Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-23


Mr.. G. C. Tracy, The Western Agent Of
the Children's Aid Society, has Just re-
turned from his journey to provide homes
for the East Tennessee orphsns. We con-
dense some facts from his most interesting
report.
These orphans were the children Of the
poor and loyal farmers OF the Tennessee
mountains, and, as Mr.. I. describes them,
the most poor, wretched, half starved COM
psny be ever saw gathered, even from the
miserable dens Of city poverty. They
were so weak from want of food that many
had TO be lifted into he omnibus Several
of the parents had died of exhaustion d
starvation. One little group Of three
children attracted much sympathy. Their
father had been conscripted ints the rebel
army, and had then escaped to Nashville
to join the Union ranks. The rebel neigh.
bOIs hearing Of it, csmo and bUr~-
.-an AvuSe A1u ueS'i" .od the
tutneu 'ue III all he had, and
mother and her three little
=, ont of doors. Weak and exhausted
az she was, and hslf-stsrved, she managed
to walk some l5O miles to Nashville, and
lust reached her husband TO die In his
arms The father consigned the three
children to the Christian Commission and
Children's Aid Society, and rejOined his
regiment, saying, anew l can fight Will
free bands"
Two other bright, merry little creatur 3
were in house on Chicksmsugs Greek
during the great battle, and took refug'
in the cellar. They had been told ths
the Yankees would murder them, but theI
found themselves very kindly treated, o
course. There mother had probably die'
Of want of food, and the father fell in tn
| Union ranks. One woman, with tW
children, had been HFsised" in South Car
olins, but her husband was conscripted Ii
Tennessee, and then had run away to on
forces and had been killed. Mr.. Trace
describes them all ss remarkably goo
Hooking, with blond features, but thin an
weak from want and suffering. AS the
iourneyed on in Ohio to their places
destination, they we're delighted beyon
measure at the thriving look Of the cour
try. One said: "Why, in my COUNTY
there isn't SO much ss 8 chicken or fenC
Ieft-eVerything swept clean Off bI
here. the further north we 60 the better
is.n The most unbounded sympathy va
: shown them everywhere. In one TOW
where the party stopped all the ladi'
gathered together, fed and washed al
clothed the poor orphans, and took the
to their own homes.
They were speedily provided with u
+ very best places in families, more ss chi
. dren adopted than servants. Nothing vi
. shared to make them comfortable, al
l there in that free and intelligent. Wes
ern community, far from the miseries
} war, they will grow up hsPpy and usefI
: Out Of the whole company Of thirty, on
5 on, or two couId read, though some OF L
. girls we're IA or 10 years old. The
G Would have been over hundr-d but for
/ report spread by the secessionists tn
: uthey were to be sold ss slaves in Ohio.
II is not unlikely that others will desl
0 to be removed by the Ohildren's Aid S
( ciety when they hear Of tho success
: these. ~
s The suggestion Of this most charitah
o and practical movement to cure some
Q the sad ills Of war IN our country, IS d
Il to that excellent organization, the Chr
e tisn Commission.-N. Z. Tribune.
! RaFIIsh Estimation Of our Monitor systs
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