The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-20
GENUINE COURAGE.
HAS NOTHING IN COMMON WITH
DISPLAY OR eRAvsOO.

I Mers Combativeaess Not an Uncommon
Scr an Exalted Ouaiity-T.ie BnlldoS :
Ill .ocy--Napoieon at Waterloo eroism
Of Every Day Life.
Courage in any genuine sense, does mt
wantonly court danger On the other hand,
/, does not shrink from or avoid danger,
when there is any occasion 70 meet II. II has
worthy purpose and adheres TO II unswerv-
ingly not counting cost or consequences.
More mental and moral than physical, IL has
nothing in common with display or bravado.
IL il so quiet and modest that it might he
mistaken by surface seers for want Of conf
dence, even fer tlmidity II runs no risk for
the sake Of risk. il wastes no ammunition 10
make noise and smoke. il bGrLs powder only
10 speed the hall to its mark. The most
courageous do not advertise themselves be-
forehand; they calmly await tie test, willing
that it should speak for them They are sell
dom imagined 70 be what they arc under or
binary circumstances They keep their own
secret, which they may not suspect them
selves until requirement calls il forth. They
are devoted 20 duty; where il commands
they follow against fearful odds. leading for
iorn hopes. charging in the face Of death.
sustained and stimulated by conviction Of
right
Many peoples. Angl0-.axous notably. At
tach undue Importance t. what they esteem
70 be bravery. meaning ccmhativeness in
general IN our own country we arc con
tinually hearing the expires ions Ee wih
iigat They are fighters They won't
give D. zap without fighting. as If combative-
les, wcr. the Ligles, human endowment,
as i i's possession would compensate f1r the
absence az anv number of virtues Combat
igele-. i- not an uncommon ror an exalted
quality 10 belongs o., rule o. a.l Gavar-s,
D. d. q physical trait of undeycopment The
tiger IS neither noble nor intelligent, bat in
fighting powers he is no. surpassed los any
beast.
fDIOCY on TIE BULLDOG
Tho bulldog is extremely repulsiyc in APP
peararce and So supcrlatively stupid that
be is generally regarded a. canine IDIOT.
But ho has not an equal in tue animal king
dom as 20 lighting propensity, being Is desti-
tute Of fear as he j. Of brains When be
SEXES anything with hi, teeth his jaws often
cannot be pried apart. He has been known
70 safer death without losing his hold. lie
actua ~ has not intelligence enough 70 de-
SYST from what he Is doing. His ins,inc, is
atsorl ed and exhausted by pusnacity. He
has b eu praised for his readiness TO attack
any animal whatever its size and strength
The iInpelling agency IS not holiness, but
idiocy. BY the common estimate be should
be- chosen kiugof beasts Men vino are per-
peiu4y prating Of their pugnacity. and
their JOY in showing IL, would bc like the
bulldog If they were not generally poltroons
They resemble him minus his fcrOclty.
Bravery temperamental dsdain Of danger
or death-may be, probably is unusual, bat
courage belongs 10 nearly all educated men,
10 whole nations, even b races. lts absence
is with them AN astonishing exception In
stead " being heroic, it is really general
We must always judge Of courage hoy is e.
feet Men aho have appeared dauntiess ina
score OK dcperaie battles have privately con
fessed that they We're often tlmd. They
doubtless told the exact truth. Courage Is
frequently, IL not commonly, matter OF
education OF wOntedness. This is Seen ip the
conduct of raw troop, when first under fire.
They aimos, always are unsteady. liable to
lie thrown into CONFUSION. But after a Ger
tain amount Of military experience they viii
charge a battery without waverlng.
EyoLrTioS OF COURAGE
The soldier, 40 bis virgin battle. j. likely
TO thini. that every shot ired'hrng- down
man. he alters bis opinion when he learns
that an amount II metal equal to the average
human weight is required 90 produce @ casu-
atty. His whole military education c0ncurs
20 increase his frmness He wno may play
the poltroon nf the outset OF a campaign may
be- q hero az the close Frederick II, tie
mos. eminent general Of bis time. and one Of .
the iaost iuirepld Of men, ran away from his
lrs; battle Mo.lniz was won. hut the CON .
mander had fed NarOeon. who Lad in-
v.ncibe fIith il BIS star, who bad changed F.
tue destiny Of nations, vino was the greatest .
Of captains. lost spirit completely when Ao +
saws himself hcpclssiy defeated as Waterloo .
and Ma foanl wandering .m.essy ON the .
field, dazll AMI stunned HIS rlodgious .
courage lad tcol driven out 40 l-s- 10y al .
.gfc.rlevGbie reverse.
Courage ,ar.e5 with our mood and circum- .
stances. bat, backed by w.il and pride and .
faith Do our cause. tue outcome may De .
trusted !. is Jess demanded in war than .n
peace. which d. iucas,aut combat with M
mar-n weapons. Every day brings its
trials 's temptations, its dangers. and 20 .
1rrfo them courage Is indispensable he .
who Is deficient in &c must go the rear or be .
lrummel one Of camp The world will not
Keep those whoskulk or rs The survival Of /
Zoe f;tc-t is bg. another phasc for the battle
IS o. tie .ir0ng IL Is harder t0 hive than to
DE. death only q single panc; life is often
a l9nr series o. woes Reason and science
have robted death Of los theological teirors;
but modern civilization has made life so com
nlcv. wearing and crduouS, that the exercise
% s,eady courage alone can sustain H. Ev-
.ry man who lives on; his natural hfc use
.uLy and houorably. however obscure be
may boz. is hero Only De knows what lie
IS compelled o. BE-. 90 90, 20 suffer. and he
achieves the end solely ty the evolution Of
,ourag -Junius Henri Browne in Globc-
Democrat
NcIliuctor'. Interview with Npf-ou