The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13

Crcnory's uegciHn.
10 you little boyn aud girls know
what horoism lgl II you will listen 10
me- few minutes I win tell you how
a little boy i've years old became
hero.
Gregory was a little boy ave years
old. as pretty a boy as you ever saw.
Every one said he was pretty aud
sweet enough 10 be- girl. He Is a biz
boy now. and rides bicycle and
horses aud gets into fights sometimes
coming home fmm sCllnoL lie IL not
sn pretty now ms when be- was little
fellow, ard N he reads this story he
will be- surprised that any one should
tell u 10 al of you children
Gregory had little brother Tom,
two years Old. fat. easy-going. good.
uamred blg-eycd little fellow that
every one loved. They lived ln a town
In Texas where the northers come In
the winter and Il gets very cold for a
few days and then turns warm again
aud the children can go out aud play
without wrapping up much
one cold morning. short while
after New Years day. these boys slept
while their mamma aud papa were az
breakfast When they got up aud
We're dressed papa had gone down
town aud mamma took them into the
dining room 20 eat breakfast while she
went into the Sitting room 20 see that
everything WIS warm ard comfortable
for them T. have n nice time Ia tho
house all day, because Il was too cold
for them 10 play outside.
Gregory aud Tom ate their break
fast Ia short order and went over 20
the biz fireplace 20 pay and warm
Tom picked up piece u paper from
the floor aud ~ the end of Il IN the
hot Goals IN the Ore place. and when
u began 10 burn up be- threw Il on the
hearth and put his foot on Il 20 put u
out. Eut the fame was too large for
his little foot. aud bis dress caught
IRE. When he locked down aud saw
the lamcs lcaplng mp on his sklrt
lac called ont, oh Cog, hook here"
Gr'goy Looked and saw his little
brothers dress on fire. with the flames
almost In his face DO you think he
ran down the hall 10 the room where
bis mamma was 10 tell herr No. DO
didn't lie just gave one bound 20
where little Tom STOOD, aud. catching
The little dress at the neck. tore Il 81
aul stamped the firs out with lbs feet
And there stood Tom with his biz
eynr bigger than ever. his flannel skirt
al. scorched and no dress on 20 an.
Dick q bic. hack. awkward. over.
fHIs.. On l.t t.H. I.Iu.I Ii Ia f..a...s....
ah.ut the Kitchen aud ala the chores.
wst cleaning up in the Kitchen. Tom
said Lets tell Dick. bnt We mustn't
tell mamma. cause she'll phln" and
Into the Kitchen they went When
mamma came in 90 ace what was keep.
ing he children M long 10 the dining
rlofl she saw Tom with bullying eyes
tool Ink 40 Dick. while Grgory was ~.
lnting what had happened Mamma
saw Tom standing there without Ma
dress. and lock ~ excitement ON tho
chl drcns faces 20 IN said. What Il
tlr matter. where is Toms dr,ssf"
Then Gregory began 20 rrlaie how
Toms dress had caught fre, aud ~
Ma torn the dress on and put cut the
Gre Hut here be- broke down aud
cried, aud mamma took him Ia her
arms and told him how proud abe was
~ him, aud that he must not cry. Cor
h0 had done an heroic act. for he had
saved his brother from severe huin.
which might have resulted In his
death.
Then Gregory said he was crying be-
cause his hands hurt. and maInma
looked and sure enough both hands
were badly hlstered Dallas News.