The Journey

William tightly gripped his ticket as he boarded the ship. Nervously he looked at it one more time before he handed it to a sailor waiting on board. It read, “van Nederland to America, April 27, 1838. Then he joined his parents and two younger sisters who were waiting near the ship’s railing. Now together, silently and thoughtfully, they watched the Dutch port disappear as they began their voyage. It was their last view of their homeland. “Come, let us find our compartments,” Papa said...