Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-06-27
CHAPTER XI.-AMERICA.

was at last ready TO start for America.
The land of heroes! Land of Gods plant
ing! The beacon light of hope! A land of
free churches of free schools, and free
men! Would my grand ideal be realized?
Would / find there all the noble aspirations
of nation fulfilled9
When / reached my lodgings in London,
I sent word to the Duke of Melvorne that
/ was at his service and ready whenever
he wished to start on our western tour
The answer came in person of the Duke
himself
"You were in earnest" he said, giving
me cordial hand shake as he spoke.
eyes, sir" replied. 81 want to see the
land where a man can make million in
month or two"
Our preparations for the voyage were
quickly completed. Our passage was Sc
cured on the "Fulda," and soon we were
blowing the waters of the deep, leaving
behind us line of white foam, soon lost
in the distance / thought how like our
life is this path, very real and full of life it
seems at first, and then it is lost and for
gotten.
The docks were crowded with gay CON-
pany. Some were going home, after years
of absence, TO greet the dear ones waiting
to welcome them. Others, like myself
were going for a first look at the new
world. Our voyage was made after the
president of the United States had issued
orders for the great cattle companies to
take their herds from some of the Indian
reservations. A corpulent old man was
making himself very disagreeable over the
news which had just reached him.
"Why are you so vexed with the presi.
dents order.
'If it is carried out It will cost nearly all
my cattle are worth. They are not in a
marketable condition." he said, grumb-
lngly.
"How did you obtain permission to put
your herds there9" / inquired.
1--WE got leases from the Indian Chiefs"
he said.
"Why, thought the Indians were wards
Of the nation, and had no right to sell or
lease their lands"
$50 they are thought to be. But through
the secretary of the department we OBJ
tanned the lease for u large tract of the
best stock raising country in the west.
Plenty of good water, grass in abundance,
and mild climate" he said, warming up
with his subject.
utIt 10 u Hltu nlJl lllo iOCS
] said TO the duke few moments after, as
we heard the old man still grumbling
when any one would listen to him.
YES" said the duke, that order Of the
presidents will pinch good many toes IL
it is carried out. But it will not be en-
forced. There is too much money in it.
The order amounts to nothing. 1t is only
blank cartridge fired for effect"
@'Thcn you think delays will be winked
at, and at last nothing will be done to en-
force the orderf'
II find, us a rule, my young friend, that
money wins every time" said the duke,
looking me full In the face, with an
amused expression on his handsome face.
What a fine looking lady that is sitting
yonder watching the sunset, with the
young lady at her side" remarked the
duke, changing the subject abruptly.
81 wonder If they are Americans
asked, rs VIC strolled along the deck.
Have you met themi"
Eyes, TO both your questions. / have
met them and they are Americans. The
elderly lady is the mother. The young
lady is one Of the finest violinists of her
age in the world. They are now returning
home from Europe The daughter has just
completed her course of study and will
now begin to reap her reward as an artist"
81 hope she will favor us occasionally
with some Of her skill" said, az we
passed in to supper.
Evening on shipboard Is usually de-
lightful time. Every one Is willing to be
agreeable. There were several good must
Clans ON board who kindly favored vs. with