English Homesteader Runs Out of Money Near Seattle

Albert Guy is an Englishman by birth, who found the burden of supporting his wife and four children on a tenant farm in the old country far more than he could bear. He decided to migrate to America, where he hoped to be able to build a settled home for himself. After being here the required length of time, he took out papers declaring his intention to become a good and true citizen of this republic. A year or so ago he took up a homestead at Lucull [near Seattle], about ten miles above Wansou. He built a cabin and went to work clearing up his place. A few weeks ago his money ran out, and it appeared that something must be done to bring in a little revenue to buy groceries and clothing for the family. The father or mother must leave home and go to work for wages. Both were willing, but it was finally decided that the mother should go, and thus enable the father and husband to remain at home and put in all his time clearing up land for the spring planting. The brave little English woman came to Seattle and at once found employment at light house-work for Prof. O. S. Ingham. She was getting along first rate and seemed well pleased with her prospects until yesterday morning, when she received a letter from her husband stating that during the gale of Friday, a large tree fell across the house, killing the only daughter and seriously injuring two of the boys. The cabin and all the contents were burned. The poor woman was nearly broken down with grief. Mrs. DuBois and Mrs. Captain Taylor, hearing of this sad case, ran around and raised a purse of $45 which they handed the poor, broken-hearted woman just as she took her departure for home. The good neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Guy turned to after the sudden sad event and cleared a one acre piece of ground on which they can erect a new cabin out of the range of falling trees.