New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

This is the story OF the fret year OF immigrant
girl in New York. she was German girl named
Elizabeth, and. like the Elizabeth In the story, she
loved gardening. She was q graduate OF q German
school FOR gardening. and had an imposing looking
diploma packed away IN her steamer trunk. to-
eeiher with testimonials from employers as 10 her
elfciency.
But Elizabeth had Der mind fixed on America a.
rlae land OF freedom and good wages for women,
anc through correspondence she had found a New
York man who wrote her 10 come right along 70
New York and she could be the gardener al his
snnatorium. Elizabeth arrived in New York last
September. ana then her adventures began
Her new employer met her very politely and sent
her out by ran TO MS sanatorium. which some
distance from the city. She could do whatever
vas necessary. he ssid. 10 get the orchard shade
trees and shrubbeTies reacy for the following
spring. Elizabeth. with European baths IN mind
had large i6eas OF a sanatoTium. She found sand
heap with two small houses IT In the heart OF r
forest, on "a mountain SIDE miles from the nearest
village.
The patients. when they were there IN summer,
lived ard slept in tents They were all gone now.
excepting old man, who refused TO go when the
summer vac done lie was slightly crazy. thoas n
summer sarb OF the pat ents when they played IN
the sand; union suit OF flannel very ioW in the
arsi object Eliza beth saw when she reached her
new sphere OF labor
goat" said Elizabeth earnestly in relating this
The only other occupsni OF the sanatorium was
a young German HcTkingman. wto had been in
the SDiidngs Eliza6eh round Tenty 70 vek r her
thrifty German soul in the planted portions Of tho
trees. OF all her American experiences, this IS
The only one which rogsed her in5isnation Al Al
slaughter OF the innoceats makes her almost inco-
''0ne thousand dead trees found l." she saia.
n,neing arms OF wrath aioft Il tell you the man
Elizabeth. trimmed and pruned and uprooted
dead trees She csrted rocks away IN the wheel
barrow.
planted IN the spring The two men had been
cooked. hut she could not stand the mems cooking.
and took that portion OF the communal duties upo1
man continued 10 run and skip ike Young goat.
The onl, work he could he irduced 10 Go was 10
snhseunent w5ry eye Finally fuel gave out. and
Elizabeth and the young man got long saw.
dead trees into stove lengths, singing German
peasant SONGS over iheir lahor II was al hlla-
EHrnering up a queer collection ot IDEAS about
Pui the cold winds OF November came. and The
sifted through the cracks or the summer
anyfiins FOR her labor he took her his winter
saratorium in New York where an FINDS OF heal
ing seemed 10 be going on except medical.
course Of training here why don't you take our
course? We won't charge you cant All you
''e8 But ~ dont know how 70 cook" saia Euzabeth
Il viii teach you" said the doctors wife af-
As there didn't seem 20 be any demand !Ir FOR
r. o IN , tbs oeT e' e fe odcked ali
winter without pay. and she never received a les
sick up by herself she was Welcome TO- brt she
was pretty busy cooking she did not ACQUIRE 5ny
Rftsrvard found she could haHr lot the fun course
anywhere IN the city for $50
earn some rnoney She Vent 70 the actor and
nskea for help and advice in finding place where