Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-17
Observation-Disclosures
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That the world is always cold and
heartes is embodied in the behalf OF
many well-meaning people. 1t may OH
the surface seem to be. but there are
every day little incidents which prove
that down underneath all the indiffer-
ence and restless competition there is
something very human, after all. There
are two things In the CAGE of Miss Stone
which have proved this. The horror OF
The whole country and the desire to help
her, when her perilous position became
known, would never have been possible
If society at large were the cold-blooded
abstraction that 1t is often pictured in
place Of the association of normal men
and women-a very concrete associa-
ton. High and low estate have been as
one when mention of the woman and
her wrongs were made. The other
thing which has proved that there Is
'kindnes in the world comes from the
action of the bandits themselves. Con-
Trajectory tho their course has been of
charity and kindness, they realize that
such qualities dominate the American
people of today. Else why would they
have seized the woman and held her as
a king? Had they not been wise enough
to know that the people of her native
land would make every effort to save
her life, there would have been no rea-,
son for going to the trouble of selling
her in the first place. A greedy. crafty
set, they knew very well that her coun-
trymen would never weigh dollars in
the balance with her life. Yet there are
those who will say that Americans care
for nothing but dollars-that in their
mad pursuit Of them, they have forgot.
ten honor, friendship and the obliga-
tons that result from the two. The
brigands of Bulgaria have paid us a
greater compliment than we have paid
Ourselves. and we have risen to the oc-'
casion like men and women of normal
human qualities, who make up the
great society. which has far more Of
good In 1t than most people think.
A small boy showed a truly Spartan
like courage not long ago, but at the
last he revealed his true attitude an!
caused his mother to smile softly to
herself, for she was too wise woman
and mother to let even the little boy
for day in the country and he had re-
turned with proof that he had been Wis
tied by wasp. The sting was on his
neck and affected the cord, until foy
days that little boy seemed literally one
of "stiff-necked generation. The
mother of course, became alarmed and
said physician should be called. To
this the little boy objected so strongly
that the mother gave up the scheme.
after satisfying herself that it was not
fear that made the little boy 80 deter
mined not to be visited by the doctor.
.sAh, this Amt nothin'," he would say.
while his face twitched with pain.
What's the use in having doctor?" 1t
was soon seen that there was to be no
bad results of the bite and the little boy
went on, turning his head neither to the
right nor to the left. Praise for his sto-
Icism were showered upon him. He did
not seem to relish them and would often
times leave the room when some refer
ence was made to his bravery and
under the trying circum-
stances Finally the soreness was going
away and he could turn his head very,
very little His mother was tucking
him in bed one night, when he whis- |
pered to her: 1--WE something I want |
10 tell you and can't keep it any long
III. This neck has hurt me and I've
.ried when thought no one was look |
ng, and wouldn't have minded having
he doctor. but Johnnie Jones had three
wasp stings all at once and never had
10 doctor, an SO wasn't goin' to have
,ne and have all the kids say l was a j
,aby girl. So you see wasn't as brave /
ia YOU thought, was II" But the moth i
.r. because she was wise woman and