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IONS 81 One sclared fhat 81 u
Iety depended 5on the a don 81 t E
hsar citing the case sc lTlgapoleon u.
hose heartbeat even % the We of
y Eas not over fo l:tj u mill-
5n me- young lieutenant With Z MID
blue ~ eye and soft voice remarked that
1Fl q the Great had said ha
q man Who has never felt fear has never
2sn ! Ted candle with his dngers.' ID
81 The colonel looked nc this speaker
:eodhtemp tuously and gave 81 g,rru,lnt.
Surgeon Bates observed the colonel's
action. but went On 2Zsmo king without
EXPRESSING 8 any opinion On the subject
under discussion :sg$s sSt
Nv hat do you think about It, doc
Tor ,ls 4 asked the colonel 3ss ss5
think you are a coward, colonel ''
1f bomb had come out Of the doc
tors mouth Instead Of 55w ords and sex-
5ploded then and there it could not have
produced mere Of shock. u. Ss.E
ithdraw our charge, Sir, at once
5origo to your quarters under arrest ~
NH will only Withdraw 1t, after fail
ur l' to prove Its truth ''/ N.
5s Il have proved It's falsity on many, q
battlefield fsS3t s,5:3
q will not deny that under excite
m ne, you have temp orarily thrown or
fear, but deny that you can main tain
your bravery while perfectly cool If
You will submit to a test / will prove
what ! saythat you are: a coward. : 4 VI
& !. "P Proceed with your test EI have sat
on my horse mo ionless while shell
after shell burst oversmy head. There
was no excitement IN that. Members
Of my stair were 60 FESTIVE that they
moved at every shot. Does not that
prove am no coward n 2ss3 s5 ils
You may have stood; that test %
far as appearances were concerned
that Is, you were able to control your
fear. The test + refer to will elimi-
nate !gg eyeryth hing except fear and show
yQp what you are coward. = =. 81 s$ $55i5
ISL Bring on your test, sir, :" cried the
colonel angrily, ";and IL You fail to
prove your charge be prepared "a an
swer yourself the charge Of conduct
prejudicial to I'd military discipline IN
this, that you have called your com
3manding officer Al coward IN presence
5of his ssubor Innate officers. & 5i
Surg con Bates while iii the Wild west
had gathered a number of live speci-
mems Of animals Of different varieties,
one Of them a rat lesnake that he kept
in q five gallon demij ohm divested Of
the wickerwork on. the outside. The
glass was transparent, so that & the
snake could see and beE.seen, air pass
ed through wire gauze, used In place
of stopper. The doctor arose and,
going into his office, returned with the
captive, placing the demijohn on a
table .# S: *S$ .s24 e .$s $$ ~ 4 Il Il
S Colonel, III he said, II have called
you coward. But, mind you, / have.
only applied the, word to- you in ac-..
cordance with your own idea Of what.
constitutes q coward. f you stand the
test famSabout to apply I will will
fngly submit to be- tried by court.
martial for throwing discredit on my
commanding officer. Step up to the
table, colonel, and place your hand on
the demij Ohm &. & d e, 4.
Il The colonel walked to the table, and
placed the palm Of his hand on the
glass. Quick as lightning the snake,
vicious beyond measure, struck at the.
hand, and equally quick the colonel
jerked his, hand away. Mortified be
yond measure. he put III back on the.
demijo ohm, and when the snake struck
again, he drew 1t away again.
That will do, colonel, '' said the
doctor. ~ gu are welcome to prefer
charges against me, but to substanti-.
ate your case you must be prepared
to keep your hand on that glass while
the snake strikes at you But you
are not the only man here who, ac-5
cording to your idea, Is not brave. Not
one Of You can stand the test Cen
tlemen, step up and try Il The snake
can't hurt you !; the glass is q perfect
protection 20
d One after another OF those present
placed q hand on the demij ohm, and
ct the snakes strike each and every
man recoiled Then Or. Bates said
81 mo man can keep his hand On that
glass where the snake strikes at sc for.
the simple reason that the nerves that
direct motion act inde pendentl Sof the
will. q In this case before the will can
be brought to- bear the muscles have
done the worn
53.' hen what is bravery q asked the
colonel ss
s 3 s''.A brave mans IS one whose bodily
machine IS SO const ructed and adj lust
ed Sin It's different parts 4 as to enable
him 70 be brave. n ssss
But asked tthe nnaj 81 - ..
what part does play s,'s
Sss'. repl as mes lion give you
only lI Illy own idea 81 the VA part
ins bra very it SIS strong enough and
other facult Hes are not too weak Il may
enable the man stand sI,p inS face
sback near enough
e IA hls brute AZ ttlre