Irish Luck -
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> His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish
> farmer. One day, while
> trying to make a living for his family, he heard a
> cry for help coming from
> a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the
> bog. There, mired to his
> waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming
> and struggling to free
> himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what
> could have been a slow and
> terrifying death.
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> The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the
> Scotsman's sparse
> surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped
> out and introduced
> himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had
> saved
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> "I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved
> my son's life."
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> "No, I can't accept payment for what I did," the
> Scottish farmer replied
> waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's
> own son came to the door
> of the family hovel.
>
> "Is that your son?" the nobleman asked.
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> "Yes," the farmer replied proudly.
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> "I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the
> level of education my own
> son will enjoy If the lad is anything like his
> father, he'll no doubt grow
> to be a man we both will be proud of."
>
> And that he did.
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> Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools
> and in time, graduated
> from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London,
> and went on to become
> known throughout the world as the noted Sir
> Alexander Fleming, the
> discoverer of Penicillin.
>
> Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was
> saved from the bog was
> stricken with pneumonia.
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> What saved his life this time? Penicillin.
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> The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill
> ... His son's name?
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> Sir Winston Churchill.
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> Someone once said: What goes around comes around.
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> Work like you don't need the money.
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> Love like you've never been hurt.
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> Dance like nobody's watching.
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> Sing like nobody's listening.
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> Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
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> It's National Friendship Week. Send this to
> everyone you consider A FRIEND.
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> Pass this on, and brighten some one's day.
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> AN IRISH FRIENDSHIP WISH: You had better send this
> back!! Good Luck!
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> I hope it works...
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> May there always be work for your hands to do;
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> May your purse always hold a coin or two;
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> May the sun always shine on your windowpane;
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> May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain;
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> May the hand of a friend always be near you;
> May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
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