Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-03-24
NUMBER II.
A SoGR0WFUL TALE,

James Stockton lived in small town
in England. Work was very scarce, ard
he, with many others, felt that he could
not remain long as he was. Tho fever
to go to America had penetrated the liz
tie village, and many were selling what
little they had at n sacrifice to get means
to como to This country, where they
thought all was prosperity. Stockton
had brother who had gone to the Unit
ed States, and was repo, ted as doing We'll.
lie determined to hunt him up, and, il
work was plenty, to send for bis family.
Although hc had no dea of the size of
the country to which he was going, and
did not know where his brother was loca-
ted, he thought it would bo a very easy
matter to dud him. lie soon discovered
his mistnkc.
After wandering about for some time
he finally found good employment. in II
place not far from Cleveland. Time
passed and he gave up poll hope Of finding
his brother, and prepared to roturh to his
family in England. One day fellow
workman asked his name, telling him
that man named William Stockton wus
"a neighbor to him. Stockton felt that ho
/ had found his long lost brother, and wus
So rejoiced that ho could not Guish his
/ day work. Nlo found his brother COM
| tortaby situated with family around
him, aud it made him long to have his
| dear ones, also, come. lle wrote to have
them prepurc, rs he would send passage
tickets in short time.
He procured the tickets and was about
to send them, when he received Il letter
J lrom England. II wasa long and hf' O.
I tomato message from mis- wife, telling
| him that she was already TO come, and
would bring to him "A little child four
month DID, born to them after his dcpar-
ture from home. She spoke OF the joy
she would have in making the journey
knowing that She would soon SEQ him.
The poor woman little thought that her
Journey OF lite was near over. AT the end
of the letter were a luw lines from his old
est child, u girl fifteen years Of age, IN
forming him That, on the morning aitor
her mother hnd written the letter, tho
children hcnrd the little babe crying, aud,
as the mothers voice was not hoard, ono
of them went to SEQ what was the mnttcr,
and found the mother dead in bed with
the child clusped in her arms. This lett
tho euro OF Eve small children to this girl
OF Grcon ycurs, and She asked her inth r
what she should do. As be had got a
good situation hole, he decided to hayo
them come.
The little nurse started with her charge.
She knew nothing of travelling and cnuse-
quently her difficulties wcro many
When one or two days out ON tho ocean
the bnbe took sick, and all tho others
were more or less scasick. As the child
grew worse, shc applied to the physician
for medicine. He ordered her to give tho
child II warm bath each morning. She
went to the cook for warm water, only to
be grullly ordered oil, with the remark
That he bad no time to trouble with tho
matter. Repeated attempts proved 40
better, and being too tinid to apply to
olhors Tor aid, she could do nothing for
the little sufferer. New York was reach
cd at last, aud she thought her journey
almost over. The chidron were delight
cd with the thought that they would soon
,ee their father. But II two days journ-
ney on the cars still awaited them.
The babe grew worse, and on tho last
day it died in her arms. She dared rot
tell any one Of the fact, for tear the child
would be tahou away from her and then
her father could not sec it. Tho
trail made "A longer stop than usual at
certain place. and the children went out
on the platform for exercise. A lady TO-
ticing so many children alone, went and
talked with them. She drew aside tho
conk from the little ones .bce and saw
it was dead. The poor girl begged so pit
cously that she might be allowed 10 take
il The lew more miles she hud to 60, that
II small coffin was procured and the dead
babe laid in it, The children started
Ofttt lilDlt bl lU'il why Ali' 1bAAi6 ''NtAfP
carrying tae collin on her hap.
The father was reached in due time at
the home OF biz brother, and the poor
child laid the little coffin on the ill0r and
gave hersolfup to her long pent grief,
telling through her tears how much she
had suffered aud how she had prayed ihnt
she might bring the babe alive to her
father.
Such was the experience Of james
Stockton. 1t was sad trial for him, bat
he is comfortcd with the thought that
such noble daughter is spared to him.
CicUeidHd Leader.
BRUTE WIspoM.-llere is an nnecdo'e
with a sharp moral, that comes to Us all