The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-19
A FRIEND IN NEED
lust a Bit Of Life as II Cropped
Out on a Railway Train.
A TOUCH OF REAL HUMANITY.
The Rough Looking Man Who Proved
That Hn Heart Was Big and In the
Right Place and the Shabby but
Grateful Foreigner He eefriendsd.

Grateful Foreigner He eefriendsd.
whenever l hear anything riowa.
days about mans inbumanity to
man." said Providence citizen the
other day, II am reminded of a little
incident. was coming back from
Boston with friend on the midnight
train, and, getting on board ut the
Back Bay station. we found seat
near the rear end of the car.
"SOOn after the train pulled out
happened to look around and saw the
conductor apparently expostulating
with rather shabby looking specimen
of humanity who was sitting In the
last seat At first | thought the man
was drunk, but as | watched ! saw
that he was a foreigner who couldn't
understand English. He was holding
out crumped one dollar bill to the
conductor aud saying New York over
and over again.
"Finally the conductor shook his
head, said something | couldn't catch
and went on. The foreigner, rather
decent looking young fellow, gazed Mt
him despairlngly, then buried his face
In his hands and began to cry. with
the usual callous indifference OF the
travelling public to the troubles OF any
one else. | paid no more attention to
the man and prepared to take a nap.
81 was just beginning to doze when I
became aware that n man was stand.
ing beside me in the aisle. speaking to
me. ! sat up and looked Mt him. He
was n rough appearing man. far from
preDossessing, clean shaven. with
sort OF bulldog face
essay, gents he began. 1 want to
know II you wouldn't like to help fel.
Ter out
IL stiffened instinctively. determined
to refuse to let him make a touch
"'There's poor young foreigner
back there. he went on with jerk of
his thumb toward the alien. still sit
ting with bowed head. and he's up
against 1t for fair. He cant speak a
word OF English. and he wants to so
to New York. where he has friends.
"'He got the Idea somehow he could
do II for a dollar, all he's got: but. Of
Course. he cant. and they're going to
put him or the train when we get to
Providence. It's mighty hard on fel-
Ter like him. and there amt any tell
Ing wbnt'll happen to him getting put
or In a strange city ut o'clock In the
morning thought maybe you'd be
willing to give little TO help him
along
"Ue stopped, looked us straight In
the eye and smiled sheepishly as II he
were ashamed Of what he was doing.
We gave him n dollar. and he went on
through the car. and there were few OF
the passengers who didn't respond to
the appeal He came back counting
the money, aud az he got to our seat |
heard him say:
There's a dollar more needed-lll
make It up myself" and he pulled out
u couple Of 6fty cent pieces and added
them to the amount.
''T'be conductor and the brakeman
were standing at the door OF the car
near the foreigners seat.
| Here said the uian who had col
iected the money to the allen; give inc
| your dollnr.
| "Dumbly. but trustingiy, the young
/ fellow handed II over, and. giving Il
TO the conductor with the rest, the butt
dog man said grunly:
""There's bls fare
! ut slowly dawned on the allen what
| had l,....,, dana for him and an tha pon.
ductor punched the rebate check aud
handed II TO him the gratitude In his
| face was indescribabie He couldn't
speak, but he took his cap or and
bowed again aud again to the official
but the latter pointed Ia the passenger
who was sitting IN his seat across the
aisle aud told the youth that he was
the one TO thank
l. 'rhe foreigner crossed the aisle I'll
he stood Spunrely IN front Ot his bene
factor, took OH his cup and, with tears
OF gratitude In his eyes, bowed again
and again II was evident enough that
| the bcncfnctor was embarrassed 10y
thiS unexpected 0utburst. Al lirst h,
waved his mud around the cnr 10 indi
cate that everybody hud hnd II hand IL
H. But he couldn't make the foreigner
understand. I'VE latter Kept on bow
Ing, whcreupon the, uncomfortable In
dividual In the seat grunted aud turn
ed 10 look ont of the window,
II nave never seen" concluded tb'
man who wns telling the story. .,
kind,ier--if I were n girl I should say ,
swecter-'ac OF charity In my life. sit
ting across the aisle, this hard face,
msn md heard the story OF the for
eigner, helpless, alone and frightened
and cut OF pire goodness OF henrt
without any necesslty for doing II. b
bad taken upon himself the ungratefu
tnsk r soliciting money from the rev
0f the people In that car to help out
uuAn hed never seen before aud wOul,
peObably never see again, -PrOvidenc
Journal
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