, 1881-05-25
TIE IMMIGRANT.
Some Of the Peculiarities Of the
Candidate for Citizenship.
How He Appears with His Bag
gage ut the lsailr0a0
Depot.
His Trunks, Dress, Family. and
Mother.in.Law Pioturesquely
Described.

Perhaps rho most marked characteristic OF tho
immigrant, who fB Mt present Brrlvfux in tho city
ty shnats. "a the fact that be Is Il foreigner fiu
mover takes tho trouble tn tell any nne that he Is
50; he does not need to. as It sticks nut all over
In dress, vuice, manner, and hundred singular
idosyncraBes. fle becomes Afnerfcanixcd In
worry nhort order. but Ia The year or two which It
tnkes to accomplish tho desirable nlttamor-
ph0sts he Is n remarkable creature tO look at
and a wouicrfui being to ststtiF.i
Perhaps tho first personal peculiarly which
tltstinztlshcs him fron ths people among whom
ha has cast his lot 1t bis extraordinary f1ndness
fnr Juggling about ponderous bundles lie seems
never 70 hnppy ns Nhrn with bnek bent Nnd
legs tottcFtug under load that would mako All
ordnary horsu uncomfortable. he n,akcsa moan-
lnglcss circuit OF thp deput. and thon Huds out
thRt he has gotten altogether cut at the proper
direction, and has 10 retracc his steps. Tho rost
Of the family share this lIttlc weakness. and
such one IL generally followed by wife. a
mother.in-law. grandmother, three grs,wn.up
H!atcrs, aud string Ut children, all bearing
huuEehod goods III their nrnls IN such 4uuntIty
aa to Tux thor strength to tho Utmost 1t hna
not not ttentsd ,s bcast ca IL ot % GSrsn u III Nnerca; e
that IL one VI tho things whIch no has tu learn.
and WHICH bis female rclnt!veB tnkc caro- TO
touch him Just NJ sum ~ they awaken to tho
fMtt that they have coT,9 tu II lMild where tho
beMuty Of wotnan aud not tho strength NJ her
backhone IL tho quality which makes her ador-
Apropos ol the effects which tho Immigrant
brings with htu,. II tnsist be Acknowledged ulat
tho trunk OF tho foreigner IL nn0tfBr OF tls
mArkHI Eeculturltlcs 1t is ncvGr beautifully
tut {s nfwAys wonderfully tuAde, und Thu rMttnr
fdta Uf tho nnker. It u plain 10 sec. has been TO
turn nut sUtnrthtnk which will endure frum ue.,.
orAuon to Rouerntlon aud still rrtnnn a soIIl
and substantial piece nf huusehold furnItuTe. 4
large majority OF tho trunks nrG paintcti d dull
green, aud almost all Of them arc heavily
TrupDED WITH NsAss-rlrpEU NAILS.
driven 80 we'll homo TINT tho Efforts Ut tho ma
tive taKXRRa-s saiHshaf, s0Fple'nant!nS tho tIcis-
alttdEd Ut hn uCcttn voyage. Aro hot sufficient
remove Dne Of them ffnnl lts plneN. Tho nrch-
tccturr of tho foreign trunk ID simple mud inpr-
uate. and II It were nut for tho braHs mills
and the t,ntnt and the extraordinary legenl Upon
Its side telling tho nan'e aud Acst,natinn o. tho
uwner, It would be hArll to distinguish II fruil
the Ordinary pAcktnK.cHse. ThcsG directions aru
often remarkable DlrcGs Of Sign .pAintitl8 nnl
ludIcruus exRtnptc4 Ut tho nervous care with
which the pulntHr has ,touc bis w0rK tn ortfcr 10
secure tho trunk against possible +traytng t4nm
tho right wsy. Amongst tho tnany uddresscs
which Ii TAtHuNE rpw.rter read up0l Il tal1ec-
ti0n OF trunks belonging IL u tIAfty Ut OcFmAn
immigrants Was one which rnn:
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jgntEb4in
cDnk to.
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