I was taken by surprise, but I immediately remembered the children's talk about a cousin from the old country and I said that I was an agent from Ellis Island.
"Why!" the woman cried out, in ecstasy, "is he here? Oh! children your cousin is here!" And she kissed them all in an outburst of happiness. "Is he here? Tell me."
"Who is he?" I asked.
"Oh, I'll go immediately and take him out. It's my cousin, Leb Herman Rosen, my own cousin."
"All right," I said. "You'll have to give me some information first."
"What information? It's my real cousin."
She sat down ready to answer my questions. I took out my note book and put the following questions:
"How long are you in America?"
"Eight years."
"How many children have you?"