The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-13
A SAD EXPERIE IENCE,

The story or An EmlgrAnt-An Heroic Girl.
James Stockton lived in small town
in England. Work was very scarce, and
he. with many Others, telt that he could
not remain long as ne was. The fever to
90 to America mad penetrated the little
village, and many were selling what lit
tie tney had at d sacrifice to get means
to come to this country, where they
Thought all was prosperity. Stock ton
had brother VINO had gone 10 the United
States, and was reported as doing well.
He determined to hunt him up, aud il
work was plenty to send for his family.
Although he had no idea OF the size OF
the country to which he was going, and
did not know where his brother Was To-
Gated, he thought it would be very easy
matter 70 find MIN. He soon discovered
his mistake.
After wandering about for some time =,
he finally tound good employment in a
little pace not far from Cleveland.
Time passed and he gave up all nope of
finding his brother and prepared to re-
turn " his family in England. One day
a lellow-WOrkman asked his name, tell
ing him that a man named William
Stockton was a neignbOr 10 MIN. Stock
ION telt that he hau found mis- long-lost
brother, and was SO rejoiced that he
COulu NOV his ud1 MOIhs he
found his brother comfortably situated
with a family around him, aud il made
HIM long to have his dear ones, also,
come. He wrote to have them prepare,
as he would send passage tickets in
short time.
He procured the tickets and was
about to send them, when be received a
letter from England. 1t was a long and
affectionate message from his wife, tell
ing MIN that sue was all ready to come,
and would bring to him little child fOur
months old, born TO them after his de-
parture from home. Sne spoke of the
ioy she would have in making The jour
uey, knowing she would soon see MIN.
The poor woman little thought that her
Journey of life was nearly over. At the
end OF the letter were lew lines from
the Oldest child, a girl Of fifteen years OF
age, informing him that, on the next
morning after her mother had written
the letter, the children heard the little
babe crying, and, as the mOlher's VOICE
was not heard, one Of them went 10 sec
what was the matter, and found III
mother dead in bed with tue child
clasped in her arms. This left the care
of i've small children to this girl OF
fifteen years, and she asked her father
Wnat she snould do. AS he had good
situation mere, he decided to have them
come.
The little nurse started with her
charge. She knew nothing Of travelling
and consequently her difficulties were
many. Wnen one or two days out on
tue ocean the babe took SICK, and all
the others were more or less seasick.
AS the child grew worse she applied 10
The physician Ior medicine. He ordered
her 10 give the Guild warm bath
each morning. Sne went to the cook
lor tue warm water, only to be grutf1,
ordered of with the remark that he mad
no time to trouble with the matter. Re-
peated attempts proved no better, and,
being TOO tlnld to apply 10 others for aid
she could do nothing for the little sui
terer. New YORK was reached at la It,
and she thought her journey almost
over. Inc cnIluren were delighted with
Lhe thought That tuey would SOON see
their father. But tWU-Iays' journey
on the cars still awaited them.
The babe grew worse, ana on the last
day 1t died IN her arms. She dared not
tell any one of the TACT, tor lear the
child would be taken from her, and then
her father could not see it. The train
made longer stop than usual at a cer-
TAIN place, and the children went ouI on
the platform for exercise. A lady,
noticing SO many children alone,
went and talked with them. She
drew aside the cloak from the little
ones face and saw that it was dead.
fhe poor girl begged 80 plteously tnat
she might be allowed to take il the few
more miles she had TO 60, that small
coffin was procured and the dead babe
Lalu in it. The children started once
more on their way, the young nurse car
rying the coffin on her lap.
The father was reached in due time 1t
the home OF MS brother, and the poor
child laid the coffin on The floor and gave
herself up TO her long-penL grief, telling
her tears now much she mad
suffered and how she had prayed that
she migut bring the babe alive TO her
IaLher.
Sucn was the experience of James
Stockton. 1t was bad trial for hlm,
but he is comforted with the thought
that sucn noble daughter is spared to
him. Cleveland Leader.