The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-07
BRAVE FELIX.

Felix Rogers parents died when he was
very small boy.
He had no brothers or sisters and his
only relative, an aunt, his mothers sis
ter although Il poor widow who was
obliged to work hard to provide for her
own family, kindly took him to her hum
BILE home.
She had five children-Alice, George,
May, Lizzie and Leonard Felix made
the sixth.
Felix was at the head Of his class;
he was very bright and learned rapidly.
They all went to public school.
When Felix was fourteen years old he
still lived with his aunt; but she was not
SO poor as she had been when Felix came
to live with her
Her uncle had died and left her small
sum of money, but quite enough to live
comfortably without work.
Felix was a strong, tall, good-natured
fellow
His honesty and truthfulness made him
great favorite with all his school fell
lows and all who knew him.
One day at lunch hour, as he was walk
ing home from school, fire engine pass
ed, but fires are so numerous in a large
city that it did not attract the children's
attention.
From the distance Felix noticed a
crowd gathering around the apartment
house IN which he lived.
As he drew nearer this is the scene that
net his eyes: Several fire engines at
work, men shouting, women screaming
children sobbing and thick, black smoke
pouring from the doors and windows,
while fremen were climbing ladders and
people coming down fire escapes.
In the midst of this scene of horror
Felix saw child at an upper window
The firemen We're afraid to get it, as
they thought the wall might fall at any
minute.
Felix looked again, the child was in
the third story; she was a little girl
| about four years old.
Her danger increased as the seconds
sped
Felix was about to run UP a ladder
When a policeman said, roughly, See
here, young man, don't go UP there or
you will be killed sure. One dead is bet
ter than two"
Il will save her if no one else will,
and up he dashed through the smoke be-
fore the astonished policeman could stop
him.
Felix was as quick as a flash; he took
the child on his arm and descended
rapidly.
He reached the sidewalk in safety and
beard the policeman mutter, HE is a.
plucky boy. l am policeman, and
wouldn't have done it; neither would the
firemen, and everybody knows they are
brave"
Three minutes later, with crash that
was heard many blocks, the wall fell
down; nobody was hurt, for the police
man ordered the people to 'stand back
which they did in hurry
The next day Felix's name was in the
newspaper, with a long account of his
bravery
The mother of the child rescued was
Mrs Richmond, a wealthy lady.
She did not live in the f1athouse, but
her nurse girl went there to see her SIS
ter and took the child with her
When the fire broke out she ran to
save herself and forgot about the little
girl.
Mrs Richmond went to see Felix's aunt,
and with her consent she adopted Felix
She had lost son about Felix's age,
and Mrs. Rogers knew Felix had good
home, loving mother and a dear little
sister.
He would go to college, and some day
might become a great man.
eYt she was very sorry to let him go,
as she loved him as if he We're her own
son, but she thought, HE will have a
good education and chance to be a
lawyer or write great books, and if he