The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-11
A BRAVE BOY.

A BRAVE BOY.
shall ever remember lesson which 1
received when in school at A. One
morning as we were ON our way to school,
one Of our scholars was seen driving
COW toward neighboring field. A group
of boys met him as he was passing. The
opportunity for ridiculs was not to be
lost by boy by the name of Jackson.
"Holloap he exclaimed, "What's the
price of lailk? say, Jack, what do you
fodder on? What will you take for the
gold on the cows horns? Boys, look here.
If you want to see the latest Paris style,
behold those bootsp
Watson, waving his hand to us with
pleasant smile, and driving the COW to
the field, opened the gate, saw her safely
within the enclosure, and then closing it,
came and entered the school with the
rest of us. After school in the afternoon,
he let out the COW and drove her off, none
of us knew whittier. And every day for
two or three weeks he went through the
same task.
The boys attending A school we're
nearly all the sons of wealthy parents,
and some of them were ounces enough to
look down with sort Of disdain upon a
scholar who had to drive COW.
With admirable good nature did Wat.
son bear all their silly attempts to wound
and annoy him.
81 suppose, Watson said Jackson one
day, II suppose your papa means to
make milkman of your"
"Why not?" asked Watson.
20 nothing. Only don't leave much
water in the cans after you rinse them
that's ALL"
The boys laughed, and Watson, not in
the least mortified, replied, "Neyar fear.
IL ever should rise to be milkman. I'll
give good measure and good milk too"
The day after this conversation there
was public examination, at which
number of ladies and gentlemen from the
neighboring towns we're present. Prizes
were awarded by the principal of our
school and both Watson and Jackson re-
ceived creditable number, for in respect
to scholarship the two were about equal
After the ceremony of distribution, he re-
marked that there was one prize consist
ing of gold medal, which was rarely
awarded, not so much on account of it's
great cost as because the instances were
rare which rendered it's bestowal proper.
1t was the prize of heroism. The last
medal was awarded about three years
ago to a boy in the first class who res
cued poor girl from drowning.
The principal then said that with the
permission of the company he would re-
late short anecdote:
"Not long since, some boys were flying
a kite in the streets just as poor lad 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 some
weeks to his bed. or the boys who had
unintentionally caused the disaster none
! followed to learn the fate of the wounded
lad. There was one boy, however, who
had witnessed the accident from a dis
lance, who not only went to make inquir-
les but staid to render service.
"The boy soon learned that the wound
ed boy was the grandson of poor widow,
whose sole support consisted in selling
the milk of COW of which she was the
owner. Alasl what could she do? She
was old and lame; and her grandson, on
whom she had depended to drive her
COW to pasture, was now helpless from
his bruises. Never mind, good woman,
said the boy, I can drive the cow
But his kindness did not stop here
Money was wanted to get articles from
the apothecary. Il have money that my
mother sent me to buy pair of boots
With, but 1 can do without them for
awhile % no. said the old woman, Il
can't consent to that; but here is pair OF
heavy boots that l bought for Thomas
who can't wear them. If you would only
buy these we should get on nicely The
boy bought the boots, clumsy as they
were, and has worn them up to this time.
swell, when it was discovered by the