Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-06-10
A CHAPTER IN HUMAN NATURE.

correspondent of the Blair county (Pa Whg furnishes that
paper with the particulars of the following interesting incident Of
which he eyewitness 1t occurred few years ago, the
line of the great internal improvements of that state 1t of
those of genuine kind heaedness which fills the mind with
the involuntary that there something OF the angel
still in common nature"
AT the point this side of the mountain where occurred the
anspment of passengers from the west mooed canal boat
waiting the arrival of the ran starting through
The captain of the boat tall nembrowned rough
and sometimes prone man, stood by his craft experimenting the
abo of his when the up and few moments AFTER
party about half dozen gentlemen out and deliberately
walking up to the captain addressed him:
Sir wish to 60 east but further progress to-day
depends YOU In the have just left there sick
whose presence dagreeabe We have been appointed
mee by the passengers to ask that you will deny this
sage in your boat If he goes we remain; what say you
BY this time others had come from the
Gentlemen replied the captain have heard the passengers
through your committee Has the sick representative hee
| wish to hear both sides of the question"
To this unexpected nteogaory there answer; when,
without moments the captain crossed to the and
enteng behed poor emacated creature,
whose life nearly eaten by that fdstyer consumption
The mans head bowed in his hands, and he weeping
The captain advanced and spoke to him kindly
"Oh srw said the trembling invalid looking up, his face
lit with hope and expectations ae you the captain and will you
take me God help mel The passengers shun and
unkind You see sir dying; but OH if can live reach
my mother shall die happy She lives in Burlington sir and my
journey more than half performed am poor painter and the
only child of her in whose arms | wish to die!
You shall co. replied the captain, lose every passenger
for the trip
By this time whole crowd of passengers grouped round
themselves awaiting the decision Of the captain before engaging
their passage.
moment moe and that decision made known they
behed him coming from the cars with the sick craded his
strong Pushing directly through the crowd with his dying
burden he ordered mass to be spread in the choicest part Of
the cabin where he laid the invalid with ali the of parent
Them scarcely degnng to look at the crowd alongside he shouted
to his hands,
"Put off the boat"
But feeling seemed possess the asonshed passengers
that of shame and contrton at their nhumany With
impulse each seized his baggage and walked Immediately
on board the boat
In short time, another committee the captain
asking his presence in the cabin.
He wen and from their midst there white haired man,
who with the teardops starting his eyes, told that rough and
sturdy captain that he had taught them esson that they felt
humbled before him, and they asked his forgiveness 1t
touching The fountain of true sympathy broken up in
the heart of nature and its weed up choking the
of all present.
On the instant purse made up for the sick man, with
God speed for his welfare.
The ruehearted captain of the boat SAMUEL D. CARNs
and the incident is worth remembering