The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-09-10
RARELY COMBINED.
PHYSICAL AND MORAL COURAGE Sci.
DOM FOUND IN ONE PERSON.

heaning Of Physical Coursge-Its Re-
wsrds and Dem snds-Loftter Motive Of
Moral Courage and the Injury That Il
Often Brings Upon Its Posssssor.
1t is rare thing to meet a person,
either man or woman, who combines In
one both physical aud moral courage.
Mental courage Is frequent things
dare to have opinions. to dare to follow
out their consequences in ones mind
and Its absence is always pitiable where
1.-THE poor heart would fain deny, but
dare not" But moral courage is far
rarer quality. and is rs much higher
than physical courage as the soul is
higher than the body. Physical courage
Ii indeed the comnOnest Of the virtues
Most soldiers have il who go into battle;
most mothers have it AS they approach
the great gates Of maternity: the child
has II who goes to bed ia the dark; the
boy who challenges the bigger boy to
fight the girl who drives the cattle
home
1t Is true there is something that passes
for physical courage which is not that
at all. and which, il il is not exactly
moral courage either, is courage that
deserves name Of it's own-a disregard
of ones lower self. pride Of ones loft
tier self. that is far nobier than any mere
fearlessness. which dog can share
and that Is the experience Of deadly
terror before any act. but the doing
" nevertheless, concealing the terror
and achieving the result. There is the
heroism IN that which takes one 10 the
stake.
Physical courage is apt 10 demand ap.
plause. but moral courage leaves every
consideration but truth in the back
ground. and is more likely to bring one
ostracism than admiration. With moral
courage one speaks ones mind, one goes
forward 10 ones conception Of duty, one
tfeads ones chosen way without the
thought. and 30 without the fear, Of con.
sequences. or even if with the fear, still
treads II jus, the same.
One does not pause 10 measure the
I possible effect upon ones self One does
and says VIVA, nigh, and the moment re.
7 qaire, one is not intimidatad by the
frO~n. the brutal word. the threat. the
/ blow, tho probable loss Of prestige, the
1 force OF any contrary opinion. public or
/ private. the possible deprivation Of Office
OF of position. One has what has long
been known as the courage Of ones con
| ,iciIons. and does what one thinks is
/ night or b-,s. or even only e,tedieut,
slihou, regard - fear or favor.
The moral courage that darcs 10 con
trad,ci the village bully dares no less to
tell king that he is in the wrong,
daros io arrest the wretch who, wh,p in
hand. abuses his beast being more
t"-as, than the other darcs. too. Il
shield the culprii from the strong arm,
10 inierppso ones self between the vic
Tim and the opp!cssur. whether the vic
i.n 10 Il child In school or a whole PEG
pie. dafos always 10 resis; tyranny. |,
LAs bccn physical courage Of conrs.
tina; has fought the great battles + til,
world battles lrolla bly,. thA, the world
could as well have done wi,Eou, had ar
bitraii0n t-~@u knuwu-bu, Il il mora
courage tina, has iusiigaiod and carrie
forward every reform. ana done AVA,
"'Nss 49, 'IlAaf''''A h+sah Aae a4Ef-sA8
. vanished
After all. moral courage does NOR,
Tor Ills i.'sscesar than for any one els.
Tho brutes Of the held have rhy~ca
courage but tho other belongs OIL,
among tho al;i;udos-iifts and expand
the soul tina; has II and tina, uses u. all,
makes II, one dArcs 10 think. only u
tie lower than the angels They tina
have 1t never know when they are taa,
On. IN fact, they canno; Ice beaten. The,
return 10 the attack with all the pr1s'in,
siRur @. the first onset. with all Iii,
force tina; first iuIsllcd them.
Women. with ,hoir feeble bodies ant
insufficient means II protection or u a.
saul;, are VIGOROUSLY deficient in AM
NAL courage. that valiant courage an,
undauui"i spirit more than in woman
commonly Is seen" bat they are jus, a
VIGOROUSLY rich IN the opposite d.rcc
ton. and I.o.sn.-s~cd Of grca, moral cour
ssc-;hai j.. the women of the noble
sort; 1t IL they that uphold the hand
of others, they that never faltcr in ihei
purpose. they that will die for ihei
love or their belief no; they alone. bu
they in the greater numl@r And il /
they that, by handing this ,rai, down 4
their SONS. will lfi the race constants
10 greater heights Of righteous will an
strength. - liarpor's Bazaar.