The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-11-06
From the New York Evening Mirror
A ELECTROMAGNETIC

There's nothing like an oblieing disposit;op
thought to myself one day when TRAVELLING IN >
railroad car from Boston to w orcester eaa?n
gentleman put himself to considerable tronhIe -
iand another gentleman, who had fallen aslaen
at his destination. r
PASSENGERS for Needham!'' cried out the
CONDUCTOR" the car stops but one minnie ,,
" Holo!" exclaimed young man in sr..
cles. at the same time Selling an old gen1emar
ny the shoulders who was sleeping verv sound
W; " here's Captain Holmes fast asleep and III;
Is Needham, where he lives. Come. qot nm
Capt. Holmes, here you are'' ups
Inc gentleman got up on his feet and beran 70
rub MS eyes, but the young man forced him alone
to the door OF the car and gently landed hin, ~
.iie ROAD SIDE "hlzz went the steam and we
began TO fly again. The obliginr vounn ,,,t,
look ms seat again, and said with GOOD deal of
satisfaction, to somebody near him. {. WeII r
II haun,t been for me, Captain Holmes would b3vn
missed ms home finely. But here, he has Iat1
MS bundle, and the young man picked nm = na-
per parcel, and threw it out of the windotu ~
directly discovered another bundle in = bsn,,,.a
chef, which he also threw out We'll, ), bo
said again, 6 II it hadn't been for me Cantai
holmes would have missed his bundles finely ;,
when we stopped at the next station Ia,
began TO rummage under the seat where Cantai1o
Holmes had been sitting, and exclaimed in rron,
alarm, " can't find my bundle.'
=" W as 1t done up in piece of brown mama. ~,
| asked paper
YES es' IT was to be sure said the lady.
lhen, SAID |, 6 that young man thro,, :;
out OF the window at the last stopping place ),
ms lea to a scene between the obliginp vopnr
man and the old lady, which ended by the tornnaon
taxing .ne address OF the latter and PROMISING 10
should ever find il. - P'o''ueu ne
Well" said the obliging Young man eoo..,
me doing good-natured thing again VIZ.
90 Tor that old woman if cannot find ba, 80 s-''
die - O' una her bun
:, "hizz, went the steam, ding ding. dino won,
the beli the dust flew, the sparks dew ga ~.
cars new as they say, like lightning, until we
stoPPeu again at the next station forget tbo n.,
u ~ now put II would be Of no CONSEQUENCE If !
.ouau 'enelhoer IT, An old gentleman started
up and began to poke under the scat wbono ~s se"
tam Holmes had sat. What are Won zap EaP-
Tor - | enqured. 'N iooAing
Looking lor !" said the old gentleman. " wbu
aln I looking Tor my bundle of clothes ;, WY
asked. '"iuAerchei =
YES, ana nothing else," said the old man
oou Heavens! exclaimed the obIiaiDo.
young man, " threw it out OF the car ~ Mslns
"am l uought 1t belonged to Capt Holmes ;;
,,;.t P.ain Iioimes exclaimed the old fellow
Tha. L .ooS VI despair, who is Capt Holmes :,
nat ouhdle contained all my clean clothes H..
was 10 wear at my sons wedding to. mor roas
do I" eO0u Aoru what can
70 tho could be done but to give his address
~ "o opngihg young man as before. and conaoI9
nln,ocn WIN a promise that the bundle sbonlI ~
returned to him, providing it should evor p pe
l S Inc obllging young man was no,. ~ w.
despair and made another solemn VOW ,h o" In ~
"Ou'u never attempt TO oblige man AGAIN "o