The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-03-01

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The Story Of au Emikrant---A Heroic Girl.
James Stockton lived in a small town
in England. Work was very scarce,
and he, with many others. felt that he
could not long remain where he was.
The fever to 60 to America had pene.
trated the little village, and many were
selling out what little they had at a
sacrifice, to get means to come to this
country, where they thought all was
prosperity. Stockton had a brother
who had gone to the United States and
was reported as doing well, He deter
mined to hunt him up, and if work
was plenty to send for his family. AL
though 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 a
very easy matter to find him. HesoOn
discovered his mistake.
After wandering about for some
time, he finally found good employ.
ment 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 neigh
Dor of his. Stockton felt that he had
found his long lost brother, and was
so rejoiced that 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, rs he
would send them passage tickets in a
short time.
He procured the tickets and was
about to send them, when he received
a letter from England. It was a long
and affectionate message from his
wife, telling him that she was all
ready to come, and would bring to
him a little child four months old,
born to them after his departure from
home. She spoke of the joy she would
have in making the journey, knowing
she would soon see him. The poor
woman little thought that her journey
of life was nearly over. At the end of
the letter were a few lines from the
oldest child, girl Is years of age, in.
forming him that, on the next morn
ing after her mother had written the
letter, the children heard the little
babe crying land, as the mother s voice
was not heard, one Of them went to
see what was the matter, and found
the mother Gead in bed with the child
clasped in her arms. This left the
care of five small children to this girl
of Is years, and she asked her father
what she should do. AS he had a good
situation here, he decided to have
them come.
The little nurse started with her
charge. She knew nothing Of travel.
ing and consequently her difficulties
were many. When one or two days
out on the ocean the babe took seasick.
AS the child grew worse. she applied
to the physician for medicine. He
ordered her to give the child warm
bath each morning. She went to the
cook for warm water, only to be gruffly
ordered off with the remark that he
had no time to trouble with the mat
ter. Repeated attempts proved nd
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
d two days journey on the cars still
awaited them.
The babe grew worse, and on 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 her father could not see
it. The train made a longer stop than
usual at certain place, and the chill.
dren went out onto the platform for
exercise. A lady, noticing so many
children alone went and and talked
with them. She drew aside the cloak
from the little ones face and saw that
it was dead. The poor girl begged SO
piteously that she might be allowed to
take it the few more miles she had to
go, that a small coffin was procured and
the dead babe laid in it. The children
started once more on their way, the
young nurse carrying the coffin on her
lap.
The father was reached in due time
at the home of his brother, and the
poor child laid the coffin on the floor
and gave herself up to her long-pent
grief, telling through her tears how
much she had suffered and how she
had prayed that she might bring the
babe alive to her father.
Such was the experience of James
Stockton. It was a sad trial for him
but he is comforted with the thought
that such noble daughter is spared to
him.