The sun., 1873-09-04
rnr Ltsr FREE EXCLUSION.


The fourteenth and last Tunes excursion
Of the season wa enjoyed yesterday 10y l'%E
hoy- and girls. Tfcy gathered AZ o'clock at
the police station, First avenue and Fifth street
and marched with the music 81 the Governors
Island Band to the targe Saran smith, NJ the
foot of Fifth street, which they left at o'clock
A. NJ. and where they arrived at about half past
q I'm the evening. having spent the day mostly
on the iIudson river, with an honr or Two ashore
az Excelsior Park, OPP sitg l"aNoiS' ,-,
twenty thousand nine hundred and eighty
seven children nave tht- summer throuth th"sS
p.cui,- had merry day, ddN ot trrsh AR hti
fresh yleN-. thc grassy sr'und to roll 4y': IN.
davs ~ rcc they h,vc fed ON mix, rolls, sand
w.,ncs. ic, cream, and cake card the music u
haT. spontanc"u-ly mar he'd and danced
ana SAM and they nave Sc, seen nro,,s
of Nr Punch and Mrs. Iudy, which they have
laughed NJ rs loudly a. they pleased. They have
warned up the hearts, relaxed the manners. and
,rs,ircd AM extortcd smile. and cheers from
I LuidgcIs and tn u'lnd- 4 men and women
/ whom they have met ON the various lines Of
7 boat travel. An average number OF not more
/ than nfty adults have accom- pGnicd each cScur-
Sion consisting - band. police, stewards force.
/ the * uheraut yivaciiy Of the cNcted boys and
I girls. and laughed, and danced with them, arm
IN arm All human ntlh-s, younnE Wr @ u'u' "i.
the same barge "r any "lh't tIali E,!u,'' "N' !
the same waves, idlerS IA the piers ana ON the
grassy lawns ana ia country hg,tl h'' comes Ice
took the Overlooking Choerfulnc of twelve OF
o. pfrhf.cu hundred uure-trliurd, light -htNte I,
/ rolucking children the dinusivo uagncii>m ut
hmditis of huttcriug little white h1ndker-
. chief and swinging buyish GAYS, aud loud hoo
ra,- and long -rcueatrd hey, hey. 81 am happy
don { Nou see IL 2 Here We are We are II d
t. see yuu amt You glad tu see ust L. the
warm human continent expressed 10y these IN
+ strIcfiyr. spout ne Ius salutatinns and re-
s,uuscs. The muntyed cost Of all ths transient
2 itrt,t.,-. ha, l.cu last about 'le same ns IL
would cost To- treat these same children m
restaurants to the food they have had ON theit
l.u-. llc day of JpV long 10 Toe remembered
u landmark IN their little Nvts-the spirit n
the way, has all been a clear, solid spcculati On
Nitu such "a result the appropriate ejaculation
ON the last. NiudIng-up festiviiy Is, GLORY, hal
lcmjth, amen
Tncrv were some peculiar features about the
excursion Yesterday. MI williams aud mis- ic
, customed uuliCempn have become So used tt
! the management of New York children that tncl
control thcW toward any line of amusement
| with lttlc comparative truuulc In lmprumptt
theatres two delicate faced, slender little broth
ers, Thomas aud William Reilly, twelve ant
seven years Of age, distinguished lhenls, Ives b!
/ the nlmhlene5s of their little dancing feet, thct
art acquired through the best and cheapest O
| masters, "A genius of imitation, There Wer
! running matches, and walking matches, an'
/ crawling on all fouIs matches, and hopping oi
! one leg matches the length Of the barge, the wa
] being kept clear. Two girls, fat and iral
: one, volunteered to run race. Ii Is needles
4 to say winch won the hVe cents put up b
Ruundsman Mead. That useful blossom Of hu
/ mtuity, John Daisy, was unusually entertainin
/ In the mirth-pruYoklng conversation hctwerl
/ Judy and Punch. The cost of the fourteen cN
! Cursious Of this summer las been less tnan tel
. thousand dollars.