The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-12
What Is True Courage

What is true courage" asks The
American Journal OF Clinical Medi-
cine. and answers that the worlds es-
innate or courage is superficial and
Highest in the worlds scale OF hero
ISM IL says. lis the cool, careless au-
dacity that marches up to the mouth
or the cannon with q flower In its cap
and frivolous song on its lips. as
serene as on parade Such bravery is
really the very lowest in the scale. 30
indeed Il be in the scale al all. EXCEPT
IN the sense that zero Is a part OF the
scale. II Is not courage at all but
sheer lack OF sensibility either from
Ignorance or from accustomedness n
Is In quality the same mental attitude
In which the ignorant. impassive mine
worker walks around in the fire damps.
and when they explode he. too. be-
comes popular hero.
Next higher IN the worlds gauge
next lowest In the true scale-ls the
courage that dares quick danger In "A
sudden emergency. in itself mis- ia
hardly more genuine brand OF cour-
age than the first. except that A i'm.
wolves a more or less unEelfsh disci-
plning OF the man previous TO the de-
mand that Is made on him. Even 50.
~ r. more "a matter Of habit than of
quality The fact that there is no tina
10 count the cost robs 20 Of any DELHI
crate merit Many a man. iu fact. be-
surprised into n heroism which is real
y no part Of him. Certainly 10 Is no
hlgh grade Of courage. Rather. let CO..
say. II is a negative sort OF quality 10
which N a man does not respond on
demand We conclude there b. some pos
1--WE quality Of pOltroOnery about him
still lower In the worlds eetima-
tion-still higher in actual WORTH
the courage which calmly and dcliber-
ately holds its course OF duty I'm tho
face Of almost certain calamity and
misfortune. the quiet resolution fu
meet ones fate in the face Of forCroua
disaster and disappointment. the stead
Iast setting Of ones face TO 40 fp
Jerusalem. or an forms Of herolsm
none VIII go surely win the love and
confidence 81 human hearts. which b.
worth q thousand times tho admir-.
ton Of human minds than THIS
Higher yet In tho true scalc=l0uor
yet in tho popular gauEe-is the rour-
age mat sustains itself 90 BE- were.
upon nothing but its own u1conqucr.
able Stamina. The man who. though
bic fights be am defeats. Eful nghts.
Who, though ha has been failure in
the past and knows himself laa many
keeuly sensitive man knows him
sell to Do failure and is doomed 20
Do a failure Tor The rest ~ hls life.
rises patiently and Ind1mIfabIy every
morning 90 face tho inevitable defeat
OF Tho day with cQuanimify and sweet.
ness there IH a courage. my masters
of which tho kings and viCtors OF tho
earth are NOT capable
But there is @ set higher quality of
COURAGE. tho highest OF an IN the trra
scale but Eo little esteemed ir fI.
popular mind that Do will hardly hr a.
corded 1 place ln tho scale af am rr.
lDae. as Faid in respect of tho fr.f
type. to Do zero Del to be- part OF OBI.
gauge o. is the courage of 'roesrIira
fho bravery ~ tho man who ia afraid
but who ln mortal funk and Fbff.t
Tear with fhrohhinE heart and sweat.
ing brow. forces himself to DO ffH
thing from which Do aErIrkr This
hign .le world snccrs af aa rOwarf...
is the highest COURAGE of aU rr r.,.
DO ia fhe only true COURAGE. Tor f a...
aII tHe aEouIrod effort of "a mans eU..
against an The fears and terror ff..
the powers of darkness can h-iuF uruu
him.