John D．Rocke feller， the wellkn own millionaire，gave away millions， but he himself was very mean about small sums of money． One day he went to stay at...
A small boy and his father were having a walk in the country when it suddenly began to rain very hard． They did not have their umbrella with them， and...
Young hopeful：Father，what is a traitor in politics？” Father（a veteran politician）：A traitor is a man who leaves our party and goes over to the o...
No matter which girl he brought home， the young man found disapproval from his mother． A friend gave him advice． Find a girl just like your mother&mda...
In a small pretty village in Notting ham shire there formerly lived a respectable Squire， who excelled all his friends in amusements athletic， and who...
He who sleeps catches no fish，—but he who keeps awake catches crabs every moment of his life． All professions can yield a man enough to live on，...
In England nobody under the age of eighteen is allowed to drink in a public bar． Mr． Thompson used to go to a bar near his house quite often，but he ne...
Mr．Brown was busy writing letters in his room when his servant，a very stupid boy， rushed hastily into his master's room and shouted loudly in an e...
A wealthy old lady who lived near Dr．Swift used to send him presents occasionally by her servant．Dr．Swift took her presents but never gave the boy any...
The squad were having visual training”． One smart recruit was asked by the officer to count how many men composed a digging party in a distant f...