than a purse in Which they have been laid away a kind of savings.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.