Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-24
WINS0ME LITTLE ALICE,
The Pet Of The Passengers on the
Through Line From Phlla-
iGIphia 10 Denver.
She Makes the Trip Alone to Meet
Her Mother.
Denver Tribune, October %.

Denver Tribune, October %.
Alice, a skye ,r.old child of Mrs.
Rich nond, of Park avenue, arrived in
the city yesterday, after a journey of
over 1900 miles. She was alone and
her only guide was the placard pinned on
her cloak. which appealed to fellow pas
sengers to assist the walf, who was travel
ing to see her mother, in Denver.
LONG AND DREARY RIDE.
The mother had correctly estimated
the time and knew her child must be on
that train. The last she had heard of
her since leaving Philadelphia was dur.
ing a slight detention at Wilmington,
Delaware, when the little ones
grandfather, Andrew Fulmele, had
babe her goodbye. Here, while
the folks were weeping, little Alice was
happy. Her eyes were brlnfull of JOY
and her only thou. hit was that of seeing
her mother. The dreary prospect of IL
journey across the continent did not
appal her, for her brave little heart only
responded to the yearning OF u mothers
love.
Alice's ticket was bought in Philadel.
phia and the start from that city was
made on Thursday evening. The last
relative she saw was Mr.. Fulmele and
the talk she had with hun was Of about
10 minutes duration or during the stop.
page at the depot for r, freshments. The
placard that brought her to Denver bore
the legend: 81 am alone; going to my
mother in Denver, Colorado. Please see
that | am not astray.'
TIL MUTE APPEAL
WAS m ost etfectual. Every one on the
train was assiduous in his care of Alice.
The passengers seemed to have resolved
themselves into good shepherds with a
watchful care over that particular amb.
Little Miss Alice never has and never
will again, probably, unless she becomes
a professional beauty at an English court,
receive 30 much attention. And she ell
joyed it. When the train would stop at
a station some fatherly soul would lift
ner in his arms and take her out for ex-
ercise and show her the sights and buy
her cakes and oranges and other things
her childish heart delighted in. When
she wanted to sleep, some matron
or well.dressed lady would see that
she had the softest place in the coach,
| with her feet next the stove and her
head away from the draught. In return
for these attentions were the entertaining
prattle and her pretty, childish ways so
amusing 10 all and 80 diverting to the
tired senses. To Alice, her ride was one
continual picnic-a happy experience
long drawn out.
HER LAST A ON THE TRAIN.
At last came Sunday, and with the
dawn came the view of the snowy range
and anon the scattering houses on the
plains and finally Denver. Her mother
was at the depot. When the train
stopped almost the first person to appear
on the platform of the Pullman coach
was u benevolent looking, gray haired old
gentleman, and in his arms he carried
Alice. The mother rushed forward and
gathering the child in her arms embraced
it frantically. 1t was
AN AFFECTING MEETING.
Even the rough brakeman could hardly
keep back the rising moisture in his eye.
Through it all little Alice was the most
collected of the group. When the first
gre etings with her mother were over she
turned to her travelling companions gath
cred on the platform of the coach, and
stretching out her hand, cried: "Dood'
by, dood people; Use dot my mamma
now; dood bye and soon after the train
left on its long journey to the coast, bear
ing away saddened hearts.
The mother and the little girl stood
upon the platform, and 80 long as tn,
two were in sight the passengers wavet
their kerchiefs, and 30 long as the white
signal could be seen the chubby fist .
baby Alice threw back an answering
salute.
Little Miss Alice made one of the mos
remarkable journeys on record. Sh'
was never DELAYED and at each change o