$na
tfta^ Rafter all, whether the thing was
foolish or not, it was certainly a proof
of courage.
tfta^ Rafter all, whether the thing was
foolish or not, it was certainly a proof
of courage.
Childrens - Frank
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? J60 THANK.
. . . "Yes, ouei friend Colonel Birch
tejl you, that the first time he! w<<iit
into battle he felt very differently
from what he did after he^ihadjrbeejp
in. two. or three battles : all who^ai^e
sufficient courage to speak the truth},
would say the same. One . ((C)f. iijtfee
bravest of our English generaW whflse
history . you will some time or. ' ftfbftr
read, said, that every man would >>1b*
aiiCpwa^d, if he dared. Buf^ aJinjf? fif
hionftur. feels iwhat you expressed. aa
little while ago, that the greater feaj
conquers the lesser; that'&fy$&r\iM
danger or of death is les. 8 than the. ifear
Pf disgrace*" jlilC. A h i. ! ods Tivansdw
^JfiJDisgracti! " repeated Frank, " Papa,
I remember the first terrible id$a,? |
efjffifeid^fbffegrace w. as ftpm hearing
W^fflt&i PSWebgeneral, who had run
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? iFi<<nk? d>> ittfka&ife ^Vriyfbrtfve^mati,
yfam>oWVp: ifcti afiji nftty ^{tajM}"!
ifecb^ifliiiei * shaftl^be^cowayd^^'k
leaseback ; because, before that time,
r sfealp'tfe 'Well used to riding. But,
papa, 1>y the bye, one day last summer,
wGi'wfere out in the boat, I was
Iftttyris'ted 3 se6 that Mr. --v ' yoi
%ic? who,. was frightened when hefwas
i& ffiie boat, and yet he is never fright*
^ne^feSt'hofseback. And when we cante
f&laridi that captain of the ship, wlHo
|fftd1%een. witl*us, and who had laughed
W^iHitf'Jp&dii man for looking alarmed
whenever the boat moved, was himself
frightened when he was on horse-
tadkpi afdhvit 1. i i,. (. ? wlinHi'n. ii J
Sii*l3V^ly. itrue, 'Frank," said his father.
<<5i ^msj 'that bei^naet\lstdWBd'it<<
on^HSHd of danger does not prevtftiTt
p3
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? 102 KRA-NK.
$ter8(C)*i ft(C)m being afraid in any danger
fe^Y/neW/skud bitre$<<oti&lwkys/e>>ef*
^i^n%<<fei^lro! Wrfaiajjjingnithafc iherp
$s^d! a1%&,T^Hwe^eTe is- nebe. ^ diiw
Jl? "<<Thtti'is iWhat iI>>obsterved<. whe^I
was a very little boy, papa>i khofcgih
fiileduld not then express it rigMly in
wdrdsl'I It was the same thing; Mkafc A
observed the evening when "Jmras
ftftgid'otf goingi over the narrowbridgd,
fctebnsir'i'I toad never done 'it -beftwrf;
though not afraid of going taprnth*
ftfflfrerfu afldnawheniol was surprised
to see the poor woman, who had-1 beet
Mgnffcff&i &m&*he jWda^gtfibHavely
Gvahi&V te&jfcge. '^athe^riol? tMnfedl
ought to be accustomed to ail sorts/:of
dangers before I grow upi to bor^
tearf. *guBb oi BamotermB ^ni99"
All sorts ! That would be difficult,
if notrmpossible, Frank. Consider aM
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? the varieties of dangers there are in
iaimworHj by sea and by land. . j Would
you? tare" 'me ride, run, and sail about
with you ;. be' shipwrecked, and go into
battid^ &Ci/i to accustom you to all
dortS'fcf dangers. ! ". ~: . w . w p
li' WNby" said Frank, laughing, "that
would be impossible; and foolish, if it
were ^possible. But, papa, I ought to
. bebiaccnstomed to all the <<pn^)p
dwn%eirs/ that boys or men are likjd^f
id'meet witL" "\o bicn'te ion rTguorft
bsiJMfhare kiia tome. l *en&efi w otb&ti
frankb'ferf orfw ,npirtovr iooq sdt 998 ot
yf^iBut, afterfuHj Ji should never even
then be stfcure of not being afraid, in
anynneommon danger, o* in anylthat
wa>> inew to mot" in J ^otad eiflfneb
" Being accustomed to dangeflig/rf
different kinds, though a great advan-
WagejbiwtoirJot absoDutelyHinece^aary tp
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? ? 64 F*AN)t.
