The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-05-13
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nRC ASHAMED OF RIDICULE.
sh,H neysr forget lesson which ] re
euived when qni,e a young lad, at an roAd.
envy 10 B. Among my school fellows
were HarilY AMI Jemson. They were some
what older than myself and the latter
looked upon IS the leader in matters OF opin-
ion and in sport. lie was not AZ heart mali
eious. bns he had 'oolish ambition OF being
thought witty and sarcastic, and he made
himself feared by besettiug habit OF tnrn-
log things into riiicule, SO that he seemed
continually On The lookout for matters Of de-
Tision.
llartlY was a new scholar, and little vas
known o him among the boys. One morn
ing, as we we're on our way 10 school, be
was ssen driyiaZ a COW along this road to-
ward neigh5oring field. a group Of boys,
among whom was Jensen, met him a5 be
was passing. The opportunity was not to
be lost by Jemson.
'HelloI' he exclaimed, what's the prize Ct
milk? say. Jonathan what 90 you fodder
On? What will you take for all the gold on
her horns? Boys, il you want to see the Ia
test Paris style look at those boUts'
u
ant smile, and driving the COW to the field
took down the bars of rail @nce, saw her
SAFELY 10 the enclosure, AMI then putting up
the bars came and entered the school room
with the rest of as. After school in the a =
ternoon. he let out the cow. and drove her
off none ofus knew where. and every day
for two or three weeks, be went through
the same task,
The boys Of 3 - Academy were nearly
all sons Of wealthy parents. and some OF
them, among whom was Jems0n. were dun
ceS enough to look 6own with sort Of dSdsin
upon scholar who had to Grivc a COW. The
snecrs and ieers Of JemSon were accordingly
often renewed. lie once on plea that he
did not like ,he oior of the barn refused to
sit next to Ilartly. Qccasionly, he would in-
quire after the cows health, prouoEncing the
word 'keOW' after The manner OF some Of the
country people.
With admirable good nature did Hartly
bear all these silly attempts to wound and
annoy him. do not remember that was e
ven oqce betrayed into a lock or word OF an
CRY retaliation.
4 suppose, fIartly,' seid Jemson, one day,
4 suppose your lady intends to make q milk
man OF youP
Why not? asked Hartly.
% nothing, but doD't leave much water in
your cans alter you rinse them--that's all.
The boys laughed, and Hartly not in least
least mortified, replied:
Never fear; II ever shoald rise to b9 3
milkman, I'll give yoa good measure and good
milk.
The day after this conversation, there was
public exhibition; at which number Of
ladies and gentlemen from other cities were
persent. Prizes we're awarded by the Priaoi>
pal oil our Academy, and bota uGrtlr and
Jemson received credit&bla number; iGr in
respect to scholarship, these two were about
equal. Alter the ceremony Of Distribution.
the Principal remarked that there was onG
prize consisting OF q medal which was rare
ly awarded, not so much on account of its
great cost, as because the instances were rare
which rendered its bestowal proper. 1t was
the prize OF heroisn. The last boy who re-
ceived one was young Manners, who three
years ago, rescued blind girl from drown
ing.
the principal then said that with the per
mission Of the company, he wouli relate a
short story. Not long since, some scholars
:
boy on horse back rode by on his way to the
mill. The horse took fright and threw the
boy irjuring him 81 badly that he wa3 car
ried home, and confined some weeks to his
bed. or the scholars who uninteutionally
caused the disaster none followed to learn
the tate Of the wounded boy. There was one
scholar who had witnessed the sccident from
a distance, but stayed to render services.
This scholar soon learned that the wounded
boy was the grandson of a poor widow,
whose sole support consisted III selling the
milk o fine COW, ofwhich she was the own
er. Alas! what could she do! She was old
and lame, and her grandson on whom she
deperded to drive her COW to pasture, was
now on his back, helpless.
Never mind, good woman said the schol-
Or, 4 can drive your GOVT
With blessings and thanks the old woman
accepted his offer.
Bat his kindness did not stop here. Mon
OF was wanted to get articles from the apoth-
ecary. i have money that my mother sent
me to buy pair OF boots with, but can do
without them tor while.' %, no. said the
woman, I can't consent to that; but hera is
pair of cowhde boots that bought for
Henry, who can't wear them. If you would
only buy those, giving us what they cost we
should get along nicely The scholar bot
the boots elumsey as they were andshas
worn them up TO this time.
Well. when it WAS discovered by other
boys Of the Academy that our scholar was ia
the habit Of driving a COW he was assailed
with laughter and Fidicule.
Ills cowhide boots in particular were made
the matter Of lnirth. But he kept on cheers
fully and bra7ely, day after dag never shun
ing observation, and driving the widows COW
and wearing his thick boots, contented in the
thought that be was doing right; caring not
for all the jeers and sneers thai could DO ut
tered. lie never undertook TO explain why
he dreYo COW; fer he was not inclined to
make vaunt OF charitable motives, and fur
shermore, in his heart he had no sympathy
with the false pride that could look with rid
iCule on aBy useful employment. 1t was
by mere accident that his course ofkiNdnoss
and self denial was yesterday discovered BY
his teacher
And new, ladies' and gentleman, appeal
10 you. Was there true her0ism in this boys
conduct? Nay, master Har.ly, do not sink
out of sight behind the blackboard! You
arc not afraid OF ridioale-you must not
be afraid ofpraise. Come forth, come
forth, master Elward James Hartly, and let
us see your honest face!
AS Hartly with blushing checks made his
appearance, what 3 round Of applause, in
which the whole company joined, spoke the
general appreciation oi his conduct! The la
dies stood upon tho benches and waved their
handkercheis, the old men wiped tho gath
ering moisture from the corners Of lhoir eyes
and clapped their hands Those clumsy
boots on Hartly's feet seemed prouieT orna
ments than crown would have been on his
head. The medal was was bestowed Oh
ON him amid paneral acclamatlnn