A week later my sister-in-law came to receive me as my brother could not come, he happened to be lame on one foot, but as I had now a place to work, I stayed and did not go to Boston.

Now everything around me was new to me here in a large city with about a half million people, and the first thing that struck me was a riot, a police riot as they called it. The city had discharged the most of their police force and installed a good many new members as the old ones had not submitted to the new rules which the city had institute and so the discharged members started a little riot in which a few were killed.

The next exciting matter was that a Mrs. Cunningham had got a baby, and I thought, funny that would make such a fuss, but I soon found out that a little swindle it, hence the excitement. It was this. Mrs. Cunningham had married a Doctor Eckles and he had been murdered and it was not found out who did the deed. The Doctor had been wealthy and as the Mrs. Cunningham tried to hold his property she procured the baby, bought a new born baby somewhere, and had it born over again but she was caught at the swindle and so the enormous excitement. It struck a country boy like me quit funny, here I had to find that people a good many things for money, honor or no honor.

Now I kept working in my shop and soon had my wages raised to $4.00 per week. I had worked there two months, then one day my brother Christopher appeared in the shop and inquired for my name, and when he come up to me I knew it must be my brother, for else who would ask for me here, a stranger?

It was a hearty meeting, again united with a brother whom I only recollected from my childhood. Now according to his proposition I went with him to Boston anyway to see his family, which consisted of a wife and five children.

So one evening we left New York City by one of those "Sound Steamboats". Our sail in the East River and up through Long Island Sound went very pleasant and before daybreak we were in Fall River, took the train and arrived safe and sound in Boston early in the morning.

I was welcomed by my sister-in-law, who knew me now since her visit in New York. My brother's children enjoyed their Dutch Oncle very well, particularly account of the candy he brought.

Now my brother showed me Boston, and vicinity, which I enjoyed very well. Then we went in the shop where he was employed as a Varnisher. It was a 40-man piano factory in Washington Street kept by a Mr. Albert W. Ladd. Now the foreman when he heard that I was in the same business he offered me a place under the supervision of my brother, which I accepted.