Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-01-22
UNFORTUNATE ClYILITY.

There is nothing like an obliging disposition,
| said to myself one day, when travelling in a
railway car from Boston to Worcester, seeing
gentleman put himself to considerable trouble
to land another gentleman, who had fallen
asleep, at his destination.
passengers for West Needham - cried out
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cles, Ii, the same time seizing an old gentleman
by the shoulders, who was sleeping very sound
ly, "here's Captain Holmes fast asleep, and this
is West Ncedham where he lives Come, get
up, Capt. Holmes, here you are"
The gentlemaDgot upon'his feet, and began
to rub his eyes, but the young man forced him
along to the door of the car, and gently landed
him on the road side. Whiz, whiz, went the
steam, and we began to fly again. The oblg-
ing young man took his seat again, and said
with good deal of satisfaction to somebody
near him.
"Wcll, if it hadn't been for me, Capt. Holmes
would have missed his home finally But here
he has left his bundles" and the young man
picked up paper parcel and threw it out
"Well," he said again, "if it hadn't been for me
Capt. Holmes would have missed his bundles
finely"
When we arrive at the station a lady began
to rummage under the seat where Capt. Holmes
had been sitting, and exclaimed in great alarm
II can't find my bundle
"Was it done up in a piece of brown paper ?''
asked.
ayes. it was to be sure" said the lady.
| "Then," said /, ''that young man yonder at
the last stopping place, threw it out of the win
dow"
This led to 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, "catch
me doing good natured thing again. What
can do for that old woman, if l cannot find
her bundle?"
Whiz went the steam, ding, ding, ding, wen,
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-l forget the
name of it now, but it would be of no conse-
quence if could remember it, An old gentle
man started up, and began to poke under the
seat where Capt. Holmes had sat.
"What are you looking for P" inquired
"Looking for !" said the old gentleman, "why
I'm looking for my bundle of clothes"
"Was it tied up in yellow handkerchief"
asked.
ayes, and nothing else" said the old man.
"Good Heavens ~ exclaimed the obligine
young man, ~ threw it out of the car at Need
ham thought it belonged to Capt. Holmes"
Capt. Holmes !" exclaimed the old fellow
with look of despair, ''who is Capt. Holmes
That bundle contained all my clean clothes thai
l was to wear at my sons wedding tomorrow
Dear me! what can dop"
Nothing could be done but to give his ad
dress to the obliging young man as before, ant
console himself with the promise that the bun
die should be returned, provided it should bC
found. The obliging young man was now il
despair, and made another solemn vow that ht
would never attempt to be obliging again. Th'
next station Was his landing place, and as hi
went towards the door of the car he saw sill
ver-headed cane which he took hold of and reat
the inscription on it, "Moses Holmes, Eas
Needham."
"Well,' again exclaimed the obliging younl
man, "if here isn't Capt. Holiness cane"
"Yes," exclaimed gentleman who got in a
the last station, "and the old fellow is lame, too
He will miss his stick"
"Do you know himP" inquired the obliginl
young gentleman.
"Know himP" 81 should think so," replied
the gentleman; she is my uncle"
"And does he live at East Needham P" asket
the obliging young man.
"Of course he does; he never lived an,
where else"
"Wel, if it don't beat everything" said tn
obliging young gentleman "and put him on
at West Needham, mile and half the othe
side of his home"
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