The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-07-05
THE BOY WHO DIDN'T WAIT.
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 IPeeks San,
 ! The Manitowoc TlIsxss tells . good story of young fellow who on the spur of the moment said thing tha, will live in history. There was sail boat upse, in the bay, and men were elinsing is |. in the hope of being rescued. and the crowd rushed c the dock 10 procure small boats to go to the relief of the wrecked crew. A young fellow jumped into boat and was Jus, about to pull on, when his father came upon the dock. and seeing his son aboa, 10 undertake the perilous trip. the father said: Herb you better not go. Let some one take the boat who understands H. The boy looked as his father. then looked at the men struggling in the water. IL vas. for a noment, question in the boys mind what to do. IL was A struggle between duty to the parent, and duty 10 the men who were liable 10 lose their lives if not rescued a; once. To obey the father, come ashore and gtt ou, Of me boat and les others se. iu, would have taken valuable tune, ana would have sublected Herb. V to comments that he could not have stood. Father. fell in there once, myself. and d,d no, wan, 10 wall tor some one to learn boating before they came to
 my relief, and 1 am eoins And he vert He did no, mean ;e disobey. and did not mean 10 show disrespec; 10 his fathers wishes, bu: his s,ar-span9led American blood was stirred, and he knew that what was done had 10 be done q, once. and the commandment. "Ds 10 others as ye would have others do 10 you went skipping through his mind, and he pulled tor the wreck, and he had the proud satisfaction of helping those Tn distress, and the shoat that went up, as the rescued and rescuers landed on dry ground, was as pleasing to the old father. whose advice had no. been taken, as il vas 10 the boy. and |, is probable. if the advice had been taken, and the boy had come ashore and lei some one else go 10 the rescue, he would always have hated himself, and the father would have been deeply mortified.
 has to do something and do i, quick or he never amounts to anything, and never helps those who are in nesd. There are times when a man has got to take lots ol chances. and doing thing on the spul of the moment. from an idea that i. grasped as quick as i, enters the head
 saves the day. Men are at times saved , from financial ruin by timely aid which
 perhaps would no: be rendered if tho
 matter were studied over and inyesti , gated. Conversation Is a great thing and the safest as rule, but there will bs
 occasions when delay IS criminal, proeraz f t,nation cruel, and declining aid almos murder. Americans. AS . rule, arc equal
 to emergencies When person i. dro ~ning they do not look up the recore of the victim, or wait :o md out If ;hs . unfortunate person is on ,heir visiting list before gong 10 the rescue. To re . fuse to aid a drowning person beeaus, . you have never been introduced is not ] , characteristic of our people. There IS |
 sermon in the reply of Herb 10 hi s father on that occasion, which every bo,
 should study, and remember. If team
 is running away a brave man will no
 catch the frightened horses, and save life
 but he will run risk, becsuse he real : izes tha, what is done must be done now : You can, stop to enquire whose team i is, and how they happened to get the ad . vantage of the driver. We once read O , young fellow who saw a team runnin, | away, and he drew revolver and sho ; one of the horses dead before he hat 3 time to think second time The car . riage vas stopped and a frightened ols . man got out and thanked God that tn,
 horse had iallen dead right there, as ,her, ! was an open draw-dridge half blocl ' ahead, and he and his daughter woult ! have been drowned. The boy had seer . the danger, and fired, bu, became frigh, [ ened at his work and wen; away, and i was not till the next day that anybod, , kneT that she horse had been shot, anf l 1t took week 10 md ou. who sho, l, ? and then the boy fel, as though h. . should be arrested for firing in the cit,
 limits, and have 10 pay for the horse be . side. But he couldn't have helped shoo, ing to save him, and the resul; was h, . saved two lives, and ne was awarded b, , the thankful rich man in a manner ,ha made him wealthy. Such things ar, sometimes done by inspiration, and i, | best to wait to be inspired, and no, b,
 shooting horses all the time. og going II : boats you don't understand, but alway : be ready 10 do the righ, act. at the righ : time, and do it quick. Il fell in ther, , once, and didn't want 10 wal, tor any body to learn boating before they cam. . to my rescue the words of "Herb.,
 and we don't know what his other nam, is, should be engraved on a gold naeda and presented to the boy. and the .SE,
 will do # if nobody else does.
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