mike human creatures brave. Fear
may be conquered, not only by beibig^
aocostomed to danger] Jbufctf bjp&i^iy
affection, . 0* na6taiv,eii idaichoisirtroitgw
than 'thiar^fearl nOn sonaia occastohs,
the most timid women become braver
for instance, mothers,. "when thewii&iio
dren are in dange*/fi''i*>b s in ,td$uBD
le "iAnd; papa-- I think, , ipapTawKl
b<jpe>i papa,' that thonghi tgttm'fawqi
little boy, if I saw my mother in aay
diirogdiyi Awwld. quite ft%&i myself. ^
9li^^mkdyo>>ii4w)uW^ri<<k. ; i*F&*f
you feel already, that strong affection
can conquer fear, even in a boy as <<
ybufkglfgt. 3^tart^e4uo 9? b oldioeiOB
,feidT . }immu8 aJi no bnisfg of bos
\ofo iVvnniih hiiR Ytfi^iihfi rlo''m diiW
-ab bns muiai liddT . b9dadqmo33B
Wapiti zifikW^ f&&& H*Wa>>i%HIf njH8
teWirptfn' t^cofctei&tiel^e'fc'KitiJ
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? FRANC
166
with his father about courage, rAhm
listened r to1 i every . anecdote uponl this
subjectyf which he heard related in con-
versation f on read from books. ; . . . -> fi *
. %'Oiae: evening, when his father was
reading to his mother some new book
ofidferaiyete in. Italy, his attention was
caught, in a description of St. Peter's
fhureh. in Rome, by an account of
jpmeiyoitWBg' Englishmen of the party,
who wen&tQ see iti who determined to
see. lfeorej oi^,! thiWi any one had seen
bc&fte; . #ndi'2whoii'. whein . *hi|ir,. ifetnale
eo|? p^yoBi|. 8tpppedi after having reach?
ed the ! top of the cupola, determined. to
scramble up the outside of the gilt bally
and to stand on its summit. This,
with much difficulty and danger, they
accomplished. Their return and de-
Sfi? n^were> still fnc,r$ haw#Hs 5a fob *f
^un^^^a. ffei^. ^. bafe tbe^. wiefe.
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? feet, with thpir. ^e^upw^fldi^
in. r#e. i manner A. #JMlHUW,B
the ceiling. Frankand Marjdis? ne,{yp
this description with breathle? ^a? ixj^$
They are dowpif a^. i^^ g^Vi
Frank; "I am glad qf. %fc}lSIFiSff&t
br^yjeKthey^re. ". . i. . ? . . ^ tni1i
4 "ft very glad they. , ape.
down," said Mary; " but I think Jjb^j!
were very foolish to go up. " . . it
'f Not at all foolishv n? y dear; pq^v?
sider they were men," s^aMFrank^i
is the busines of men; to be couiao-enius
8BT?
"" Yes,C'to te courageous, but^ngt $
be rash," said his father ; or. |b haaprd
useful objecU n. . Jrjd
^That'is. . exactly what I thjn^
-380 $0102 JtOi-RWOASr f r=AS i. JiW i910
papa, said Mary;" and if t1
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? mm. ft*
tere^iffi^iaViPbeM iio ttr&P&&
1 'Frank' said "he should certalhlfHave
Hkbaa'*u g^ 'up;. i iflAW- tlie stibtfia3 |A
HSvFlrkeff' # have beett left biehM;
ev? & if ttiere had been nothing- much
wbtth 'seeing ; he should have been
afraid that the other people would have'
rhotigtftf' hftn' cowardly, if he had re-
KftetiWgo. Besides, he should like
to have it to say, that he had been as
high as'they had been, and higher than
any body else had been before.
