The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-03-01
The Story Of an Emigrant-An Heroic
Girl.

that beset the emigrant, but the follow
ing, which occurred not long ago, will
suffice, its exact truth being vouched for
on the best authority: James Stockton
lived in a small town in England. Work
was very scarce, and with many others he
felt that he could not remain long as he
was. The fever to 60 to America had
penetrated the little village, and many
were selling what little they had at a
sacrifice to get money to come to this
country, where they thought all was
prosperity. Stockton had brother who
had gone to the United States and was
reported as doing we'll. He determined
to hunt him up, and If 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 located he thought
it would be very easy matter to find
him. He soon discovered his mistake.
After wandering about for some time
he finally found good employment in a
little place not far from Cleveland: Time
passed and he gave up all hope of finding
his brother and prepared to return to his
family in England, One day a fellow
workman asked his name, telling him
that man named William Stockton was
a neighbor to him. Stockton felt that
he had found his long-lost brother, and
was so rejoiced that he could not finish
his days work. He found his brother
comfortably situated with a family
around him, and it 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 he received letter
from England. 1t was a long and atiec-
tionate message from his wife, telling
him that she was all ready to come, and
would bring to him little child four
months old, born to them after his de-
parture from home. She spoke of the Joy
she would have in making the journey,
knowing that che would soon see him
The poor woman little thought that her
Journey of life was nearly over. AT the
end of the letter were few lines from the
oldest child, a girl 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 mothers voice was not heard,
one of them went to see what was the
matter, and found the mother dead in
bed, with the child clasped in her arms.
This left the care of five small children to
this girl of fifteen years, and she asked
her father what she should do. As he had
good situation here he decided to have
them come.
The little nurse started with her
charge. She knew nothing of travelling,
and consequently her difficulties were
many. When one or two days out on
the ocean the babe was taken sick, and
all the others were mere or less seasick.
AS the child grew worse she applied to
the physician for medicine. He ordered
her to give the child a warm bath each
morning. She went to the cook for the
warm water, only to be gruffiy ordered
of with the remark that he had no time
to trouble with the matter. Repeated
attempts proved no better, and being too
timid to apply to others for aid, she
could do nothing for the little sufferer.
New York was reached at last, and she
thought her journey almost over. The
children were delighted with the thought
that they would soon see their father
But two days journey on the cars still
awaited them.
The babe grew worse, and Oh the last
day it died in her arms. She dared not
tell any one of the fact, for fear the child
would be taken from her and then heI
father could not see it. The train made
longer stop than usual at certain
place, and the children went out onto the
platform for exercise. A lady noticing
80 many children alone, went and talked
| with them. She drew aside the cloak
from the little ones face and saw that il
was dead. The poor girl begged sc
piteously that she might be allowed to
take it the few miles she had to go, thai
small coffin was procured and the dead
babe laid in it. The children started once
more ON their way, the young girl carry
ing the coffin on her lap.
The father was reached in due time al
the home OF his brother, and the poo
child laid the little coffin on the fool
and gave herself up 10 her long pen
grief, telling, through her tears, how
much she had suffered, and how she hat
prayed that she might bring the BABE
alive TO her father.
Such was the experience of Jane
Stockton. 1t was sad trial for him, bu
he is comforted with the thought tina
such noble daughter is spared to him.
Scarcity of Human Remains.
Sir Charles Lyell, in his Antiquit.
of Man." states that while travelling owe
the bed of HARLEM Lake, in 1861
then containing five thousand inbabit
ants-he was informed by Mr.. Staring
geologist for the Dutch Government
that he and his associates had searche,
in vain for human bones in the deposit
which had constituted for centuries th
bed of the great lake. There had bee
many n naval fight on the HARLEM Lake
wherein hundreds OF Dutch and Spanisl
soldiers and sailors had met water
grave. The population that had live
on the borders of the lake numbere
forty thousand souls, and the great nun
Der of large and small canals and ditche
dug in th , reclaimed land, was favOrabl
to the discovery of human remains, ha
there been any, but none were found
He concludes this subject as follows
"a corpse cast into the water first sinks
and unless it be almost Immediately ovel
spread with sediment of certain weigh
it will rise again when distended wit
gases, and floats perhaps to the sea befor
It finally sinks. Itmay then be attacke
by fish of marine species, some of whic
are capable of digesting bones. II, befor
being carried into the sea and devouret
it IL enveloped in fuviatile mud an
sand, the next flood, If it (the corpse
lie in mid-channel, may tear it out agail
scatter all the bones, roll some of thei
into pebbles, and leave others exposed
destroying agencies, and this may be r.
peated annually, till all vestiges of th
keleton disappear"
In connection with this, we recall u
, historic event that when the Duke
Alva took the city of Haarlem, in 167
he treacherously beheaded not onl
eighty principal men, hostages, but tw
thousand of the citizens besides. The
three hundred were tied back to bac
and cast into the lake. AS this was Il
|, easiest way of disposing of corpses, it
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