THE HERO ENTERS SUDDENLY 



voices of the woods, when, suddenly, 

 shrill cries of distress and loud calls for help 

 broke upon the harmony of the place. Fol- 

 lowing the sound-trail, we came to the poor 

 victim, the unwilling cause of all the dis- 

 turbance. 



He had fallen from the top of a high tree, 

 and was very much frightened and possibly 

 hurt. His anxious parents and sympathetic 

 neighbors from far and near had assembled 

 at the scene of the accident, and an almost 

 deafening consultation was going on. 

 Every one was putting in a suggestion or 

 a warning, but above all these sounds rose 

 the wails of the unfortunate subject of the 

 accident. 



My friend and I approached the sufferer, 

 but, whatever torture he might be endur- 

 ing, it was evident that he had no wish to 

 be rescued by us. After a short consulta- 

 tion we decided to ignore his objections, so 