$na
tfta^ Rafter all, whether the thing was
foolish or not, it was certainly a proof
of courage.
k1fnTs his father allowed, an4 saiil,
feat "all Frank's feelings were very
that he admirecli' courage
own . for some use-
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? the book he was reading, and takiag*
up the newspaper, ? 'V in this d*y'a:
paper here is an account of ift . fire,.
and of a man, who saved the. Hfo ^
two children, by putting himself inclfe
most perilous situation. The children'
had been left in an upper room, thft
staircase had been burnt down, thfre
was no passage to the room but by ni
single rafter; across which, through}
flames and smoke, this brave man ven*;
tared---snatched up the screaming chil^
dren, and, carrying one under each.
arm, crossed again the narrow path;;
and brought them down in safety foi
their mother*" > ; oH-m 1ft
ci Frank v exclaimed, th&t he would
much rather have been this man, 'than
lrapetbflti wiantiiito. thfe top iof the gilt
Mil. BioA. wiii b<<! r usiSiK'ji 4&
ii .
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? FRANK.
2&@h, yes/' said Mary, " and though
it-Was so very dangerous, I should be
glad you had done this, Frank. I hope
you will do some such thing when you
grow up, if ever you are at a fire, t
should not like to be by to see; but
I should like very much to hear of
fc? . . . . i
t. The next day Frank amused himself
by practising walking on the narrowest
planks he could find, which he sup-
ported by a stool at each end? and
when he could walk steadily on this
narrow path, he exchanged the stools
for high trestles, which had been used
by a man, who had been papering one
of the rooms; and, after fastening
Ate ends of his plank down firm'to
the^'trestlesi Mary spread cloaks and
sofa cushions' underneath, to. represent
the feather beds and blankets Itfe*
vol. i. > Q
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? Itfr FRANK.
pfedjyfe' dragged tinder'
fb 's*te the man; ft ptiABtt*' '? ^
Should fall. And Frank then actetf
tife' man saving the life of 4hie Vwrj
Children, which he perform^? ,* wrtn
two of Mary's dolls, wlth'^e&Pap1-
plausef"1 ' 1 l'f : mS *?
Some days afterwards, FrarS^heaM
&ftfcw and true anecdote of the c6urfcg%
*f a boy. It was told W'hrmHy'HKe
ltotfrW of the boy, and it hatd UMf
"happened, so that every' parti^IaiK was
fresh ih her recollection. ttis father was
one day walking in a field, where a'bWll
was grazing; the bull, he thought, was
tfttfte tame, and he had ofteto been
fcecustbtried to carets him. This day,
gentleman saw the bull following
ttW/W^ thought in play r Bttt^lfe
? 4& &^a*? ? %>me^ne took tfp^&ift
"flFgfetatf' an* thr^w iHt the buff to
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? FRANK. 4f|
^peJtep ; *#i tbeb^fpiii^dq
il^s genflpraaij threw anol^r ^fu^d
}afger soc}, but still the bull foljbwffid,
gn/J came. . . <juffe cjose behind hifflj
T^e, genfj^nan. took hold of his horn
to turn. him ^side ; but the bqll, instead
of giving way, tried to toss him up in
t&g^ajjr. ,. , The gentleman, however,
^19. was a very strong, large man, kept
$rm hold of the horn, and walked on
f? Mi MPX^ manner, ithpv^uj^
bMhd>>Am4 keeping dowjii^
mm^li^. ^1^ tort nstft^r i/te^s
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? ther stir nor speak: at this instant,
bjs son, iwbo was about nine years
old, playing before the door; looked
up and saw his father struggling
with the bull. Never thinking ofnth*
danger for himself, he ran . to hire. :
mean time, his father's strength being
exhausted, he gave up his hold o? . *ihe
animal, and ran towards a tree to shelter
bim^elf. from. him hibutK^^t. mub$
fti^h^USt ft 'hiflfc w^>iftae htm
i^y^ against hjs wateh, which sfcved
j^aafpf time. y%t $h;e foujl rbM
iSe^me^l just meditating another thrust,
$he^flison- came up. The boy/bad
. flft! iflUfOSrfi^d deface, bap^t^ itt>
^? fe-t BP&im to throwi ati;thei bulk
^o|ieq#9fttck4l ifrom . . hi^. ihea^. iibis
leather-cap, and threw it with such
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? ^0e>>nfci<<ijfitB<<. JlBi%ft &e Btifi 'fdk
mbts fta*<<ey<<0&i Be'stc^d^^a^
fa&fc&r timkt : the Animal, frigh ued,
jwigdi. 8iMe? ^iThe ddgs came up. the
<<^ni followed, the bull was driven
away, dnd the father's life was-thus
saved by the courage and presence of
wtlPifedf illked this raoreGittitefIliflfe
*iul# eltpfcs^ he stood quite^^S! ! ^
fts^adtth-ation. Some one suggested,
. ftaHfl perhaps? ti&lbtiy W^dt awSfffc
fotiL ? tie stc%, '^e'wat
Wire he was itilly^aWlire,W the time,
Wtiit da*gte-r,. which'she' thdught was
iprovfed by' hbiue<<tfWft)i)r0'afterwards.
