Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-18
BRAVE CHILDREN.
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BRAVE CHILDREN.
- Cessous ExAmples That Border ON
the Heroie.
An american girl performed a heroic
1cs curing the recent forest fires. She
vas was twelve years old. and saved her
little brother of two by running with
ann on her back down the RAILWAY To
neighooring swamp.
IN another case a boy fourteen wears
OF age displayed great heroism DURING
2 nre- His home was being bnrned
down, but he was rescued bv passes.
oy AS soon as they got him into the
street he inquired after his father
brothers and sisters, and when he
found that they were not saved he inn
mediately rushed back into the burninu
mousse In order to rescue them. il possible.
he found bis father lying insensible.
badly scorched by the flames, and sue
ceeded in dragging him out. He then
went back to relieve his brothers and
sisters, but. unfortunately, the flames
prevented him from doing anything
further. and so the five children were
burned to death. This took place at
Springfield, Mimi.
Another little girl Of Q showed that
she had grit in her. She and her brother
OF were playing near the dam Of
mill, when the little boy fell into the
water, and she Immediately plunged
an to his assistance. The mother of
the children was present, and she, too.
rushed into the water, and rose with
one under each arm. Fortunately. her
cries for help brought her husband to
the spot, and he succeeded in swim.
ming to them and bringing them all
safely to land
Some schoolboys also proved them
selves well worthy to be included in a
list of brave children. Six of them
were bathing, when one suddenly dis.
appeared in deep part of the river,
but immediately a comrade, aged thir.
teen, dived after him, and he, too,
sank, apparently to rise no more. An.
other boy of twelve followed, but with
like result, and yet fourth, about
the isame age, was so little daunted
that he likewise plunged in to the as
sistance of his comrades. He, too,
sank from view, but at this moment a
man appeared on the scene and man
aged to get out three of the boys. He
was unable to reach the remaining
one-the boy who had first risked his
life to save his companion-so a fifth
boy, only ten years old, pluckily
plunged in, and success attended his
efforts Surely this is a record of hero
ism amongst schoolboys.
these youthful heroes. When Sir
Cloudesley Shovel was a boy he was
engaged on ship in action, the COM
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important orders conveyed to another
ship at a considerable distance. Shovel
undertook the task, and actually
swan through the enemy's line of fire
with the dispatches in his mouth.
Admiral Casabianca's SON, a lad OF
thirteen years of age, was another
youthful hero. He was on board the
Orient at the battle of the Nile, and
stationing himself amongst the guns,
greatly encouraged the men in action
His father was wounded, and the YES
sci took fire, and yet the boy could no,
be induced for some considerable time
to leave his post. Ultimately he was
prevailed upon to do so, and when he
saw his father in the gunroom, which
was the first intimation that he was
wounded, he refused to leave him in
order to save his own life, although ar
explosion was inevitable. ''If ms
father must die, will die with him,
he answered to entreaties, and there
he remained, although shortly after
wards the fire reached the powder, and
the vessel was blown up.
An English drummer boy oncs
showed his pluck before the French
It was during the war with Francs
prior to the revolution that the DO,
in question, who was only fftees
years of age. wandered from his camp
and was seized by the enemy. On be
ing questioned by his captors, h
stated that he was a drummer, where
upon a drum was sent for in orde. t.
test him. He beat a couple of marches
bu. the suspicious French commando
was still not satisfied, and requisite
the boy to beat retreat. "a retreat
SIR" exclaimed the brave fellow: q
don't know what that is" and this ar
swer SO pleased the Frenchman tina
he released the drummer, and wrot
to his general commanding his pluck.
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