Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-20
THE GAZETTE.
SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 90, 1865
UNFORTUNATE ClVlLIIY.

There is nothing like an obligins DISPOSE
ton, said to myself one day, when travel
ling in a railway car ir. IN B'sioo to 0rces-
ter, seeing a gentleman put himself to cor
siderable trouble to land another gentleman
who had fallen asleep. at his destination.
passengers for West Needham!' cried
out ,Lc conductor; "the car stops Tut one
minute"
"Hallow exclaimed young man in spec.
tacles, at the same time selzing AZ old gen
t,emao by the shoulders who was Sleeping
very souudly, here's Cayt Holmes fast asleep
and this is Yves, Needman where be lives.
Come get up, Capt. Holmes, here your are"
The gentleman got upon his feet, and be-
gsn to rub bis eyes, bot the young man Tor.
ced him along to the door of the car, and
gently landed him on the road s'de. WI z,
whiz, vent the tt.au. and We began to fly
again. The obliglng young man took his
seat again, and said with god deal OF sat-
isfaetion to somebody near hiD:
"W ell, ii it badp't been for me Capt. Holmes
would have missed bis home finally. But
here he has left his bundles" and the young
man picked up q paper parcel and threw IL
out. "Well," be said again, III 1t hadu'i been
lCr nc Sapt. IlOimeS "Ouiu uaNS uAoSSS Sto
bundles finely"
When we stopped at the station lady be-
gan to rummage undor the seat where Capt.
Holmes had been sitting and exclaimed in
great alarm:
81 can't find my bundle"
"Wss it done up in piece Of browh pa
peri" | asked.
"Yes, it was to be surr," said the lady
Then" said |, That young man y1nder
at the last stepping place, threw 1t out Of The
window"
This led to scene between the obligiue
youug man aud the old lady, which ended By
the former taking the address OF the latter
and promising to return the packet 10 a tew
DAYS. provided he should ever fLd it.
"Wel," said the ob.iging ycung man
"Catch me doing good natured tning again
What CAD do for that old woman, II car
not fnd her bundie?"
Wbiz vent the steam, ding, ding, ding
went the bell, the duet few, and the cars
few, rs they say, like lightning, till We stop
ped agsin at the next ststiOn--l forget the
name of il now, but it would be OF DO conse
ouence If could remember 1t. An old gen
teman started up and began to poke under
the seat where Capt. II lines had sat.
what are you kog fo:?," | inquired
al king tor" said the cid gentleman
"why I'm looking for my tunde Of clothes.
WAS it tied up in yellow handkerchief!
/ asked.
'Yes, and nothing else" said the old man
Good beavensw exclaimed the obl,glns
vou, mao, II threw it out OF the car a
NeeoIam; tbovght it belonged to Capt
Holmes" 5000,
"C.pt. Holiness exclaimed the old fellow
NTH a Ioonk .f desosir. "who is Capt. Holmeti
That bu, die contained all my clean clo'he'
that vas to wear ut my sons wee
ding tomorrow. Dear m, what cen H.!
Nothing could te dune but to give hls al
dress to the obli.iDg youhg man as oeiore
and console himself with the promise 'hh'
the tuodle sbouid be returned, prov'oeo D
should be found. The ob!igitg young mat
was now in despair. and made another solemn
VOW that he would never attempt TO he ohns
ing AGAIN The next STATEN was bis lamar
place, aud as be went towards the door OF th'
car be saw q silver-hesded cane, which tt
took bold Of aod read the inscripuou on n
"Moses Holmes, East Needham."
"Well," exclaimed the obligng young
man, " if here isn't Capt. Holiness cane"
Yes" said gentleman who got Id at the
last station, "und the old fellow is lame, too
He will miss his stick"
"Do you know him., inquired the obhglne
youog gectiemap. ,,: ,,
Know him?" should think 80, replied
the gentleman; be is my uncle"
''And does be live al East Nesdham?" asked
the obliging ycuDg man.
"Of course he does: be never lived any
where else"
well, if it don't beat every thing. SAID
the oblRing young gentleman; 'sod pot
him out a. West Needham, a mile and bali
The other side of bic home"