The sun., 1894-10-14
4 LITTLE GIRL sToWAWAY.
Bound to Go from San Frnucisco to Mel
bourne. and She Went.
E,,om tne San Iranct.co Eromfrer.

From, the San Iranctsoo Erominer.
! There was stowaway on the steamer Mono
| wal when she left port on her last trip IN sgd
| new, who became the pet of the passengers be-
| fore the voyage was ended. II was little girl,
who gave the name Of Rebecca Levy. and said
that she wanted to go to her parents but could
not pay her fare.
The Monowai was late leaving the dock on her
outward voyage. waiting for mails delayed by
the strike, and II was long after dark before her
lines were cast of. Next morning, when the
big gong announced breakfast Capt. Carey was
descending from the bridge when he was met al
the foot Of the stairs by pretty little girl whs
showed traces Of seasickness. She stopped him
and bluntly told him that she was stowaway.
II know have no right to be here" she said,
"but want to 20 tn my mother In Australia,
and am willing to work for my fare
Capt Carey was puzzled. There work
on the ship the girl could do. and. besides. he
was doubtful Of her story He had a susI icion
that some OF the passengers were attempting 10
carry their child through without paying her
fare, and he questioned the girl closely
She said her father and mother and herself
lived in Melbourne until about two years before,
when they all went to San Francisco. Her
father was a shoe trimmer but work became
slack in Australia that It was with difficulty he
could keep bread in the mouths OF his family
without drawing on their little reserve fund
that he by years OF hard toll had managed to
put away In savings bank. Finally matters
became so bad that he decided to strike ont
aevt anew and and drawing his money from the bank he
daughter for san Francisco.
In AmSrica the little stowaways father fared
lett in the Australian colonies for assistance.
They sent him some money, but II was sufficient
back to Melbourne, where the head Of ths unior.
tunate family had work awaiting him, The
relatives until the father could send for her.
The girl had a good home for couple ~
general family fight, with the result that the
left the city, and Just before ihe hole" as
she called allie T. her guardian % left f2r the East hs
She was alone in a strange city and without
friend, and for two or three days before the
watching the great iron ship the only tie be.
tween the poor outcast and her mother far
and ask to be taken to her home. but the stern
man at The gangplank awed her.
early the @ ssy af bs sna wSsr gh' sooa
passengers began TO go on board. and the face Of
she could get past him. Twice she tried IL, but
her her co COURAGE % failed her nickel was all the
was beginning TO wonder what her fate would be
when there came crush at the gangplank. Now
the hurry OF the passengers to get aboard, and
in in, the indistigct light she got past the
found late in the night cuddled in a dark
corner In the women's steerage by German
passenger, to whom she told her story. The
kind hearted lady shared he, berth with her
and early the next morning she hunted up tho
officers and offered to work for her pas ssage.
Capt Carey tried tn break her story, but il was
OF no use. He threatened to put her in irons. or
down the stoke hole, or leave hGr in Honolulu
and carry her no further unless she told the
truth. but she stuck To her story,
soon became a fsvorits R on board With if the %
Officers and crew well with the pas
sengers. When the Hawaiian islands wera
sighted the stowaway became anxious. She
had heard nothing Of the Captain reversing
his decision OF landing her there, and her Ger-
man friends in the steerage shared her an xiety,
The result was that the hat was passed among
the seconds class passengers To pay her fare for
the remainder OF the trip. The amount secured
was small but II was given with good heart,
and the money was turned over to the Captain
with pleadings not 10 put the girl or
capt: Carey had no Intention of putting her
OFT, hut the passengers insisted on paying the
money, and IL was taken for her passage.
At sydney the officers OF the vessel made up Q
purse to take the little stOwaway N Melbourne
where she was restored 10 her parents.