The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-10-08
suslE's BRAVERY.
How She Saved Her Brothers Life by
Her Presence of Mind.

SUSlE'S BRAVERY.
How She Saved Her Brothers Life BIZ
Her Presence of Mind.
One day Mrs. White was obliged to
leave home in the morning and did not
expect to return until the evening She
felt anxious about leaving her three
childrensalone, but it really could not
| be helped. So she asked kind old
lady who lived next door to look in at
the children two or three times through
the day to see that no harm came to
| them.
The first time the old lady came in,
Susie, who was twelve years old, was
trying to put her two-year-old brother
to sleep; while eight-year-old Jennie
was amusing herself lby tying short
pieces Of string to her kittens tail and
then watching her run round and round
trying to catch it. "Well,' said the
lady, . am glad to see that you are
such good children, and / hope that
you VIII avoid getting into mischief, at
least till your mamma returns. +"
But no sooner had the lady left when
Willie suddenly changed his mind
about going to sleep. He 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
the 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, and upon reaching the room
where 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.
70 say that Susie was alarmed would
hardly express what she felt, and at
first she did not know what to do Her
first thought was to call out one of the
neighbors; her second was to run for
the doctor. But, had Susie acted upon
either of these thoughts. Willie would
have been left alone with Jennie, who
was so frightened that she could do
nothing but cry and give an occasional
scream.
Susie felt very much like doing the
same, but she knew this would be worse
than useless; so she ran quickly for a
large piece of cloth, lifted Willie's head
from the floor and bound up the eut
tightly in order to stop the dow Of
; blood.
She then laid him upon the bed sent
for the doctor, and began to battle his
hands and face with cold 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 she had feared, she felt so
relieved and happy that she burst into
tears. And when she told the doctor
how it had all happened, he was
amazed. '.You are brave little
woman, Susier' he exclaimed, ssand
: you have saved your brothers life by
your presence OF mind. Had you left
your brother on the floor bleeding and
: ran about wildly for assistance. as mosa
| girls of your age would have done, ~
might have died from the loss Of blood.
Few girls would have kept, their nsLst
common sense about them as you did.
3 Even grown people do some very fecl-
, ish things when they become frightened.
? | once knew lady whose house took
/: fire one day, and, being anxious
!: to save some of her bed clothing, she
, began throwing it out Of the window.
9 In few moments, however, she fell
1 that it was time to leave the burning
9 house, so she took up the baby in one
t arm and few pillows in the other, ex-
pecting to throw the pillows out OF tho
q window and carry the baby down the
stairs; but she had become so fright
: ened and had lost her presence of mind
( completely, so when she reached the
4 window she threw the baby out OF "
$ and carried the pillows down the
o stairs
10" cried Susie, when the doctor
4 had finished, twas the baby killed.
Il mo, said he; s'it had fallen upon
s some of ahe bedding and was unburt
Q But it taught the mother a lesson when
: she never forgot. nor did she ever lose
I her preSAce Of mind again.
But unjust leave you now, SUSIE
Don't be anxious about your brother.
: have bound his head property an9
g all he needs now is perfect quiet :
= will call again this evening and glvs
!; your mother further directions. q 50 ns
b took up his hat and cane and LEFT suss
T to ponder over the Importance OF culslj
waiting presence OF mind. School an
70 Home.