Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-06
Misnlaced Kindness.

RI is many years since the following aaopt. 1t is
good lie stranded, and start 1t again upon the
tide, not doubling that it will have a good run.l
There is nothing like an obliging DISPOSE
ton, thought to myself one day, when trav'
cling in railway car from Boston TO Wor.
cester, seeing a gentleman put himself te
considerable trouble to land another gentle
man, who had fallen asleep, at his destina'
ton.
Passengers for West Needham!' CRIED
out the conductor-"the car stops but one
minute"
"Hallow exclaimed young man in spec
tacles, at the same time seizing an old gentle
man by the shoulders, who was sleeping very
soundly, "here's Captain Holmes fast asleep
and this is West Needham, where he lives
Come, get up, Captain Holmes, here you
are,'
The gentleman got upon his feet and begar
to rub his eyes, but the young man forced
him along to the door of the car, and gently
landed him on the roadside. Whiz went thu
steam, and we began to fly again. The oblig
ing young man took his seat again, and sale
with good deal of satisfaction to someeody
near him: swell, if it hadn't been for me
Captain Holmes would have missed his home
finely. But here he has left his bundles,
and the young man picked up paper parce
and threw it ont. "Well," he said again, 81
it hadn't been for me, Captain, Holmes would
have missed his bundles finely"
When we stopped at the next station, &
lady began to rummage under the seat where
Captain Holmes had been sitting, and exclm
ed in great alarm
81 can't find my bundle"
"Was it done up in piece of brown pa
PERI | asked.
"Yes it was to be sure" said the lady.
"Thcn," said |, ''that young man yonde
throw it out of the window at the last stopp
ing-place."
Tdis led to scene between the obigin,
young man and the old lady, which ended b.
the former taking the address of the latter
and promising to return the package in few
days provided he should ever find it.
"Well," said the obliging young man
"catch me doing a good-natured thing again
What can | do for that old woman, if can
not find her bundle ?"
| Whiz went the steam, ding, ding, ding
went the bell, the dust flew, the sparks flew
and the cars flew, as they say, like lightning
till we stopped again at the next station;
forget the name of it now, but it would be 0
no consequence if l could remember it. Al
old gentleman started mp and began to pok
under the seat where Captain Holmes ha
sat-
"What are you looking for? inquired
Looking for? ~ said the old gentleman
'why. | am looking for my bundle @
cothes!"
"Was it tied up in yellow handkerchief?
l asked.
eyes, and nothing elsc," said the old mar
Good heavens !" exclaimed the obgin
young man. II threw it out Of the Car a
Needham | thought it belonged to Capital
Holiness"
Captain Holmcsr " exclaimed the old lel
low, with look of despair, "whp is Captai
Holmes? That bundle contained MIny clea
clothes, that | was to wear at my sons wed
ding tomorrow morning. Dear me- VIVA
can [ do?"
Nothing could be done but to give his &C
dress to the obliging young man as before
and console himself with the promise that tn
bundle should be returned to him, provided
was ever found. The obliging young ma
was now in despair, and made another solem
VOW that he would never attempt to be oblig
ing again. The next station was his landing
place, and as be went toward the door of th
car he saw silver-headed cane, which b
took hold of and read the inscription on i
"Moses Holmes, East Needham.'
"Wellw again exclaimed the obligin
young man, "if here isn't Captain Holmes
cane"
"Yes," said a gentleman, who got in at I'll
last station, "and the old fellow is lame to-
He will miss his stick"
"Do you know him ~ inquired the oblil
ing young gentleman
"Know him? should think so,' replit
the gentleman, "he is my uncle"
And does he live at East Needham ?" as
ed the obligng young man.
"Of course he does. He never lived an
where else.
"Well, if it don't beat everything sa
the obhgng young gentleman, "and l P
him out at West Needham, mile and a h'
the other side of his home"