Recently, a frail black woman rose slowly to her feet in a South African courtroom. She was 70-something, the years deeply etched on her face.Facing her from across the room were several white security police officers. One, a Mr. van der Broek, had just been found...
It is accurately said that it is easy to be an angel when nobody ruffles your feathers. But it seems that feather rufflers will always be around.We're told that 19th Century German statesman Prince Otto von Bismarck once became so incensed at the criticism of a...
On her 50th wedding anniversary, a woman revealed the secret of her long and happy marriage. She said, "On my wedding day, I decided to make a list of ten of my husband's faults which, for the sake of the marriage, I would overlook."One of her guests asked her what...
The story is told that Leonardo da Vinci resented a fellow artist to the point of hatred. He determined to get revenge by depicting this artist as Judas in "The Last Supper." This he did; but when he started to paint the face of Christ, he couldn't seem to get the...
During the American Civil War, a young man named Roswell McIntyre was drafted into the New York Cavalry. The war was not going well. Soldiers were needed so desperately, that he was sent into battle with very little training. Roswell became frightened -- he panicked...
Once while riding on a train, the beloved American poet James Whitcomb Riley broke a minor company rule and was severely reprimanded by the conductor."Aren't you going to answer him back?" Inquired Riley's traveling companion. "At least you'll report him to the...
A well-known physician had died. His widow, in trying to collect the money owed her husband, found that he had written in his record book with red ink across many names the words, "Forgiven; too poor to pay."When she brought the book up to the courthouse, the probate...