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A NOBLE Bor.-A correspondent Of tie
Boston Advertiser, gives the following ac.
count of a daring and generous act per.
formed BY a noble-hearted boy near Tia,
c;tv- Such deeds ennoble human natu,s
and make us think betterfef our species
The correspondent says


On Saturday afternoon, that part Of BacL
Raw between the Providence Railroad 81
BEACON street was covered with yopna
skaters. pursuing their beautiful but hazarS,
Gus sport. A sudden cry announced tbat
one OF them, an Irish boy OF about eub,
wears, lad fallen in among the broken
ice.


The report spread instantly through II.
crowd Of boys, but. for the hundreds ann.
sing themselves there, the danger was too
great for sympathy TO pass into action
One youth, however, who but few weeLs
before had found himself in the same ner;.
lous situation as this lad, from which h.
was fortunate enough 10 extricate bimsalr
without help, for which he called in vain
started forward alone, without hesitation
to rescue the sinking boy. The poor lit,ls
. I'M
self by scizng upon the ice, piece afer
piece Of which broke in his grasp. H;s
prescrver fastened forward over breakin,
/ ice till no fooiho!d was left for him. ana
then lying down fiat upon his breast, crawl.
ed on to where be might reach him.


The frightened boy was incapable Of se.
condng his efforts, while the heavy boots
/ and skates of the brave youth made his SIT.
uation mere hazardous every moment.
Seeing coachrnan near, he called 10 him
to throw over his reins, but was told they
would be too short for his purpose. An
&c. pD!e was found by one Of the spccta,
tors, and pushed forward on the ice Till n
/ came within his reach; the boy, who had
| sunk once, and was stiflened with the co d,
was unable TO Gasp it in his hands, as he
was desired; when his Pcrseve-ing friend.
with a presence Of mind and Judgment
which would have been admirable in a
man. fastened the end of the pole firmly by
its hook into tie clothes Of the drowninr
boy; and now swimming. then craving
over the icy fragments, dragging his prize
afer him in perfect safety.


the modest youth, v ho merely mention.
el On bis returned home, to account q,
h:s drrncked condition, that BE had rot IN
at Back Bay, was Geo. Stevenson Curtis
son Of the late Jas. L. Curtis. we'll known
20 many of orr community for his active
and gentleman'y snpcriniendcnce u The
Worcestc R1iiroaI.