That's straight, son! You backtrack any fortune to its beginning an some'ers along the trail or at the farthest end you'll come up with the fact that it took a accident or two, what we-all darkened mortals calls 'luck,' to make good the play.

It's like gettin' shot gettin' rich is; all you has to do is be present personal at the time, an' the bullet does the rest.
"You distrusts these doctrines.

You shore won't if you sets down hard an' thinks.

Suppose twenty gents has made a surround an' is huntin' a b'ar.

Only one is goin' to down him.