Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-11-15
NOBLE CONDUCT.

A correspondent of the Blair county (Pa.) Wing
furnishes that paper with the particulars Of the fol-
lowing interesting incident, Of which he was an
eyewitness. 1t occurred few years ago, on the
line Of the great internal Improvements of that
State. 1t is one of those scenes of genuine kind
heartedness which fills the mind with the involun-
tary consciousness that there is something of the
angel still in our common nature ~
At the point this side Of the ountsin where occurred the
transhpment OF passengers from the West moOred
nal boat waiting the arrival of the tain ere starting on is
way though 70 the East The cap ain of the boat tall
rough sun-embrowned man. stood by his craft superntend
ing the labors Of his men, when the rolled up and few
minutes aer party OF about half dozen gentlemen
out and deliberately walking up captain addressed him
something after this wise
Sir, wish to 60 East but our further progress
day depends you. In the have just left sick
pointed committee by the passengers to ask that you will
deny this man passage in your boat If he goes we
mains what say you !" tt
"Gentemen replied the captain 81 have heard the pas
sengers through your committee. Has the sick repre-
sentative here }"
To the unexpected inerrogatOsy there was no answer
when without moments pause, the captain crossed to
the car and enteng behed in poor, emacated
wonou creature, whose life nearly eaten up by that
canker work-consumpton The mans head was bowed in
his hands, and he was weeping The captain advanced and
spoke to him kindly. ft%
"Oh sir" said the shvering invalid looking up bis
face now lit with trembling expectations you the cap
tain, and will you take me God help me The passer-
gers look upon breathing pestence and UNI
kind You see, sir, ! am dying but oh if am spared
to reach my mother shall die happy She lives Burlng
ton, sir, and my journey is than half performed
poor painter and the only child Of her in whose arms wish
to die -
"You shall CO., replied the captain, sif lose every pas
senger for the trip"
By this the whole crowd Of passengers were grouped
around the boat with their baggage piled up the path.
and they themselves awaiting the decision of the captain be-
fore engaging their passage
moment more, and that decision made known,
they beheld him coming from the with the sick
Graded in his Pushing directly through the crowd
with his dying burden he ordered mattress be spread ia
the choicest part Of the beat where he laid the invalid with
oil the of parent That done the captain directed the
boat to be prepared for starting
But feeling seemed possess the asonished passen
sengersha Of shame and contrion their inhumanity
With impulse they walked aboard the boat and,
in few hours AFTER another committee the cap
tain, eLreang his presence among the passengers in the
cabin.
He went and from their midst there white-haired
man, who with eardrops starting in his eyes, told that
rough sunembrowned that he had taught them lesson
that they felt humbed before him. and they asked his forgive
ness It touching The fountain Of true SYM
pathy broken up in the heart of nature and
weled up choking the utterance of all present
On the instant purse made up for the sick man,
with seed speed on bis way home to die in the of
his mother
The ruehearted captain of the boat SAMUEL D.
earns, and the above incident is worth remembering.