Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-06-27
DO UNTO OTHERS AS YE WOULD
HAVE OTHERS DO UNTO YOU.

A correspondent Of the Blair county (Pa., y
Wing furnishes that paper the particulars Of
the following interesting incident of which he
was an eyewitness. 1t occurred few years
ago on the line of the great international i'm
provements of that State. 1t was one Of those
acts of genuine kind heartedness which Gil the
mind with involuntary consciousness that there
is something Of the angel still in our common
nature.
AT the point this side the mountain where
occurred the transhipment of passengers from
the West, was moored a canal boat awaiting
the arrival of the IRAN ere starting on its way
through the East. The captain of the boat.
tall, rough embroN ned man, stood by his craft
experimenting the labors of his men, when the
cars rolled up, and few moments after par.
,y Of abou, half dozen gentlemen came out
and deliberately walked up to the captain, and
addressing him something after this wise
"Sir, we wish to go on East, but our fur
ther progress depends on you. In the cars we
have Just left sick man whose presence is dis
agreeable. We have been appointed a com
mittee by the passengers 10 ask that you will
deny this man passage in your boat II he
goes, we remain, what say yon!''
"Geutlemen," replied the captain, 81 have
heard the passengers through their committee.
Has the sick man a representative here o.
To this unexpected interrogaiory there was
no answer, when without moments pause,
the captain passed over TO the car, and entering
behind, in one corner, found poor emaciated
worn-out creature, whose life was nearly eaten
up by that canker-worm, consumption. The
mans head was bowed in his hands, and he
was weeping the captain advanced and spoke
TO him kindly.
so, SIR" said the shivering invalid, looking
up, his face now lit with trembling expecta-
tion, "are you the captain, and will you take
me ! God help me The passengers look up
on me as a breathing pes,ilence, and are so un-
kind You see, sir, am dying but oh if
am spared TO reach my mother, shall then be
'..."O 'eeVucneu, snan 0ie nappy. one lives
in Burlington, sir, and my journey is half per
formed. am poor painter, and the only
child of her in whose arms | wish to die!''
''You shall go" said the captain, "if lose
every passenger for the trip"
BY this time the whole crowd of passenger.
were grouped around the boat, with their bag
E"SS Pi'So vi" 'hc PotH, tSuioCfSs
awaiting the decision of the captain before On
gaging their passage.
moment more and the decision was mad,
known, as they beheld him coming from The
cars with the sick man Graded in his arms
Pushing directly through the crowd with hi:
dying burden, he ordered a mattress to be
spread in the choicest par, Of the boat, where
he laid the invalid with all the care of a par
ent That done, the captain directed the boa
for starting.
But new feeling seemed to possess the as
tonshed passengers. With one common i'm
pulse they walked on board the boat, and in
few hours after, another committee was sent tC
the captain entreating his presence among tn,
passengers in the cabin. He went, and from
their midst there arose a white haired man
who with tear-drops in his eyes told that rougl
sun-browned man that they felt hnmbled befor
/. him and asked his forgiveness. 1t was touch
ing scene. The fountain of true sympathy wa
broken in heart of nature, and lis water
swelled up, choking the uiterance of all pres
ent. On the instant purse was made up 10
the sick man, with "God speed" on his wa,
home 10 die in the arms of his mother.