, 1879-05-29

toed feet absolutel y clean. This
was the one paIpable fact that struck
the bshoder, and commanded at
once admiration and wonder.
The school presently closed by the
boys rising and repeating in unison
the Lords Prayer, after which they
filed past the desk, and, receiving
their bed. checks, proceeded up to
the dormitories. Before following
them | hunted for the explanation of
those singularly clean faces and feet,
and found it in huge wash room
with bath rooms across one side, a
long row Of hand basins across anoth.
er, while along third stood for
midabla line of deep foot baths,
where the boys washed thoir grimy
feet on coming in from the days
work, and again just before intro
ducing them to the spotless bedding
up stairs. The larger dormitories
contain about $50 beds each, ar.
ranged in two tiers on neat iron
bsdsteads, with ample space between
and were as tidy and comfortable as
any tired man need ask.
The large rooms front on three
streets, are high, cciled, and far more
airy than many a pTetentious city
mansion. These beds cost their oc.
cupants six cents a night. A small.
er room fitted with seventeen beds,
broader and little higher toned can
be enjoyed for ten cents by the
urchin who has done an unusually
good days work and wants to
ROLL AROUND LIKE A LORD
And hug for one night at least the
notion that he is rising in the world.
This room is known as the Fifth
Avenue" while the "six center" goes
by the plebian title of "Ths Bowery."
On an upper floor is the gymnasium,
fitted with the usual appliances,
where the youngsters now challenge
each other to the mortal chances of
walking match, two nights in the
week. Breakfast and supper are
furnished in the house to those who
wish, at six cents meal for all boy
can eat. Lads who are unable to
pay are temporarily lodged and fed
free Of charge. On Sunday evening
the boys assemble in the school.room
and holds religious services, clergy
men and business men always being
at hand to address them. A savings
bank is i'll this room, consisting of a
broad table with numbered slits
opening into boxes beneath, from
which the money is gathered every
week, and deposited at five per cent.
The house contains about 200 boys,
and cost about $1,000 month to run,
of which the lads pay about one. half,
the balance being made up the Chill
dren's Aid Society, which owns the
building, and is sustaining FIVE SINH
lar but smaller institutions, four for
boys and one for girls, in other parts
OF the city. This society has agents
throughout the west who find situa.
tions for the boys, and every week
colony is sent off, ranging in number
from 20 to 100. In some cases as
high as $50 have gone at a time.
Needy families are also gathered in
from the tenement house districts
and sent to the West AS fast as situa.
tlons can be found for them. Not
withstanding this wholesale ship
ment, the lodging houses can scarce
ly keep room enough open for the
homeless lads and girls who crowd
in upon them. Only the better class
OF children are real y reached by this
noble society, the worst classes be-
ing too bad and vicious to submit to
even the few wholesome regulations
inssParable from a judicious system
of caring for them. While blessed
work is thus being done whose fruits