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Personal Narrative: My Trip To Ellis Island

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day is finally my 14 birthday. My parents told me to wait a year to go to Ellis island and it is finally here. Now all I have to do is go from Clonmel to Tramore where the boat will be and from there to france. It has been one long day and my horse, Tug, is getting tired and he needs food. We are almost to Tramore and I am also hungry to. We finally make it to Tramore and I go straght to the market. I buy 4 apples, 2 loafs of bread, and a jar of jelly. I decied to take it on the ship to eat.I had to sell Tug for only 27 gold , which isnt a lot , I argued for about an hour,but I finally got him to at least go to that. After the second day I was going back to my camp in the woods because I did not have enough money to buy a room in the local …show more content…

Peole cryed and people were happy and it was all mixed emotions for all of the people there.as you walked out the first thing that hit you was the sunlight and all of the people there were hugging and kissing and they were so happy. I was a little sad becouse I knew my parents were probly across the country having a good time with out me, but I shouldent dwell on it and look for a job and some were to live. After serching for about 4 hours and every door was slamed in my face and this was the last one. I knocked on the door and a man came to the door. “what do you want boy” he said. “ My name is Alby Barron and I would like to aply for a job here”
“Why you are just what we have be looking for a bright young boy to help me lift the boxes I will pay you $3 every hour you work is that good?” “Yes that would be great thanks wen do I start work?” “how abou tomorrow is that good be here at 8” I noated and left. I bought a apartment at a strang hotel I layed down on my bed. This is my new home and I am about to start a new joureny here and it will be

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