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O'Clock, A.. NJ, May 90.
ORPHANS ASYLUM AT NEW

lOhk.
Being rather fatigued and unwell, the writer retired
last night rather early, and in consequence perhaps OF
50 SO doing, is row listening TO the clock as it ticks
along recording the passing moments as they are
registered in eternity. The clock has struck II, LIZ,
3, AMI | concludc-to rise and write a few lines about
the Colored Orphans Asylum, situated near one Of
the Cro,on Reservoirs. at Toriy-second Street, New
York, which ! had the pleasure of visiting this spring,
while in New York on business.
1t may be no depression to Just say here that there
are many Institutions. many places and scenes OF m
tcrest in and around New York, where a person can
spend an hour, a day, an. evening or a shorter ,lll'
proftably, mot pecuui1rily perhaps, but SATISFACTORY
IVY an some one or more of thee places every lH'n
of br,iness or pleasure, | may be permitted To say
should in Justice to himself, visit every tllrc ne 'isI's
New York. Boston and similar places should not
be visited mcreiy to buy and sell and get gam, some
time. some thought should be gwen TO the mind ana
heart.
The Asylum above named is supported entirely by
privnti individual contributions has four Directress c,
twenty-five Managers, all ladies Of the city, eight
gentlemen Advisers to the Board. all rendering their
services ctaluitously, and a Matron and Teachers
They have under, their care poor colnrcd orphans, a
class of children who, if not taken care Of by them,
would in most cases be left 10 grow M in ignorance,
trained 10 vice and crime. was, MS all vlsners will
be who take the interest to call, very politely sheWn
through the Institution In the basement, which is
on n level with the ground, are two fine Play Rooms,
VIII N i WIS iltlStl 10 see. DeSlif~ Vllllle spa Z lNl
all purposes else to which a basement is usually APP
plicI. On the first floor a nicely arranged kitchen
laundry, dning-room, bathng.rooms and two in.
PRIMARIES. In The %mfrmaries | saw nea' beds unoc
cupied, one chill " tired at play" living on the carpet
aslcen. The only patient on the sick list was a bow
a very smart intelligent lad, about eight vears old,
who was visiting with the Matron III the Kitchen
This boy, | was informed was first III his class at the
examination.
The aulumnal fcvcrs it was supposed could not be
avoided, but there has not been a case since the Asy'
H.. 49,. ., tlHE plnrn ,.Irsl ,sHrE | hal.t.
The src1nd story has a beautiful, large, airy, neat
cheerful looking school room in each wing, there Is
also an infant school room in the main Lulding.-
The upper story is appropriated to sleeping rooms in
each wing, forming large, iight, we'll ventilated cham.
bers, with neat. pretty Ion bedstcads. neat clear
whie linen and cnYerlets, n separate wing for each
sex. and a room in The corner OF each DoimItory lW
n Teacher.
| visited the chi drcn in the school,, and a bette.
regulate school, or more suIl, attentive, happy look
ing children cannot he found. | heard thctu sing
there were voices and SO well aituned, tina; the,
would he an acquisition 20 any choir with which al
conversani. These were Young tl1cF bows and girl
who carried mi sls'ojne) all the parts, and with e.
far as I could ludrel good enunci1Iion and corrcc
time. l saw the children when let loose fr I'm schOO
how happily. how orderly did they leave their scat
after placing their books, slatcs and pcncls in thri
places and with seriousness joining IN the evenin
prayers, soon they were scattered over the pin
grounds, some gathered IN groups, some running ihi
wav and some that. a GA some happy thronr.
Many orphans who have been in this Institution
are now living with good farmers in various parts @
the country. (Rore are pDt 10 service IN the cltV) an
a correspondence is kept mp with thcn and Their en-
pI"yers; many intcres ing letters are received fror
them.
MY visit 10 this Asylum wa TO mo an inicreslin
one, anil | hope to 90 again. ] hricvc visits II sue
Institutions will d. lnr more 10 mend the heart
than thasn pllccS which have 10 be apo'og zed for :
often "a being places " th7t wopli dl good IF the
Were whar it was Intended tn" theatre SHOULD he"
The Asylums Of vaHons kinds. and kindred Ins'
tutions commend themselves to every one, their OF
Jet, and their influence is good, good now and goo
.jOrcrer,
Should | not lie able - sleep some other niah' {
have some other moment to splre ! may say som
tnins about n visit m the n-af m Dumb .Asvlun
National Academy Of Dosisp, &c. hnt 7 make II
promises. 4 N1~lTIR.