Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-05

ne left.
And why did you come here if you
had nothing or wouldn't work."
IVY, me dear man, | thought it
would be no arm to change me diet.
Ihey gave me pound and said God
bless you, do You know, and told me to
try New York poor'ouse, where they
nave fresh buffalo outlets livery DAY and
Wild geese that the pauperB kills in the
alms'ouse yard now and again"
lie Is now doubtless on the briny wave.
gayly returning to England along with a
case of nal de mer, wishing. no doubt
that he had known more on the start
and gradually added 10 it on his way 10
America
Gen. OBIerne, the superintendent of
emigration, has an Office in the corner of
the big granite building, and back of
that Is the human corral where busy
officials scoot the stupid mass Of dazzled
ana sui wabbly stcerage people through
Their various shutes and toward their
destination, all the way from Massa-
chnsetts to Montana, though most of
them will remain to roasta the paanut
and picka the rag or select the MAYOR
fol New York.
Inc ireshening breeze pours in at the
rear of the barge Office all the time. lint
1t has its hands full. IL is laden with
the salt and salvation of thousands az
miles of ocean, and is used 10 it besides
and yet it has my sympathy
The first job, of course. is 10 recor5
the name, nativity, age. sex and destina. |
uoh OF the emigrant, also b. learn if ne |
mas any money. Some of them cannot
understand this They want To know
why anybody should have the riybt "a
inquire into their affairs that Wv,
lhen the money, if they have any ia
changed ipto American money. and a
receipt given besides for the amount co
changed. No chance for DOWNING the
new citizen M that way.
While ! stood there an Irish ,,;rI ,,.,,,.,l
~ 'h' registry desk, gave her name and
"er age. Then, when asked if she had
any money, she said she had two pounds
'u mat MT. McGoogin, "a gintleman I
80, o'l 5i'' Stamer, has me money. I'm
SUI, via MN, sOr, to Colorado"
Gnu nave you no friends that vo,
were 10 meet here" '""' y"
- ~ a brother in BROOKLYN that
NJ u'ate me here, but I've as,raf,o viii
~ "a ',C,S'"osln. met on the stamer 10 /
80 "ld HIM to Colorado"
% the search began for Mr. Nocoa
Elh. lie was fpunl down in Nh, 80
5 Snu''' Tor he couldn't get away. and
"H Drought up to be identified H.
very PLAIN man, indeed. was Mr.
'I'oolh, with retrousse nose that
,'Neu Ike sway back dormer windou,
I" E'l' OF wind. He had nice yv,r,,,
~" throat whislsers and a rich tonsiI;tis
ol N"ice. Mr.. McGoogin reluctant
SOW up the two pounds, and the red
sAeu Elri with the trusting heart wos
I" remain riveted to that SPOT tiu
nc, -, Drothe' from Brooklyn came for bar
on girls" said Mr.. Simpson ..,raI.,
Us more trouble than all the rest mt ta
nsorIl D" suspect nobody except the
rop'' VINO are trying to take care 90
you Qnick as You step out the door %
"'THe Office You hand over vonr t;r
:" 'he iirst yahoo that speaks tn Won,
anu start Tor Goliad or the YambiIl yai
ICY on loot with him if be go at
Ahat was fin" bird, indeed r. o.
picked up on the steamer and ~, , yOu
money To- wasn't he? That mn 90 IL
"Duiu stop Broadway car AIS
used TO think that the No,,,,,,- 4,
imported Mormons. We're the tonah 'ne
lot that ever saw. but the Oh, &c 7 nest
uty was the same that Won - ~. VI sane
the barge Office ho" at
''' horm9as landed in New