'He was so exhausted by^^feSJSrtioW,
ibtf by^h^t#re^he1h8a'4&e fdFtffc
^heti ien^ld^^lp 94u^tlV
rioua dtiw Jr waidl bm^ $J33-Iarfteai
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? lV4 MAtffc.
88? wto1^fi^fterWardsi m**(R)*
tinuaUy wakened, crying,1an* sayifig,
that he saw the bull before him, gfcfaig
to toss his father: '; '" noiialm adT
This last part of the sto? f <<F? anS? &a
not quite approve;! he looked ashamed
of the boy's crying; and sftfti/^hk^^
thought in his place he should tifeV**
have cried when it was all-*>vie? ^ he
should have rejoiced, and' shouldi! ha**
been too happy, and, 'perhap^ifgg
proud of himself to cry': noma o<< raid
Frank's mother, however,' ''assail
him, that he'could not tefl; beforehand*
what his own feelings might be in sueH
a new situa! ftoti. Frank was glad? &
hear his rtibtner '"&ay W&f aiS* 4i>>
agreed ,wiitlli11ie. r,"lthat it w*s' ^certainty
a pr^^1frn^'flie^bdy^wai i*br
of%m msiiaoM'^? &w'ti#
"*dJ<<1 rifod babnoit? oHw . 0003103 aHT
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? $BM? vmid 9iotad (fud oih wsa srf taift
The relation of this, iapfi. . pf inpp^i
fothes. iWStances of courage, . an^j. pre-
sence of mind in young people, assisted
Frank in forming his judgment on the
Wto>>**h. . oi"i oil l ii ,J? . t;. uIi
, Among the various instances, . whicjj
^. 'fth^ . course of a few dayft0,hjs
<<kother found for him,. npn^OJs1j^? |
him so much as the accQunt^c^tfye
behaviour of a father and sop^^no
wefle. ; . both dangerously. wpuuded, ina^
same < time, on bpard^ th^j^np^e
ship,, in an? vengagement . $ii&ea. v/. Jhg
son was a*e>>y young. m^p, igftab^gg
sixteen year* . pld j'belq^i^ b%gxv
body who knew him,? eer^ltyj${jng
admiral oa. boari. wh^ shjp h^ri wa^
The surgeon, who attended both father
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? FBANKi
^i|d "Aon? agave tie/folloroipgi heowwkt ad
thei ieii-Qfamtaitees,. ! which vFraak'4 fad
tker bega>>. ;t(C)-i rtfed! ton Mraqvbat iwhtah
lie said, if she pleased, be 'would . ratker
finish to himself. ' ' -'il 'iol iud tnwo
;, " When admiral Watson hickntW
unhappiness tp see both father ahdisDB
fall in the same instant, . /foeK imrae+
diately went up ito( <them,,fi[nd/llbyi/tbi
most tender and pathetic expressed
fcried to alleviate thejr distoess,iwi5ili
captain, who h&du ob^esyed ihisirfeapfe
leg toi ib^/ha^iingn<<nJy &f thfenskam,
#aid tQ,tbe admiral, ' Indeed^iJsirprtkiB
wa^,. a c^neioshofe to.
