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-, eofrsspoodeht Of the Blair county. fp,l
wing furnishes that paper With the n,,,;,'
alArs ot the folis~ing iatersstipe i,eiS.,t
OF seieh be vas an eye witness Ia ooc,,,.a
t- years ago on The liue Of the r,e,t ma.
uonal improvements in this State I, va,
one of those acts or genuine Kind he.,ts3.
ness shieh hil the mind With an inyolunts.
" CONSCIOUSNESS that there is soaethjne AZ
'Ie .os'i ''iii 10 our eomssn natar.:
AT the point this side Of the msa,,.;o
where occurred the trapshipueut Of ,.,..n.
gers from the West. vas moered s..
boatAusiiipg the arrival of The train ere ,,,,,
ing 90 It's way thro' The Esst The ean,,;n
oftbe bost-A tall, rough. embroupsd ma,
stood By his craft, superIutep ding m. Ia
bors OF bis men, shen the car, feiIsd M,
aud few momeuts after 4 party on .ho,.
hair dosvn gentlemen came cut and deI;k.
era'eiy walked Up 20 the captain, sidre,.isv
him scmethine after this wise
Sir, vs wish to 70 20 the East, k,,.
further progress depends on you Ia IA.
cars We have just Ieft . SICK nan vho..
presence is disaEreeabis We h.ye been A..
pointed ssa committee By the pas,.n,er.
TO ask that you will deay this mss 4 -.
sage 90 your boat Ifhs goes, ". remsin-
what say youf'
'GeUtlemeb,' replied the captain. T Tk.x.
beard the passengers through their eomnI..
tee Has the sick man . repre.see.t;,.
hsrs1' :" t's
To this unexpected interroestory thsye
vas no answer, wAeu, without n mom.u,is
pause, the captain passed over 60 the car
and entering behind, in oas corner found a
Poos eaaeiated, worn QUE creature vbo.n
me vas nearly esteu up by thst eaaker vce.u
cousamption The mans head vas hov.S
m his tands, aud be vas weeping Tbe
captain advanced. aud spoke to bin kiadiy
%, SIT, said the shiveriue iuyal,d. LooL.
ing up, bis face nov liz mp with trsnhln,
expectation, are you the captain. and viii
you take met God hslp me The pa.,aa.
gers look upon me as breathioR pes,ilene.
aud are so unkind You see 1 an dv;n~
but oh, II am spared 10 reach nv no,As,'
shall then be more Teeonciled IshaI dis
happy. She lives in BurlinRton, sir. sna
my journey Is half performed lam a poar
painter, aud tbe oniy child Of her in vhoso
arms wish 20 die y
You shall GO said the captain, sif 7 lose
every passenger for the ,FipP
BY this time, che vbols crowd OF passeu-
gers we're grouped around the boat with
their baggage piled on the path, swAitine
the decision Of the captain before sns.sias
their passage.
momeot more, aud the deoisioa s,..
known, as they beheld him coming from tAe
cars with the nick man cradled Ia bis arm.
Pushing directly through the crowd via
his dying burden, be ordered mattress 10
be spread 10 the choicest part of The bo.l
where be laid the invalid With all the care
Ofa pareat That done, the esplaiu eaye
directions for starting tbs boat
Bot s.new feeling seemed 10 possess the
rsssenssFs With one CON moo fslpsiss tbsx
walked On board she boat. sud. In . fss
boars after, saSsber epmmittce visa ssua A
the captain, sntreAting his rFsssaos aaous
the passengers 10 the cabin lie vent sad
from their midst arose . uLite haired man,
who, with teAr-drops 10 bis ewes, told tbst
Tough, san.bTowned maa, that they ksls hum.
bled before ban, asd ssSei HE ErRiEesass.
Ii was Touching seeae Tbs .foaotais Of
true sympathy vas broken in heart on pn-
tuTs aud its waters sSelied np, cSokfu1 tAs
uttefance Of ali present Do Fhe instant a
purse vas made mp for the aiok saAs. sitA
= God speed on his say home 10 dis IL IAe
arms Of bis motheF.