Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-18
IAN INSTANT OF TRUE COURAGE.
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IAN INSTANT OF TRUE couRAoE..
In a very large city there lived !
little boy about twelve years old and
whose name was Paul Brown. He
loved his playmates very much. But,
one day while he was at school the
boys began to throw stones at him. He
did not want to throw back, neither
did he want to tell the teacher on
them. He went In the school house
feeling very sad. That night he also
went home feeling very sad. The
next day was Saturday and he did not
have to go to school,
About block from Paul's home
there was a house that some men were
building. It WAS to be very tall
building. He went over to watch the
men at their work and when he got
there he saw the boys who had thrown
stones at him the day before. Among
them was q boy whose name was
Floyd Manning, who had thrown the
most Lloyd was climbing up on the
building and Paul told him not to go
too high. But Lloyd only gave Paula
scornful look and told him to shut his
mouth. Paul. felt very bad to think
his friends would turn against him.
But he watched Lloyd till he got very
high. Soon he was as far as he could
go. Paul saw him look down to the.
street far below. him and his face
turned CHASTITY white.
The boys said in their fright, "Oh
Lloyd will fall and be hurt But Paul
said, "Be still boys, you will make him
excited, and he viii fail" But the
boys kept on saying, "He will fall!
He Will fall" But they were too COW.
ardly to go up and get him and. fetch
him safe to the ground. Paul said he
was getting dizzy and would soon fall
II shall go up after him, myself said
he, as he stood looking up Lloyd's
pale face. When Paul got to the top
Of the ladder he saw that Lloyd was
ready to jump down on to the hard
brick pavement below, and he knew ii
he would jump it would prove fatal to
him. And 80 Paul said to him, Come
| Lloyd, to me will help you down.
Lloyd turned his head and saw Paul
standing there with his arms out
stretched but he could neither speak
nor move. Paul went up to him and
led him to the big ladder. 'NOw put
your foot here said Paul.. pointing
to the first step. He did this until they
had descended the long ladder.
| When they got to the bottom the
boys all ran to Lloyd to see If he was
hurt but they did not pay any atten-
! ton to Paul III
Paul went home, his face was wan.
and he was feeling very Sick. When
he got home he could not do anything
His, parents sent for the doctor. The
doctor said he had been upon some
high building and might die. He had
| told his mother how he had saved the
life of his playmate and the whole
story Of 1t. s.f
The next day was Sunday and Lloyd
Eand the other boys went to see Paul
But Paul could not play with them.
| like he had at school. When the boys
saw how pale he was they, felt very
sorry for, him. They apologized- to
him. They thought of how they had
| mistreated him. They went home feel
ing very sad for they knew if re
should dieis they would be losing a
very heroic friend who was also god
| and true. The next day news was
brought to. all of them that Paul had
sent for them to come to his bedsiGe
| that he was dying and wanted to see
them all and say good bye. Tears
| came into their eyes as they read the
| message. They hurried to PauRs bed.
side. Lloyd was the first one there
and he had bouquet of flowers to
| cheer his little heart, because his pal-
ents were poor and they had no now
| ers.
Paul soon got we'll and Lloyd and
the other boys who had thrown stones
! at him were friends forever and loved
each other dearer every day.
Miss Genevieve Mincks, age 10.
| Ottumwa, Ia, r. T. D. NO 8.