Daily Republican., 1889-06-04
RoI's LESSON.


Mamma dear, don't you like PEG. lie
who are brave more than you do cow
ardsi" asked Roy Lester.
Certainly | do, dear" replied Mrs.
Lester 81 hope you will lie brave boy
now and brave man some day."
81 think | am pretty brave. mamma;
I'm not afraid OF anything; at least hard
ly anything"
"I'm not bit brave, mamma" said
Harry, Roy's younger brother,
"Ob, hope you will be brave"
"Do you think shall get brave when
am manf'
81 hope you will be brave at once,
Harry" replied Mrs, Lester. "Don't
wait 10 be man before you do brave
deeds"
"But, mamma" said Roy, laughing,
"Harry's not the least bit brave. 1 love
him dearly, but can't call him brave.
He'r afraid of blackbeet,es even"
Mrs. Lester smiled as Harry nestled
closely to her.
"Itoy," she said, "there are two kinds
of bravery. Physical bravery or courage,
and moral courage; Do you know what
moral courage is?"
NO, mamma.
"Do you know, HarryF questioned
Mrs. Lester.
~ think so, mamma" replied Harry,
shyly 81 read about it. 1t means never
to be ashamed or afraid to do what is
right"
"Yes, Harry. Now l hope both my
bojs are morally brave. Remem or, il
you have done any wrong, It is tier and
b aver TO tell the truth, and acknowledge
your fault at once, instead OF waiting to
be iou out. 1t is drawer to bear any
punishment rather than tell u lie. DO
you understand II, Royt"
Yes, mamma. But peop'e are brave
who go aad do brave things in the world
areu't lheyl" eaid Roy.
Certainly they are, Roy. Many peo-
pie are both physically and morally
brave. But my boy, II Is no sin to laaL
physical courage. Moral courage is
what we need most"
ayes, mamma, zee now. Then per-
haps, Harry may be very brave. although
he may be afraid Of things."
81 hope he is, dear" was Mrs. Lester
answer. "Now run away and play"
A little willis afterwards Mrs. Lester
heard great crash in tie direction OF the
drawing room. Hastily crossing tic hall
she saw the two boys standing IN the
room, aud pretty little oruamen. lying
broken on the floor.
Keeping out OF sight, Mrs. Lester
watched what would happen.
son, dear" she heard Harry say;
what pity 1! is broken! We must 20
and tell mamma at once, Roy"
''No," said Roy, "don't be silly, Harry.
You know when you broke All ornament
some time ago, msmma said We should
get into troutle If we touched anything
10 the drawing room again. We needn't
say anything about it, nobody VIII knew
we've been in the drawing room"
"But that's not right. Roy. We must
70 to mamma at once and tell the truth,
Pm sure she'll forgive us"
ayes, Harry said Roy, "I'ye just re-
membe'ed about moral courage. IN he
brave now, and make u beginning. It's
our own fault II We do set into trou-
bic. We oughtn't to have touched that
ornament"
Mrs. Lester went quietly to work, and
was busy when the boys made their APP
pearance.
Mamma" said Roy, we're very sorry.
We took your little blue vase of the
drawing room table to look at, and some
how it foll, and got broken all to pieces.
We're very sorry. VIII you forgive usl"
''Ne're very, very sorry, MAMMA"
echoed Harry. "Please don't be angry"
81 am not angry, my boys, replied
Mrs. Lester. you have told me the
truth, therefore forgive you"
"Mamma," said Roy, softly.
"Wcll, dear"
"Mamma, wasn't going to tell you
the truth. Harry was, but was afraid;
only suddenly remembered the moral
courage, aud then found could tell the
truth"
az kpo,v oil ahont a. Row - aoid hia
mother. ~ heard you talking"
"Oh, did you, mammaY' said Roy,
growing quite red.
"Yes; and my dear boy, you have
proved to me that you truly understand
the meaning OF moral courage. BY con
Tossing how nearly you gave way to
temptation you have proved beyond a
doubt your moral courage"
Roy smiled.
"Haye really been brave, mamma;
and has Harry, toot"
"You have; and hope in the future I
shall always have two brave boys"