The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-03-08
A HEROINE.

inst. in Nebraska, Miss Minnie Free
man, young school teacher about
eighteen years of age, was in the
frame school house of the Myra
Valley district with thirteen pupils,
ranging in age from six to fifteen
years. Before the teacher could
realize that blizzard had swept
down from the north, the doors of
the school house were torn from
their hinges and blown away. An
other strong gust Immediately after
ward lifed the roof and carried it far
into the prairie. The time for
prompt action had arrived, and the
plucky teacher was equal to the
emergency. She gathered her pupils
together, and, securing q coil of
strong, heavy Irvine, began with the
largest one and tied them all to-
gether by the arms, three abreast.
Taking the youngest in her arms,
she tied the end of the Irvine round
her own body, and with all the
words of encouragement she could
muster, started out into the fury of
the storm. Selecting her way care
fully the brave girl led her little
charges through snowdrifts and the
binding blizzard, and after weari-
some journey of threc-quarters of a
mile, the little band reached the
threshold of farmhouse and were
taken in.
Col. a. Andrews, the well-known
jeweler of this city, thought that
such heroism should have fitting
testimonial, and so prepared one in
the shape of beautiful watch and
chain, with charm, which was sent
to James L. Boyd of Omaha, TO be
delivered by him to Miss Freeman.
On the inside of the case was the ill.,
scription:
"a. Andrews of San Francisco to
Miss Minnie Freeman of Myra
Valley district, for her heroism il
saving the lives Of thirteen children
in the great storm of January ~
1885,"
| hoo llS
letter to Mr.. Boyd:
"San Francisco, Jan. 81, 1888.
Hon. j. E. Boyd, Omaha, Neb
My dear Sir: At the suggestion
of my friend, Hon. John p. Irish, |
intrust to you The delivery of this
watch and cham to Miss Minnie
Freeman, whose heroic act is DIES.
cribed in the inclosed newspaper
clipping.
Please to apprise me of the re-
ceipt and delivery of this commits
sion and greatly oblige. Yours re-
specially, A. Andrews"
The following letter to Miss Free
man was also sent, which Mr.. Boyd
was instructed to open:
''San Francisco, Jan. p, 1888.
Miss Minnie Freeman, Myra Val
ley, Neb.: l hand you this watcl
and chain as the expression of dis
tant strangers appreciation of you
courage and presence of mind, you
unselfshness and readiness TO risl
yourself for others, as shown in saw
ing the lives of your pupils in TIN
recent great storm.
l have received only the tele
graphic account of this good deed
by which | learned that you secured
them by a rope and led them t.
safety against the embattled ele
ments. The world should neve
cease to reward and applaud thos
characteristics which have made yol
the savior of thirteen children
lives, and to compliment you as wei
as to encourage others in the eXer
else of the qualities you have s.
usefully exhibited.
/ send my recognition from tn
far Pacific. The chain is wrough
in the semblance of rope, to Away
remind your friends of the mean
by which you led precious live
from peril to safety. Upon the cas-
are stars to testify to you that yo
are among the starsof your sex an
an example to men, whose create
strength should lead them oftene
to risk themselves for others, fo
greater love hath no man than this
that man lay down his life for hi
friends. l am your friend,