Show A Dude With 1 Heart It was a bot dusty day when two or throo pssongcrs entered a train on the Northwestern road at Bridgewater says a correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette Among them was a stylishly dressed young man who wore a stiff white hat patentleather shoes the noatest of cuffs and the shiniest of standup collars He carried a cane and carefully brushed the dust from the seat in front of mo before ho sat down Just across the aisle opposite him sat a tired woman holding a baby I never saw in my life a more discouraged wornout despairing look than on that mothers face Tho baby was too sick to cry I lay moaning moan-ing and gasping in its mothers lap while the dust and cinders flew in at the open doors and made traveling even for strongmen strong-men unbearable I had put down the stylish young man in front of me aa a speciman of the dudo fnmih nn me b1ln n + 1 tion on the probable existence of brains under the new hat when to my astonishment astonish-ment ho leaned over the aisle and said to the woman Madam can I be of any assistance to you < Justlet me hold the baby a while You look so very tired The woman seemed much surprised though the request was made in the politest test and most delicate manner Oh thank you sir said she tremulously tremu-lously I am tired and her lips quivered I think the baby will come to me said the young man with a smile Poor thing Its to sick t make any objection I will hold it carefully madam while you lie down and rest a while have you come far farlh From the Black Hills J D What by stage Yes but the baby was wall when I started I am now on my way to friends i the east Mymy husbandmy Ah yes I see I see continued the young man in a symaathetic tone as he glanced at the bit of crape in the little traveling hat By this time he had taken the baby and was holding it in his arms Now you canilo down and rest a little Have you far to goP 1 lTo Connecticut replied the woman almost with a sob as she wearily arranged a shawl over a valise and prepared to lie down in the seat I Ah yes I see And you have not money enough to go into a sleepingcar have you madam Tho poor woman buished faintly and put one hand over her face while the tears dropped between her worn fingers a i looked out of the window and a mist came over my eyes while I changed my a culation of the young man s mental ability He looked thoughtfully and tenderly down at the baby and in a short time tho mother was fast asleep The woman sitting across the aisle fr mme m-me who had heard as much of the conversation conver-sation a I had came and offered to relieve the young man of his charge I am ashamed of myself for not offering to take the baby from the mother before Poor little thing 1 Its asleep So it is Ill surrender it to you now with a cheerful smile At this point the train stopped at a station sta-tion and tho young man rose in his seat took off his hat and said in a clear earnest voice Ladies and gentlemen hero is an opportunity for each of us to show that we have been brought up in Christian land and have Christian mothers and fathers This poor woman pointing to the sleeping sleep-ing mother has come all the way from the Black Hills and is going to Connecti cut Her husband is dead and her baby is ill She hasnt money enough to travel in a sleeping car and is all tired out and discouraged What will you do about itJ Do 1 cried a big man down near the water cooler rising excitedly Do 1 Take up a collection 1the 1 American citizens last resort in distress Ill give So The effect was electrical The hat went I around and the way silver dollars and quarters and tencent pieces rattled in it would have done any true heart good I wish I could describe the look on the womans face when she awoue and the money was given to her She tried t thank us all and failed She broke down completely But wo dint need any thanks There wean sleepingcar on the train and the young man saw the mother and child transferred to it at once I did not hear what she said to him when ho left her but it must have been a hearty God bless you I |