The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-06-23

=. wish had been q man during the
last war'r exclaimed Joe Peterson. ~
Ne AT one evening b. the snppcr-table
reading the life Of General sherman.
why SOP asked his father, looking
up from his plate. /,
\. Because liyin' wasn't such . dull
routine then. A man who had any
pluck IN him had chance 20 show i.
His father was the Superintendent OF
the Continental Collicry. lie had just
finished his day work. and with q weary
siph he said: y. II often takes more
pluck TO fulfill well the duties of that
dull routine. As you call IL than 20
fight battles.'
~ mean the opportunity 20 show
courage in danger
Zone never knows till the test comes
whether he has thecouragc. In sudden
danger the power 20 think quickly and
Act bravely II great gift. and you often
zee Il where YOU least expect 4. IN the
pits. when sudden emergencies have
\ arisen. l have seen strong men lose their
4 wits entirely. and others show them
selves AS cool and thoughtful q the
best cxpedients a. il there was no cause
\ for fear
The next day. while Joe was Al his
usual work. he accidentally pushed an
empty car On the down-grade before he
had attached il TO the chain.
He instantly saw thar i was too late
Ia s,op the car. but il II went on with
increasing velocity. Il would Kill the
two men who were AT work IT the bot
tom Of the slope. unless he could rctard
|, III progress sufficiently 70 give them
warning. He instantly thought d their
larse families. left helpless and starving
II they were injured. and 20 him they
would owe their misfortune.
With desperate energy he chung q
the ear. striving by every means IN m
rover 10 stop IL motion. o' AZ least de'
iav il long enough u givethcm warming
bv hi~ shouts 10 ret o,it " the way.
The slope was steep bit not long; IN
men heard his frantic cries. and look
inr M saw him clinging 70 the gar
\ which was coming on with incrta~in:
impetus. They ran hack just out 81 ~
reach ~ danger. Is the car dashed y
= NV. bottom and was ShiNcrcd in.u pieces
4 The shouts ~ the men and crash 2
9 the wreck instantly drew crowd \
{ The not. and Mr.. Peterson rushed ~
\ ward. expecting n find his boy . man
\ gled corpse under the ruins. but =
\ trace 81 hin. was discovered there. and
\ accompanied Nv the men who had w.
2 escaped % narrowly. ne went hastily y
Z the slope. anxiously calling his son
name.
When part NAY Up. one ~ the me
a cried: .'Here Ne Il. caught in hctwee
y two ~ Tho slope-iimbefS' That's save
= Him from bcin' thrown % the bottom
Bless The plucky Ind! n he hadn't
'e hung On an yelled A. he did, my q
:. women an poor lcetle childcrs would
y been wdonf any one 10 arm their brc;
n an butter Nv this.
" They lifted the boy tcndcrly IN thf
~ arms and carried him % the surfac
'p HI had been stunned by the force
~ which re was thrown from the 81
y. But lie soon recovered CONSCIOUSNESS
"a nnd hiS FIRST word was 10 know u y
" men below were safe. Assured a th
" III tried fo rise. bit found himself
bruised and lame. he Mas perfectly VT
ING 10 b. carried home and submit
~ ill., mothers tender nursing.
a' That night. a. hi, father stood py
~ bedside. M said proudly: Well. :
MI ION. Won have had wonderful eScaI
n, and Won haze proved that yon need Y
''u 70 h the war ID show your pinck.
- ~ did not think about myself, iath'
VA only 10 warn those poor men below
Nv N And III that sclf-forgetfunes was
~ secret IL your bravery. Cine had bet
M lo~c his life in noble. generous dee
on than save Il ~ cowardIy conduct.
'h~ Youths Companion.