Chambers's miscellany of useful and entertaining tracts . nd educat-ing the younger children of an excellent individual, who de-served so well of his country. The preceding instances of personal intrepidity may perhapsserve to convey correct ideas on the nature of heroism. A hero,as we have seen, is one who boldly faces danger in a good cause;as, for instance, to save a fellow-creature from hurt or death—toprotect the property of others from violence—and to defend ournative country from the attacks of enemies; in each case withsome risk to our own person and life. Bravery is a differentthing.

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Chambers's miscellany of useful and entertaining tracts . nd educat-ing the younger children of an excellent individual, who de-served so well of his country. The preceding instances of personal intrepidity may perhapsserve to convey correct ideas on the nature of heroism. A hero, as we have seen, is one who boldly faces danger in a good cause;as, for instance, to save a fellow-creature from hurt or death—toprotect the property of others from violence—and to defend ournative country from the attacks of enemies; in each case withsome risk to our own person and life. Bravery is a differentthing. A robber may be brave; one nation attacking anotherfor the mere purpose of injuring it may be very brave; butbravery in these cases is not heroism. Military commandershave often been called heroes, without deserving the name.They may have been successful in their wars; but if they havenot fought for good ends, they are not truly heroes, and are notentitled to such fame as that bestowed on the heroic GraceDarli^s^g, Volney Beckner, and James Maxwell..