New-York tribune., 1902-04-28
MISTAKES OF TRAVELLERS
DISTRESSING SITUATIONS IN WHICH
WOMEN OFTEN FIND THEMSELVES.

The 11nsuspecting country girl who believes all
she Is told and who places implicit confidence in
strangers when a journey is a myth, said MIS-.
7 H Servis of the travellers aid department OF
the Young Wornens Christian Association OF Roch-
ester 10 Tribune reporter yesterday oh the
contrary 1t is the city girl who gets into the most
difficulties as result Of supreme confidence IN her
own ability and her consequent carelessness-
AS an illustration Mrs. Servis told the story OF
Young country girl who arrived in Rochester with
only q cents The girl was unfamiliar with
the world that she mistook a trolley car that she
saw for the first time for a private convey yaIce-
When, however. because Of her pretty lace she
was placed IN a position Of supreme danger her
,ror,an,s intuition and quick wit saved her 1t was
4ust after her escape that Mrs Servis met and De-
friended her.
Ms Servis meets many Of the incoming trains
At he seven railroad stations in Rochester. ana
also the boats that bring Charlotte great num-
bers of women and girls from Canada Every un-
attended woman and girl is noted by Mrs Ser'is
One day she young woman with an un-
rnistakahle air of understanding herseI ana heE
business walk straight through the station anu
,djsappear few minutes later she returheu ~
tally changed. Her face showed oeep concern CO
uerplesity and her whole manner was cieseia-
The wornan's distress SO evident tha1 MITE
cerzis anproached her and asked II she couIo 10
If use The woman then unburdened her SOUL
She was on her way 20 ChautauquA' "l-oio
us expecred to lecture that evening 0ae nav
+aen reading an6 when the train stoppeo a.
Rochester she rnistook the place apsenliiiiiuei
~ 42,4a1o Her seat check Of course leit III
-te train There was disappointed audience ili
Cbautauoua that evening and cnagrlneo "O--o ~
in buffalo who could get no turthel uh'4i ~ ~
morning. . 4, r,oohes-
- ano had spent all OF her money but JUST
enough TO get home with, asked lor d
..rordan The ticket seller. familiar with 1oiu'I,
y Y gave her a ticket TO that place i4S'.oU
- Jordan Canada the desired destination. as t4e R
,,rcbsser rocketed her change she coFfsratula'0
herself upon the lowered railroad fare' out uo -
read the ticket Her baggage was checHeo " - -
sarna ticket and il was not until the colu0o'O -
- her train out of Rochester saw II thal the
% - ua1%-aa her error Then followed the eg-
.-.a.t,g details of readtustment. and three oasS >
later with the aid Of Mrs SerVls' the IuIh
recovered and the nurse boaroeo 'iie ieA
for home. - ,.h mn
- ,1.gt+es from Western train. She
zoo was In distress. To Mrs SerViss o1ef o1 a'
sistance she exclaimed: 1t Ism SO hluCH - -
- a. . s+range city without hat and all my
o+ber belongings but I hate to make such q - -
90 rnvself The girl was from Melbourne one
z-1airaa that she had come alone all the way
from Australia and had visited fFlehos :. 49,
and Chicago unescorted. In RETURNING e.
latter city. she LETT the ta .,o@seesions IN the
nare 81 The porter and had got INTO @ Ine WI WIS ex
ran In trying gf6of e stops un reached Roeh.
ester with Mrs servis's tar help air viii hereafter
were sua4s saeyn Tde5 as a haven Of delight ana
el"aSs a., q cS-rain family circle IN Ausfeila- 49,
another girl. a university graauatS;, o,y % Cameo
1oafn line bound for Western city. nd
- c,oze with few minutes 10 spare, =
she hurried from the incoming ~ oor,nhraIIa She
trair with dress suit case ano oiiio IL iiecov-
was no sooner seated, hoWSF1Ii:: f. nocketbook had
cred that her wristbag with Ser Se psbed out and
F,een Jeff in the other train SHe iur,r,srg that
recovered them only TO mo uloL .;tt tar sIIit
the Western train had pulleo ous 60 evrnpat nv
case and umbrella. She was gfaoeAU' ava
and advice. o,o.r with q three
Cne day q little italian woman pe Mi imm;srants
s.vclS ha1~ arrived with Dano OF ILL., Nc
boInd Cor a mining district ne aes LII his We =
rra.,,o5 ir q rag for mother olo noL ne
earyaen+ for II few hours later, Wtieu 80 anS
left the child was warmly ana neauf y .pe mother
another entire baby outnt WaE ei.s NJ common mis-
Exchanged hays among the 80 Co. Mrs
takes srS s,re TO keep business hNely i0- 49,
Servis Though everything else lall- ,,,onosttion.
To rrotecf women and girls from te
frars ar5 etatsons is an important featuIe a. .i
Servsg work and her freqGeIit S@Pt,uear ratrre
line reveal a deplorahe side OF huhIait s.a-o t5i
Immigrant girls are In espsc,n oroen and girls WHIT
are temporarilv cast into strange CITY u'1e
adverse circumstance ri is
OF all classes travellers the ccuh'y t,na HON,
least apt 20 imposed upon foeIoi. haIisya tha
she is sure 70 receive ;ldmonitions 10 oelIens
all city people not to be trus.e99 tru9arstsnd IN.
conditions II is the girls VINO 1ilet tsaorsa they
world who are most often deceiVed 49, -
trust TO their knowledge OF human hstu.e .,,vav
Not few children travel alone, aId M
find friend in Mrs Seryis. Between slA LIZ tSa,
nd thousand women ana slilS rrioa TUorl
early in one way another by her. Inc q. cai
ne does is that Of a missionary ~, Cor III,
ated more for the poor ana slck u iii T nossib.
IN and fortunate Her aim Is 10 give aia onJ =,
nlp &c who travelling
ave them from embarrassment IN any Ia
Mrs Servis is in touch with all the pupaitb p., - %
siFate institutions OF Rochester, but IL Il INC -