The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-10
English Factory Girls for America.


English Factory Girls for America.
From the Oldham (Eng) Chronicle.
4 most singular circumstance occur
red on Monday last. which has created
no little sensation among the citizens
of Watchcote, FallswOrth An agent
from America has been in the neigh
borhood collecting young women fac
tory operatives) to take over the broad
Atlantic TO work in the cotton mills OF
that country The agent seems to have
had no difficulty in raising his full com
plement, for large numbers of appli-
cants have been refused. Not less than
two hundred blooming young lasses
left Newton and Fallsworth on Monday
last. and a large cOncOurse OF friends
and relations were assembled on the
road side, watching the merry groups
pass along to take their departure from
Victoria Station.
Among those who went to take a long
farewell of her friends was a Mrs. --
(2G), the beloved wife Of blacksmith.
Her husband was working from home,
near Audenshaw, and, having no chill
dren. she thought there was no harm
in leaving home for an hour or two, to
see her friends and companions take
their departure to the far West '
While walking and chatting with the
emigrants, she more than once express
sed desire to 20 with them. At length
the American agent overheard what
she said, and, seeing that she was a
promising healthy looking woman, he
tapped her on the shoulder and propo-
sed to pay her passage along with the
rest. She at first hesitated on account
of having no change Of clothing; but
one female offered to lend her a che
mise. and another a dress, if she thought
proper to accompany them. The day
was far advanced and little time to con-
slider but at length she proposed TO the
agent to return home, prepare her own
outfit. and be at the Victoria station to
90 along with the rest, if he would stand
to his promise Having made the agree
ment, She started off to the WatchcOte,
and summoned her neighbors to attend
an auction sale at her own house at
halEpast three that afternoon. The
novelty of the announcement drew a
large concourse of people at the APP
pointed time, and in the absence of a
licensed auctiOneer, she mounted the
rostrum and dispensed the goods and
chattels at the fall of the hammer in 4
manner worthy of the celebrated Ro-
bins. So quick was the dispatch of bu-
siness, that she had the whole effects
converted into money in time to take
the haIfpast four o clock bus to Man
chester.
While the sale was going on, she dis
patched a messenger to the pawnshOp
at Newton Heath to pledge her nus
bands best boots, and to redeem her
best Sunday dress with the money.
This was done, and she had surplus
over To show a little sympathy for
her husband, she left him the bed, a
three-legged stool, four mullins and a
ragged bone, the remnant of the last
Sundays dinner and a wooden skewer.
She packed up her apparel in a rickety
old trunk. which she bound tight with
the BEDFORD, and having given the
same in charge to Bob, the guard, she
took an inside fare, bowed her acknowl-
edgements to her numerous purchasers,
and babe farewell to the WatchcOte.
As thRyheels Of the omnibus ratified
over the pavement, she was cheered for
her indonitable spirit by the assembled
multitude, and she pulled off her ring
and flung it into the street, with a re-
quest that it might find its way back
to him who first bestowed it at the
matrimonial shrine. She arrived in
time at the station, and most probably
she is now gliding over the bosom OF
the Atlantic
When the husband came home at
night, he was somewhat taken by sur
prise at beholding the bare walls and
ali the furniture mizzled," except the
three-legged stool, upon which sat a
bouncing young woman, who had for
merly lodged with them She had
made a good fire with few Goals that
were left. and after detailing to him the
whole programme of the proceedings,
she offered to wear the broken ring, and
ascend the vacated throne, if he would
consent to become her loving consort
Poor Vulcan, however, considered that
he had suffered enough by his false and
tickle mate. and that he ought to con-
suit his father before accepting such a
proposal Taking the advice of his
aged parent, he spurned the lovely
nymph who aspired to become 'Crink%
the Second gathered up the mullins
and the mutilated remains Of the Sun
days dinner took up his bed, the stool
and the toothpick, and returned to the
house Of his father, to re-enjoy, if pos
81 l. 2 state of sinole hlessedness.