The Portland daily press., 1864-12-16
Friday Morning, Dec. 16, 1864.
Misplaced Kindness.

lsi There is nothing like an obHging dispos-
tion, thought to myself one day, when trav-
TE cling in railway ear from Boston 70 Worces-
ter, seeing gentleman put hmse to consid
cradle trouble to land another gentleman, who
had fallen asleep, at his destination ~ ss-..
"PassengeIs for West Needham ~ cried out
the conductor; "the car stops but one min
ute." $500 -. 80 e. z ,Af+t
"Hallo!" exclaimed a young man in specta-
cles, at the same time seizng old gentle
man by the shoulders, who sleeping very
soundly, there's Captain Holmes fast asleep,
aud this is West Needham, where he lives.--l
,roor-r Come, get ups Captain Holmes, here you
The gentleman got upon his feet and began
r, TO rub his eyes, but the young man forced him
Av along to the door of the car, and gently land
ed him the roadside. Whiz went the steam,
and we began to fly again. The obliging
I'll young man took his seat again, and said with
good deal of satisfaction to somebody
@Well, if it. hadn't been for me, Captain
Holmes would have missed his home fney.--i
But here he has left his bundles,Y and the
threw threw i out. sWeil he said said, III it hadn't, i
been for me- Capt Holmes would have missed
When we stopped at the next station, a Ia
dy began to rummage under the seat where
. Capt. Holmes had been sitting, and exclaimed
in great alarm: Eis i.
II can't find my bundle"
5a4 "a ssWas it done upin piece Of, brown paper? ~
1 asked e4 3s'
eyes it was, to be sure" said the lady, IS,
etGss "Thenp said 1. s"that young man yonder
threw it out the window at the last stopping
,laoi2p place." .rsssR 1aaiaaA dN III a..
This led to a scene between the obIigng
.0O0G22 young n an and the old lady, which ended by
the former taking the address of the latter
sanaH andpromsing TO return the package in few
days provided he should ever find it..
i"WeIl,n said1the obiging young man, scatch
me doing good -natured thing again. What
.us9 eanI DO for Z that old woman, If cannot ind
Whz went the steam, ding, ding, ding, went
the bell, the dust flew, as they says like light
s4A ming, till we stopped again at the next sta
sA ton; forget the name Of it now. but it will
be of no consequence If could remember it,
An old gentleman started up and began to
poke under the seat where Captain Holmes
aWhat are you looking fors' ] inquir-
maank sk .,y LII =, xIsaL q, !. ...si : ..%
ggb q aHwhy, am looking for my bundle Of clothesp
WAS It tied up in yellow handkerchiefSa
-,., Yes and nothing else said the man. y t5 81
ta Good heavens la1s exclaimed 1.-The obigings
young man, Il threw it out OF the car at
Needhau; thought It belonged to Captain
Holmes" !" ,i5zo, ssv ft,st rave baa - b 4sa +
ECaptain Holmes ~ exclaimed the old fe-
low, with look of despair, "whois Captain
lsg1) so HolmesP That bundle contained all my clean
ni clothes, that was to wear at my sons we'd
.sssf6s. ding tomorrow morning. Dear me, what can
oai lloW doT'bH4 s7ises4 1s,t'es.o9 q 8.4 K
asti5en Nothing could be done but to give bis ad
4'', dress to the oblging young man, as before,
g sra and console himself with the promise that the
- bundle should be returned to him provided IL
u ~ was ever found. he obliging young man
.l1 ,s.s, was now in despair, and made another
81 5r that he would never attempt to be obliging
iaF again. The next station was his landing
w. place, and as he went toward the door Of the
20 = q car he saw silVer-headed cane, which he
cs took hold OF ana read the inscription on II
n-as3 " 9 Moses Holmes East EeedhaIl."
e s ~ Well y again exclaimed the obliging young
a basa man, III here isn't Capt. Holiness cane" sTb
asa9Hail 6sa"Yess said gentleman who got in at the
e last station, Sand the old gentleman is lame,
too He will miss his stlck.a ssa = ai''s 2
ses So .Do you know him ?" inquired the obliglng
bfe young gentleman. lsssa ~ s.s4
th p afh7 isKnow him? Ishould. think so,' replied
-si the gentleman; she's my uncle.iF ss b7s.
sSAnd docs he live at East Needham7" ?" ask
ed the oblging young man. Esso79
gT'qOf course he does. BE never lived any
where else0 = ~ ?
"Well, if it don't beat everything, " said the
ofsDd obliging Young gentleman ssand put him Out
at West Needham, and a mile and half the
other side of bis home." .IloT K