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Show A Young Hero Dies It's a rather pathetic story from New Jersey, which tells of the death of John P. Schley, aged 12. He refused to accept a proffered rescue from his burning home in order to remain with his mother, who, he thought, was in the burning burn-ing building. The father, Iris wife, and two children aroused by servants in the early hours of the morning, fled to safety as the lire threatened to get them. In the darkness the oungster was missed, and a volunteer vol-unteer fireman rushed a ladder against the boy's bedroom window, shouting to him to come out. From the smoke-filled room came the reply: "Never mind me, I'm going with mother." Now, there may have been finer heroism somewhere, sometime, but we doubt if you wili be able to call it to our attention. Here was a lad, too young as the world would say to understand, but he believed that his mother was in the burning house, and without thought of seif, took his chance v.ith death to be "with mother." That the little fellow was mistaken, mis-taken, that his mother was safe, does not detract from his brave devotion or his courageous heroism. hero-ism. Awakened in the dead of night, alone in his smoke-filled room, he faced his duty, solved his problem, and met his fate. He died like men are supposed to die in epics. He w-as a man! |
