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From: "Barb and Don" <>
Subject: [CHASE-L] Churchill Myth
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 15:52:54 -0500


Hi Everyone,

FYI,I understand this story is a myth in case anyone has heard it. Snopes addy at bottom which I checked.

Barb

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From: Jeanne Davis
To: Barb and Don
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: Re Churchill Myth


Let me know if this works. If not, I'll send it again



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Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 22:24:17 -0800
From: "Virginia Durao" <>
Subject: [ROOTS-L] An Amazing Story

Dear Rooters, My Aunt sent me this Amazing story about a poor Scottish
farmer and what came from his heroism.

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 the
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.
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. "I want to repay
you," said the nobleman. " You saved my sons life."
" No, I can't except 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.
"Yes," the farmer replied proudly.
"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. 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.
What saved his life this time? Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son's name ? Sir
Winston Churchill.

A nice story but unfortunately only another "urban legend" that's been on here before. Check out this web site:
http://www.snopes.com/glurge/fleming.htm

Jeanne Mueller Davis

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