Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-02-27
THE HOME CORNER.
EDITED ny Nh
A RAILWAY LESSON.

Il Northwestern Road at Bridge.
water. Among them was a stylish.
lY dressed young man who wore
stiff white hat, patent leather shoe.
he neatest OF cuffs aud shiniest If
stand-up collars. lie carried a can.
and carefully brushed the dust from
he seat in front of me before be a,
down.
Just across the aisle, opposite him
sat Il tired woman, holding a sick
baby. | never saw on any fAcea
more discouraged, worn out, drs.
pairing look than that on the moth.
eI's face. The baby was too sick
even to cry. 1t lay moaning and
sasping in its mothers lap while the
dust and cinders flew in at the open
ioor and windows. The heat and
he dust made travelling, even for
strong men, unbearable.
! had put down the stylish young
man IN front Of me as a specimen OF
the dude family, and was making
mental calculation on the probable
existence Of brains under the new
lat, when, TO my establishment, he
leaned over the aisle and said to the
wOman:-
Madam, can be of aEy assist.
ance to you? Just let me hold your
oaby awhile. You look very tired"
The woman seemed much sur.
prised, though the request was made
III the politeSt and most delicate
manner.
80, thank you, SIR said she
TREMENDOUSLY. II ain tired" and her
Il. quivered.
II thihk the baby will come to
me-" said the young man, with a
smile. Poor thing! its too sick to
make any objection. will hold 1t
carefully, madam, while you lie down
and rest awhile. Have YOU come
far?"
From the Black Hills"
] "What! by stage!"
. Yes but the baby was we'll when
, | started. l am on my way home to
; friends in the East. My husband
my"
): "Ah, yes, see, ! see" continued
. the young man in sympathetic
!. tone, as he glanced at the bit Of
!: Grape in the little travelling hat BY
d this time he had taken the baby, and
was holding it in his arms.
"Now you can lie down and rest
!, little. Have you far to got'
"To Connecticut" replied the
woman, almost with a sob, as she
YEARLY arranged shawl over a
: valise, and prepared to lie down III
. the seat.
"Ah, yes, see! Andyou haven't
money enough to 60 in sleeping
car, have you, madam" The poor
woman blushed family, and put one
hand over her face, While the tears
dropped between her worn fingers
looked out of the window and a
mist came over my eyes, While
changed my calculation OF the young
mans mental ability. lie looked
thoughtiulIy and tenderly down al
the baby, and in a short time th'
mother was fast asleep.
A woman sitting across the AISLE
from me, who heard as much of thu
conversation as ] had, came aud
offered TO relieve the young man oil
his charge. II am ashamed OF my
self for not Offering to take the bah!
from the mother before. Poor III
tie thing! ltsasIeep."
$50 it is. III surrender 1t to yo'
now" with cheerful smile.
AT this point the train stopped a
a station, and the young man ros
in his seat, took off his hat, and salt
in a clear, earnest voice:
Ladies and gentlemen, here is a
opportunity for each one of us +
show that we have been brought Il
, in q Christian land, and have Chris
= tan fathers and mothers. Ihl
poor woman" pointing at the SLEEP
ing mother, has come all the wa
from the Black Hills and is on he
, way to Connecticut. Her husban
t, is dead, and her baby is i'll. Sh
d hasn't money enough to travel in
r sleeping.car, and is all tired an
> discouraged. What will you d
about III"
"Do!" cried big man down nea
the water.cooler, rising excited!
; "Do! take up colIectlon-tll
American citizens last resort in dI
tress. I'll give S."