Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-18

Do you little boys and girls know
what heroism isf III You will listen To
me a few minutes I will tell You how
a little boy i've years old became
hero.
Gregory was little boy i've years
old. as pretty boy as you ever saw.
Every one said he WIS pretty anu
sweet enough 10 be girl. HE Is a Dig
hoy now. and rides a bicycle and
horses and gets into fights sometimes
coming home from school. He u Not
so pretty now as when lie was a little
fellow, ard IL he reads this story ne
will be surprised that any enc should
tell Il TO al of you children
Gregory had little brother Tom,
two years old, fat, easy going. good
uamred. big-eyed little fellow that
every one loved. They lived In town
in Texas where the northers come IN
the winter aud II gets very cold for
few days and then turns warm again
, and the children can go out and play
| without wrapping up much.
One cold morning. a short While
after New Years day. these boys slept
while their mamma and papa were at
P, breakfast. when they got up and
! were dressed, papa had gone down
/ town and mamma took them into the
J, dining room TO eat breakfast while she
went into the sitting room 10 see that
everything was warm aud comfortable
/ for them 10 have nice time in the
house all day. because II was too cold
for them 20 play outside.
/ Gregory aud Tom ate their break
fast in short order and went over 70
the big fireplace TO pay and warm.
Tom picked up piece OF paper from
the floor and liz the end OF IL in the
hot Goals In the fireplace, and when
Il began 10 burn up he threw Il on the
hearth and put his foot ON II to put II
out. But the flame was too large for
his little foot. and his dress caught
fire. When he looked down aud saw
the flames leapins up on his skirt
he called out. "Oh. Geg. look here
Gregory locked and saw his little
brothers dress ON fire. with the flames
almost In his face Do you think he
ran down the ball TO the room where
his mamma was TO tell her? No. h
didn't. He Just gave one bound Il
where little Tom stood. and. catching
the little dress at the meek. tore II ID
and stamped the fire out with his feet
And there stood Tom. with his bi.
eyes bigger than ever, his flannel Skin
all scorched and no dress on nj all
Dick. big. black. awkward. over
grown boy who helped his old MANN,
about the kitchen and did the chores
was cleaning up in the kitchen. Ton
said. Lets tell Dick, but we muslin
tell mamma. cause she'll phip" are
into the kitchen they went. wheI
mamma came In TO see what was keep
ing the children so long In the dining
room she saw Tom with buiging eye
looking at Dick. while Gregory was re
lating what had happened. Mamma
saw Tom standing there without hi
dress. and lock OF excitement on IN
children's faces. 50 she said. What /
the matter. where Is Toms Dress
Then Gregory began 10 relate hos
Toms dress had caught tire. and b
had torn the dress OF and put out tn
tire. But here he broke down an,
cried. and mamma took him la he
arms and told him how proud she wa
} OF him. and that he must not cry. 70
he had done an heroic act. for he hat
: saved his brother from severe burn
: which might have resulted in hi
death.
Then Gregory said he was crying ~
I cause his hands hurt. and mamm
J looked. and sure enough both baud
J were badly histered Dallas News