, 1870-05-22

Ws9teS, 10 @ d{ctionarg. Tho sentenco nm thus
S;a.,Srrn,e. 10 uroir bksoin uotts osTfRT VI
n,rTbier, Tbs grammar waa not Saly COZ.
reot, Is dictionaries do not teaen en- .notIaf baf
m;nnfe held tho rnurderefer in hsA grasp. "a
vas aftc1watds convicted, and hung on tho
GIRLS Testimony.
In Ais example wo observe kind of pres
ence Of mind not usual in the tomato son.
First. there was the natural impulse to express
,stnn;ahrncnt. suldued tho moment It WAS fe!s,
and Alien the rnpid concentration OF thought
in concaiyin9 st1ategsm- In such case ~
that Of Caroline c., ninetv-nine women m
4 hundred would have betrayed themselves ~
nn sOh!' or a little Bc1eau1.
~ Infinitely Connected with tho retention OF
]osa NJ tresepcs OF mind are those conulnohs
Of tho nervous system which constitute
| bravery snl cowardice. As rule, , COWARD
loses presence Of mind, "hilat oIaso . man r.
tsiua It; yet it often occurs thst sppasent,
| covardice IL the result OF loss OF mental
equilibrium in an individual naturally
ceurageoua. At the same time, those
| c;rcluatances which demand the necessisy 1or
| presence of mind are not necessarily tests fof
! either courage or the reverse,
Tho field q tatte Givasua instances OF sse1y
possible effect OF danger or bnrprlso On Nne1,
entjy constituted brains., The b1svost aud
coolest are those who realize the danger, Ano
| vet are rs calm as those fortunate fnuisldua,h
to whom fear is unknown IheFe y 1a1 %en1
know, STORY OF asuba1tern accusing h,s Colouel
| nf fe.r on m occasion Of approaching dail-
1eRea x tho ss1a Se,01s bsf - IS maeS 5aeS
such would be the result Of fear on the suosl,
Tern would depend On the formation OF
his brain. InnA&e, sordid, reasoning coWalulse
would Cause it's victim to shrink from appfoaca-
ss{lel. esused BY paralysis Of Tie thinking tsc-
s n eaeGases 81 Il onDs1as. us Gant1 depsessoa
t;G any cause frequently induces this mad =,
: courage, and that too in men consntuton1nS
calm. The following story WAS relsted to tue
writer by IN officer IN the Austrian army.
The bugle.caA had sounded, aud IN i've
minutes e1ezy man was in. his saddle e1-
cept E. ;.
.. aHe must be dead, or SO sick that be can't
crawl Observed ~ o!d Ma,on; tcb,;nn nsss1 n
: knew D. behind when there was nenL'ps al
Neither hsd L: and agreed with tho Major
that it must be some physical incapAblity sha.
r. prevented plucky b, AZ he Was called ID has
Il III. 1 volunteered to ride round TO lis quar-
y tere, to ascertain what had become Of him, and
j. accompanied by Cornet and junior Captain
T. proceeded thither. No found B. sitting
j. his camp-table, his head resting bet"een HI
h hands. looking a. pale rs death.
ID Cornet. .4,
10 has pluck enough in his little finger tos YOU
"eeie eAreassi Is i, .ish Mht be- Sg Sspbea
h. my wife aud little child to beggary, an
ID worse" CHe had married in opposition to hi
IT, 'A.nTa RoSbsh G Old cock!~ said p, the esp
ID tain, trying to laugh him ont Of such an OF
rs traorilins1y state Of mind. "Youll bring sher
IL another clasp yet" D--was Al EHg!ish,nar
i'd Who, Ike myself had entered the Austria
Sc service; he was tho Hon OF hooieman, an
dt "Do you mean 2" sail D., starting nj
with ! wild expression darling through hi
K eyes.