? J60 THANK.
. . . "Yes, ouei friend Colonel Birch
tejl you, that the first time he! w<<iit
into battle he felt very differently
from what he did after he^ihadjrbeejp
in. two. or three battles : all who^ai^e
sufficient courage to speak the truth},
would say the same. One . ((C)f. iijtfee
bravest of our English generaW whflse
history . you will some time or. ' ftfbftr
read, said, that every man would >>1b*
aiiCpwa^d, if he dared. Buf^ aJinjf? fif
hionftur. feels iwhat you expressed. aa
little while ago, that the greater feaj
conquers the lesser; that'&fy$&r\iM
danger or of death is les. 8 than the. ifear
Pf disgrace*" jlilC. A h i. ! ods Tivansdw
^JfiJDisgracti! " repeated Frank, " Papa,
I remember the first terrible id$a,? |
efjffifeid^fbffegrace w. as ftpm hearing
W^fflt&i PSWebgeneral, who had run
mW*dW^k&W&. )8fr ^. cajprdTrrr
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? iFi<<nk? d>> ittfka&ife ^Vriyfbrtfve^mati,
yfam>oWVp: ifcti afiji nftty ^{tajM}"!
ifecb^ifliiiei * shaftl^be^cowayd^^'k
leaseback ; because, before that time,
r sfealp'tfe 'Well used to riding. But,
papa, 1>y the bye, one day last summer,
wGi'wfere out in the boat, I was
Iftttyris'ted 3 se6 that Mr. --v ' yoi
%ic? who,. was frightened when hefwas
i& ffiie boat, and yet he is never fright*
^ne^feSt'hofseback. And when we cante
f&laridi that captain of the ship, wlHo
|fftd1%een. witl*us, and who had laughed
W^iHitf'Jp&dii man for looking alarmed
whenever the boat moved, was himself
frightened when he was on horse-
tadkpi afdhvit 1. i i,. (. ? wlinHi'n. ii J
Sii*l3V^ly. itrue, 'Frank," said his father.
<<5i ^msj 'that bei^naet\lstdWBd'it<<
on^HSHd of danger does not prevtftiTt
p3
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? 102 KRA-NK.
$ter8(C)*i ft(C)m being afraid in any danger
fe^Y/neW/skud bitre$<<oti&lwkys/e>>ef*
^i^n%<<fei^lro! Wrfaiajjjingnithafc iherp
$s^d! a1%&,T^Hwe^eTe is- nebe. ^ diiw
Jl? "<<Thtti'is iWhat iI>>obsterved<. whe^I
was a very little boy, papa>i khofcgih
fiileduld not then express it rigMly in
wdrdsl'I It was the same thing; Mkafc A
observed the evening when "Jmras
ftftgid'otf goingi over the narrowbridgd,
fctebnsir'i'I toad never done 'it -beftwrf;
though not afraid of going taprnth*
ftfflfrerfu afldnawheniol was surprised
to see the poor woman, who had-1 beet
Mgnffcff&i &m&*he jWda^gtfibHavely
Gvahi&V te&jfcge. '^athe^riol? tMnfedl
ought to be accustomed to ail sorts/:of
dangers before I grow upi to bor^
tearf. *guBb oi BamotermB ^ni99"
All sorts ! That would be difficult,
if notrmpossible, Frank. Consider aM
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? the varieties of dangers there are in
iaimworHj by sea and by land. . j Would
you? tare" 'me ride, run, and sail about
with you ;. be' shipwrecked, and go into
battid^ &Ci/i to accustom you to all
dortS'fcf dangers. ! ". ~: . w . w p
li' WNby" said Frank, laughing, "that
would be impossible; and foolish, if it
were ^possible. But, papa, I ought to
. bebiaccnstomed to all the <<pn^)p
dwn%eirs/ that boys or men are likjd^f
id'meet witL" "\o bicn'te ion rTguorft
bsiJMfhare kiia tome. l *en&efi w otb&ti
frankb'ferf orfw ,npirtovr iooq sdt 998 ot
yf^iBut, afterfuHj Ji should never even
then be stfcure of not being afraid, in
