The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-04-20

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he was driving COW along the road
toward q neighboriDg field. al group of
boys, among whom was Jemson, met him
as he was passing. This opportunity was
not to be lost BY Jemson. fHaITop he
exclaimed, whats The price Of milkg i.
say, Jonathan, what do You fodder on?..
What win Won take for all the gold on
her horhsl Boys, IL you want 10 nee the
latest Paris style, look at these boots9v
Hartly, waving his hand to rs with q
pheasant smile, and driving his COW to the
field, took down the bars Of a rail fence,
saw her safely 10 her inclosure, and then
putting mp 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 %, none OF US knew
where. And every day for weeks he
went through the same task.
The boys Of j. Academy were nearly
all the sons Of wealthy parents, and some
Eof them, among whom was Jemson, were
ounces enough 10 look down with disdain
ppou a scholar who had to drive q COW.
The sueers and ieers Of Jemson were ac-
IcQrdingly often renewed, He once, on a
plea that he did nos like the odor Of d
barn, refused to sit with Hardy Occa-
sionalIy he would inquire after the cows
health, pronouncing the word ''keoB'v'.
latter the manner of some country people.
With admirable good.nature did Hartly
bear all these silly attempts to wound and
annoy him. I do not remember that he
was once betrayed into look or word Of
angry retaliation II. ....i *. f:...
a3.,I suppose, Hartly,n1 said Jemson one
day, your daddy means to make q milk.
man Of youi M 5.,.9. & il: s1ss{ b;
Why not2n asked Hartly. .sa
81 % nothing, z said Jemsol, "tonly don't
leave too much water in the cans after
your them that's all. Y n. ,33
The boys laughed, and Hartly not IN
the least mortified, replied; GNeyer fear;
! if ever l should rise to be milkman, Ill
give good measure and good milk too
The day after this conversation there
was a public examination, at which a
number Of ladies' ard gentlemen from the
neighboriag towns were present Prizes
were awarded BY the principal Of our
academy, and both Hartly and JemsoTi
received q ereditable number; for in res
pect to scholarship these two were about
equal After the ceremony of distribu-
ton the principal remarked that there
was one prize, consisting OF gold medal,
which was rarely awarded, not so much
on account Of its cost, MS because the in
| stances were rare which rendered its hes
towal proper. II was the prize Of HERO.
ISM The last boy who received one, was
young Manners, who three years ago,
rescued a blind girl from drowning. The
principal then said that, with permission
/ Of the company he would relate a short
story. 80: E. ..<... 4
Not long since, some scholars were
/ flying kite in the street, just as poor
i boy on horseback rode By on his WY 10
/ the mill. The horse took fright and threw
1.-THE boy, iniaring him so sadly. that he
was carried home, and confined some
| weeks to his bed. OF The scholars who
had uninteEtionalIy caused the diaster,
Enone followed TO learn the fate Of the
i wounded boy. There was one scholar,
however, who had witnessed the accident
Il from a distance, who not only went 70
make inquiries but stayed to render ser
4 vices. -. + - p r: =,
This scholnr soon; learned that tho
wounded hoy was the grandson Of a poor
widow, whose sole support consisted IL
selling the milk OF a fine COW, Of which
!. She was tile: owner. Alas! what could
she do2 She was old and lame, and hel
grandson, on whom she depended to driy'
. her COW to pasture, was on his back help
: less. 81 -. :" ..'. T. -. -.
/ /" Never mind, good woman said tn,
scholar, 4 can drive your cow f.
i With blessings aud thanks the oil
+ woman accepted bis offer. But his kind
!: ness did not stop here. Money was want
I ed TO get. articles frem the apothecary
1 / have money that my mother sent m
3 to buy me a pair Of boots With, but I'eal
rs do without them for while 49,.
!, ".0h, no. said the old woman, I can
. consent TO that; but here is a pair Of YER
! heavy boots that / bought for. Henry
!. who cannot wear them, Ii you woul
Eonly buy these, giving us what they cost
0 we should get along nicely :. -.
:, Z. tThe scholar bought the boots, elums
5 us they were. and he has worn them /
+ this time: ~. .....,.,..- III $50. .
i =.'Well, when it was discovered by othe
boys iu the academy that our scholar wa
Q lin the habit Of driving COW, he was al
I sailed every day with laughter and rid
icnle. His. eowhide boots, in particula
0 were made q matter Of mirth. But b
I Kept on cheerflily and braVely, day b
j, fday, never shnnniHg observation, driyln
6 the widows COW and wearing his thic
!, boots, eontentcd in tho thought that }
I was doing right; caring not for all Ii
Ulcers and sneers that could be utteret
/. He never explained, why he drove ii
lcow, for no was not inclined to make
vaunt Of his charitable motives, and fa
thermore, 10 bis heart he had no sympath
with the false pride that could look dow
T. with ridic1le on any useful employment
IL was by mere accident that his eenr
i OF kindness and self-deniai was yesterdl
% discovered By his teacher, r., -.
IS ,"And now, ladies and gentlemen, ] %
o peal 10 you, was there not true heroism
d this boys coaductl Nay, Master Hartl
T. do not hide beyeAd the Blackboard II
IS were not afraid OF ridicule, you must n
l. be afraid Of praise. Come forth, Mast
ID Edward Hartly, and let US see your ho
1t est facet" a. e.r :..~ .a..s... !:
z As Hartly, with blushing checks, ma
D. his appearance, what round Of applaut