The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-07-20
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STORY o. A FRAGMENT ~ REAL
LIFE IS IURTR4HED ~ 4
XEW STAGE PL1f.

SnoNluaNne OpCrattou8 ~ NuG tuttut
grafton law a. q Ailects those
who AstSmpt 10 tntsT the AmsTi-
can Portals.
An hour az Ellis island In New York
harl,Or, II full Of smil's aud tears.
The newly arrived immigrant. ts'f"r'
h. has changed has native garit, with
his Outlandish bJXcs and bundles still
about him. Is cteTually Interesting.
Ills meetings and plrtiugs arr full Ht
a childish Cxuiserance and alaud"i.
He i never - pictur,Spu" or -
nathetle as when be- has just d"uiH-
fully intrustsd himself to tl3e great
machinery Of a new Land aud law.
lie hasn't I,ccn much on the stage
this Immigrani-but fragment ~ hi>
life finds its way th"re In oueacl
l,lay called "Thr Land 10 the lrrc,
hy W. L. he Mile. which was S'~-n r.
GENTLY NJ a NaSSar Aid Sp'irty matt
nee. II Is described 10y the Times O..
simple little story, one that happens
day afier day.
In A ruom 81 the biz immigration
building. with its d.sk and it, hlur-
c,,at,-l ofiicial. an Italian workman
walks cXcit,-lly up and down. Ill
cluthcs are cheap AMI ISnr. hut they
| ar plainly not his working garl'. AMI
A I,right holiday handkerchief n kn"i
t,-l aISut his throat. His eyes ar
4, ia and cXIs-taut. Evidently u b.
gr,at day for him. II needs NTH
rn,,ura cement from the s,SSl-natur'"l
ufi,,.r tu hring out the Wh"l" story
\ hlg Mediterranean Steamer D. Just
Ihndius it, St,$.raEr Passengers. Lux.
~ hr peers through ID" gates 90 tiH'
incoming crowd. - almost beside him
s,lf With delight.
4 waiia time year he explains.
lrr athl-ssly. 4 wOrka vera hari AMI
Siya H. money t. bring Go iDe my
Maria ani my two LITTLE ones
lie can hardly wait for th" gate "a
D.. ,4s.n.vL l;ut the odic-r has more
g. iiud out Ills Questioning brings Out
further details I.uisi earns 50 week
with hiS pick and shovel. The wife
j. not Strung. She sIsakS a little Eng
| lIsh. The Uficvr lVOks doubtful, but
says nothing.
Then all at once the bOat i In
/ The Italian catches a sight VI theu
through the gates.
INA, m. Sigu0re. she eOmea last
she gotta lame hack aud two baby
| Ah--DiO. hayhr she miSsa in is'at-
All! Vcdstr Maria mia EccO-Ne,lsis
ecco-Ah mia moslie-ccco.'
In another instant. the frail ltt''
wife. In h-r NcapOlitan costume. AMI
ID, two childrrn. with their bags Hnl
bundles. arr all In their fathers aruS.
while the officer gJss Oh To make bis
r,port.
with her had on her husband :
shoulder. Maria hrrathcs in Italian:
"Ah, my husband: $50 you again.
thank Gc,l.'
To which the Amsricanlzei Luigi ~
spends:
"Si. II, carrissima hut now talka
English. W. nll Eu,si Americans anl
Ne live Ia Mullsrry str.rt. gotta d.
little rpOm Tor my Maria an Pablo an
T,ssa."
Maria marycl- nc Iul=rs great sal
ary-l5 lire until Lui=i i fVrccd %
explain:
"Yc-. yes: in NcaToll u i ~ lire.
but On New York Il i only 81 not >"
muche."
Thcu In quick. excited phrase b.
draws roseatc piCtur's 10 n fuiurc In
which peanut stands aud prosperity
walk hand In hand
Presently the Oflicrr returns Ho
draws Luigi aside. His face l. Kind.
but his wur,lS ar trrriiilc. IL apI'rars
that tho little wif. dos nOt come ul' Ia
ia. requirements. she j. not healthy
she has no money. AMI Luisi has Gully
that So a week. II i net enough Ia
SUPPORT a family. The wife must g
hack to Narl,.S. u j. hard IT, make
Luigi understand Maria. h"arin.;
uothIng. plays happily with the chLl.