But this was not all; in the same well employed instant it occurred to him that that movement was not enough to save the little intruder, as he himself was to be followed as quick as thought by the next swinger; for this he provided, by dropping his own feet to the ground, and stopping the whole machine the instant he had cleared the child's head.

The spectator of this admirable specimen of intellect and good feeling, which was all necessarily the thought and act of a moment, had his hand instinctively in his pocket for a shilling, but was stopped by the teacher, who disowns all inferior motives for acts of kindness and justice.

The little hero, however, had his reward, for the incident was related by the teacher in a full school, in the presence of the strangers, and was received with several rounds of hearty applause." We will quote another anecdote illustrative of the good effects of exercising the kindly feelings.
J.J.accused H.S.

of having eaten up J.J.'s dinner.

It was proved by several witnesses that H.S.not only appropriated the dinner, but used force: the charge being proved to the satisfaction of the _jury_ (the whole school), the same tribunal were requested by the teacher to decide what should be the consequence to the convict.