The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-15
The Brave Boy.
A CAPITAL STORY.


were somewhat older than myself, and t
.Jemson looked up to Us sort of a leade
in matters OF opinion as we'll as of sport
He was not at heart malicious, but he lat
a foolish ambition Of being thought witty
and he made himself feared by the bat
habit of turning things into ridicule, anC
being ever on the look out for matters O
derision.
Hartley was new scholar and little
was known of him among the boys. One
morning as we were on the way to school
he was driving a COW along the road TOWARD
a neighboring field group Of boys
among whom was Jemson, met him as he
was passing. The opportunity was one
not to be lost by Jemson.
"Hailo, he exclaimed what the price
of milk? | say, Jonathan, what do you
fodder on? What will you take for all
the gold on her horns? Boys if you wan,
to see the latest Paris style, look al those
boots
/ Hartley, waving his hand 10 us with a
pleasant smile, and driving the cow to the
field. took down the bars of "A rail fence
saw her safely in the enclosure, and then
putting up the bars. came and entered the
school with the rest Of US. After school.
in the afternoon, he let out the cow and
drove her oil, none Of Us knew where.
And every day for weeks he went through
the same task.
The boys of B-Acadelnv were near
Is al! tho sons of wealthy parents, and
some Of them. among whom was JenIsOn.
were ounces enough TO look down with IL
sort OF dI-dain upon a scholar who had 10
"FI'T Il cow. ne sneeiH ana J""r oil lem
son were accordingly often renewed. lie
once on plea that he did not lIk" the
odor % i harm, refused to slt next 10 Hart
ley. bccd>ionall lie wound enquire after
the COW health. pronouncIuG the word
'ke-ow, alter the manner OF some country
people
With admirable goofnature did Hartley
bear pll tLC,e silly attempts 10 wound and
annoy him. ! do not remember that he
was even once betrayed into 4 look or word
Of angry retaliation.
i suppose. Hartley. said Jemson one
dav. Your daddy means 10 make u milk
man Gf y,u
WHY not asked Hartley.
- nothing. only don leave much water
Iu the c.ls after YOU rinse them. that
all
TE, Lay. lau-lcd. and Hartley. not in
the least mortified, replied
" Neyc: fear. if ever should r.-e TO be
u.
good milk. too
The next day after this conversation
there was public examinations at which a
number of ladies' and ceu;i-ueu from the
uri-nLoIu. towns were present
p!ilr, were awarded by the PRINCIPAL
or our academy. aud both Hartley aud
,Tem-rI received a crei.taI!c number: for
ia Iy,.,.t 10 SCHOLARSHIP tLcs.. two we're
about ,.qasl
After the ceremony of di.fy.I,,,-o, the
pgi.-:,aI remarked that thor. v.. ora
ur;le CONSISTING Of rojd medal With
was rarely awarded. not 20 much on ac
count of IL GREAT cost. a. because the in
stance. were rare which rendered IL, be
,towal prouer. I,wa tn. ptize Of hero
ism. The las; boy who received one wa.
rnun, Manner. who. thre.. wears arc. res
cusd blind girl from drowning The
PRINCIPAL then said that, WIKI permission
of the company. he would relate a short
story
Not long since some scholars We're hy-
Ing Kit" IN the street, just as poor boy
on horseback rode by on hi- way TO the
mil lie horse took night ana threw
the boy. iHi1rlns him 50 had.y that he was
carried home aud confined s"ine weeks 10
ms bed 81 tho scholars VII" h%d un.n-
teniolaiir caused the disaster, none ioi.
lowed To learn the fate Of the Wounded
boy mere "as one scholar however
who had witnessed the acc dent from 4
distance, VINO mol "hIy wont 10 ii''he VII
lH'tI'--- 'Hi saved l" renH'f services
lh.~ scholar soon learned th"t 'he
Wounded toy Wa the grandson "I poor
".n"". "h'7s sole n!l''f' con SEQ II!
>tL!'"2 '.e HIM % u ''e 'ON' '' "-''1-i
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10 H@I" 'he "'h "'"'dh' can
consent 10 that- out mere - par OF heaVy
boots that bought Tor i'ehL!' VINO can
wear tholh. you "oti" "'il c"F th' m
giving IL WHAT lhey cost We should get
aion. nicely.
TIE scholar rouSh' the boots clumsy
a. they were, ana has worn 'hcm up l"
TINS the.
But when II was discovered 10y "'her
boys ct t"e academy tha' our scholar Was
/" the ha"it o! driving "A COW he was as
>"iitd every DAY WIN laughter ana fi"i-
CUE iii9 co" "h!ae po"tS' III paf'i'u'a''
were made matter o' hl''h. but ne Kept
on cherrh!ly ana bravery DAY after DAY
never stunning observation uriVinS the
widow COW and wearing his th!ck boots,
contentcd in the thought that he was do
lng iIEh', caring not lof Al! me .!eefs ana
snecrs that could be uttered, lie never
undertook to explain why he drove COW,
iOr he was not Inclined TO make Il vaunt