The Osceola times., 1882-09-09
VERY OBLIGING.
A Young Man who Finds Out that his
Philanthropy is not Appreciated.

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"All aboard for Stamford" shouted
the conductor.
A good-lookine, handsomely-dressed
young nan stepped aboard the car. AS
he did so he saw little girl standing on
the platform, while lady in the depot
was looking around as if searching for
some one. "She misses her child" said
the good-natured man, and as he spoke
he lifted the little girl gently from the
car and set her down on the depot plat
form. As he did so, whizz went the
steam, and the cars were off fagaiD.
"If it hadn't been for me that child
would have been carried TO New York."
said the pleasant young man to by
stander. And then he took his news
paper and went into the smolling-car to
pull his weed and read with the serenity
of mind that always attends the perform
ance of good deed.
Scarcely, however, had the train moved
off when howls Of distress were heard
from two directions. A lady in the car
screamed, "Where is my child ?" An
swering shrieks came from the platform,
" Where is my mammal"
Some ladies in the car who had seen
the young mans action realized the situa-
ton. They called the conductor. He
consented to back the cars and make up
for lost time with extra speed.
Amid the sobs of the mother and the
shrieks of the child the depot was
reached and the two were reunited.
During all this the amiable young man
sat putting his weed in blissful uncon-
sciousness of the trouble he had created.
BY his side sat huge old man sound
asleep and snoring. Looking at his
ticket, the young man saw that he was
booked for the next station, so he oblig-
ingly awakened him in time to get OIL.
"This is your station" said he, as the
conductor called out RYE" and as the
old man got off the thoughtful youth dis
covered satchel on the floor. "This
must belong to the old fellow; he has
evidently forgotten it."
"Hello!" he cried, holding it up TO
the window. "Is this your'n?"
"That's my name" said the man. His
name was Ewing.
Without more ado our obliging young
man heaved the satchel through the open
window. 1t fell against the old mans
leg, and as he stopped to rub the bruise
the train moved off once more. 81 am
glad | saw that valise," remarked the
good natured young man with satisfac-
ton "thc old fellow would have missed
it when he got wide awake"
He settled himself back in his seat once
more and had just got comfortable when
middle-aged man came from the ladies'
car and walked directly toward the seat
that the hero of these two adventures
occupied.
"May trouble you to movc?" said the
middle-aged man; my valise is on the
floor by the window"
Certainly" replied the good-natured
one, as he moved his seat.
al can't find it, said the searcher
Have you has any one seen my
yalise?"
"Was 1t red one with steel clasp?
asked the passengers.
"Yes that's it. Who has it? Where
is ?" said the man in excited tones,
"Well, that young man threw it out the
window at the last stopping place" said
one.
81 thought it belonged to the man who
sat next to me; anyhow he said it was
his when l asked him." explained the
offlclous young man.
"You had no business TO think, sir
That valise contained my stock in trade
my samples of jewelry. What am | to
do without them? What will my firm,
the Smith Brothers, say to such loss ?'
And the victim, in his anger, danced up
and down the narrow aisle,
Fortunately, at this stage Of the scene
the conductor of the train put in an APP
pearance and a telegram was sent to Mr.
Ewing. The answer came "Nalise all
right will hold it for the owner"
The Messrs. Smiths travelling agent
had q free ride back to Rye on the next
train. Before he got off, however, he
gave young "Don Quixote" what is vul-
carly called "a piece of his mind;" this
concluded with the advice to attend to
his own business in future and leave
others to do the same.
Catch me doing eood-natured thing
again." said the obliging young man
when the scene was over and the people
in the cars settled down after the excite
ment.
1t is possible that he never did, for as
the train backed into the New York de-
pot the little girl whom he had put off at
Stampford caught sight Of him. " See
mamma, seel" she shrleked; "there is
the naughty man who wanted to take me
from you"
He recognized the little child, and as
he did SO saw a pair of glaring eyes fixed
upon him belonging to lady who held
the little girls hand. An idea of what
might have taken place dawnedupon the
mind of the handsome and obliging, and
he disappeared quietly among the crowd
vowing once more mentally never to dc
an obliging thing again, especially in q
railroad car, with the train moving at the
70 To nf forty ,nilas on hour