Vol. I.—No. 11. | Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York. | Price Four Cents. |
Tuesday, January 13, 1880. | Copyright, 1880, by Harper & Brothers. | $1.50 per Year, in Advance. |
It was early winter evening at Castle Garden, the scores of gas jetsthat light the vast rotunda dimly showing the great hall deserted by allthe bustling throngs of the morning, save the few women and childrenclustered around the glowing stove, and closely watched by the keen-eyedofficials who smoked and chatted within the railings near them.
Sitting apart from these, taking no notice of the gambols of thechildren, was a wee lassie of perhaps eight summers, her round, childishface drawn with trouble, and her great blue eyes brimful of tears. Shewas evidently expecting somebody, for her gaze was fixed