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ymuuo I stood on the bimbo! the ‘l‘homeo in London before the ntntne at Robert Bolton; who beau the In“ movement of the My School by opening 3 room on Sabbath to teach and sure the “gloom hot “it: .0! the city. Our lodoloturé at Washing too not only recognised. by public onâ€" aetment. the services of the great gen- erals and ndminls of our my in the late war with Spain. but Ibo of o Bei- en Gould. and 1 Mill Barton. Jud other of the Red Croat worker: who brnwd fevetboopitoh. and by kindly ministration: and word- ot cheer help- ed our brave boy- bon-r the nth of to- ver and wounds nod homesick” It was the great English orator Burke. who said: “The age of chiral- ry is gone!“ Is it? No. no. Catch- ing the spirit of brotherhood as indi- . ride” and nations are doingâ€"witness our nation in its eelf~sncrlnclng chnm~ pionship of tellowmen brow-beaten end cruelly oppreued by despotic powerâ€"the age of chivalry has but just truly begun; and we are but be- ginning to learn that only no we “stoop to the weakness of our fellow men for the pnrpone at helping them up, just so near do we approach to heroism." i read a some; illustrntlon of this re- cently. .A large ship carrying some 400 sailors and soldiers; with mol- of- ilcers, besides women and children. took the in mid-ocean. When nil hopes ' Wewhirwerrfivenm ther hosts were examined to ascertain how many. could he saved. Only 12!) men. with their anta ot’otlieers, h.- sides women and children, could be taken in. Then they drew lots; and as each man dréw the lot that doomed him to stay by the burning ship, with face a shade paler and lip quivering he took his stand umidehipsl till 28) doomed men stood together. Then they placed» the women and children in the boats. and-the men. were employed in passing provisions. 'and‘ water to“ 'theii‘more fortunate comrades. One sailor. with tears in his eyes (and they were manly tears) leaning over the hulwarks. said: "I say. shipmate it you get ashore, I wish that you would see that my wife gets my back pay. - God bless her. she will need it badly; she. and the little ones. Good-by. " Anâ€" other said: “Do you think you can f. .--mh this ere if I chuck it to ye‘h- It- is the Bible my mother gave me when ‘1 left home - if you get ashore. tell her l"imw- found out how a fellow feels when the angels rejoice because he has changed his tack. God bless her!" When all but the otflcers had passed over the slate, one 'young lleutenant. duping bl: minds, (trapped upon the deck; crying out. “Oh! my wife find my chlldren.” Ambrother pmcer llrted THE SHERIDAN ROAD NEWS-LETTER. Mm tohlstoot. “My Watch"! fought together. mad together. amped tenth": mired tenth-r: we love each other. ”I M I You have u lovely wife and two sweetrhndnn. l but neon mm In your own happy home: I have none: I am 1 bachelor. l have mum: father lol- mother. brother. sinner. file. and. filth. nor til. 80 heart would leap at my cumin: and no en; take your place on‘the deck and put yet} you in the boat." “No, no no!" “Yes. my brother; yes: think/riot the1 children that will clamor on your knéw; ‘only tell them I did it." “No. no; 011' no!’ f‘It ls but the chance of a lot my br';0thm it might have been Nth and it shall be me. You 311111130 mm the boat." He» threw him in~7the last, officer to wavé the sh’ii). “It is all right â€"â€"<-n,st off!" There he atom] with ford- ed varmh. tilt the boats had rowed to a safe distance. ’and then the caramel: rested“ on their oars. Here stood the 280 men, with the noble ofllcer in their midst. waving idtous .10 those In the boats, until the fire reached the {nasa- zlne, when .wtth 'n’ terrihie explosion, they were blown Into eternity. Oh! what true heroismâ€"making a iéc'rfitce ' of one} a. tire to have a fellOw- man! And it to this that element that constitutes it: herptsm. It In so true. who! some one hits ma: “There are no heroes who are Canal! and mean. ' Meanness .> and «5mm... are not elements of '. heroism. True heroism to to do for others. to work. to snertflce for others; dim should I never return. I man THE MEDAL. that Ii in. her-ins. Alt tho world’a great men. “la vhnttdoaa you neat- neaa cop-tat?" “I ma can. breathe.” “Your-t” “I make lea-y“ speak." “than?" “I weld: the. sun. and tell the” bonus. of the “an." "Yam-a7" “I (hoover a world." "mun?” “I conquer aloud} Earh‘! amid the mu of Galilee ia heard the mice 01’ Him who woke aa never man apahe. Reverend; we aak: ‘V'Prophet of .\'aa. what ia thy (flatness? Hear the reply: “I came to ace! and to ave man.” “By what mums?" “By giv- ing myu-It a sacrifice for them." Gom- pt-titora‘ tott heroism. fix your one there. and take your rank according to the moat magnificent atamhlrd of hero- iam the unis-ewe has over gnu-d upon. Mr. Van Rip". It. Baker. fid' Kr. Perl-1mm. It I: because. of the recon!- tlon of~the true herolsm of your self- torgutrul act in which. on that mom-2r- ahle Sahhnth in web“ 19. you braved the dangers of one of the severest win- ter evening: we have ever a-known. with merciless flood. and pltlless coldn and destructive lee-669’s threatening your lives, to reicue fellow beings who had no clalms of kinship. or friendship or even 01 casual acquaintance upon you, that your friends find neighbors have met here toâ€"nlght. (l have been chosen end esteem it 'an hOnor to voice their appreciation or your brave deed. and to be; you to accept the” medals. not «aim Myfbensewto' warmth money' value, the greatness at Our nd' mlratlon of your act. but merely lil' n memento of a deed that will always make us rejoice, and of {which we Will always ffel (proud as hulvng been-done by citlzéns of our town. 4 3ka that have-heen‘nddod to the Highland Park . Library are: [Plenumâ€"“Ah“ Karenina." Tolstol: “Heavenly Twins," Sarah Grand; "Ont of the Woodm” Geo. P. Fisher: “Tom Jones." Henry Fielding; “Hired Bahv and Other saories, " Marie Cort-L 11: “At. the Gréen Dragon.“ Beatrice Hntradvn; “Story of Old Fort Lon- doW’Chns. E. Cmddock: “The Pride of». ,Jennico.” Agnes Castle; “David Hn'mm," Westcmt; “The Forest Lov- ers‘," Maurice Haylett: fiwnllow," H. Rider Haggard; “Battle of the Strong," Gilbert Parker; “Cyrano de Bergerac." fidmond mama; “Sundown mum," F Remington; “Bodega: Corner," H. L. Merriman; "On the Bright Shore.“ H. smnklewm; “Red Rock. " Thou. W. Page. , , History. Travels, Evy-"Naval mg- tm‘y of CM] Wu," D. 1). Porter; “The Stately Homés of England" s.(‘ . Hull; “Lire pf Charles Dickens," Mac- NEW BOOKS.