New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-25
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25 1864

city. Shortly afier she found box well flied will
tobacco in his pocket he impored her not TO tell; she
rss deaf his father took lis strap 10 him, and the habit
4 was broken up.
u This and some similar matters set Mr. Gale TO think
ing. The slow way he was getting along set him ia
thinking so did his increasing family. Their expenses
too increasing aud now that there six chill
dren they needed more room. In hot weather II was
almost Impossible to cook. eat and live In room say
ing nothing about places to Sleep Clara went out
o'al times to hunt for house with more rooms. She
clearly that get such would take all they had
been In the habit OF saving while they needed this
amount extra FOX clothing and food They talked the
matter 1t was clear that tue time soon would
come when they could lay up nothing and they could
have no more room. Henry was taken from schOol.
and was set TO learning hi fathers trade 1t was
pity to break him oif-he just beginning to learn
fast; but there was no help for IT,
In thinking % his prospects Mr. Gale became nean
choly, almost discouraged. He lost aesh. His face
became sickly and pale. II, said little, Clara, how
ever. kept good courage. She still fresh and rosy
Tor she had all the running about IN do Every day Sue
n oud into Orchard street to her mother ard
SsA aud tell the news. She called Others. but all
her s. sits short. Eysry morning Mr. Gale voud
look oSe" the paper and g, to work again; and he
worked a day long. He did not sing any more while
ut work III the erenng he would wax ont 10 ths
park often nine. / doubt no. bat you ofien saw hin
Sometimes he wosli 60 with Clara to fIc lecture
neither could dress well formerly, and they paid
few visits THIS was hard on Clara To live in Now
York and not dress wen was real grief
In the midst a financial crash; merchants were
f,;i, 4 "A sut In txuk. m the
morning Clara went 10 draw their nouc? She Gid rot
come back till fgo o'clock. Only by keeping her place
in the crowd was she able get to the counter late in
the day. Afterward she near being robbed
The bank proved sound. and in week she put y back
again.
One morning. Mr. Gale did not go 10 work; he sat IN
her rocking chair reading the paper. Clara 10, of
getting breakfast to ask if he well Yes; be he
was thinking no intended spend time in think
ing" All the children 20 look ut Lin. II was
strnngc father was not a, work. They were nf7sd
something would happen When he got MS breakfast.
be took his hat aud out. Ills bench looked lonely
enough with the leather apron spread over IT, Surely,
something going to happen-he had never been TINS
way before But lie getting poorly; walk down 20
tho Battery, OF stroll across tue r,er voglG DO Inn
good.
She got an extra dinner the ablecloh was white g.
snow; the secured and cleaned. Father
should they had not been idle. He did not come
back at noon The dinner al ready. She sent the
children ii lie coming and she kept look
ing out OF tie window. At last she saw him walking
fast with the children holding his fingers. he seemed
quite BRIGHT IL had been 20 Hoboken sitting I'M
def some trees and no had through thinking he
was or a s,yike On a striker The papers had said
nothing abou, il. II was curious time to go on
strike when he has thought himself well Of to get work
81 all. No matter. he on strike. Strike about
what pray tell About work. lie was nor going 10
stand IT, Others might. he wouldn't. They talk about
slaves. H. was one. Now he going to BE- hee 4
he would leave the city; he would buy land and turn
farmer Certainly lie must be crnzyi and she gave HIM
10 understand She was not going TO Jersey be told
her hot to be troubled about Jerseythat was no place.
lie was going West. Illinois. lie: her look At that
letter and that pamphlet. Yes he must be crazy and
she wondered II he though, she going TO Illinois 10
live among the Choctaws the Cherokees and the Po'a
wa,tomes He told her she was beside herself 10 talk
about Indians in Illinois. there were none within
thousand miles.
II seems that be had got Into correspondence with
the Commissioner Of the Land Department o'hc Illinois
Central Grea, inducements were held out and the
general statements were illustrated BY account from
the settlers Clara read them over bu, She could not
bear the idea OF leaving NcN York and Of never seeing
her relations and friends again. He talked with hei,
o. showed her heywore doing little, and were likely
10 do less that what they paid FOR rent In four years
would bus them farm. when, not only World II De-
their own but il would support them, and be worth
more than Tie house and lot itself. She would BOT 60;
she knew It would make her miserable and her children
never could be anything.
Then She went 10 talk with her parents. What was
her surprise to hear her father say it would be good
plan he had known many who went West TO do well. /
with common industry they could not fail in fact lie
had about made up his mind that when he should lose
bis place in the Custom House lie would 60 himself !
She knew what to think. She said they were all
against her Al she could do was to cry. Ihoras had
always been edby her and she thought she could control
him but iu this she mistaken. The trst thing she
knew he had the children his side for he told them
such fine stories about the West how the Strawberries
grew among the grass how there are nuts OF al kinds
aud apples, peaches and pears, everywhere lowers
bloom and milk is only cent quart.
Clara held out several weeks, but seeing az last there
would be- no peace sic made mp her mind to 60, and
then went to work 10 get them good clothes and she
Visited auctions and other places where she could buy
things cheap and they started lor Limos.
AT Chicago the Commissioner surprised 10 sre a
man come In this way with his goods and his family,
for usually one first picks out place and then sends for
his family Fearing that they were used Ia city
lie they would become discouraged If they went on
farm entirely new he sent along agent to show them
one of those farms which sQuatters abandoned when
the Company took possession for they settled intending
never to buy but to sell the improvements. They lef
Chicago in the middle of the night and next day they
a In he of