Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-05-25

ssPoor wanderers" said to myself. s.You
have had long journey from Father land,
and this is tho last night Of your travel
God grant you happy TO- morrow"
Near this group, in = nook formed BY the
state room and Stewards Office, sat upon a
heavy chest, a young man and woman. evil
IDENTIFY pleased with each others conversation.
did not like to seem rude, but stole a dozen
not so much Of the stolid look as those Of
the majority Of their companions.
Sometimes others Of the company would
join them for . few moments, tut these two
seemed mutually select, and any accession
was only temporary. | went to my cabin
and lay down but somehow could not sleep;
not that cared for the storm though the
wind yelled among the braces and csrdage.
knew the Mississippi and Capt. Hazard
were both all oak and both to be trusted.
1t could not BE- on account of the fifty emf
grant Germans in the storage, whom | had
never seen before and whom should never
see again. But could not sleep, and after
tossing for an hour, detected myself making
for the Storage with . kind Of feverish i'm
preston Of those poor tired faces. The wind
was still freshening and meeting us full on
tbs starboard quarter. Every "tenth wave''
sent column Of water as high as the pilot
house, and the whole forward deck was con-
stantly drenched, and the man with The fam
cy sheep was becoming anxious.
But must confess my crrand was to look
after the emigrant babies. There they were
bless their fat legs! all fast asleep. Then
it occurred to me had ut no time seen any
one whom took to be their mother.
Here was stout middle aged man with
one Of the little ones in his arms, both asleep
and here half grown girl with another the
smallest asleep upon her bosom; there two
pairs formed the outside, and between them
lay the rest Of the group on some old bed
ding, and all sleeping rs quietly as though
they were on dry land upon beds of down,
instead of that boat deck in such gale.
s.Poor tired ones," unused again. sY
have no doubt wea,hered far heavier storms
while on your voyage to the New World, and
have learned to rest, though not on roses.
looked for my select group-what lovely
sight! They were still sitting with their backs
to the wall, the girl had leaned her head ~
on her companions bosom, and both were
sleeping as quietly and innocently as though
Madam Propriety had never made rules to
govern such cases.
The steamers bow played boo-p peep with
the white crested swells ut frantic rate.
Now pointing up, like the nursery picture of
the COW that jumped over tho moon, and now
pointing its nose full at the wave like por-
tentous bull going to battle. But the wind
Eowlei still louder and the waves dashed
still higher. All the matches were closed,
but the water invaded the deck and came
pouring along by the sleepers. This of
course broke mp my nest of sleeping babies,
and as the old man rubbed his sleepy eyes
and looked up at me fancied his face ia
milar. and as he called out ssWilhelm!" the
whole riddle was solved, and those were the
IsPilgrims Of the Rhine.''
Wilhelm aroused his sleepy lady love, and
came forward to assist in getting the little
once to place of safety, closely followed By
his companion.
"Madeline, as livc!" said I.
"Aha!' said the old man, ssSind sic es
Herr Harris?''
But We had short time for introductions,
and hastened to get the drenched babies
upon some piles Of baggage out of the spray.
sWhere is Frau Katrine?" | asked. The old
man shook his head sorrowfully, and kissing
The child he held to his bosom. while he let
all a tear upon its face, only said:
sShe is dead--wc have left her in the
,ea!,'
And that was the very baby that Nettie
leld in the cabin, two years before, away
upon the Rhine; and now the daughter Ma.
hide, her poor little sisters had, and she it
vas that saw sleeping with the babe not
1ear old, upon her bosom an hour before.
The good Frau katrine had set out with
he rest, feeble in body but full of hope; but
IS they were too poor to pay for more than a
teerage passage, where but few comforts
could be had, she sickened under the priva-
ion and care of her dear babies, and a week
before the ship reached the quarantine ground
The died, leaving her infant habe in the arms
# her daughter Mathilde, who promised her
lying parent to be a mother to the little or
,hans in a strange land.
Numbers and turned out for an observation. |
ne wind had scarcely abated a jot; the spray
lew high above the pilot house; the sheep
nan declared his Merinoes would die in such
! constant drenching; but the babies of my
,ood Schiller were waking up as if nothing
lad happened, and perched upon stacks Of
oaies and boxes, We're, soon after, taking
heir coarse breakfast with better relish
han the passengers in the cabin. So God
,lves his poor capacity for enjoyment suit
d to their condition.
We should have been in Cleveland, at Z |
o'clock that morning, but, by force of the |
Wind, we were kept back till after Pm.
Captain Hazard was not sure he could 90
Q that port atall; but before we got up to
ne city, the wind hauled little to the south,
md by skillful maneuver, he laid his boat
p along side the pier. Then there was !.
LAD hurryng to get on solid land; the big
on-bound chests o. the emigrants were pill
q upon the dock, and the women and
children CNnn ont m Shnol &bornaay.a. ,.t.