Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-10
DAB'S BLITHESOME BABBLE
A Brave Little Sisters Fine Act
of Heroism.
AVERTED AN AWFUL ACCIDENT
Quelled a Panic by Starting a
Song.

Quelled a Panic by Starting a
Song.
| What Preachers DO More Elective Than
| What They say-Judas Alive and as Of
ten in the Pulpit as Out OF It--A Great
Likeness In Religion and, Millinery.
| Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
New York, June 4. slthough several
weeks have passed, every woman is still
| ts Skiing about that friahtful fire in
Paris and the wonderful heroism shown
by some OF the ladies' don't wish to
underrate any of the bravery shown in
| facing death, / would not for worlds
seem TO make less the frightful pain
endured by those gentlewomen who
heroically met death in such horrible
way, and yet when / sit down and
think and put aside all sentiment |
comprehend that they were obliged to
suffer and probably realized that sal.
vation, as far as their bodies were con-
cerned, was impossible. There have
been great heroic actions by women.
But, after all, can't anybody rise
superior TO everybody else once in a
life? The fine heroisms to my way OF
thinking are those little ones that are
endured every day and OF which the
world doesn't hear. The newspapers gave
few Iines.to fine act of heroism the
other day, Just few lines
This i5 the story: A generous rich
woman bad given to one Of the Catholic
orphan asylums in the city sufficient
money for all the children-500, l be.
liere-to go up to the park in stages,
have O. drive, see the animals and then
delight of delights !-enIoy ice cream
and cake in picnic fashion, The chill.
dren, under the supervision of a GER
tain number of sisters, were loOkin
atthe animals when a frightful thun-
der storm came up. The sister in
charge. young woman, looked about
for a place of shelter. There was hut
one, the arsenal. that was big enough
to hold all those little people. Under
orders they ran as fast as they could.
only to find when they got to their
place Of refuge that about 100 women
and about 75 children were ahead of
them.
There was plenty of room for all, but
some idiot in that crowd raised a cry
of Help" For second 1t looked as
If there would be the most awful panic
that New York had ever seen, for these
children were going down the four
stone steps as quickly as they could,
and il one had fallen because of fright
hundreds would have followed. The
bravo little sister, realizing the situ-
alton, jumped on wooden box, called
out "a ttention ~ started the familiar
tune, and all the children began to
sing 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner. !"
Those that were in the basement,
trained to follow her order, began the
song. Those going down the steps
heard it and Joined in, and eventually
the place was crowded with little folk,
who sang every national song they
knew. from "The Star .Spangled Ban
ner" to ''The Wearing Of the Green"
and God Save the Queen" Before
they got through telephone message
sent by another sister had brought the
covered stages back, and the little
peop,o marched out singing hymn of
gratitude for they did not know what.
But can tell you from what they
were saved. just such an accident as
was prevented by the wit of the gentle
sister happened in England a few years
ago. Then so children were killed and
225 were bruised, crushed or made
cripples for life because there was
nobody who knew how to act quickly
l think that that little sister deserved
more that two lines in the newspapers,
and you can be very sure of one thing,
my friend-she got for her wit and
bravery a very large mark of COM
mendation in the book of life.
Do you ever happen to wonder
whether what preachers 40 has very
much more effect on the mind of the
average young man than what they
say? Do you ever realize that, while
women are too apt to be satisfied with
the sentimental side of religion, men,
who are logical, hearing the words,
look for the deedE? Not long ago there
was in a fine old church a young boy
who, singing in the choir, louked 10
his robes almost like cherub. He
found pleasure in his work in the
church. lie admired the clergyman,
with whom he was thrown in cloas
contact, ard he tried to live good
life. Nowadays, l believe. he's trying
to live a good life; but, according to |
after week of work be should tire |
himself on Sunday by listening to a
man whoss faith seems to expend itself |
in nothing but words. One day | asked |
him:
"Have you no faith in preachers?''
Every little," he answered. "When
l hear Of preacher who works through |
the week like an honest man and then
tries to teach poor fellows how TO do
right on Sunday without asking for a
big salary, shall accept him and his
belief"
tried TO argue with him to show
him that clergymen must live, but he
continued to laugh at me. Then he
told this little story as the begin
ming of his lack of belief:
''When / went out into the world 10
earn my living, was engaged by a big
in the freight department OF
course in time | was promoted, and,
though l say it myself, 1 thoroughly
understood the work. One day a
sallow faced, lanky looking young man
whose garb proclaimed him minister
came to me and said that he wished to
speak to Inc on business. He then told
me that his household goods and library
we're in boxes at the station and were
waiting 10 be forwarded to San Fran
,isco. His question was
= How much will it cost to send them
% their destination?'
II looked over the boxes. He evi.
lently had large library, for books
lnon hooks ware uacISed in rbnea hoyas