The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-08
A Worry obIiging oentle man.


There il nothing like an ahliglng dispssi-
ton, said 90 myself one daN, shcn lrayri-
Ing ii q railgaycar from Boston a. Worcester
sTring gentleman pGt himself o. considers.
bic irnuhls 10 land auGlhnf gentleman, sho
had lallcH asleep ~ hls destiuatun.
"passepgrfs inf West Nerdhan," cried aut
the c n'luelofi . hs car rlop hut one minuls. "
"lislluT eEclai med Young man la specta-
nles NJ the same time sriIing an old gentle,
man by the shoulders, who sas klrrping very
suundN, "hrre'a tHpf iiulprs fast rsle-it,
aud this q West Aevdham where be lives,
Cumr, got up, Cap. liulmrs. here y0u are. "
The gentleman gnt upon his feet, aud he-
gau 60 ruh his yves, hot the young nlaa forced
him -long TO the drq6 of The car aud gently
landed hmp on the ruadaidr, Whiz hiz, went
the steam, aud Ne brgau 10 iiy again. The
nhliging young man took his seat again. aud
said uuh u good deal nf satisfaction 10 some
bodv near himi
"Wrll, II Il hadnt been fr me, Captain
Holmes Would have missed his home finely.
~ hrrr, he has lrfl bundles" and the Young
man picked up paper parcel and threw II
"ut, "Well,' lac said again, III IL hsdu't hevn
ior me, Capt, ll,lmrs would have losg his
hun'llps huel," ~e~...
" hen Nc stopped At the station, lady
hrgan u rumniaRr under the seat Nhrrc Capt,
Holmes had hren siIling, and vNcamed iu
great alarm
II can't fud my bundle"
"Wuw u dnur up In piece Of brown pu'
per ?" | askcd,
YES, II wssi to b0 sure answered The la.
dy
Then" said |. "lhnt yofug man ,ondrr
IT The last stopping place. threw II cut uf the
WiuduN."
This led TO scene hclUceu the ohligiug
Young man aud the 'ld ladS ~heh ,-ndrd by
the former taking the address bf the latter,
and promising Ia return the packet In few
days, providing he should ever iird it.
We'll" sid the oblgiug Young man,
"caleh me doing good uaturcd thing again.
What can dn Tor that old woman, il can.
not find her bundle P'
Whil, vent the steam, dug. dug. ding,
went The bell. the dust hrw. the sparks iirW f,
and the cars hrw, ~ thry siN, like lightning,
I'LL WC stopped st the neat sinliou--l forget
he name "f II uoW, hut II would be Of ra
consequence II / cuuid rrnrr,brrit. An nd
gentleman started up aud began To poke
under the seat where Captain Holmes had
sat.
"What are you looking for7" inquired.
"lnukiug lut - answered the ola gentle
uai,, why, l'n looking l"r NY bundle OF
cluih,s.'
Was ii tied up in ,elloO handkerchief"
| asked.
...Srs, aud nothing else" said the old man.
"Guud Heavens" (" exclaimed the uhligiug
Nuuug niau, Il threw II ont of the car at
Nreuh1n,i thought II belonged To Captain
llulmvs."
Captain Holmes" exclaimed the old frl-
low, with a look oi despair, "whu is Captain
liulu,s' lhnt hundir cuuidined oil mN
clean clothes that MAS to wear at NY SOM
L a.. l.
du?'
Nothing could Ice done hut io give his nd
d,rss tu tile ublipitg ,,,"Hg man as bciory.
ann ruuTrir h,trt-rit-~ttit the psnr4iAr That Il
should be- Iburrrd, provided II should Ice
iuuid, The "hliging Young uht Was nov ia
despair, aud made nuuthor solemn NoW that
he would UcNcl attempt tn he nb!giug again.
The lrxt station Vas hi, landing place. aud
~ he went towards the door ni the cirhc saw
" tvrf-fJrarird cane, which he Look hold ~
and read tic inscription on ii, Moses Holmes,
East Nrrdham."
We'll" again exclaimed the obliging
Young man, III here isu't Captain Holmes =
cane
"lcs,' said gentleman who got in At the
last station, "aud the old fellow is lame too.
lie uii! uiss lis stick"
"Do you know him ?" inquired the ohliging
yoIug gentleman.
know him? | should think 90" replied
the gentleman, "hc is my uncle"
And docs he live at East Ncedham ?"ask-
ed the ohlirirg Young man.
"Of course he does he never lived any
where else
well. II that don't beat everything said
the uhlging young man. 'Hnd nut him eat
at West NerdhHm. mile and half the 9th.
rr side OF hi, home"