The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-31

school on his hniflrociser skates IN the
hitlugiy cold winters o. the North.
When Lttic Hans mother dte1. Il was
terrible blow g him ana MS fnthcr.
The latter asked Hans how ne would like
50 20 to- America. where frlsnds on his had
zone. and Jared we'll whoa their house
had been washed away by the great inon-
datloa. Hana said that he womb like to
80 very much. a. lic was very sud where
he was.
So. one fine morning, Hans and hts
father sailed on Captain Stcsltzs schooner
out OF the zuyder 1en. down the North
Sea. through the Straits % Dover to
southampton, En6iuui.
Hcro Captain Stcitz unloaded his cargo
of OATS. rye. hnciswheat1 nax. madden
wooliena leather, sugar ttnd tullp hu,ba.
Hans and his twther hade the captain
good bye. one sunday afternoon IN May,
a. they boarded the tender which con-
vcyed them TO the great steamer Ellie,
which tore down through the English
channel. That night Hans slept on The
Atlantic.
wen. for three days and nishts the
wiliest kind OF a storm swept their steAsn-
CT EVERY which way. and on the t1,lrd
night poor little Hans became an orphan,
for his dear fvihcr ronsured on deck Tor
fresh air, ft,sn briow where everybody
was ordered to regnaln TIA the storm war
over. and he was swept overheard.
This wae an awful biOax 10 little Hans,
as BOW he wAa alone IN the great big
word, He cried ever 30 hard for hours
and hours. Then he thought that hi
would live TO be n man, 30 he dried his
tears and hooked In his fAther's trunk. to
see II he could and out the names OF his
fathers friends IN America.
He WAS lucky enough TO md letter
written 20 HIS father by Mr.. Van TwEler,
who lived UP IN Newburg. ON the Hudson
ttvrr, ia The state OF New York.
When he landed. over on the New pcr-
sey shore, he was shown the way 10 che
cars which carried him TO Newhutg.
Mr. and Mrs. Van 1Nviuer we're not half
30 well on as Hans flthcr had Thought,
Ia foot. they were pretty poor Hut that
made no difference 10 their reception OF
Hans, when was cotilal N thn extreme.
In ghc summer Ar. Nga iwillrs worked
rs assitaant to the hcst gardener Of the
great I'rowalinghon cFsate. hacie 81 New
burg. and few miles 10 thc North.
In the wtpter he helped cut Ice e,ong the
Hudson, from Neahurg % HAineDeck.
lie was vRlued BY the t'towitrEton peop.e
for his igiiowleige " pAtch bGhs and
tulipe which were cultivated ana priced
by the owfois OF the r;SpS and as an Ice
cutter he earned siu q week uieh rAcuina-
tkan incapncitatea MIN from worlSing rex
uiariy.
But Mr.. Van Twliler and hin good wife,
aus have said. made homeloss nttie Hans
welcome and M Il WAS summer. Hans
! every day went along with Dncic Nail
Jwliler In order 10 learn how TO become 3
| ghrdencr
| so the summer wore away, And thf
ermmn came Then followed winter--ihe
| coolest IN twenty years
| Nobody was working In the Van 1'wlllei
| house, and nobody hta been working
| since last autumDl Little Hams fclt very
| blue. He wanted 70 20 down 10 NeM
York Ia try TO obtain work IN some BIZ
dry goods house but Air. and airs. Var
1 Twilier couidn't afford 90 risk the inoneS
| that would pay HE fare and keep hin
] until he got work, for Il he we're unauo
1 cessful, their money would be gone
II was the day before christinaH and !
4 very blue day In the Van Twiller houae
| hold, FOR there would be no Chrstine'
] dinner tomorrour-nothing but bfend an'
tea and a few eggs
Hnns had been away since early morn
ling. He had gone out with his sltnte
rluhg over his shoulder and = very deter
I mined look In his clear blue eSes,
His little Dutch laws ahowcd the reFc