The rest were so touched by his splendid courage that they shook his hand and thanked him, and the Colonel said it was one of the bravest acts he ever saw.
A great Scotch preacher was so brave that it was said, "he never feared the face of man."
Every girl and boy should be bold in that way—fearless, heroic, full of courage and with a stiff, brave heart.
Some day you will read and study Shakespeare, and he will give you this message:
"What's brave, what's noble, let's do it, and
make death proud to take us."
Another writer, whose name I do not know, is quoted as saying:
"We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us."
Dear girls and boys, was it not a great moment for Canada when a little handful of Canadians stood at Ypres, in the first poison gas attack and dare to face it, and stand fast? Their boldness helped to stem the tide, and that first stand was the beginning of the events that won the war for the Allies.
That sort of a bold person makes history, and makes the history of their country.
The poet Emerson puts it this way: