The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04
A Gold Medal.

1 shall never forget a lesson re-
'ceived when at school at a. We
saw boy named Watson driving a
COW to pasture. In the evening he
drove her back again, we did not know
where, and this was continued several
weeks.
The boys attending the school were
all sons of wealthy parents, and some
OF them were ounces enough to look
with disdain on scholar who had to
drive COW. 7.ss,. h. 4tss 49,
With admirable good nature Watson
bore all their attempts to annoy him.
II suppose, Watson" said Jackson,
another boy, one day-"I suppose your
father intends to make a milkman of
your"
why not?" asked Watson.
"Oh, nothing. Only don't leave much
water in the cans after you rinse
them-that's ALL"
The boy laughed, and Watson, not in
the least mortified, replied: "Never
fear. If ever am a milkman, I'll give
good measure and good milk"
The day after this conversation there
was public examination, at which
ladies and gentlemen from the neigh
boring towns were present, and prizes
were awarded by the principal of our
school, and both Watson and jack
son received creditable number, for,
in respect to scholarship, they were
about equal. After the ceremony of
distribution, the principal remarked
that there was one prize, consisting of
a gold medal, which was rarely award
ed, not SO much on account of it's great
which rendered it's bestowal proper. It
was the prize Of heroism. The last
medal was awarded about three years
ago to boy in the first class who res.
cued poor girl from drowning.
The principal then said that, witt
the permission of the company, he
would relate short anecdote.
sNot long since, some boys wen
.Hying a kite in the street just as {
poor lad on horseback rode by on hi
way to the mill. The horse took frigh
and threw the boy, injuring him 81
badly that he was carried home ant
confined some weeks to his bed. OF tn,
boys who had unintentionally cause,
the disaster none followed to learn tn
fate of the wounded lad. There was on
boy, however, who witnessed the acct
dent from distance, who not onl
went to make inquiries but stayed t
render service.
.1This boy soon learned that tn
wounded boy was the grandson of
Door widow, whose sole support con
sisted in selling the milk of cow, {
which she was the owner. She was oil
and lame, and her grandson, on who1
she depended to drive her COW to th
pasture, was now helpless with hi
bruises. Never mind, good woman
said the boy: I will drive the cow
4tBut the kindness did not stop ther
Money was wanted to get articles fro
the apothecary. I have money that m
mother sent me to buy pair of boo
with said he, but I can do witho
them for a while oh, no. said I'll
old woman, I can't consent to tina
but there is a pair Of heavy boots tn
II bought for Thomas, who can't we
Y
should get on nicely The boy bong
the boots, clumsy as they were, al
has worn them up to this time.
.eWell, when it was discovered !
the other boys at the school that O
scholar was in the habit Of driving
COW. he was assailed every day wi
.Iaughter and ridicule. His cowhi
asg,cnts ~, narticular were made matte
of mirth. But he kept on cheerful
and bravely day after day, never shu
ming observation, driving the widow
COW and wearing his thick boots
never explained why he drove the co
for he was not inclined to make
boast of his charitable motives. It "
by mere accident that his kindness q
sself-danial were discovered by
teacher.