anynneommon danger, o* in anylthat
wa>> inew to mot" in J ^otad eiflfneb
" Being accustomed to dangeflig/rf
different kinds, though a great advan-
WagejbiwtoirJot absoDutelyHinece^aary tp
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mike human creatures brave. Fear
may be conquered, not only by beibig^
aocostomed to danger] Jbufctf bjp&i^iy
affection, . 0* na6taiv,eii idaichoisirtroitgw
than 'thiar^fearl nOn sonaia occastohs,
the most timid women become braver
for instance, mothers,. "when thewii&iio
dren are in dange*/fi''i*>b s in ,td$uBD
le "iAnd; papa-- I think, , ipapTawKl
b<jpe>i papa,' that thonghi tgttm'fawqi
little boy, if I saw my mother in aay
diirogdiyi Awwld. quite ft%&i myself. ^
9li^^mkdyo>>ii4w)uW^ri<<k. ; i*F&*f
you feel already, that strong affection
can conquer fear, even in a boy as <<
ybufkglfgt. 3^tart^e4uo 9? b oldioeiOB
,feidT . }immu8 aJi no bnisfg of bos
\ofo iVvnniih hiiR Ytfi^iihfi rlo''m diiW
-ab bns muiai liddT . b9dadqmo33B
Wapiti zifikW^ f&&& H*Wa>>i%HIf njH8
teWirptfn' t^cofctei&tiel^e'fc'KitiJ
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? FRANC
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with his father about courage, rAhm
listened r to1 i every . anecdote uponl this
subjectyf which he heard related in con-
versation f on read from books. ; . . . -> fi *
. %'Oiae: evening, when his father was
reading to his mother some new book
ofidferaiyete in. Italy, his attention was
caught, in a description of St. Peter's
fhureh. in Rome, by an account of
jpmeiyoitWBg' Englishmen of the party,
who wen&tQ see iti who determined to
see. lfeorej oi^,! thiWi any one had seen
bc&fte; . #ndi'2whoii'. whein . *hi|ir,. ifetnale
eo|? p^yoBi|. 8tpppedi after having reach?
ed the ! top of the cupola, determined. to
scramble up the outside of the gilt bally
and to stand on its summit. This,
with much difficulty and danger, they
accomplished. Their return and de-
Sfi? n^were> still fnc,r$ haw#Hs 5a fob *f
^un^^^a. ffei^. ^. bafe tbe^. wiefe.
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? feet, with thpir. ^e^upw^fldi^
in. r#e. i manner A. #JMlHUW,B
the ceiling. Frankand Marjdis? ne,{yp
this description with breathle? ^a? ixj^$
They are dowpif a^. i^^ g^Vi
Frank; "I am glad qf. %fc}lSIFiSff&t
br^yjeKthey^re. ". . i. . ? . . ^ tni1i
4 "ft very glad they. , ape.
down," said Mary; " but I think Jjb^j!
were very foolish to go up. " . . it
'f Not at all foolishv n? y dear; pq^v?
sider they were men," s^aMFrank^i
is the busines of men; to be couiao-enius
8BT?
"" Yes,C'to te courageous, but^ngt $
be rash," said his father ; or. |b haaprd
useful objecU n. . Jrjd
^That'is. . exactly what I thjn^
-380 $0102 JtOi-RWOASr f r=AS i. JiW i910
papa, said Mary;" and if t1
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? mm. ft*
tere^iffi^iaViPbeM iio ttr&P&&
1 'Frank' said "he should certalhlfHave
Hkbaa'*u g^ 'up;. i iflAW- tlie stibtfia3 |A
HSvFlrkeff' # have beett left biehM;
ev? & if ttiere had been nothing- much
wbtth 'seeing ; he should have been
afraid that the other people would have'
rhotigtftf' hftn' cowardly, if he had re-
KftetiWgo. Besides, he should like
to have it to say, that he had been as
high as'they had been, and higher than
any body else had been before.
