Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-20
suslEss BRAVERY.
How She Saved Her Brothers Life b.
Her Presence of Mind.

Her Presence of Mind.
One day Mrs. Whit, was obliged t.
leave home in the morning and did moi
expect to rcturn unit the evening. She
felt anxious about leaving her three
children alone, Int it really could not
bc helped. So she asked kind old
lady who lived next door to look in al
the children two or three times through
the day 10 see that no harm came to
them.
Tho first time the old lady came in,
Susie, who was twelve years old, was
trying TO put her two-year-old brother
to sloep; while eight -year-old Jennie
was amusing herself. by tying short
pieces Of string to her kittens tail and
then watching her run round and round
trying to catch it "Woll." said the
lady, :" am glad to see that you are
such good children, and hope that
you W II avoid getting into mischief, at
least ill your mamma returns,
But no sooner had the lady left when
Willie suddenly changed his mind
about going to sleep. lie sat up in
Susie's lap and struggled to get on the
floor.
Susie let him do as he wished, and
he soon joined in Jennie's sport with
tho kitten.
Susie, thinking this the best time TO
do the sweeping, took up the broom.
expecting to sweep the yard and pave
ment.
But suddenly she heard loud
scream, AMI upon racIng the room
Were she had left Jennie and Willie
she almost tainted. For there upon
the floor lay Willie. perfectly quiet
pale as death, and the blood flowing
freely from cut in the head.
Willie had only fallen from chair
but In his fall had struck his head
against some broken glass which was
lying on the floor, which caused Sc
we're cut in his head
10 say that Susie was alarmed would
hardly express what she felt and al
| first she did not know what to do. Her
first thought was to call out one of tho
neighbors; her second was to run for
the doctor. But, had Susie acted upon
either Of these thoughts. Willie would
havo been left alone with Jennie, who
was so frightened that she cou.d do
nothing but cry and give an occasional
scream.
Susie felt very much like doing tho
same, but she knew this would be worse
than useless; so she ran qu ckly for q
large piece of cloth, lifted Willie's head
from the floor and bound up the cut
tightly in order to stop the flow ol
blood
She then Ia d him upon the bed. Sent
for the doctor, aud be san 10 bathe his
hands and face with 1 old water, until
Willie opened his eyes; but he seemed
very weak.
When the doctor came he told Susie
there was no danger. but that Willie
was very weak from the loss OF blood.
When Susie heard that Willie would
not die, as shc had feared, she felt 80
relieved and happy that she burst into
tears. And whom she told the do'tor
how it had all happened, he was
amazed. 'YOu arc II bravo little
woman, Suso!" ho exclaimed. "and
you have saved your brother life by
your pr senco OF mind. Had You left
your brother on the floor bleeding and
ran about wildly for assistance, as most
girls of your age would have done, he
might have diO from the loss OF bloc l..
Few girls would ha Q kcpt their usual
common sense about them as you did
Even grown people do some very fool.
ish things when they become frigh cncI
once knew Il lady whose house TO k
fire one day. and. being anxious
to save some OF her bed cloth NJ, she
began throwing it out OF tie WIN low.
In few moments however, she fell
that it was time to leave tho burning
house, so she ok up the baby in one
arm and Il few pillows in the other, ex
pee ing to throw tc pillows out OF the
window and carry thu baby Gown the
stairs; but she had Leconic so fright
ened and had lost her presence OF mind
completely, so when she reached The
window she threw tho baby out of i
and carried tho pillows down the
stairs"
"O," cried Susie. when the doctor
had fin shed, ''was tho baby killedP'
mo" said no; '.it hud fallen upor
some of the bod,lng aud was .unhurt
But 1t taught the mother lesson VIII cl
she never forgot. nor did she ever lose
her presence OF mind again.
but must leave you now, Susie
Don't be anxious about your brother
/ have bound his head properly, ant
all he needs now is perfect quiet.
will call again this evening and giv'
your mother further directions" :" So b,
took up his hat and cane and loft SUSIE
to ponder over the Importance OF cult
waiting presence Of mind. = School, an
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