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01/20/2006
An O. Henry Tale for Speculators, forwarded by Laurel Kenner

Who knew that O. Henry was a great observer of the financial markets? "The Gift of the Magi" has long been one of our favorites, but we had not run across The Romance of a Busy Broker until this week. As O. Henry writes:

He who has been denied the spectacle of a busy Manhattan broker during a rush of business is handicapped for the profession of anthropology. The poet sings of the "crowded hour of glorious life." The broker's hour is not only crowded, but the minutes and seconds are hanging to all the straps and packing both front and rear platforms.