. New York state's prominent and progressive men;. native place was forciblytaken from Denmark and made a part of Prussia. He was edu-cated in the public schools of the town, and then became anassistant secretary of the Imperial District Court of Schleswig-Holstein. Seeing httle hope of advancement at home, he decidedto seek his fortune in America, and came hither in September,1872. He had left home against the will of his parents, and had,on his landing here, only $ in money. He had no friendshere, and knew not a word of English. His first work here, towhich he was driven by necessity, wa
. New York state's prominent and progressive men;. native place was forciblytaken from Denmark and made a part of Prussia. He was edu-cated in the public schools of the town, and then became anassistant secretary of the Imperial District Court of Schleswig-Holstein. Seeing httle hope of advancement at home, he decidedto seek his fortune in America, and came hither in September,1872. He had left home against the will of his parents, and had,on his landing here, only $ in money. He had no friendshere, and knew not a word of English. His first work here, towhich he was driven by necessity, was that of a boot-black in abarber-shop at Chambers Street and New Bowery. Then he wassuccessively dish-washer, waiter, clerk, and butcher. He gave upthe proprietorship of a small butcher-shop to become partner ina restaurant. There he made a httle money, which he investedin a wholesale wine biisiness, and lost it all. On May 1, 1881, he became partner in a small jewelry repair-shop, with assets some thousand dollars less than the liabilities. 257. d^
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