William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910) known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer known as master of short stories. His works include “The Gift of the Magi”, “The Duplicity of Hargraves”, and “The Ransom of Red Chief”, as well as the novel Cabbages and Kings.
Porter began love affair with Athol Estes, 17 years old and from a wealthy family. Her mother objected to the match because Athol was ill, suffering from tuberculosis. On July 1, 1887, Porter eloped with Athol and they were married.( Dasha -Moon-Mercury) He started job as a draftsman in January 12, 1887, at a salary of $100 a month, drawing maps from surveys and field notes. He worked in  a national bank from 1891 onwards and then in a weekly ‘the Rolling Stone’. He moved to Houston in 1895 and worked with a publication “Post” in Houston. During his bank service he did fraud and was arrested on charges of embezzlement. In trial and was found guilty on February 17, 1898, of embezzling $854.08. He was sentenced to five years in prison and imprisoned on March 25, 1898, at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio(He was running Dasha of Moon-Venus). He was released on July 24, 1901, for good behavior after serving three years.
O, Henry was writing and publishing short stories and in all these years but his most prolific writing period started after his release in 1902.  He wrote a story a week for over a year for the New York World Sunday Magazine. His wit, characterization, and plot twists were adored by his readers but often panned by critics. Henry married again in 1907 to childhood sweetheart Sarah (Sallie) Lindsey Coleman, who was herself a writer. He was a heavy drinker, and by 1908, his markedly deteriorating health affected his writing. In 1909, Sarah left him, and he died on June 5, 1910.
In 1952, based on his short stores ‘O. Henry’s Full House’ an American anthology film was made by five directors.

O. Henry’s Birth Chart-

“The magi, as you know, were wise men–wonderfully wise men–who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.”
― O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi