The workingman's advocate., 1874-05-23

TO BR CONTINUED.
An Incident of Colorado Travel.
The car door opened, there was rattle
and rustic upon the platform outside-
and she came stumbling in. At the same
instant there came in with her n ruddv
checked, blue-eyed boy, whose years were
not counted above ten. She carried in her
arms bundle closely and carefully
wrapped, ut the end of which q tiny face
appeared, 9 diminutive copy of her own.
Carefully placing this bundle ON the seat,
she next dragged in q box and q basket,
and the strong odor Of bilge water, such
~ ever pervades the steerage or between
decks of the emigrant vessel, announced
to the indiferently interested passengers
that my fellow passenger was an emigrant.
She was not more than thirty, she was
fair, and appeared a. strange and timid a.
the antelope we saw from the car windows
gliding over the plains. But no one spoke
to her, no one presumed to claim acquaint-
ance with this travel-sOiled, weary looking
young woman, and as she sat upon the
next seat TO my own, gazing wearily out
upon the wide bleak monotony Of the
plains, l observed several times during
the day that her large blue eyes filed with
tears, and that the little boy in Scotch cap,
knee breeches and black hose, busted him
self in . vain attempt to comfort his
mot er." All this / observed from be-
hind my book, which book proved q me-
dunn of communication between NV fell
lOw-passenger and myself.
Il beg pardon, sir, but can you tell me
when we shall arrive Cooking at an en-
velope) at Bijou Stationf'
Tomorrow evening sometime, if all
goes well, 4" replied.
'Is the country out there as wild and
sparsely settled as this, sir 7"
eyes, madam, or more 30. 1t depends
very much upon the portion of the Biiou
you 60 to-"
The ice being broken between myself
and my fellow-psssenger, she soon fell
victim to q professional American news
paper interviewer to whom she told her
story.
But this story would have but little in
terest for the general reader, were it not
for the sequel, which is herewith given.
will give her story as near a. possible, in
her own words
''Yes, sir, am from England. / left
there three weeks ago. / observed You
reading Dickens, and took the liberty of
speaking to you. Do l admire Dickens
Yes, air, / loved him. | am q relative of
his, and have oft times visited him at his
place at Gads Hill. l am from Gloster.
Do you know Gloster It is q dear old
town. We lived Just within the shadow of
that great cathedral "a sigh) Oh, the dear
old town. / expect we shall never meet
again. 1t is great old structure, sir. You
can read all about it in Uncle Charless
last book, 'The Mystery Of Edwin brood.
He describes the town just a. it is. We
all loved Mr.. Dickens. 1 walked with him
many times in the grand old structure, for
he made our home his home when he came
to Gloster. He only lived ten miles away,
and frequently came to see US while he
was working upon his last book. OBJ
served you reading one Of his works, and
made 30 free as to speak, for sm-oh so
very lonesome and strange here Did
come all the way alone, sir Yes, sir
But it was wrong in me to attempt it. i
thing sometimes l shall give up before |
reach my husband. But Charles is quite
q man TO me. You have no idea, sir, how
clever and kind my little son has been to
me, both on the voyage and at Halifax, at
and Cincinnati. How do / like
the States, did you say Oh, sir, / don't
like them ut all ! like the State Of Gin
cinnati the best of any l have been in.
stopped ut Halifax. 1t il q dull, cold,
place. They kept Us three days
~ PaI -, nknw
At Cincinnati my luggage was smashed,
and had to purchase deal boxes to pack
in. They charged me q sovereign for them
was detained one day ut st. Louis
nasty, gloomy, smoky place, is it not sir
At Leavenworth they refused to take my
Engliah gold for my hotel bill, and was in
great trouble and distress Did get my
luggage all right Yes, SIR. There is nine
hundred pounds of it, Why did bring
20 much, did you sayl Why, sir, my hus-
band wrote me that he had got perfect
little Eden Of . place in Colorado. Yes.
sir, he calls our new home Eden, and 1
thought would bring N many Of the old
things from home ~ possible, and l brought
. box Of tee, . barrel Of sugar, several
bolts OF long cloth, some boots and cloth
ing, and ut least hundred different kinds
OF garden seeds. We will be 20 happy
when l get home. But, sir, (crying), 1
really think l never will reach home again.
Three weeks Of travel all alone has nearly
cost me my life.
What in my husband doing in Colorado,
did you say, lr 7 He in sheep farming.
He was tailor and gentleman's furnisher
I'm Gloster. We lived in one house for
years my father kept the busi-
ness before / married my husband. We
were doing very well and getting rich, but
my husband, who had been . sailor when
. boy, and who was born in Brazil, was dis
contented and wanted to travel. In an
evil hour consented to sell out our busi-
meas in Gloster. He took @5, 600 with him
and started for Colorado. His letters
which he wrote from Colorado were very
interesting, they were printed in our coun-
ty paper st home. Oh, mir il you only
could know how tired am of travelling,
how lonesome feel here upon these plains,
20 many Thousands miles from my dear old
home, you would realize how anxious am
10 meet my husband.
The sun and the train rolled ON west
ward, and toward eyening ON the second
day out from Kansas City came in sight Of
Bijou. My fellow passenger was al hustle
and excitement she had been half dozen
time 10 tho glA@ to adjust her hair and
apparel The beautiful little boy in his