$na
tfta^ Rafter all, whether the thing was
foolish or not, it was certainly a proof
of courage.
k1fnTs his father allowed, an4 saiil,
feat "all Frank's feelings were very
that he admirecli' courage
own . for some use-
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? the book he was reading, and takiag*
up the newspaper, ? 'V in this d*y'a:
paper here is an account of ift . fire,.
and of a man, who saved the. Hfo ^
two children, by putting himself inclfe
most perilous situation. The children'
had been left in an upper room, thft
staircase had been burnt down, thfre
was no passage to the room but by ni
single rafter; across which, through}
flames and smoke, this brave man ven*;
tared---snatched up the screaming chil^
dren, and, carrying one under each.
arm, crossed again the narrow path;;
and brought them down in safety foi
their mother*" > ; oH-m 1ft
ci Frank v exclaimed, th&t he would
much rather have been this man, 'than
lrapetbflti wiantiiito. thfe top iof the gilt
Mil. BioA. wiii b<<! r usiSiK'ji 4&
ii .
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? FRANK.
2&@h, yes/' said Mary, " and though
it-Was so very dangerous, I should be
glad you had done this, Frank. I hope
you will do some such thing when you
grow up, if ever you are at a fire, t
should not like to be by to see; but
I should like very much to hear of
fc? . . . . i
t. The next day Frank amused himself
by practising walking on the narrowest
planks he could find, which he sup-
ported by a stool at each end? and
when he could walk steadily on this
narrow path, he exchanged the stools
for high trestles, which had been used
by a man, who had been papering one
of the rooms; and, after fastening
Ate ends of his plank down firm'to
the^'trestlesi Mary spread cloaks and
sofa cushions' underneath, to. represent
the feather beds and blankets Itfe*
vol. i. > Q
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? Itfr FRANK.
pfedjyfe' dragged tinder'
fb 's*te the man; ft ptiABtt*' '? ^
Should fall. And Frank then actetf
tife' man saving the life of 4hie Vwrj
Children, which he perform^? ,* wrtn
two of Mary's dolls, wlth'^e&Pap1-
plausef"1 ' 1 l'f : mS *?
Some days afterwards, FrarS^heaM
&ftfcw and true anecdote of the c6urfcg%
*f a boy. It was told W'hrmHy'HKe
ltotfrW of the boy, and it hatd UMf
"happened, so that every' parti^IaiK was
fresh ih her recollection. ttis father was
one day walking in a field, where a'bWll
was grazing; the bull, he thought, was
tfttfte tame, and he had ofteto been
fcecustbtried to carets him. This day,
gentleman saw the bull following
ttW/W^ thought in play r Bttt^lfe
? 4& &^a*? ? %>me^ne took tfp^&ift
"flFgfetatf' an* thr^w iHt the buff to
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? FRANK. 4f|
^peJtep ; *#i tbeb^fpiii^dq
il^s genflpraaij threw anol^r ^fu^d
}afger soc}, but still the bull foljbwffid,
gn/J came. . . <juffe cjose behind hifflj
T^e, genfj^nan. took hold of his horn
to turn. him ^side ; but the bqll, instead
of giving way, tried to toss him up in
t&g^ajjr. ,. , The gentleman, however,
^19. was a very strong, large man, kept
$rm hold of the horn, and walked on
f? Mi MPX^ manner, ithpv^uj^
bMhd>>Am4 keeping dowjii^
mm^li^. ^1^ tort nstft^r i/te^s
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? ther stir nor speak: at this instant,
bjs son, iwbo was about nine years
old, playing before the door; looked
up and saw his father struggling
with the bull. Never thinking ofnth*
danger for himself, he ran . to hire. :
mean time, his father's strength being
exhausted, he gave up his hold o? . *ihe
animal, and ran towards a tree to shelter
bim^elf. from. him hibutK^^t. mub$
fti^h^USt ft 'hiflfc w^>iftae htm
i^y^ against hjs wateh, which sfcved
j^aafpf time. y%t $h;e foujl rbM
iSe^me^l just meditating another thrust,
$he^flison- came up. The boy/bad
. flft! iflUfOSrfi^d deface, bap^t^ itt>
^? fe-t BP&im to throwi ati;thei bulk
^o|ieq#9fttck4l ifrom . . hi^. ihea^. iibis
leather-cap, and threw it with such
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? ^0e>>nfci<<ijfitB<<. JlBi%ft &e Btifi 'fdk
mbts fta*<<ey<<0&i Be'stc^d^^a^
fa&fc&r timkt : the Animal, frigh ued,
jwigdi. 8iMe? ^iThe ddgs came up. the
<<^ni followed, the bull was driven
away, dnd the father's life was-thus
saved by the courage and presence of
wtlPifedf illked this raoreGittitefIliflfe
*iul# eltpfcs^ he stood quite^^S! ! ^
fts^adtth-ation. Some one suggested,
. ftaHfl perhaps? ti&lbtiy W^dt awSfffc
fotiL ? tie stc%, '^e'wat
Wire he was itilly^aWlire,W the time,
Wtiit da*gte-r,. which'she' thdught was
iprovfed by' hbiue<<tfWft)i)r0'afterwards.
