The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-01-20
Misplaced Kindness.

Misplaced Kindness
There is nothing like an obliging dispo-
sition, l thought to myself one day, when
travelling in railway car from Boston to
Worcester, seeing gentleman put him
self to considerable trouble to land anoth-
err gentleman, who had fallen asleep, at
his destination.
passengers for West Needham :" cried
out the conductor "the cars stop but one
minute"
"Hallo"' exclaimed a young man in
spectacles, at the same time Selling the old
gentleman by the shoulders, who was
sleeping very soundly; "here's Captain
Holmes fast asleep, and this is West Need
ham, where be lives. Come, get up, Cap
tain Holmes, here you 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 on the roadside.
Whiz went the steam, and we began to
fly again. The obligiug young man took
his seat and again and said with good
deal Of satisfaction TO somebody near him
"Well, if it hadn't been for me, Captain
Holmes would have missed his home fine
ly. But here, he has left his buudle,' and
the young man picked up paper parcel
apd threw it out. DWELL" said he, eff it
hadn't been for me, Captain Holmes
would have missed his bundles finely"
When we stopped at the next station, a
lady began to rummage under the seat
where Captain Holmes had been sitting,
and exclaimed in great alarm,
II cant find my bunde!'
"Was it done up in piece of brown pa
per ?" | asked.
eyes it was, to be sure,' said the lady.
"Then,' said l, "that young man yon-
der threw it out of the window at the last
stopping place"
This led to scene between the obligins
young man and the old lady, which ended
by the former taking the address of the
latter, and promising to return the pack
age in few days provided he should ever
find it.
"Wcll,' said the obligiug young man,
"catch me doing good.natured thing
again. What can do for that old woman,
if [ cannot find her bundle
Whiz went the steam, ding, ding, ding,
ding, went the bell, the dust few. the
sparks flew, and the cars few, as they say,
like lightning, till we stopped again at
the next station forget the name of it
now, but it would be of no consequence if
| could remember it. An old gentleman
started up aud began to poke under the
seat where Captain Holmes had sat.
"What are you looking for 2" l inquir-
ed.
Choking for ?" said the old gentleman,
"why, | am looking for my bundle of
Clothes"
"Was it tied up in yellow handker-
chief ?" | asked.
"Yes and nothing else," said the old
man.
"Good heavens p exclaimed the oblig-
ing young man, 81 threw it out of the car
at Needham I .thought it belonged to
Captain Holmes"
Capt Holmes % exclaimed the old
fellow with look of despair, "who is
Capt. Holmes That bundle contains all
my clean clothes, that was to wear at my
sous wedding to morrow morning. Dear
me, what eau do?
Nothing could be done but to give his
address to the obligng young man as be-
fore, and console himself with the promise
that the bundle should be returned to him,
provided it was ever found. The obliging
young man was now in despair, and made
another VOW that he never would attempt
to be obliging again. The next station
was his landing place, and as he went to-
ward the door Of the car, he saw q silver
headed cane which he took hold Of and
read the inscription on it. "Moses
Holmes, East Needham.'
"Well' again exclaimed the obliging
young man, "if here isn't Capt. Holmes S
cane -
YES said a gentleman who got in at
the last station, "and the old fellow is
lame tco. He will miss his stick"
"Do you know him ~ inquired the
obligng young gentleman.
know him | should think So" re.
piled the gentleman; she is my uncle"
"Ahd does he live at East Needham p
asked the obliging young man.
"Of course he does He never lived
anywhere else.''
"Well, if it don't beat everything" said
the obligipg young gentleman" land
put him out at West Needham, mile and
half the other side Of his home"