The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-24
LITTLE IMMIGRA !N7S.
A Novel and Interesting Scenc-Thc De-
paris.rc ami the hrrIval.
The London Times, OF the 18th nit. says: i:

The London Times, oi the 29th nit. says:
Yesterday Miss Rye, the most successful Of the
with nincty-fivc persons under her care, in the
ocean steamship llihernian, for Quebec. Her
charge consisted OF nineteen adults eight boys
and sXty-cEhi little girls, all of whom, with tho
exception OF ten, are orphans: Her intention Is
to take them to al establishment she has pre-
pared In Canada, near Niagara AMI there give
them u course Of training, and ultimately to send
them out AZ domestic servants. Miss Rye her
woiverhamp,on, Bath, sc., arrived on Doari
on Wednesday evening. Tic Liverpool
tngcnt, consisting OF di!y little girls from tho
Liverpool industrial schools, which form part
Of the parocha system, were taken on board
yesterday at noon. About II month ngo Miss Rye
and obtained their consent to the experiment, nj
the rate Of Es per head. Tic money was provd-
ing Goo by subscription, MIR. Naihbonc, NJ. r.,
being principal subscriber. Eighty or ninety
orphans or tlosc who hal been deserted for n
> number OF years; but it WIS determined that no
child whose relatives objected should lac sent out,
anu Us objections were idade In several cascR the
number wls at length reduced to iif!y. The n-
mates OF the schools were NJ once Ne. TO work,
and an excellent Kit was provided for each OF the
little travellers. good Substantial box, contain
ing twenty eight articles of apparel, was given 10
cacl. Mr. and Birs. Birchail, the master anu
matron OF The schools, accompanied the little
emigrants to the steamer. II was All interesting
slight on board the tender. Tile fifty were all under
eleven years OF age and twenty were under seven.
They were all atiircd in warm w0ollen hoods,
covering the cars and shoulders, substantial
woollcn frOcks and clOaks stout shoes and
woOlen socks. Each little one was also provided
with nice picture book and plum bun. They
Ing assemblagc. The little children were evident
ly many OF them great pets and bore marks OF
hoods, large supplies Of picture books, anu the
like. When oil bourd the tender, anu still more
on board the liibcrnlan, the little voyagers lost
AL sense Of regret at leaving home In the crowd
OF wonders that thronged upon them and the
only tears to be seen were those OF ono pretty lit
tic maiden who had run splinter into her finger.
Two or three OF the little girls had relatives Who
came TO see them OIL, but the great majority were
naa Rg ~ no sense
Ian, and they were formally handed over to licr
charge by Mr.. Blrchall. The arrangements mndc
Tor their reception were admirable. Their herths
were roomy, and the whole section was carefully
partiioned OF from the other parts Of the vcs-
her matron and the children under their charge
MISS Rye WAS warm In her praise Of the arrange
remarked tii.,, ne siniIncss her charge Ind met
with irom the railway company's employees, and
from all with whom they had come In contact,
cited the utmost interest. Rough tars who had
been accustomed for years To scenes OF parting
from home and friends and had become hard
cned thereto, unhcndcd now, and took kindly
and nquiring Interest In the little adventurous
grant life, thoug'. certainly under far r happier
auspices than nslly fall to the lot OF the orphan
and the fricndess. On their arrival on board tic
children were al once taken down TO their section
OF tho vessel for dinner: Very happy they
looked, and yet many, OF those little cheer:
srea. sorrow one 'c pretty little Scs%SS ereaurs
a almost baby and her sister, slightly
Iins Ina IN Left their n9 is
been dead some years. Two other little ones had
left their mother, poor London needcwoman,
ucad In the house, where she had struggled for
many years. In this case, also tho father had
been long dead. Al the children were provided
the Liverpool children were carcfuiy examined
by the school doctor, and they, with the others,
also passed the scrutiny OF the emigration mcdi-
Hyp hnu
already bought and prepared an ample homo for
them at Niagara, which she has aptly chrlstencd
"Our western Home" There the children will be
kent In careful training nnti they are 10, when
they win be let out to service at lIxcd rates OF
supervision, until they are 18, when they become
their own mistresses. Duo care Will be taken that
INC persons to whom the children aIe permitted to
however, another very important and interesting
element In the scheme. lr any visitor TO sour
tnkcS fancy-and II the merry, happy and In
tclllgent faces are any criterion, there Will be
many sucli-and can give sufficient guarantees Of
respectability and homes. intention, they will be
permitted to adopt the child. Seeing the excel
lent opening there is for female labor In such
country as Canada, few will dispute the excellence
and the practical philanthropy OF Miss Ryc's en-
terprisc, and there arc fewer still who will not
wish tile orphan children II hearty "God speed"
THE ARRIVAL.
The Toronto Leader, OF the 18th instant, tells
the sequel Of the story:
There arrived ut Q O'Clock yesterday train by
the Grand Trunk Railway containing about three
hundred cmlgrantH, or whom about ono hundred
were Swctes, one hundred English, and the re-
mainder Miss Rye's batch Of little emigrants
bound for their new home mt Niagara, the eldest
OF whom could not have been more thnn about
twelve years OF age. The Swe,lcs and about thir-
ty-1ye OF the English proceeded - the States.
Miss Rye marshacd her little army and marched
them on bonr,l the steamer City OF Toronto which
Captain Milloy, with his usual consideration and
Kindness, had steamed to Tunnngs wharf await
ing their arrival II was most gratifying to sec
the kindness with which these little ones were re-
ceived. hr. Angus Morrison had couple OF bar
rels OF apples opened and distributed among the
shldren and Mr. Clement backed him up in his
Kindness with all the available baskets OF cakes to
be had In tile neghborhOod; ana they were well
repaid for their Kindness in the hanpy facee sur.
rounding them