The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-22
LITTLE FOLKS MAKE
LONG TRIP ALONE
Three Mere Babes Reach the
City on a Journey of Many
Thousand Miles.

When the Chicago train on the Mil
Waukee arrived at the union station
shortly before 10 o'clock last night
there alighted from one of the chair
cars sprightly little miss with bright
eyes and dark curly hair, who, chap
eroned by the conductor of the train,
was taken to a carriage where instruc-
tions were given. to take her to the
Merchants hotel.
The little tot, who is scarcely five
years of age, was Alkaline Chaloup, who
has travelled all the way from Paris,
France, alone, and a card which was
pinned about her neck related the fact
that she was en- route to Billings, Mont
A letter written in English, which she
carried with her and which she handed
to the hotel clerk upon her arrival at
the desk in the Merchants, told the
story of her short life in brief way.
Born and raised in Paris, her mother
had recently died and the little one
was being sent to Montana, where an
uncle, Octave Chaloup, owns a ranch
near Billings. Here she is to make
her future home. The letter requested
that the child be given the best of care
by anyone who might come in contact
with her, and added that any services
rendered her would be well paid for.
Goes to an Uncle in Montana.
After the death of the child's mother
there was no one in Paris to care for
her, and her mothers brother made all
arrangements to have her sent to this
country that she might made her home
with him and his wife. All details of
her long journey We're arranged for be-
fore she started, and the. child APP
parently has had little to trouble her
during her journey, as she appeared in
the very best of humor and utterly un-
mr. nd InAr H.
chants last night. From a neat little
purse which she carried in her hand
bag she extracted coin and paid the
hackman who conveyed her to the
MOTEL, and when she reached the desk
she handed the clerk a letter, some
what worn now, which told her inter-
eSung history. She seated herself
comfortably in one of the large chairs
in the lobby of the hotel and waited
until the other arrivals had been tenn
porarily cared for, when the clerk gave
her his especial attention and assigned
her to one Of the best rooms in the
house.
Before going to her room little Ade-
line, in very buSinesslike manner,
handed to the clerk a slip of paper
which was found to contain instruc-
tions for a message to be sent to the
uncle at Billings, telling of the childs
w
might be sent from. The child was as
sured that the message would be sent,
and her thanks were returned in child
ish French.
( The little traveller has every appear
anee of refinement, her clothing being
of the most expensive material.
Accompanying her railroad ticket
were instructions regarding the trains
she will travel on, and these were left
/ with the hotel clerk. She will resume
her journey this forenoon, leaving at
10 o'clock, for her destination at Bill
ings.
Two Young Travellers From Scotland.
There were other small travellers in
the city yesterday. Two small boys,
aged six and seven, arrived yesterday
on the early Burlington train from the
East The lads were Alexander and
Robert Thoms, and tags pinned to their
coats said their destination was Seattle,
Wash, where lives their father John
Thoms, restaurant keeper. The chill
dren had Travelled alone from Scotland.
They departed for their home in the
far West a day too soon to enjoy the
company of little Miss Adeline.