, 1877-07-29
uEwANrED TO GO HOME.

following story i'll the Boston Post:
uTo ritlt. in q barouche, when his heart Is on
foot, on any occasion in which be is Interested,
makes one feel if he is sensitive, If he were
some commodity of trade toted' along Tor
market, and the force OF this remark is in the
application OF it, suggesting little story re-
oartlinr arl occurrence i'll the Boston Poxt Office
TWENTY-FIVE years ago. At that day-and sup
nose It is SO now-the daily printers had a repu-
tatiop for bcnevolence which brought many
rood people, seeking contributions for good
objects, to the printing offices, OF which class OF
suckers the Boston Post had q gooQir share.
Tley rarely went away dissatisfied, aud about
all who made appeals to the printers charity
were tlecayed members OF their OWE fraternity,
who. having exhausted all their resources Of
health, credit, and reputation, desired to go
home. .'-ttlc tender plea which always touched
the compositor's sensitive heart But oEe lnan
nj the Post can recall the incident which /
describe, cud he may have forgotten it.
''Latc one day, as l was alone up stairs
where had just been rFomotea TO desk, LUG
door opened, and there staggered IN an object
Of the most disgusting character. Nretclcd to
the Inst degree; from hat to boots misery
claimed him as its OWN, and nc was 50 drunk
that it was with great difficulty c could lit his
head to address mt. Before he did SO rccog-
uized in the forlorn being before me an up
country editor Of some prominence, Of good
ability, aud printer Of great excellence. The
words uttered were: 4 want to go home.'
=, Well, said /, hardening my face against
the intruder, why don't you go!'
!. lie looked ut me Us well as lie could, holding
hy nv desk, and then llc hiccoughed eonfcs-
sion Df his degradation, bis having squandered
his money, ending with the police station froui
which he had been released ouly on condition o.
his leaving town, and this Was prevented by bis
having no money. Not silver remained OF the
nrinccly fortune which he had collected from
Boston advertisers: and he wanted to go homc.'
NV sensibitics were touched, and told my lui-
D:cupious and uuwholsoulc visitor that would
t1y to raise the money among the PRINTERS, winch
did. and soon returned with the amount
II found the puor wretch half asleep On .
heap OF exchanges, and, on informing him Of
nv success, he held out his shaking hand ior
home had left, but he would take the change
and leave in the morning. told him plainly
Tint this could not be. lie was not Il safe Gus
todian Of the funds, and in the morning Woult
see him on his way. He drew himself up, "1th l1
drunken gravity, and told nc he could not
nrree to MY terms. lie left the room, but in Q
moment returned ard said: Like shakspearc's
apothccary, ss my poverty and not my viii con-
scnts" But where shall sleep to-niCttt!'
1.-The Parker House was not built then, anu
sa ! toot him to house Of entertainment for
man and beast, and left him in charge Of the
proprietor. But the next morning llc came in,
worse in condition than he Was the previous
| lay, having found BY some means the deep st
making any inquiry, took him BY the arm aud
started with hin for The depot. 4 most ihco',-
eruous pair, and it seemed as if every ac9ualnt,
a,ce of mine i'll Boston WIS out IN Il walk, aod
his track lay right across my patn' Every one
| stared as event jostling along, and many
were evidently disposed to divide the same
couaIly between us. Iputa 8 business face upon
! lie matter, however, aud surged along with my