IMPARTING VALUABLE INFORMATION.
. " Papa," asked a little boy, •* a man .who steals a loaf of bread is. a thief, isn't he?" ! " Yep, a dastardly thief;!' , * " Is a man who steals lO.OOOdols a thief, tOO ?'.' ; . . . " Well, no, my boy, scarcely. Defaulter, I think is the more appropriate world." ' "And what is he called when he steals a million dollars P" " There is no such thing as stealing a million dollars, my aon. It is termed ' diverting.' When a gentleman diverts a million dollars he is spoken of as a fiuaa* cier." " ' -;
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THS18850612.2.16.2
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5118, 12 June 1885, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
90IMPARTING VALUABLE INFORMATION. Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5118, 12 June 1885, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in