, 1864-01-10
Gunnybnes on the Pnrk-Fiyre Acres
of Children,
:" -" ATRrLE MA9s1oy, ]
- =. 10c1 M1GuuCA.x Avenue,
n: -, -. jan Aih 1879
Editors Chicago TIlbrue 4:

Eotote Chlcago Tilbuue: = =.
II therc be one thing more th4u another, In this
va!c Of tea. which is calculated to reconcile a
man to the fa.: O; his being an inhabtsut OF the
vale, and preclude the necessity Of bis making an
c<t, sia1 rope, or bottle Of flautanum, that Thing
:a small child o: pIope. age IL high state Of
enjo5mentr' I am not prepared to esy that am a
re-y we-m adua.rr1 Of child in the Abstract. Int
on'- rcder cci.ain conditions. l should not liko
child i!4esced as the FQice islander, do. neither
can e.y take much delight In child ati.chcd
to Email drlm., A child again In t.ocor4h
cocftc az meesle7 or the chicken pox ia not TO nc
The highest Development Of fntautile bceuty. and
hslf o-ph.nH, while they may bloom finely vItts1
the walls OF an aoylum, arc not handy to have aboat
the housc. A snall bsoe with vigorous lu7es does
moi add to the enjoyment o: Cordicz's aiue,cQ nor
eah-nte the fdvaut-1es ofa sltcpin. CIR. In all
euch respects, am not fond OF child. Mind me I
Am rot II. alng against the necessity nor advo.,.
Ting s1oppa;c Of the article, which might prpra
dis=stsozs In many particulars. wh!ch I h,yc not
time low to re1.te. Neither am I prepared With
Dean Swift to advocate un:vere2l. cook3nv NJ
them, at lest while vcn!eon and other mc-ts ,rs
abundant But as there e.e SO many people In th1s
WorIds who hare Euct an overflow Of aItctfo, for
Them, why would it not be cha.itablc idea TO ir.
au-urate lerEc asylum, whcre all between tts
ages Of one day and SIX years nigh. bs rent. nron.
erly Labelled. expenses to b. ra;d py tabcaax and
moral lotteries, and returned as,er The passage Of
the sixth ye:r, warranted to please or no pay re-
quirrd! -,
1err=et, row, TO be called eaanlbsl md brute bv
q lest regiment Of young womcu and an pre-
pared TO receive By the next mall unless he ro.s
are blocked, hushel Of 'invcctive. Mrs.. @. has
already &aTen mo alice OF her mtnd and said to
me IN maFaer meant TO be crushing: NM. g..
do sou reaneubt- Jon were onco ehildt'
"fest my dear," I replied smiling, "and
often wonder by what mysterious dispeasstion +
was allowed to exist and become a member Of
sociesy, and i it will, my dca; In any way molltfv
your angry passions, win stat, that aa, prcpar.
60 to stbmit t0this e-uc1A test Of humanity iust
,ese a. the sane time reserrng to myself the Priv
xen spring q pesrufe" ars. z a. 1H1so T. i. ~ ~
A9nse t;3 @ ocean Of felicity, saId for neres a:gao
,B9t started OCT with eay1nq thet ,ao,-td !
such condition, the Nae.nnGtoa SE.t:n9 FasE
"a 1n sasntday, presented ane neld for a5mrr.ioa:
my mind when accepted IN ihvitatieu from thu I
masafe1s ,Ia TO 20 Up and witness the Juvenile s.:d
eet shH9.sed at
accordingly lwent to Warrington Skating Park.
I Suppose al 1he rteders Of the TnmIxE vii re-
the r. I; meadows when the grass was eefting brown
Well me Fark T-s human ant hill swafmIny
Wsin En1nuy cneckSh youngsters who filter Lithef
their conee. It was Ka,edoecope Worth the he 1oos
1ng INTO. Three thousand Of the little folks skin
lows and cEaitens Ill lie Whe apHa' iIeo ss
There were toys from hoI espnu 10 broadsio;h Ind
girls from calico TO e'k ltie fellows Just stepped
boys Who Enew I'll theie was 10 oIss e. tnon
Il e Ell s @ @s1qsa ias
male blEe lars assembled tnzsolema council could
ret LaFc made more co1sa. How many spread
caiI how nany fantastic dsnscs taey exesatad . sda
! Ioiutlona wefs .rQuent and not minute pissed l.
but scmo orc !ttls oae sometimes bali Dozen
croue hcsp. sngh and ehont and up again, good
p new for icc Is ss fcstasra TO tho yo1ngsters,
cot CARY round rheumatism for week a, Ih,yo
enne- :They ;Wet1 boo5ant ~ bubbles, 1sc:hed.
hsr sSa; 3; oy asd fssess ian and and
Al .ihree o'clock the. bell sounded which WIS to
ut stort tter spn and the Gre acres Of children f.
;radrsIs Withdrew. % Eot think eveT aaW 30
urc that this week, the liile fellows snd fei!ow.
t.ff z;,s W. s1na{ ter r1me1s and spelling books
hing, that would rather be one Of the managers
4 he Parl than ostsnd in the boots OF the Mayor
:zaIehip; for, hereafter, he managers aTc pre-
eryed ln the best rceo}ectlons Of these dTc thou-
and children, ind tho 1ztics will look hack an
saturcny one Of their ytstc days, when tde TarE
sss 'frovn open to them and they enjoyed au'l
Ac pl1y1legee ol the gsowu-up children
Ard tod Mrt- Gunnyb yba 5s Al much when went
lonc. Sta laughed and remarked In siEplncant
ssE tEat she be1Ieved Ididn't admire children. ',
E.s only children u oeTtsin 1szscs sd under % cers
atn conditions. Mr.. g., ron would do veu 10 4
tate thinge exsct}y - they asc, or In ftw min
eady!"
We went 10 lea, ard Mr.. q. handed me- io,.cr l.,
ere aaS. 9oIn1oS 3Inova1cs