Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-01-19
Misplaced Kindness.

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There is nothing like robliging dis
position I thought to myself one day,
when travelling in a railway car FROM
Boston to Worcester, seeing gentleman
put himself to considerable trouble to
land another gentleman, who had fallen
asleep, at his destination. 9aa
Passengers for West Needham -
cried out the conducter;9 ''the car stops
but one minute" ~ea 9e
''Hallo y exclaimed young man in
spectacles, at thessame time seizing an
old gentleman the shoulders, who was
| sleeping very soundly, "here's Captain
+ Holmes fast asleep, and this is w est
.Needham, where, he lives. Come, get
up, Captain Holmes, here you are. =
The gentleman got upon his feet and
Iibegan 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. w Whiz went the steam, and we
began to fly again. The obliging young
man took his seat again, and said with
a good deal of satisfaction to somebody
near him HWell if it hadn't been for
me, Capt. Holmes would have missed
his home finely. But here he has left
his bundles, and the young man picked
up paper parcel and threw it out
"Well, he said, If it hadn't been for
me Capt. Holmes would have missed his
bundles finely" aa
When we stopped at the next station,
a lady began to rummage under the seat
whore Captain Holmes had been sitting,
and exclaimed in great alarm ~:
Il can't find my bundle"
''sYas it done upiin a piece Of brown
paper ~ [ asked m
Eyes it was, to be sure,' said the
lady.
''Then,' said [, '.that young man
yondcr threw it out of the window at
the last stopping place
This led to a scene between the
obiging young man and the old lady,
which ended by the former taking the
address of the latter, and promising to
return the package in a few days, proyi-
dcd he should ever find it.
''Well, !" said the obliging young man
.'cateh me doing good natured thing
again. What can do for that old wo-
man, if | cannot find her bundle 2"
Whiz went the steam, ding, ding,
went the bell, the dust flew, the sparks
flew, and the cars flew, as they say, like
lightning, till we stopped again at the
station; I forget the name Of it now, but
it would be OF no consequence if ! could
remember it, An old gentleman started
up and began to poke under the seat
where Captain Holmes had sat.
"What are you looking for I" | in
quired.
Looking for?' said the old gentle
man, "why | am looking for my bundle
of clothes
'Was it tied up in a yellow handker
chief p [ asked
eyes, and nothing else," said the old
man.
d ''Good heavens y exclaimed the obli
ging young man, II threw it out of the
car at Needham; [ thought it belonged
to Captain Holiness aia
Captain Holmes !" exclaimed the
fellow with look of despair, "who is
Captain Holmes? That bundle contains
all my new clothes, that [ was to wear
at my sons wedding to morrow morning.
Dear me, what can | do p
Nothing could be done but to give bis
address to the obliging young man as
before, and console himself with the
promise that the bundle should be re--|
turned to him, provided it was ever
found. The .obligipg young man was
nov in despair, and made another
vow that be would never attempt to be
obliging again. The next station was
his landing place, and as he went to-
wards the door Of the car, he saw a sil-
yer headed cane, which he took hold Of
and read the inscription on it ''Moses
Holmes, East Needham"
"Wen." again exclaimed the obliging
young man. eff hero isn't Capt. Holme $
cane
ayes, said a-gcntleman who gotin at
the last station, "and the old fellow is
lame, too. He viii miss this stick
"Do you know him.? ''?inquired the obi
ging young gentleman.
know him I should think So, re-
piled the gentleman; ''he is my uncle"
'sAnd does he live at East Needham!'
asked the obliging young man.
"Of course he does lie never lived
any where else. 'r;.s- sf .a
SWELL if it don't. beat. everything =
said the obliging young gentleman;
s.and [ put him out at West Needham,
a mile and half the other side of his
home" En eF a