New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-21

PAST HISTORIES OF THE EMIGRANTS.
The following brief histories of the
younG emigrants were gathered chiefly from the
children themselves, and given nearly
possible IN the simple language they used.
Inc accounts oftheyOunger children obtained from
ohcers OF the Chdrens Aid Society, from charitable
ladies who had rescued them from homes Of suffering.
In few instances initials used these cases
where one or both of the parents living and it
feared that they should know where their children
paced thoy might hereafter claim Their services though
they now leave them to but for the OF strang
BRocKMAN ALBERT is child tweIveyears old His his
tory is oventfu one, showing that be pos
sesses much courage and determination. He has
relatives, death having deprived him Of his father.
VINO required him TO steal and who was accustomed
TO beat him II he did not He was never allowed
to 60 TO school He says that he was born in
NeW-1Ork at ~ o'clock on Christmas night, 1867.
When he was left 10 provide for himself be began by
picking un bits of WOOD and coal on tie
wharves When he had made few pennies
he bought brushes and blaeking and established
his capital he became newsbOy, and cOntn-
ned in this employment until about five
persuaded him 20 20 down the coast IN his
sloop. Iongstreet afterward claimed to be too poor
70 support HIM aud put him ashore , near ar Atlantic
niebts az the Life-Saying station, irving each day
TO obtain passage to New York. Failing IN this he
perSu ded the telegraph operator 10 send news OF
his situation TO SUPERINTENDENT Calder, or the
RlviDgton Street. Lodging House. where he had
been in the habit OF attending night school. Mr..
Calder Immediately sent for the d" shiPwreckcd" lad
and brought hun back My ia her" said the boy,
was adrunkard and beat me so that ran away When
1 afterward went back home, he was dead and
buried, and the people IN the house wouldn't
let me in" He is very brichi-ookng
boy, with inqu;ring eyes. When he went TO the
lodgng-house his worldly goods consisted OF a
calico shirt and pair OF trousers. There he receiyeda
warm flannel shirt, with shoes and STOCKINGS when
he c me 10 us" said Superintendent Calder, " ms
hands were torn and bleeding, aud we found that he
had been engaged in the SOMEWHAT novel
occupation OF assistant TO the dog
TieY had employed him To DO
the eatehng fer he @nd ne aa peen very
that liz Will turn out we'll.
COOPER EDWARD is the oldest hoy Of the party He was
sixteen GA August 20. Heis well appearing ara
shows much more refinement than most OF tlc boys
sent out by the society The story o,
have hvrd here except for about sixteen months
while l was On Il farm IN Orange ~ j., where l
worked Tor Herman Ncimer He has large farm
next to the one where Meierhoefer was
brother came from Germany. ana he wanted
him to work. and my sister thought | could
get good place here in the city; have tired q
great many places, aud at one am too large
at another small, ana so ! found
no one just right for ne. I think
farm life, and think l can succeed IN getting
along wen for myself. used 10 work
M Frstave near twenty eightisi i''I ran err
rands aud carried orders. and then
friend got this place IN Orange, where
u9ed TO plough, milk and take care OF horses
Before was IN ne printing Office lived Tor wlIe
store which used 10 tend. never went 20 school
except for weeks in Orange. | tdugnt myself
to read and write" Young Cooper showed tesmO-
mails from his employer at Orange aud from the
printer for whom he worked, winch give him a high
character.
JAMES He is n bngh;-eyed, intelligent
looking boy. aged fourteen He told his Simple
story the following way: II was born IN Ireland
and came 20 this country before can re-
member. Ny father lived IN Thirty-seyenth-st.
He worked q house. We were very poor
and | used To 20 down around the decks
aud pick MP WOOD and coal. never vent TO school.
My rather aud mother died about two year,
ago. After That / was crying ~ the streets
because l nd no home or pace to go. ana another ,
little boy asked me q 20 10 his homo in torty-hith-
st. with INN. lived there long time, ana used 10
bring in coal ana wood Aicr while l got
afraid that the woman would not want me
around 50 mucD, and heard that the Th'rty-hf
street Lodging House was a good place for loys
and went down mere. worried some lme III
an umbrella factory m FOriy-.cyenll-si.. bui saw
70 MANY H 81 was a. fnc Ca'h"re Pro-
tcciory for while. and used 10 WORK IN
rdd a. p1dE Tgd' ami @n come cEnec oTc o If1 v
ing in TIE country much better than
iodgne-housc / thought Woud 20 with me, but be
hasn't come TO see me here yet. He sad he was
gong u say goodbye 10 his aunt IN Bio"hyn.'
GORDON. RIcHARD, Is an A" ercan lad, who mas ilyed
in Philadelphia. ading Paterson ana New OK.
He is ony fifteen s years ODE Old YET be has
before the mast. His pathetic story Is that h.
lived with cruel stepmo.her at Paterson y.
said and tried hard. but when she found that
ct the mouth Win rage and turned me
out. j thea tried for anoiher week 10 learn
go /, cane to the Rivngon street Lodging House.
where have studied aud paid nv way by weeping
carving coal and WOOD aud setting tue tabic.
JouvsoY CHARLES has been an orphan for four years
during winch time he has been depcndcht' Tor the
mos, part upon his resources lie IS sixteen years
OF age. aud has lived on Bergen Hiii' \; D. ana III
New-Y0r City, where he has attended The Riymg-
ton street fs"' s soI was 'ong.soIr-
man. and was always Kind and supported las family
o m,'"' bergen Hi, but when he died al
that my brother and got for IL was
took care OF NE for time, until be went 10 sea
on the bark Peru Thea he left me ~ ch3Ise
Of a lady in New-York but she died and ner nus
hand was A druukaTd SO wouldn't stay with MN.
lie Iried make me work ana steal Tor nm though
my brother had paid for NY board. since leaving
bm have supported myself by blackiug boots ana
selling papers
LABREY. HENRY is young American WHO hopes 10 DC
lawyer. lie Is twelve years OF age ana Was
born in Chicago Two years ago bis iainsr
became disspated and died Lne boy dd , p
then brought him to New,fork. and placed MN ~
the New-York Juvenile Asylnm Where ne
he says, is a notary public in Chicago -
able 10 support him partially, and he IS
Tended to be dependent upon his mother.
he replied: o, no. / am going 10 work IN beg
office, and viii study law when get "a chance ana
by-aDd-by will be q lawyer"
T, AyyBEScE CHARLES IL German, sixteen years old,
who WAS very anxious TO be earning ms owl own
and coming 10 New-YOrk at the age OF
four years has lived here ever since snpP"rns ni
cigaT-inaker III the Bowery. He has lived at the ky,
Street Lodging House,and mas DScn puhctudl
scholar of tue night school. having learned 10 read
and write He orphan, and has only one brother.
soveral wears older Than himself who has left
MIN 10 his own resources. His father was u
cigar-maker Father always kind 10 me,
sald the boy, "thOuRh he sometimes got drunk.
Rut I mad cruel, drunken stepmOiher. who was
AWAY, fighting with him." Charles had
little travelling bag, in which he took number
OF old newspapers and pamphlets which he had
picked up in various ways. . That is my library"
> he explained with an expression OF pride
,tcCrSy. CHARLES was thirteen years old
Jnue 20. He told the following story
81 have been sleeping at the Eighteenth
street. Lodging House. Before that L used
to sleep in wagons. until one su day hoy
Good cheap place. My right father died
when i was a month or two old. He was
snot over In Jersey. have heard my mother tell
sbont H. He was going by a house, and wouldn't
answer a question II man put TO him, ana the
nI uad