The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-02
A HERO.

There is an endeaurg tenderness, SAYS
Washington Irving, 81 10 he love Of \ mother
for her son, that Iranscends all other sfflc
tIons of the heart" We have ju-t heard a
'ouching illustration offhe fact iha, the love
If son for his mother ma, also transcend
and swallow up all oth.r afiecnons, at mo.
ment too when he might we'll he pardoned
for remembering on, his own great trials.
Some Two years ago, young man, belong.
i"g 10 Pn'ladelph'a, w,s returning by rall
road TO tha, city, f,om the town of Residing
Pennsy vauia. R, an accident winch hap.
penet TO he train as 1t was approac hing tow n,
and while he was standing upon The plat.
'",m, h. was thrown f and fell par,l, un.
der the wheel Of The succeeding car, aod his
right arm, mafIn~, bones snd oil, !" crush
ed I" lelly, and dropped userssly al hi,
side. Thus, however was fortunately hl- on
y hJuIy. He was young man of deter
minrd nerve, and of the n"blrsi spirit. He
uttered no compla,nl-n"t even a groan.
hen The train arrived al the depot, a car.
rage va. immediately called, when, attend.
I'D by his fri nd. he said "drIye al once To
d.. -s, in Walnut street."
Hadn't you better 60 lmmed a'sly homer
asked AIS freud.
No" sad he, IL don, want hem 10 know
ANY thing about me uulil II is all over"
"Odt hero" for It "as hero, vas deaf to
all the counter remnnslrsnces If his friend,
aud they drove rapidly to the house Of the EN-.
inrnl surgeon alluded to. They were shown
into the psilnr aud he doctor was summoned.
After an eN.minaIion, well, my dear fel.
low" SAID he surgeon, for he was well &C.
quainied with his patient, lyon know, | sup.
pose, what must be done = Il do," he re.
Piled; and !, IL for the purpose of having
il done that am here" "My surgical Ia.
hle," said the doctor, "s below "Can it
not be done without that T. asked The suffer
er. :" cannot be ted | cannot be held
Amputate my arm here, DOCTOR" he cont,n.
ued holding out his dangling limb over the
back Of the sofa. I'D, II here, doctor
shall not finch; shall not interfere with
your operations.
The limb was barred two attendants, med
zeal students in the house, were summoned !;
the arm was taken off above the elbow, while
he patient sa, as he had requested, ulterIog
no gtoan, nor speaking a single word, while
the operation was being performed. The
dressings were applied; and, attended by his
friend, the patient had he'd the door, on
his way to his own house, which was very
near by, when he turned round to the sur.
geon, and said, doctor, should like to look
at my arm once more; prey let me see it,"
The surgeon raised the mansled limb; the
patient glanced AT the bloodIess hand and SAID, /,
Doctor, there is ring upon the middle fin.
ger of that hand; won't you take 1t of for
me Nv mother gave me that ring on her
death bed. can part with my arm, but
while 1--we, can't part with tha, ring
The ring was slipped from the cold white fin.
ger. "Pu, it on that finger" said he, hold,
ing out the same finger on the left hand
As he was leaving the door, with his a,len,
dan', to enter The carriage, he said, How
shall | break this thing to my poor sister T.
IL not this a true "hero" reader !-Kaic
erbocker.