The evening world., 1912-08-27
Mother and Three Children
Soften the Hearts of I'M
migration Officials.
TELL OF PRIVATIONS.
Walked Hundreds Of Miles
Before Reaching Steamer
That Bore Them Here.

The immigration officials see much
that IL pathetic and are supposed TO be
q pretty hardened lot. but occasion
ally. as happened to-day, they show
emotion. Once in long while some
big man in brass buttons stoops to pat
the head OF a child bearing a bundle
and turns away with eyes that are
nlling
On the pier to-day Mrs. Marie skllvi-
mex and her three chlldren-Edna. nlnc;
Josef. seven, and Anne. fve--wcre
ranged, before the officials for en-
trance. Through an Interpreter they
told their story. when they had hn-
ashed one man exclaimed:
Cad. but they're a game bunch. some
Of those Hunkies."
Three years ago In the little village
Of Beraum. near Prague. In Bohemia.
Josef skIivinek. farmer. determined to
seek his fortune In tho New World.
Ills children were growing and there
was scarcely enough food and no hope
of better things. He toiled doubly
while and the family ate less until one
day he sailed. Letters came TO the
family and little money n intervals
from Colorado. where the father said
no had a small fruit farm A year ago
the letters ceased and the mother wrote
and wrote without answer. Then she
decided to come 20 Colorado herself. ny
selling everything they owned and pack
sny all their earthly belongings on their
backs the family thought they might
have enough for the journey.
From Reraum to Bremen In $50 miles
ahA railroad fare was more than they
could AFFORD. There was one thing to
do-walk: and they walked. For a
month the mother and children trudged
aiong the roads carrying their bundles.
il cost less than 10 cents a day for
bread and sausage, the only thing they
had 10 eat. Little Anne manned for
the good Saint AIMEE found the journey
the hardest. for she was scarcely hve
years old and sleeping In fields was bad
fer her. hut she carried as her share
Uf the burden the one precious thing
which the family believe has brought
them safe thus far and will bring them
% their father In Colorado.
In little Annis's arms. carried Hike a
Prague. who watches over poor little
mites. lie himself was very poor once
and walked long distances and conse-
auently He mus. know what dangers
and sufferings Turk on the open road:
and one might pray TO Him knowing
he would understand much better than
the one who IL found In marble
churches.
30 every night before they lay down
70 sleep a little shrine was made for
the Infant OF Prague. and the three
children clasped their hands before
, Him. praying that they might see their
papa again.
When they arrived In Bremen they
engaged passage in the steerage of the
steamer Nekar and all they way over
never failed TO attend the Infant.
To-day they stood while the i'm
nigration ofYicinls determined whether
they might land. Somehow II was de-
cided that they were not likely to
become public charges and they were
allowed TO enter.
The mother has a few cents over the
train fare to Denver. Col, near where
the father was last heard from. They
win trudge from Denver to that place
the same AS tney WhIkeu from 30
hernia TO Bremen. The mother does
not know " the father Is alive. but
thinks some countryman would lie,
them know II anything had happened
TO him. As they embarked for Colo
rado to-day the officials at the pier
wished them good luck. The last thing
seen of them was Anne holding the
little Infant of Prague and Josef pull.
ling from his all too heavy bundle
two wooden horses his papa had
Whitfield for him before he left &c
make his fortune in the New World
three wears ago.