New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-10
MANIFESTATIONS OF COURAGE.
PEOPLE WHO ARE Drawer THAN LIONS IN SOME
WAYS ANn COMARpS In OTIIEES.

| PEOPLE WHO ARE Drawer THAN LIONS IN SOME
WAYS AND TOWARDS IN OTHERS.
Courage said the story teller, is something
which have always found 1t difficult TO define.
have known women, who were the most cowardly
| creatures under the sun. TO do amazingly brave and
daring acts under certain conditions. ] have seen
men, TOO. who knew that they were not brave, rise
In emergencies and prove themselves heroic.
But lhe most Interesting thing about this subject
is that phase of mans character which makes him
absolutely fearless in the of many dangers. and
yet makes him a great coward in or two special
cases. have friend whom l call brave man.
He has done two acts alone In his life which prove
his courage.
" lie was once In gathering Of women when a
dog, showing marked signs OF rabies. came running
at them. 4 bnllterrier with the people and the
strange dog snapped ndi>crimnatcIv at the terrier
and the women. Its actions quick n lightning
and so terrifying 10 the that several Of them
the point Of faintng and the Others shrickcd
wildly. II you have never a mad dog you can
have no idea OF its terrible aspect and Of the dread
which II inspires. But almost rs soon rs this en-
ragged animal had lcaped into the group. and
before the terrier. which would fight anything. had
jumped for it, this had caught the mad dog around
tn, neck. damned IL, head down 10 the ground and
placed his foot tie animals throat. holding II
there firmly and clOlly until some brought him
revolver He shot the dog he held 1t pinned
10 the ground and his hand did not shake IN tbs
slightest.
This same man was once crossing . crowded
street In New York when he child fall directly
In front OF the feet Of two car horses. There
not The flash Of an eye in time to spare Ills 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 lie dragged scvcr; fee. but was not
hurt in any way. When he oXtHcatcd himself from
between the horses he divcd 'ntO the crowd which
had gathered and hurried away to avoid the cheers
which given him.
Il this man a. summer resort year.
lie lying on the grass smoking calm and con
tented a seen. Some cried 10
him that ant had up his under his sleeve.
lie jumped ~ his feet. white chalk looked around
him helplessly and-iaintcd.
Il once woman In Il carriage faint when her
coachman driving past steam drill and the
horses wheeled swiftly II they would ovcrturn the
carriage That Il yacht. when a squat
struck IL and when every man on board thought hl.
last hour had come, did not even cry out, because
her husband had said IN her car: Don't be afraid
there is no danger
once when | was IN san Francisco | heard the
rattle and rush OF a fire engine coming bounding down
a hill. When II struck corner where " turned the
driver with the reins stll In his hands, hurled
like shot far ahead, falling between his hor.'.s'
neckS. lie caught at the tongue a. hc went swiftly
dom, got It, drew himself up crawled like a monkey,
with the horses Il, full run back to his seat and
him second later dri wing fnriOusly up Markest
less and daring driver cOncernedly attending to his
duties.
There IS the coolest and ner,lc,t man ! ever
saw said to fireman and / told him what ! had
seen
Eyes he said he's the best driver ia the depart
ment and he's henPeckcd husband""