The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-07-14
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TU. IlIs. III

<.sss4 "A roKRESRoEpEETof the blaiF l0uHty
TAI. IIyJaiE furnishes that pnper with
4 the psarticuIarsof the following Incident.
4 III which lie was an eyewitness. III oc..
Cured u few weeks ago, on the line Of
great internal imp oyetaults irl that.
+ State 7: II # N. i .. II II .s d. y:
ut the point on this side of the noun.
l tain, where occurred the transhipnent+of
4 passengers fronIthe west, was moored q
canal boat waiting the arrival Of the.
train before starting on their way through
H ID the east The captain Of tho boat+a
tall and sun-browned, rough and some,
times profane nlan-stood on his craft
experimenting the labors Of lis men, when
the cars came III, and 4 dozen minutes
. after q party of half q dozen gentlemen.
came along, and walked deliberately up
to- the captain aud thus addressed
4 him: II, :... 4. ...t. . HI 81:
lii, We wish 10 "a cast but our fur:
ther progress to-day depends upon you: Hui
the cars we have just left, there is q SICK
man, whose presence y. aisagreeahlc We
!. have been appointed . committee by the
passengers % ask that you will deny this
man a passage on yonr boat;; If he goes,
We fefnait,s w itat say
/ ' this time others had come from the
ears .3l5s Glib. III: " ..s g! :*,:s Il. IS.
.'GentIcnlpn, raid the Captain II have
heard the passeuge through your CON.
taittee. Has the sick man any represen.
tatiTe hefc2 Wish 10 hear both sides ii
the question .. .:.. z.:'s
a To thi4 unexpected interrogatory there
Ras MO answers when, without q no:
b rneut,s pause, the captain crossed TO The
car, and entering. heheld q poor, enlacia,
s ted, worn ont creature, whnEe life was
eaten up By The fell destroyer, consunip
s. ton The mans head was bowed in hi:
u. hands, and @fie was weeping. The cap
&. 1 tain. adyanced and spoke kindly 10 him,
4 3..' Oh, sir, 2 said the trembling invalid
looking up, bis face lit up With hope ane
f expectation, are you the captain, ane
will you take. ule7 Yon see, sir, / mn
dying; bat Oil if I can live 10 sec M,
raother, 1 shall die happy She lives a
Burlington. sir, and my journey is NOR
than half performed. LINN poor print
e., and the only child Of her In whose arm
~ Iwould wish 10 die.n .%:::.. 4 !. +.
You shall CO. said the blnif captain
With an oath tf 1 lose every passenge
i for the trip sf .:.s 4 :. IF. q ::
BY this time the whole crowd Of pal
sengers were grouped around the boal
with baggage piled upon the :tow-patl
snd they themselves waiting for The dl
clsion Of the captain before engaging thci
passage. 5s 4. &sS =:. II = III
s>. A moment more and that decision wa
made known as they belield him CON
!. from the cars with the sick man cradle
in his strong arms. Pushing direetl
through the crowd with his diving bufdel
:: ne ordered the mattress to be laid h iii
choicest part Of the cabin, where ne lai
:1 the invalid with all the care Of q paren
!: Them scarcely deigning 10 look All II
astonished crowd aiougside, he shoute
loudly to his hands: p +.
.~:.... Push OF the boatip 4 j.
+. +. But a new feeling seemed TO possess Il
amazed passengerS.--that oil. shame nm
contrttlon for their inhnnanity. VII
one common impulse, each seized his oW
- baggage and walked deliberately on boa,
the boat. !. !. : s.. =, :: !
=. In a short time another committee W,
sent 70 the captain, asking his presence
the cabin. . - ~
.ss lie went, and from their midst the
sfose white-haired man, who, with tej
qrops starting in his eyes, told that ronl
captain that he had Taught them Iesso
tley felt hnmbied before him, and til,
! = asked bis forgiveness. 1t was toaehir
-. scene The fountain Of true sympatl
vas broken up IN the heart Of nature, Al
me waters welled up, choking the utt
rance Of all present. ..-.s
IN an instant purse was made up
II los sick man, with God speedn for l
Welfare: 2. > -. =. ;.
The true-hearted captain Of the DO
vas samuel D, carnef, aud the ipeide
e worth remembering