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" On the side of yonder mountain , " said he , " I have a happy home . There my wife and children wait for my return . But they will not see me again , for this day I will give my life for my country . And do you , my friends , do your duty , and Switzerland shall be free . " With these words he ran forward . " Follow me ! " he cried to his friends . " I will break the lines , and then let every man fight as bravely as he can . " He had nothing in his hands , neither club nor stone nor other weapon . But he ran straight onward to the place where the spears were thickest . " Make way for liberty ! " he cried , as he dashed right into the lines . A hundred spears were turned to catch him upon their points . The soldiers forgot to stay in their places . The lines were broken . Arnold's friends rushed bravely after him . They fought with whatever they had in hand . They snatched spears and shields from their foes . They had no thought of fear . They only thought of their homes and their dear native land . And they won at last . Such a battle no one ever knew before . But Switzerland was saved , and Arnold Winkelried did not die in vain . THE BELL OF ATRI . Atri is the name of a little town in Italy . It is a very old town , and is built halfway up the side of a steep hill . A long time ago , the King of Atri bought a fine large bell , and had it hung up in a tower in the market place . A long rope that reached almost to the ground was fastened to the bell . The smallest child could ring the bell by pulling upon this rope . " It is the bell of justice , " said the king . When at last everything was ready , the people of Atri had a great holiday . All the men and women and children came down to the market place to look at the bell of justice . It was a very pretty bell , and was , polished until it looked almost as bright and yellow as the sun . " How we should like to hear it ring ! " they said . Then the king came down the street . " Perhaps he will ring it , " said the people ; and everybody stood very still , and waited to see what he would do . But he did not ring the bell . He did not even take the rope in his hands . When he came to the foot of the tower , he stopped , and raised his hand . " My people , " he said , " do you see this beautiful bell ? It is your bell ; but it must never be rung except in case of need . If any one of you is wronged at any time , he may come and ring the bell ; and then the judges shall come together at once , and hear his case , and give him justice . Rich and poor , old and young , all alike may come ; but no one must touch the rope unless he knows that he has been wronged . "
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