Show SELF SACRIFICE without a Vasi iry young banyan tho midshipman who went down with admiral try on on the victoria was a sentimental lad you had better jump cried tho admiral to the boy id rather atay with you was the reply the boys loyalty to the pathetic but it was a barren display of affection tho admiral waa right the lad ought lo 10 have and made a resolute effort to save 1 life the admiral had weighty reasons for preferring to stay at hia post the life was flung away from sheer excess of sentiment equally wasteful and unjustifiable waa the zeal of a new jersey workman who listened to a ladys frantic appeal for tho rescue of her dog which was floundering in a pond she fancied that her pet was in extreme danger the workman plunged into the water and swam out to the dog there ho was suddenly attacked cramp and was drowned before the ladys eyes the dog swam ashore and barked from the bank at the rescuer whoso intentions had been misunderstood it was more than foolish for a man to risk his life for a hysterical ladys pet dog another workman in brooklyn played a better part A cry of horse run away t was raised was chatting with a friend A frightened horse was tearing up the street with a wagon behind him but no driver directly in hie track was a baby carriage with a sleeping child tho nurse who had been wheeling the carriage across the street had been by tho outcries of bystanders and deserting her charge had fled to alio sidewalk the workman did not hesitate springing forward he caught the animal by tho bridle and stopped the borso barely in time to save the childs life the horse revolting against capture beaded and made a plunge for liberty the bridle broke in the workmans hands and he fell under the horses feet in a moment lio was trampled ta death this workman had a wife and children dependent upon him he undertook a most hazardous feat in attempting to stop the horse by the bridle ends in front of the baby carriage but although he lost his life and brou glit calamity upon his household ho exhibited singular unselfishness and fortitude the eight of the sleeping child exposed to a horrible death set his warm heart beating and and impulsively he did tho only thing that could have been done for the childs rescue eliat was better than a useless sacrifice au than aira W T voluntary atto feared a court marshals pip bable brand of murderer more than be feared death unless self sacrifice have adequate mo tite and justification for tho bislis it becomes a sentimental vagary involving waste of life youths companion |