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LETTERS TBOM B&ISBANE. 117
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The Lettersrelative To The Emigrantsare ...
I a stay their number at future the of dep wellbeing loose _dt , a reckless time and which prosperity men , is who undeniabl . Brisbane have y p the lent is y most at of all money decisive times to infested in spend affecting , with and
the do not depots scrup and of le the to other use most , p it laces thoug for evil where htless , purposes new b arrivals promises . Such are of as to these be ing found frequentl them , and y backed decoy go to
women b away y expensive some many presents of whom . are They thoug introduce htless y and themselves inexperienced marry somehow , and to b the y , inviting young
them out , to and do pay b ing a little them show great of kindness attention , when win their a pers confiden on feels c very e—a lonel thing y very easy y
and of friendless two , love as new affairs emi which grants arose do . in The thi writer s was and which made she the could confidant not
help one regretting or , these - hasty and frequent way arrangements , almost always resulting in conjugal misery or utter ruin . besides those
Three hundred emigrants came out in the Conway , grouped b but y Miss Rye knows ; several yet how of them are of the alread bridegrooms y married , have or believe left wives they up are the ;
bush no or one if not already married many , how many of them are unprincipled , intemperat irls , who have e men no , not one calculated to advise to them make or care a decent for them woman after h their appy . arrival Poor ,
living meet g , with for difficul themselves ties th ; ey and had the never excitement been warned unsettled caused of b in y state sudden their of efforts mind release induced to get from a
b the y having restraints had of no a stead sea voyage y employment , added to for the three months while coming , readily disposes them to take advantage of the entertainment provided by their new
- to acquaintances the appalling , and number the result of fallen is that creatures some from who almost infest every Brisb shi ane p . are Most added of well in situationsof the
cannot stead and the Conway the y all ones imp get women erfe are situations ct gettin postal are , g however directl very arrangement much y , doing in and disp s very about do irited not a small b permit y their town th situation eir like . arrival Some Brisbane . to They be ;
littl made e more known than up a the fortni country htand in so the short few who a time are . They left some have of been them here wish a g
idea they of had living never upon come charity . The , a , more thing independent they are not among accustomed them cannot to . The bear ladie the s ch interest in themand the want
of of a the regularl committee y organized soon left plan off for takin them g mu , and a proper matron , , or other
caretaker These , is seen are true by m and any lain here . statements . p Rosamond Smith .
[ We her _licrpe e spoken our readers of are will not distinctl exclusivel y understand ynor even that chiefl the y , of young Miss *
is R women ye kep ' s t group at 12 . Portugal The list of Street emigrants and shows sent out , the b names y ? ier in of families the Conway , in- ,
, , has cluding never many sent out male members eat number —fathers of sing and le brothers women . in one Miss vessel _IRye , any gr
liavin out g a great in the objecti same shi on to unconnected do so ; but with many her sing par le t women y , who have have ps
gone probably "been giad _, on landing the , to ei avail htshe themselves took with of her her name there .
In were the about John fort Duncan more , beside some s of whom gy were very unpleasing , and y , and before the John
Duncan unsatisfactory left the in Channel appearance , great and annoyance manner was ; experienced Toy Miss
Letters Tbom B&Isbane. 117
LETTERS _TBOM B & _ISBANE . 117
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), April 1, 1863, page 117, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01041863/page/45/
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