The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-17
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How hEinqie Freeman, u Nebraska Teach
or, Saved Her Pupils.

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How hEinqie freeman, a Nebraska Teach
er, saved Her Pupils.
Not many miles from the town Of Ord Is.
situated tho school-house OF Mira Valley
School District, Gays the Omaha Dee. This
house is sTual Franc structure, and the
nearest dwelling to it is at least one-half
milo distant. On the morning when the
blizzard came there were in the little school
house Miss Minnie Freeman, the teacher,
get in her teens, and thirteen pupils be-
tween the ages of six and fifteen years. The
children were wrought up TO the highest
pitch Of excitement BY the fury OF the
storm. In tho midst OF tho teachers assur-
aEee that all woaid be wei, q terrible gust
of wind struck the building, the windows
ratified, tho house shook and the
door Of tho structure was torn from its
hinges It was then the young teacher re-
allied the necessity Of preparing for emer-
gencies. With an exhibition OF rare iudg-
mont she gathered her little brood together,
andgecuring q coil Of strong, heavy Irvine,
began with the largest ones and tied the
children together by tho arms and bodies,
three abreast. This completed, she hud-
died her charges around the stove and
awaited the pleasure Of the storm king. Its
furious work came sooner than was ex-
pected. The terrific gale, sweeping every
thing before it, struck the building and car
ried away, in the twinkling of an eye, the
entire roof Of tho structure, leaving the
frightened little ones exposed to the ele-
ments.
The time for prompt action had arrived.
but the plucky teacher was equal to the
emergency. Taking the youngest and fral-
est Of her charge In her arms, she tied tho
remaining end Of the Irvine around her
own body, and with all tho words Of en-
enlargement sho could muster tho courage
GUS teacher started with her 'steamn Of
frightened little ones out into tie fury Of the
storm. Those who have braved the terrors
Of . Nebraska blizzard need not be told that
it required courage to enable q young girl
10 breast those furics, having in her keep
ing tho lives Of thirteen little ones and the
happiness Of thirteen homes. Those who
felt and suffered from the effects Of the
storm need not be told that tho act OF that
young girl was one from which strong men
might quail Selecting her way carefully,
following in the purse Of the storm, the
bravo girl led her little charges through
snow-d-ifts and binding blizzard, now eau
tioning them about their steps, now encour-
aging shem to c~Aeerfulness, and all the.
way he self bearing az additional burden
Of somebody's darling. urging them into re-
newed efforts. And thus it was that after
q wearisome journey Of t~hree-quarters Of
mile, through all the fury q storm could
muster, the little band reached n thresh-
old Of . farmhouse, where they received a
hearty welcome n
At the house where they found shelter
one Of the children nad9 Its home, andif
tho eyes 81 d loving mother flied with tears
aa she pressed hor little d to her heart
thpy were not dried when she gave TO the
brave yoang teacher an embraee in3which
WIS crabodiud an the love and gratitude
within q Enathersy hcsrt. It Is safe u say
tAet acknowledgement reception Of Hiss Free
man Id AL the homes whose little ones she
hadrcscned perhaps from death was equal
~ . warm as that accorded Ia tho first
instance.