The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-08
HEROIC DEEDS or CHILDREN.
Brave Little Tots WhO Have Performed
VaiOroEs Deeds.
From the Philadelphia Times.

From the Philadelphia Times.
Probably the nest precocious hero on
record is a tiny 10y called Leorard Web
Der, aged five years, who several days ago
received a certificate of honor from the
Royal Humane Society for saving from
drowning the life of his little brother, aged
three. The children were playing with
some other boys on the edge of pond,
when the youngest Webber fell into the
water. The Others, frightened by the Incl
dent, took to their heels, but Leonard,
without the slightest hesitation, plunged
in and rescued his brother from watery
death. The youthful hero, who is bright,
intelligent youngster, seemed TO think
nothing of his brave feat, and there can
be little doubt that he is of the stuff
which has gone so far toward building up
the mighty empire to which he belongs.
Quite as remarkable was the case which
comes from a remote corner of Russia,
where a boy of nine years actually pos
sessed the temerity to tackle a great,
gaunt wolf that had assailed a tiny play
mate as the latter lay asleep. The Tescuer
seized an ak that chanced to be lying on
the ground, where ii had been left by a
Woodman, and gave battle to the wolf,
who, finding himself thus attacked,
promptly abandoned his murderous inten-
lently was the splendid deed performed
that the sleeper slept On through its per-
formance, and ii was only when ne aWoke
soon afteFTaFd that he heard now mar
row an escape he had had from terrible
death.
Russia has. indeed been the scene OF
much youthful heroism. Some years ago
when a peasant woman was sitting with
her little daughter. aged about elght
years at supper, the curtains which di-
IN N.h (.
from the adjoining bedroom, caught nre,
through the explosion of an oil lamp. The
mother sas dumfoun0ed, not knowing
what TO 10, but her daughter, child as she
was, possessed more presence OF mind,
for. seiziHg a knife, she climbed upon a
chair. cur down the blazing curtains and
then smothered the flames with the hearth
rug In two minutes time the fire, which
might have developed into veritable
cCniiagraTion, was eXtlnSu1shed. and the
whole business was carried out by the un-
aided pluck of a mite of eight. Fortu-
nately she escaped with nothing worse
than several trivial burns, and her brave
conduct was the talk of the village for a
long time afterward-
Even burglars have found themselves
worsted by children little more than ba-
bies. AMI in Nottingham. not so very long
ago. a burly disciple of Bill Sykes was
Subdued and captured by the &C lion oil
a schoolboy of twelve. The boy slept in a
tiny room adjoining his fathers apart
ment. and was awakened one December
night bv sounds Of a struggle from the
latter chamber Without an instant's hes
! itstion the child seized a poker and Gid
iEg on iiptoe into the room found his
father in the grip of a massive burglar
who was gradually choking him.
Quick Sc thought the boy hit the ruffian
once. twice end thrice upon the head, with
the result that he loosened his grasp OF
the fathers throat and fell TO the fioOr
stunned and helpless Ten minutes later
he was on his way to the police station
under the guardianship or two stalwarl
constables, and II 9fterward transpired
that he was a malefactor long wanted by
the police Tor a series OF daring bur
giaries.