The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-29
FIRST DAYS IN AMERICA.

The Experience of a Young Couple 1 from Yorkshire.
 1 We made the sacred vows in mid April, 1850, and went at once to Liver pool to take our passage for New York on the old liner Roscius, where we l landed in four weeks to the day. I had read all the books could find about this strange land to me,-the prospect 1 for good work and wages, but wanted to know more about the people, their spirit and temper, and if they were what we call "folksy.'' So had walked some miles to see a kinsman of my wife who had come over three times to seek his fortune, but had by no means found it, poor fellow! told my errand, our intention to emigrate and make a new home in this new world. T hear you have been there three times. Please tell me all you can about the people you found there. Are they kind and well disposed toward an English man, a working man and a stranger? No" he answered in his broad York shire, they are nayther. Wha, they'll talk the varry teeth out O yer heead if
  noticed he had lost many, so this was not quite encouraging; but there we were after four weeks at sea, drawing up to the wharf in New York, and must go ashore and run our risk. We stood ready to land when I heard a man speak to another in our own tongue - broad Yorkshire. and speaking to him, found he kept tavern and was seek ing guests. He asked us to go there, and we were glad to go; for we knew your Yorkshire man down to the ground
 In the night my wife was taken i'll, and in the morning I went out to find the medicine she wanted. I found by direction of our host drug store on Broadway across from City Hall park. told the man in charge what wanted, and he presently began to talk to me, man fashion. Had I just land ed? Where was I from? What was my business? And I answered him, but thought the while, this may be the way we lose our teeth. I must see what he charges. How much, sir?" I said. And he answered; "Not a cent. Glad to do it. Come in again and let me know how you are getting along if you stay in New York" This was my first lesson; the first thing I bought in this new world I must not pay for.
 Our destination was Philadelphia. I could not tell you why that day, but can now if there were time and space beyond this. The light lay on that city, and there we must go. We started after two days by the way of South Anlboy and the Delaware. the cheap est route. It was a lovely mild May morning as we went down the river. The orchards were in full bloom. It was the most beautiful land had ever laid my eyes on! Our host in New York had told us of a tavern kept also by Yorkshireman, and went there.
 I must lose no time finding work, for our funds were low It was the first time in my life must seek work and hurt my pride; but I was spared the pang, for the work sought me- I saw an advertisement in the Ledger Wanted a blacksmith Apply to No. 5 Commerce Street, ,"-and there hast ened. The forge was in the country, seven miles away, and I must go out there by the old New York road the next morning. It was one of those burning days that come in mid May, I was just clear of the city, plodding along, when a gentleman passed me rather swiftly in a carriage and pair, halted presently, and when came into