'He was so exhausted by^^feSJSrtioW,
ibtf by^h^t#re^he1h8a'4&e fdFtffc
^heti ien^ld^^lp 94u^tlV
rioua dtiw Jr waidl bm^ $J33-Iarfteai
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? lV4 MAtffc.
88? wto1^fi^fterWardsi m**(R)*
tinuaUy wakened, crying,1an* sayifig,
that he saw the bull before him, gfcfaig
to toss his father: '; '" noiialm adT
This last part of the sto? f <<F? anS? &a
not quite approve;! he looked ashamed
of the boy's crying; and sftfti/^hk^^
thought in his place he should tifeV**
have cried when it was all-*>vie? ^ he
should have rejoiced, and' shouldi! ha**
been too happy, and, 'perhap^ifgg
proud of himself to cry': noma o<< raid
Frank's mother, however,' ''assail
him, that he'could not tefl; beforehand*
what his own feelings might be in sueH
a new situa! ftoti. Frank was glad? &
hear his rtibtner '"&ay W&f aiS* 4i>>
agreed ,wiitlli11ie. r,"lthat it w*s' ^certainty
a pr^^1frn^'flie^bdy^wai i*br
of%m msiiaoM'^? &w'ti#
"*dJ<<1 rifod babnoit? oHw . 0003103 aHT
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? $BM? vmid 9iotad (fud oih wsa srf taift
The relation of this, iapfi. . pf inpp^i
fothes. iWStances of courage, . an^j. pre-
sence of mind in young people, assisted
Frank in forming his judgment on the
Wto>>**h. . oi"i oil l ii ,J? . t;. uIi
, Among the various instances, . whicjj
^. 'fth^ . course of a few dayft0,hjs
<<kother found for him,. npn^OJs1j^? |
him so much as the accQunt^c^tfye
behaviour of a father and sop^^no
wefle. ; . both dangerously. wpuuded, ina^
same < time, on bpard^ th^j^np^e
ship,, in an? vengagement . $ii&ea. v/. Jhg
son was a*e>>y young. m^p, igftab^gg
sixteen year* . pld j'belq^i^ b%gxv
body who knew him,? eer^ltyj${jng
admiral oa. boari. wh^ shjp h^ri wa^
The surgeon, who attended both father
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? FBANKi
^i|d "Aon? agave tie/folloroipgi heowwkt ad
thei ieii-Qfamtaitees,. ! which vFraak'4 fad
tker bega>>. ;t(C)-i rtfed! ton Mraqvbat iwhtah
lie said, if she pleased, be 'would . ratker
finish to himself. ' ' -'il 'iol iud tnwo
;, " When admiral Watson hickntW
unhappiness tp see both father ahdisDB
fall in the same instant, . /foeK imrae+
diately went up ito( <them,,fi[nd/llbyi/tbi
most tender and pathetic expressed
fcried to alleviate thejr distoess,iwi5ili
captain, who h&du ob^esyed ihisirfeapfe
leg toi ib^/ha^iingn<<nJy &f thfenskam,
#aid tQ,tbe admiral, ' Indeed^iJsirprtkiB
wa^,. a c^neioshofe to.
