| Show A story of pluck and A rockland ate woman whose story is briefly outlined by the courier ca yette has particular reasons for thankfulness that the last years of her life are spent in the land that celebrates july 4 this lady mrs IIan rahan by naine lived in ireland at the time ol 01 the potato famine at last things got so desperate with her family that they held a council to sec what could be done to keep them from starvation america was thought of but if the husband went to the united states what would keep the mother and children so the brave woman decided that she would go by hard exertion and bitter sacrifice her passage money was earned and taking a sad farewell of her home and little ones she crossed the ocean she procured a situation in new york and while the father kept the family together and earned enough to give them a scanty living the mother worked night and day in the far off city to get the funds that would bring her dear ones to this country at length alic years of probation were over the father and children landed in new york and alie family was once mor e united ahl said tho old lady it was a happy day when I 1 saw me man and the children landing from the steamer |
