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Brides Come Over The Sea

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Day
12
Month
June
Year
1885
Copyright
Public Domain
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New York Morning JonrnaL Castle Garden was the scène of much bustle and exitement reoently. For two days one could not but notice the appearance of twenty-four solid-looking men whose faces plainly beapoï.e their anxiety. They were miners and empioyed in the coal mines of Maunch Chunk, Penn. Their pre3en.ce at the Gai-den wis considerable of a mystery, and until the arrival of the steamship Werri all were at a losa to explam their presence. With the arrival of the Werrft, however, the mystery was eleared up, and one of the strangest scènes ever witnessed in Castle Garden was enacted. As the 418 steerage passengers of the Werra were landing twenty-five redcheeked and flaxen-haired maidens, ranging in age from 17 to 21, with top boots lip to their knees, were seen to take precedence of the otlier passengers and nervously walk down the gang plank to the Garden. As they filed along the narrow entrance and registered their namea with the clerks they cast furtive glancea at the group of twenty-five hornyhanded sons of toil who were impatiently awaiting their arrival. No sooner had they gone through the formula of being registered at the Garden than they all made a grand rush for the group of men, who received them with open arms. ïho unusual spectacle was explained to a reporter by one of the miners, who said: "These young ladies are from Kossuth, in Hungary, and our party is from Maunch Chunk, irr Pennsylvania. Tt is impossible for us to secure suitable companions of our awn nationality where we are empioyed, so about three months ago we all elubbêd together and sent au agent to Kossuth, where the population of women greatly exceeds that of the men, for the purpose oí bringing to this country twenty-five nice looking and healthy young women who are not afraid of work aud who ïesire to get married. The man who selected the girls is Mr. Janson and yon eee the result of his trip. For my part I think he has done nobly. If you know of twenty-five nicer looking girls than are in that group you can do more than I can. You see we aro forming a little village of our own and our experience with American girls has been very discouraging. They eeem to be afraid of us, so we just combined and sent over money sufficient to bring these girla ovi r and now we are goiug to marry them. "How do you intend selecting them?" inquired the reporter. "Oh, that was all fixed weeks ago. You see, we drew lots to see who would iiave first choice, and i won No. 3. I have chosen that little girl with the black eyes and hair. She is short, but just look at her arms ; uhe is as strong as a horse, and don't you think she is prettrï" "When I asked herif she thought she sould be contented with me and grow to like me she laughed all over her face. Her name is Bertha Hillern, and she is :n lier 19th year. I feel very proud of her already. Come over and drink a lass of lager with ns." The reporter went over to the corner (fhere the good-natured George Metzger presides and talked to the pretty Bertha, who was seated on a bundie of slothing. Her oonversation translated was to the effect that she was delighted at the prospect of securing a liusband and a good home at the same bime. As she sipped lier lager she said that she was sure that she wonld like her intended hnsband and that she would do all in her power to make hini happy. She expected to go into the miues with him and work as well as to take care of their little home. The fifty happy persons departed on the 6 p. m. train ïor Manch Chunk, to be married on th arrival at their future home.

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