Show what 11 hat one mau man lid did under this head bead the baltimore san ha has s a an n article antii le on tho the heroic act of a man named haslem who with one small boat saved twenty two children who were going out to sea with tho the tide on a cako cake ot of ioe ice near boston the sun says davs the children upon a largo large cake of ice ice were vere floating out upon the ebb tide unobserved and in in all human hur nall probability would have soon been washed from their unstable raft or in in their air terror have precipitated their own dest destruction they were happily seen by a man name named d wm will haslem and honored be his hib name who was out in in a small boat and AA hose attention was w as attracted to the little adventurers ad by their screams lie pulled to their assistance and at ones one pierce perceived n ed the difficulty and 1 d danger of removing them from the ice to his boat it will easily be realized by any one who has ever had but small exar experience seaward with all his caution uli he could not keep the little feet from hurrying loava toward rd him and the danger must have hav e been imminent in in the extreme and the importance of immediate and uninterrupted action as the acco account u nt intimates was forced upon him and breathlessly he hurried them from the treacherous floor to his own frail boat now loaded to the waters aters li edge and what had he be accomplished 2 possibly he has not measured the deed since since yet how deeply deeply he must have been for the moment in en interested ante r es ted in in the oung lives given in in his charge how cheerfully he must have talked to and encouraged them and how thoroughly they must have trusted him loved him bim aye in in their way adored him and what lad had he done donea measure it by the threaten threatening ing catastrophe the sheet of ice ice hastening out to 0 sea with the ebb tide bearing away lessly its living livin g freight 11 to the cold terrible agony of a watery death proceeded by all the horrors accumulating there on the other hand band the desolate desola to lace in in many a household the wailing anguish mothers refusing to be comforted because their children were not no literally so the catastrophe threatened to bear them away to death and give them to the unrelenting deep one man fortun fortunately aAy says the writer surely we w e may say providentially in in behalf of the children was honored w with ith an opportunity to rescue all these little ittle to snatch them from the impending ca lamity calamity and to 10 restore them to safety and to home and to the joy of parental love ove his unaided efforts his single land hand had baided avoided off and stayed staved all the great agony of death to the children and anguish to the survivors presence of mind care energy perseverance lad bad been rewarded with a great success and in in a few minutes a deed had been quietly achieved more graceful and self satis satisfying fy ing than a victory won avon upon the battle field such opportunities rarely occur r in in the lifetime life time of any man but when they do and are so well improved they are worthy to receive the seal of nylic recognition and approve approval 1 IDL idleness ErESS NcE itous there is an old proverb that tells us idleness is is the devils pillow and well may it be so esteemed for no head ever rested upon it but the lips of the evil spirit it c ere re ever at his ear breatha breathing n gr falsehood and temptation the industrious man is is seldom found guilty of a crime crime for he has no time to listen to the ent icings of the evil one and he is is content content with with the enjoyments enjoy ments ants his honesty affords itis it is the vicious vicious idler vexed to see the fortunes of his indus industrious triou neighbor growing while he is is lounging and murmuring who A ho robs and plunders that he may m a y get I 1 unlawful gain it is is the me merry rry thou thoughtless atless idler who to relieve the bothin nothingness griess of his days seeks the wine wine cu cup P and the gaming gaining table it is the sensual idler whose licentious ear is is opened to the voice of the tempter as often as hn his track crosses the th path of youal auth and innocence |