Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-29
VERY OBLIGING GENTLEMAN.

There is nothing like an obliging disposition,
i said to myself one day, when travelling in
railway car from Boston to Worcester, seeing
gentleman put himself to considerable trouble to
land another gentleman, who had fallen asleep,
At bis destination.
Passengers for West Nsedhsm ?" cried out
the conductor; " the cars stops but one min
ute."
HALO :" exclaimed young man in spec
tscles, at the same time seiIing an old gentleman
by the shoulders, who was sleeping very sound
ly. Here's Capt. Holmes fast asleep, and this
Is West Needham where he lives Gene, get
up, Capt. Holmes, here you are"
The gentleman got upon his feet, and began
TO rub his eyes, but tie young man forced him
along to the door of the car and gently landed
steam and We began to Fly again. The obliging
young man took his seat again, and said with
q good deal of satisfaction to somebody near
him:
"wsll, If II hasn't been for ms, Captain
Holmes would have missed his homs finely.
But here he has left his bundles" and the
young man picked up paper parcel and threw
1t out well" he said again, 'if it hadn't
been for me, Capt. Holmes would have missed
his bundles finely"
When We stopped at the station lady began
to rImmage under the seat where Capt. Holmes
had been sitting, and exclaimed in great alarm:
Il can't find my bundle"
WAS it done up in piece Of brown psper7"
asked
Eyes, it was, to be sure" said the lady.
Then, said /, d" that young man, yonder,
at the last stopping place, threw 1t out Of the
window"
This led to a scene between the obliging
young man and the old lady. which ended by
the former taking the address of the latter, and
promising to return the packet In few days,
provided he should ever find it,
well, said the obliging young man, ''cstch
me doing good -natured thing again. What
can J do for that old woman, if canno. find
her bundIe1"
Whiz went the steam, ding ding, ding, went
the bell, the dust few, the sparks few, and the
cars few, as they say, like lightning till we
stopped at the next statiOn-I forget the name
of 1t now, but ii would be Of no consequence il
could remember it, An old gentleman start
ed up, and began to poke under the seat where
Capt. Holmes had sat
What are You looking for," I inquired
Looking for" said the old gentleman, "why
I'm looking for my bundle of Clothes
Was 1t tied up in yellow handkerchief"
Yes, and nothing else," said the old man.
"Good heavens" exclaimed the obliging
young man, al threw it out of the car at n eed-
ham: L thought it belonged to Capt. Holmes. -
Capt. Holmes" exclaimed the old fellow,
with q look of despair, who is Capt Holmes
That bundle contained all my clean clothes
WHICH was 10 wear At my son 8 wedding to-
morrow. Dear me, what can do!''
Nothing could be done but to give his ad-
dress to the obliging young man as before, and
console himself with the promise that the bun
die should be returned, provided it should be
found. The obliging young man was in de-
sPair, and made another solemn VOW that he
would never attempt to be obliging again The
next station was bis landing place, and as he
went towards the door Of the car he saw a sill
ver-headed cane, which be took hold of, and
read the inscription on it, "Moses Holmes, E.
Needham"
Well, again exclaimed the obliging young
man, "f here isn't Capt. Holiness cane"
Yes, said q gentleman who got in at the
last station, land the old fellow is lame, too.
He will miss his stick
Do you know him." inquired the obliging
young gentleman.
Know him? should think so, replied the
gentleman; I" he is my uncle"
And does he live at East Needham 2" said
the obliging young man.
OF course ne does; he never lived anywhere
else"
Well, if II don't beat everything" said the
obliging young gentleman, ''and put him out
at West Needham, mile and a half the other
side of his home"