The Grenada gazette., 1888-02-25

She seemed to have Forgotten thet sh(
had ever known him.
H. smoked his pipe and studied hi
Bible. and she romped and danced
with the sailors and the men in The
Storage. and hirted with whatever
man looked At her from either deck
She was saucy and pert. as prett,
women learn to be with men always al
their beck and call. but still she re
manned tho belle Of the steerage. ant
even caused some jealousy among the
young ladies in the cabin.
She had stepped from a pleasant
home to little throne where she was
an absolute queen over a hundred men,
rough and uncouth. but men. and her
woman's heart wa IS satisfied
As the ship steamed up the Now
York harbor in the early morning all
was hustle and confusion among the
passengers. 1t was now every fellow
for himself and no favors shown.
Each passenger looked after his own
trunk, bag or bundle. The belle Of
the Storage was forgotten. She had
abdicated the throne, for er,subjccts
had deserted her. She was now only
one of the steerage passengers. as she
stood with hcr bundle ready for tho
custom officers. Her sailor 8 hsd'for-
gotten her. and were looking to the
dock trying to recognize wives and
sweethearts among those waiting to
greet the passen gers and crew. The
Pole had his pack and tho Norwegian
his box 10 look after. She was quito
alone. Her lover too. was gone.
He busted himself with his own affairs.
and gave n helping hand to one or
two old people who seemed to be his
friends. H. sought no recognition
from his old sweetheart, and failed
to respond to the Inviting smile she
gave him when she saw that the
others had deserted her He had
proud spirit as wei as = sore heart,
and neither asked nor accepted "a
vOrs.
As the great steamship came along
side the dock and the plank was
thrown out, there was a rush. and
officers, cabin-passengers and steer
age-men, women and children from
every cline and country almost. from
every grade of life, ranging from the
to the wild-eyed Poles,
herded together like cattle, and speak
ing Il confusion of tongues that made
n perfect Babel of the place. In
for their baggage to come
ashore, and in their efforts to get it
through the hands Of the customs Off
GERS, men are liable TO forget their
Lightly and women lose that serenity
IN which they pride themselves as a
sustaining power in great trial. They
I'll become selfish, almost savage ami
nails for the moment. and grab tho
boxes, trunks. bags, and bundles that
,ome ashore with the savagery that
hungry dogs snap up bones thrown to
, pack Of them. OF all places. the
lock of an incoming steamer. with the
customs officers prying into every
mes affairs Is the easiest for one to
Use friends. and find that individual
forts alone count.
And tho belle of the steerage, who
lad depended upon her fellow-passen.
,ers so much during the passage. was
IS helpless at the dock rs was the
eversh, invalid wife of the million.
ire. who did nothing but scold her
and more than doubled the
rovocations which balanced the pages
'here his profanity was recorded.
he poor girl had one treasure. and
My one. A blue silk dress pattern
ad been Il present from one of her
ld-world friends, and she was bring
,g it with her as her wedding dress
hen she and her young lover. who
ad left Sweden to try his fortunes in
.merica. should be m,rried. In the
lmiralion she received from other
zen. for the first time in her life. she
ad forgotten the awkward young
'ver. But she did not now forget the
TX for her new dress What woman
yer forgets in such an instance? She
ad been warned that morning to pre-
are for the customs officer and hide
'ery thing Of value to save paying
lty. And one Of her companions,
ho had passed through the expert.
ice before. advised her to fold the silk
bout her body. under her clothing, and
'us pass through the line of waiting
So, when she stood alone
1 the dock. her figure was not 50
lapely as when she attracted 50 much
tention on shipboard. While stand
& there waiting her turn sharp.
cod, brigh-eyod little woman came
p and. after examining her bundle.
o'ioned her to follow into the ladies'
room. Ten minutes later
q examiner came out triumphantly
'lding out at arms length the bit Of
uc silk, and the belle Of the stecraye,
ilh eyes swimming in tears and
iecks blnshing scarlet, followed as
ough being led to the fail. Her
'e's was gone, and she was
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