The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

CHAIN LETTER

THIS IS A PRAYER:
TRUST THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT AND ALWAYS ACKNOWLEDGE
HIM AND HE WILL LIGHT YOUR WAY.
THIS PRAYER HAS BEEN SENT TO YOU FOR GOOD LUCK. THE
ORIGINAL COPY CAME FROM THE NETHERLANDS. IT HAS BEEN
AROUND THE WORLD NINE TIMES. THE LUCK HAS BEEN SENT
TO YOU. YOU ARE TO RECEIVE GOOD LUCK WITHIN FOUR
DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THIS LETTER. THIS IS NO JOKE.
YOU WILL RECEIVE IT IN THE MAIL. PLEASE DO NOT SEND
MONEY. DO NOT KEEP THIS LETTER. IT MUST LEAVE WITHIN
96 HOURS AFTER RECEIVING IT. A U.S. OFFICER RECEIVED
$7,000. VON ELLIOT $60,000, BUT BECAUSE HE BROKE THE
CHAIN, HE LOST IT. WHILE IN THE PHILLIPINES, GENERAL
NOPAK LOST HIS LIFE 6 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE COPY.
HE FAILED TO CIRCULATE THE PRAYER. HOWEVER, BEFORE HIS
DEATH HE RECEIVED $775 HE HAD WON. PLEASE SEND 20
COPIES AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU ON THE FOURTH DAY.
ELIMINATE THE FIRST NAME ON THE LIST AND ADD YOUR
NAME ON THE BOTTOM. (LIST OF NAMES FOLLOWED).

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN

Date learned: 02-00-1968