Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-01

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shall never forget lesson which received
when quite young lad Il the Academy IN B,
Among my schoolfsllows we're Hartley and Jsm,
son. They were somewhat older than myseIf,
and TO Jemson locked up 10 as > sort Of leader
in matters Of opinion a. well ~ sport. He was
mot at hsArs mAlleious, but he had foolish am
bition ofihsing thought Witty, and he made HIM
self feared BY the habit of turning things into
ridicuie and being ever on the lookout for mat
Hartley wss 4 new scholar, and little was
known OF him among the boys. One morning,
As we were on our way 10 school, he wee seen
driving COW along the road toward neghbDF-
ing Held = group q boys, smone whom vas
portunty was one not TO be lost by Jsinson 'iHel-
10 !" he exclaimed, what's the price Of mill !
say, Jonathan, what do you fodder on q What
will you take for all the gold on her horns l
Boys, Il you want @ see the latest Paris style,
Hartley, waving his hand 10 ne with pleasant
smile, and driving the COW to the field took
down the bars Of a rail fence, saw her safely in
the inclosure, and then, putting up the bsr1.
came and entered the school with the rest Of M,
After school, In the afternoon, he let ont the
COW and drove her on, none Of us knew WHARF
And every day for weeks he went through ths
same task. ...-.. ,fl,-.I-'I . -
The Boys Of b. Academy were nearly ali An.
sons Of wealthy parents, and some Of them.
among whom was Jemson, were dunoea enough
to look down with sort Of disdain upon q scholar
who had TO drive COW. The sneers and ieers
OF Jemson we're accordingly often renewed. He
the barn. refused to ait next to Hartley. Occa-
sionally he would inquire after the COVE Aealth.
pronouncing the word "ke-ow," after the man,
ner of some country people.
With admirable good nature did Hartley bear
all these attempts to wound and annoy him. /
do not remember that he was even once BETRAYED
into look or word Of angry retaliation.
suppose, Hartley" said Jemson one day.
''yonr daddy means to mako 9 milkmAn Of
why not ?" asked Hartley. rf "a
Nothing; only don't leave much water In the
cans after rinse them-that's all"
The boys laughed, and Hartley. net In the
least mortified, replied: Never fear II aver
should rise to be . milkman, IN give good
measure and good milk, too"
The day after the conversation there was
public examination, 81 which number Of ladies
and gentlemen from the neighborinR towns
were present. Prizes were awarded by Ina Prin-
cipal OF our academy, and both Hartley and Jem-
son received creditAble number for. Ia ran.
pect to scholarship, those two were about squal.
After the ceremony Of distribution, the princi-
pal remarked that there was one prize. oonaivt-
ing OF gold medal, which was rarely awarded.
not 80 much on account Of its great cost As be.
cause the instances were rare which rendered
its bestowal proper. IL was Gprize Of heroism
The last boy who received one was You NO Man
ners, who, three years ago, rescued q blind rirl
from drowning. The principal then sAid that
with permission of the company, he wouh re-,
late short story.
mot long since, some scholars wsre fiyiue a
KITE in..the street just as poor boy on horseback
rode by on his way TO the mill. The horse took
fright and threw the boy, injuring him so sadly
that he was carried home and confined aoms
weeks 70 his bed. or the scholars who had un-
4 N nay al H.
to learn the fate of the wounded bow. .rhera
was one scholar, however, who had Witnessed
the accident from . distance, who not only went
TO make inquiries, but stayed to render services,
rhis scholar soon learned that the wounded
boy was . grandson Of poor widow, whose eole
support consisted In selling the milk Of ane
COW OF which she was the owner, AlasI what
could she now do ? She was old and lame. and
her grandson, on whom she depended to drive
her COW to pasture was on his back, helpless.
Never mind, good woman said the echol-
Al, lean drive ysur COW ="
With blessings and thanks the old woman
accepted his Offer But his kindness did not
cISs cLOp ,r mere. Money was wanted to get arti
my mother sent me to buy pair Of boots with
but can do without them for awhile.
~, no., said the old woman, 1 can't consent
20 that, but here is pair Of heavy boots that
Dougnt Tor Henry, who can't wear them. II you
would only buy these, we should get along nioe-
The scholar bought the boots, clumsy a.
they were, and has worn them up to this
"Well, when II was discovered by other bows
OF the Academy that our scholar was in the hab-
It OF driving COW, he was assailed every day
with laughter and rdicule. His oowhide boots
IN particular we're made matter of mirth. But he
Kept on cheerfully and bravely, day after day,
never stunning observation, driving the widows
COW and wearing his thick boota contented In
tne thought that he was doing right caring not
Tor all the 1eers and sneers that could be ut
tered. He never undertook TO explain why he
drove acow for he was not inclined 10 make .
Vaunt OF his charitable motiyea, and further
more, In his heart he had no sympathy with the
false pride that could look down with ridicule on
any, any 1sei1 1Si n employment y was BY mere acci-
was yesterday discovered by his teacher. 4
And now, ladies' aud gentlemen, appeal TO
you, WAS there true heroism In. this boys con-
uuotF Nay Master Hartley, do not hide out Of
sight behind the blackboardl You are not
afraid OF ridiouls. you must not be afraid OF
praise. Come forth, Master Edward James
Hartley, and lot US see your honest face ~
AS Hartley, with bluhhing cheeks, made his
the whole company Joined, spoke the general
appreciation OF his conduct The ladies' stood
on Denchea and waved their hAndkerohiefa. The
old men wiped the gathering moisture from the
corners %, o. their eyes, and clApPed their hands.
those clumsy boots on Hartleys feet seemed q
prouder ornament than serown would have been
on MS head. The medal was bestowed on him
amid general AceAmAtion. +" t'4-l Z stn -
Let me relate to you good thing Of Jemson
peiore conclude. He was heartily ashamed of
bis ill-nstured faillery, and after we were dis
missed, he went with tears Of manly self-rebuke
IN ms eyes, and rendered his hand 10 Hartley,
making handsome apology for his past ill-mAn-
hers. Think no more Of II, old fellow, said
Hartley ''let us all go and have ! rambIe in the
WOODS before We break up for the vacation"
Inc boyg, one and all, followed Jemson's exam
PIE, and then we set forth with huzzas into the
woods. What happy day it wasl
Boys and girls, never despise another who may
many anobie heart under well-patched gar
ment. whenever you are tsmpted TO look scorn-
Inlly upon one In poor or plain dress, think Of
Edward James Hartley, the brave boy, and his
gold medal.