M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-01-13
Misplaced Kindness.

! day, When traVelng IN railway car
I from Boston to Worchester, seeing q
gentleman who had fallen asleep at his
destination.
Passengers for West Needhsm," I"
cried the conductor; "the cara stop but
one minute"
"Hallo~ exclaimed young man in
spectacles, at the same time seizing
an old gentleman by the shoulders,
who sleeping very soundly; ''hare's
tspssih FE0ines fast asleep. e4d THIS
/ is West Needham, where ho likes -
Come, get up, CAPTAIN Holmes; here
/ yon are"
The gentleman got 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 went
the steam, and we began to fly again.
The obliging young man took his
seat again, and said, with great deal
of satisfaction, to somebody near him,
"Well, lift hadn't been for me, Cap.
tain Holmes would have missed his
home finely. But be has left his bun
dies" and the young man picked up
a parcel and threw it out. "Well he
said again, IF it hadn't been for me
Captain Holmes would have missed
his bundles finely.
When we stopped at the next sta.
ton, q lady began to rummage under
the seat where Captain Holmes had
been sitting, and exclaimed in great
alarm
II can't find my bnndle"
Was it done up in piece Of brown
paperan asked.
"Yes, it was, to be sure," said the
lady.
Then" said I, "that young man
yonder threw it out Of the window at
the last stopping place"
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 promis-
ing to return the package in few
days, provided he ever found it.
well" said the obliging young
man, catch mo doing a good natured
thing againl What can do for that
old woman if cannot find her bun
dIel"
Whiz ment the steam, ding, ding,
dug, went the bell, the dust flew, the
sparks flew, and the cars flew, as they
say, like lightning, till we stop
ped again at the next station-l for.
got tie name oft now but it would
be Of no consequence if could re-
member it. An old gentleman start.
ed up and began to poke under the
seat where Captain Holmes had sat.
"What are you looking for ?" l in
quired.
Looking fori' sad the old gentle.
man--"why, | am looking for my bun
Gle ofclOthes."
"Was it tied up in yellow banker
kerchiefl' ! asked.
eyes, and nothing else," answered
the old man.
"Good heavensl" exclaimed the
OBJ liging young man, 81 threw il out OF
the car at West Needham; | thought
it belonged to Captain Holmes"
Captain HolmeSl" exclaimed the
old fellow, with a look of despair,
"wbo is Captain Holmes3 That bun
die contained all my clean clothes that
| was to wear at my sons wedding
tomorrow morning. Dear met what
can do2"
Nothing could be doEe but to give
his address to the obliging young
man rs before, and console himself
with the promise that the bundle
should be returned to him provided 1t
was ever found.
The obliging young man was nov
| in despair, and made another solemn
VOW that he would never attempt tc
be obliging again. The next statlor
was his landing place, and as he wen
toward the door of the car, he saw
silv ver.headed cane, which he tool
hold and read the inscription on it
"Moses Holmes, East Needham."
WELL" exclaimed the obliginG
young man, "ifhere isn't Captain
Holmes camel"
Yes" said a gentleman who gol
in at the last station, land the old
fellow is lame, too. He will miss bis
stick"
DO you know hin9" inquired the
obliging young man.
know himl should think 80" re
piled the gentleman; "he is my un
cle."
"And does he live at Eas! Need
ham," asked the obliging young man
"Of course he does. He never
lived anywhere else"
well. if it don't beat everything,
said the obliging yourg gentleman
"and put him out at West Needham
mile and half the other side Of hi
home"
r. :, heautifnl ramark of BacO