There was once a farmer who had a son named Will, and he sent him out in the world to learn a trade and seek his fortune. Now he hadn't gone far when he was stopped by a band of robbers who called out to him: "Your purse or your life!" A... Read more of The Master Thief at Children Stories.caInformational Site Network Informational
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WHEN the late Mr. Whitbread's father, the brewer, first opposed the Duke
of Bedford's interest at Bedford, the Duke informed him that he would
spend L50,000 rather than he should come in. Whitbread, with true
English spirit, replied, that was nothing; the sale of his grains would
pay for that.





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