. Book of the Royal blue . she, t has ronirby a faster steamer to New York, thesetickets are ready for distribution uponpresentation of their order. Generallythe immigrant has purchased his ticketupon the other side directly to his destina-tion and is given an order on the agenthere for the railroad portion. In somecases friends on this side have purchasedtheir tickets and they are ready upon de-mand. The iniminrants seem to liave a dread of eriod of inspection is one of the most disagree-able features to the immigrant of the entireentrance proceedings, not from fear of dis-covery of
. Book of the Royal blue . she, t has ronirby a faster steamer to New York, thesetickets are ready for distribution uponpresentation of their order. Generallythe immigrant has purchased his ticketupon the other side directly to his destina-tion and is given an order on the agenthere for the railroad portion. In somecases friends on this side have purchasedtheir tickets and they are ready upon de-mand. The iniminrants seem to liave a dread of eriod of inspection is one of the most disagree-able features to the immigrant of the entireentrance proceedings, not from fear of dis-covery of contraband goods or shockedmodesty at the laying bare of wearingapparel, but at the seeming impossibility ofagain getting into their original < AT THE LUNCH COUNTER. being parted, e\cn fortheir baggage, and in all their movementslug with tlieni all their belongings ; it seemsthe one link xiliicli binds them to the handling of the situation as a wholeby the officials. With his railroad ticketfinally in his possession, his next thoughtis to have his money changed into U. A booth is maintained here forthis purpose and the values ])rinted on aboard in different languages is prominentlydisplayed for his guidance. They carefully count the amount handedthem in return for the mone\- of their own the mass of his belongings. Packed intlieir homes abroad where time was notconsidered, these bundles when takenapart present for re-assemblement a puzzleworthy a place with the Age of Ann. Many heated altercations take place overthe re-packing .nid ;t loss of temper is nevernoticed; the ser\ ices of the interpreter arenot required. The apparently impossibleis actually accomplished at last and thebaggage is checked at the
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