American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-10-27
A railroad Incident.

There l6 nothing ike an 0Dllg1nR disposition,
thought to myself one day when travelling in
railway car from Boston to Worcester, seeing
q gentleman putting himself to considerable
trouble to land another gentleman, who had
fallen asleep, at his destination.
+" Passengers for Needham!" cried out the
conductor; "the cars stop but one minute"
"Hallo" exclaimed young man in specta-
cles, at the same time seizing an old gentleman
by the shoulders, who was sleeping very soundy,
"here's Captain Holmes fast asleep, and this is
Needham, where he lives. Come, get up, Cap
tain Holmes, here you are"
The gentleman got upon his feet, and began
to rub his eyes, but the young man forced him
along to the door Of the car, and gently landed
him on the roadside. Whizz went the steam,
and we began to fly again. The obliging young
man took his seat again, and said, with good
deal of satisfaction, to somebody near him.
"Well, if it had not been for me, Capt Holmes
would have missed his home finely. But, here
he has left his bundle" and the young man
picked up paper parcel and threw it out Of
the window, and directly discovered another
bundle in handkerchief, which he also threw
out. "Well," he said again, eff it hadn't been
for me, Captain Holmes would have missed his
bundles finely"
When we stopped at the next station, lady
began to rummage under the seat where Capt
Holmes had been sitting and exclaimed in great
alarm, ~ cant find my bundle"
"Was it done up in a piece of brown paper?"
asked.
eyes, it was, to be sure" said the lady.
"Then," said |, "that young man yonder
threw it out of the window at the last stopping
place"
This led to scene between the obliging
young man and the old lady, which ended by
q he forr toL flo IF 4 aJotf nd
promised the package in n few days, provided
he should ever find it.
"Well, said the obliging young man, "catch
me doing a goodnatured thing again. What
can do for that old woman, if cannot find
her bundle 7"
Whzz went the steam; ding ding, ding, went
the bell, the dust few, the sparks few, and the
cars few, as they say, like lightning, until we
stopped again at the next station; l forget the
name of it now, but it would be Of no use if
could remember it. An old gentleman started
up and began to poke under the seat where
Captain Holmes had sat-
"What are you looking for % inquired
Choking fort said the old gentleman, ''why
am looking for my bundle of clothes"
"Was it tied up in yellow handkerchief"
asked.
eyes, and nothing else" said the old man.
"Good Heavens!" exclaimed the obliging
young man, a threw it out of the car at
Needham; thought it belonged to Captain,
Holiness
Captain Holmes - exclaimed the old fellow,
with q look Of despair. "Who is Captain
Holmes? That bundle contained all my clean
clothes, that was to wear at my sons wedding
tomorrow morning. Good Lord good Lord!
what can / do?"
Nothing could be done, but to give his ad-
dress to the obliging young man, as before, and
console himself with q promise that the bundle
should be returned to him, provided it should
ever be found. The obliging young man was
now in despair, and mnde another solemn vow
that he would never attempt to oblige o man
again. The next station was his own landing
place; and as he went towards the door Of the
car, he saw q silver headed cane, which he took
hold of, and read the inscription on it" Moses
Holmes, East Needham."
"Well!" again exclaimed the obliging young
mnn, eff here isn't Captain Holiness camel"
EYES," said gentleman, who got in at the
last station, land the old fellow is lame, too.
He will miss his stick"
do you know him ?" inquired the oblging
young gentleman.
gentleman "he is my uncle"
".And does he live at East Needhamg" asked
the obliging young man.
"0f course he does he never lived anywhere
else"
"Well, il that don't beat everything" said
the obliging young gentleman, "and put him
out at Needham just five miles the other side Of
his home"