Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-10-23
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Inhumanity Rebai<ed.
"There's something good in human nature aftel
an."--BULwER. = g {
The Blair county (Pa.) Whig says,
few years ago, while passing over
the Pennsylvania State improve
ments, the writer was a witness oI
one OF those scenes OF genuine true
heartedness which makes the heart
thrill with an unutterable blessing,
and fills the mind withcthe involun-
tary consciousness that there is
something Of the angel still''i in our
common nature, i' sl-a 'hH $40 '1o'.
At a point this side Of the noun
tains, where occurred the trans-shIp-
ment of passengers from the West,
was moored a canal boat, waiting
the arrival of the train ere starting
on its way, Through TO the East.
The Captain OF the-boat, tall, rough,
sun enbrowned man, stood by his
craft experimenting the labors of his
men, when the cars rolled NJ, and a
few moments after, party Of abOu:
half a dozen gentlemen came out,
and deliberately walking up TO the
captain, addressed him something
after this wise-%Sir, we wish to go
on East-but our further progress to
day will depend on you. In the cars
we have just left sick man, whose
presence, is disagreeable. We have
been appointed committee by the
passengers, to ask that you will deny
this man passage in your boat. Il
he. goes, ne remain what say you!"
"Gentlemen," replied the Captain,
81 have heard the passengers through
their committee. Has the sick man
a representative herep To, this un-
expected interrogatory there was no
answer, when without a moments
pause, the captain crossed over 10
the car, and entering, beheld in one
corner, a poor, emaciated, worn out
creature, whose life was nearly eaten
up by that canker worm, consump.
lion. The mans head was bowed in
his hands, and he was weeping. The
captain advanced and spoke to him
kindly. "Oh sir!' said the shivering
invalid, looking up, his face now lit
with trembling expectation. "Are
you the captain-and ,oiA you take
me! God help me! The passengers
look upon me as breathing pestilence
and are so unkind. You see, sir, |
am dying-but, OIL if | am spared to
reach my mother, | shall die happy.
She lives in Burlington, sir, and my
journey is more than half performed.
| am a poor printer, and the only
child ol her in whose arms ! wish to
diet"
"You shall gol' replied the cap
tain, "If | lose every passenger for
the trip!p a5,fa rsr.-a.f rraa e-T
By this time the whole OF the pas
sengers were grouped around the boat
with their baggage piled upon the
path, and they themselves awaiting
the decision Of the captain before
engaging their passage. A moment
and that decision was made, as they
beheld him coming from the cars,
with the sick man Graded in his
stout arms. Pushing directly
through the throng with his dying
buFdea, he ordered a ma:rass to be
spread, on the choicest spot of the
boat, where Se laid the invalid with
all the careof APPARENT. That done,
the captain directed The boat TO be
prepared for starting. p 'l- .1F-a ~,
But a new4eeling seemed to pos
sess the asionished passengers-that
OF shame and contrition al their in
humanity. With one common i'm
pulse they walked aboard the boat,
and in few hours after, another
committee was sent to the captain,
entreating his presence among the
passengers in, the cabin. He went,
and from their midst arose an aged,
whitehaired man, who, with. tear
drops starting in his eyes, told that
rough, sun-embrowned man, that he
had taught them all lessoh--that
they felt humbled before him, and
that they asked his forgiveness. 1t
was a touching scene. The foun-
iains Of true sympathy was broken
up in the heart of nature, and its
waters swelled up, choking the ut,
terance and filling the eyes of all
present. On the instant purse
was made up for the sick man, with
a "God-speedI" on his way home, to
die in the arms OF his mother. FL ~
The true hearted captain zof that
boat was Samuel d. Karns, and the
above inciden, is worth remember
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