II Dc, By Jove." replied D.. .'I1l settl
ed q Captains pay on them for life: but don
,5e expect TO lave to do 90. old fellow; you tai
1o- care OF them yearself." -....,
70. 4 few words Of explanation. and repet
oat ton Of his promise on the part OF p, a.
er- II buckled on his swoI1, and il anoth
ule minute he Was on his charger Hall an ho'
~ ~ afterwards, We we're ensaGcu WIN Iue e1eua aa
ald bravo; hut now he was mad. His courage b.
the been always characterized By extreme coz
ns, ness, never counting, although never slnnt1t
leo from danger, but now no rnnhed On nus oea
na time the first shot WAS fired, be was a corps
ia transfi1ed BY dozen bayonet wounds, D.
) ~ lulN1led his promise, -,, :,
tis!s Tie impression on the brain, and ita rcs1i'
= ~ III tue 8CIlQn u LuE luAtbAu0Af S0t~@-N3
lge- ahly with tho source OF danger Ihua, feaf
pre- drowning invariably destroys presence
'er; mind; the brave man and the coward e4u3l
aim frapticaly and Intellectually struggling FOR i
Itlcr nn1 vet Under no Circumstance, can presel
that or Of mind ind be Of more avail than il the effort
ions keep the head above water. there beng
hip art in swimming. Every Eciensiiic II
res ought to be able to swim the first ti1po OF
ap- | tetfug tie water and wonld. II tie had r.
:oic. ence Of mind. Fire, ALSO hiss pccuIs
mon na1a]yeiuC effect, but not go general as
vely W. ,re fo1l tl.at TIM sensas;ons e1perionc
male ,,v hose who have been seized bv tno lar
they Feliun are very remarknhle-a calmnesa
most sopori6c, without fear, get the intel
tarR- remaining clear, and ready to take aavans
ever OF any chance Of escape. Such has been
her ~ VIC read in books Of .Afrcan advent
ntaa In one instance (not pnbiahed),
officer in India, being seized By woun
'Vine tiger, held his breath, to fcgn death.
only felt sesns rdG eTa1e a1s1 anous
anu cautiously drow my hunting knife, AMI
the its point opposite the bruts's heart; I
light. goiug 10 set my life On 3 venture: knew
my lie would never leave 50 until he killed NC,
see, il missed my stroke, only hastonea my
not by few minutes. Drawing long breath,
!; be, graeping the knife With botf hands, 1plung
anu 10 tho bIt III his chest. 1t was terrible "a
. was but won. The tiger fell back dead
hsn,, Ms scarcely struggle; had almost cut n's
1ysclf ~ ,,,ae,;o, ,,+nr.1,v n,esents itse1f Il
y the c.a. Iha ,1.a - he oanai Ly th
/, and .seE 'ns ~ rn.nn" ~ nina ;s II nossibl
i FIN sea..uu a,;ros - Tba anawcr NAV safeIv
ycrs; e ss;11-. ,r.ot;ca md o;jncsf;nn tend 10
* to -Y;1;tr;r,, ~ tIn hr.in w1,irl,
had sea.e e;.t eus sssaa"n ~ ,,;,d T7,a sailor.
sight stss Rls.e .La s,,ortsm.,, ~. t1o d,nIom,
, look, arc all examples ot presence Of mind
vas was duced By training. But it may be, j
the W :, 5Jan er,srna,c;ea xhich 4 !. jf1r
had sn x. .o suns mNsc,t. ~ va ti.t ~ tr1,e
il he oss W ~ ND Iai;ha,,t;on onco cat.11;s1,s
might hah;t hacoma c1,nst;tntions, and res
50 to ,,,,11ar ,l1 c;rrnmstanree wien required
there: Merar,ra hahoxas ~ IN tha n,oat T;fIir
II ont LII ~ ~ ,,nst ;n,,o-4snt sct;nnsl Ia
could ., MI 90 - s,n.t r.sn,}r and viii IcInr.
lrouea ..nt - ra,h;nn L n hnrIr or Hurry. and.
to tell ~ ~ ~ -, Ios6 ~. ~ - +enonaIJ
knees. ! Al, ~ A~SP 0- 1r