The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-29
WHAT Is REAL ooUR AGEP

A Man Proves Hims elf a Hero but
Fants Because of on Ant Up BIS
Sleeve.
Frou the Nero York Tribune.
Courage, T." said the story teller. lis some
thing which have always found it difficult
to define. have known women who were
the most cowardly creatures under the sun,
to do amazingly brave and daring acts IN
der certain conditions. / have seen men,
too, who knew that they were not brave,
rise in emergencies aud prove themselves
heroic.
But the most interesting thing about
this subject is that phase of q mans charac-
ter which makes him absolutely fearless in
the face of many dangers, aud yet makes
him great coward in one or two special
cases. l have a friend whom l call brave
man. He has done two acts alone in his life
which prove his courage.
"He was once in a gathering Of women
when dog, showing marked signs or rabies,
came running at them. A bull-terrier was
with the people, aud the strange dog snapped
Unfortunately at the terrier and the
women. Its actions we're quick as lightning
and 30 terrifying to the women that sew
eral OF them were on the point OF tAintlng
and the others shrieked wildly. IL you have
never seen a mad dog you can have no idea
which 1t inspires. But almost as soon as
this eHraged animal had leaped into the
group, and even before the terrier, which
would fight anything, had jumped for 1t,
this man had caught the mad dog around
the neck, damned its head down TO the
ground and placed his foot on the animals
throat, holding it there firmly and coolly
until some one brought him revolver. He
shot the dog as he held it pinned to the
ground, and bis hand did not shake in the
slightest.
This same man was once crossing a
crowded street in New York when he saw
o child fall directly in front of the feet of
two car horses. There was not the flash of
an eye In time to spare. Hs actions seemed
quicker than thought. With one hand up
raised he caught the bit OF horse and with
the other he brushed the boy ahead and then
aside from the track. He was dragged
several feet, but was not hurt in any way.
When he extricated himself from between
the horses he dived into the crowd which
had gathered aud hurried away to avoid
the cheers which were given him.
II saw this man at summer resort one
year. He was lying on the grass, smoking.
as calm and contented man as ever was
seen. Some one cried to him that au ant
had run up his arm under his sleeve. He
jumped to his feet, as white as chalk,
looked around him helpleSsly and-fainted.
81 once saw a woman In carriage faint
when her coschman was driving past
steam drill and the horses wheeled swiftly
as If they would overturn the carriage.
That woman on yacht, when squat
struck It and when every man on board
thought his last hour had come, did not even
cry out, because her husband had said in
her ear: Don't be afraid; there is no dan
GER
"Once when I was in San Francisco
head the rattle and rush of fire engine
coming bounding down a hill. When it
struck a corner where It turned the driver,
with the reins still in his hands was hurled
ike shot far ahead, falling between his
horses necks. He caught at the tongue as
he went swiftly down. got 1t, drew himself
up, crawled like monkey, with the horses
at full run, back to his seat and l saw him
a second later driving furiously up Market
street. I followed that engine to the fire
and found the reckless and daring driver
unconcernedly attending to his duties.
"There is the coolest and nerviest man l
ever saw, said TO fireman, and told him
what had ssen.
Eyes he said, he's the best driver in
the department and he's a heDpecked hus~
bandP"