The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-05-30
Do unto Others as ye youl6 have
Others do unto You.

Whig furnishes that pap2r the particulars of
the following interesting i:.cideEt of which he
was an eve witness. 1t occurred few wears
ago on the line of the great international i'm
provcmcnts of that State 1t was one of
those acts of genuine kind hcartedness which
fill 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 transhipmcntc of passengers from
the West, was moorcd anal boat, awaiting
the arrival of the tran exc starting on its
way through the Fast. The captain of the
boat, tall, rough. embrowned man. stood by
his craft experimenting the labors of his men
when the cars rolled up, and few moments
after party of about half a dozen gentlemen
came out and deliberately walked up to the
captain. and addressing him something after
this wise
"Sir. we wish to 60 on East. but our further
progress depends on You. In the cars We
have just left sick man whose presence is
disaSrceablc. We have been appointed a
committee by the passengers to ask that YOU
will deny this man pas>;ge in Your boat.
If he goes. we remain. what say YOU g.
"Gentcmcn." replied the captain. " have
heard the passengers through their commit
tee. Has the sick man a representative
here"
10 tins unexpected mtcrrogatory there was
no answer when without moments pause
the captain passed over to the car. and enter
IN" achnG, IN oEc corner. found poor cma-
ciatcd WORKOUT creature. whose life was near
~ eaten up by that cankerworm. consump-
ton. The man : head was bowed in his hands
and he was weeping: the captain advanced
and spoke to him kindly.
20. Sir. said the >hi,criny invalid. look
ing up. his face lit with trembling cxpccta-
ton. " Are YOU ihc captain. and will vow tax,
me- God help me- Ia. passengers look
upon me as a breathing pesr;lcnce. and are SC
unklnd, You sec. Sir. am diving: but oh
if am spared to reach my mother. shall
then be more rcconcilcd. shall die happy
She lives in burlington. Sir. and my journey
is half performed. | am poor painter. and
the only child o. her in whose arms wish tc
die"
"lou shall 60" said the captain. IF los,
ever! passenger for the trip
BY this time The whole crowd of passengers
were grouped around the boat. with thcil
baggage piled on The path. and they them
selves awaiting the decision of the captain be
for" engaging their passage.
\ moment more and tho decision wa, mad,
known. as they hrhcld him coming from tn,
cars with the sick man cra;llcI in his arms
Pushing directly through the crowd with his
Wing hurdr.. h" ordered mattress to be
>rrca'. IN The choicest part of the boat. wlcr,
he ad t. invalid with all the care of p;.-
rent. i..:t done. the captain directed the
boat lo. 81. ny
But new feeling seemed to possess the as
tonl>hcd passengers. With one common i'm
pulse they walked on boar, the boat, and in 4
few hours after, another committee was sen,
to the captain cntrcating his presence among
the passengers in the cabin. lie went. and
from their midst there arose white haired
man, who with tcar-drops in his eyes told that
rough, sun-browncd man that they felt hum
blcd before him and asked his forgiveness.
1t was a touching scene. The fountain of
true sympathy was broken in a heart of ma
turc and It's waters Swcllcd up, choking the
uttcrancc of all present On the instant 4
purse was made up for the sick man. with a
God speed on his way home to die in the
arms Of his mother.