New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-17

and learn as much as possibly can; for IN the ran
Mrs Tass is coming out and Mr. Tass says that II
90 NOT like the ran keeping the place need not
remain. hut II ] write 10 HIM he viii send ior me ne
H4EpNG, HENRY Ia GRAND age sA,een H. os Dis,rici
Telegraph messenger. He is with d. " keeo
JOHNSON JOSEPH age fourteen came from philadelphia
to New-York about year ago and supported hlmse,
by backing boots, hut some DAYS didni earn Siougv
TO buy food WITH and knew what II was TO be hungry
often. He placed with George Dlck y, iaI ,
sons Kansas, but he writes under date OF MAY tna
he had procured another place when ne llked very
much. lie says: Tell all the boys that Kansas i
nee place to come to, where you won't be starving
TO death as YOU will be in New-NoTk sometimes
Blackug boots is good it is out here where
YOU eau get good home and have plenty to eat ano
drink. and you WON'T be starving 70 Heath - ., tt !,
boys ask you whom il is from, tel them mat u J.
from Four Finger Jack and they will know II u
the fellow what nad his two hands burnt; TEL Mt
CoHnor that he is a very good man; also MI Reid
KENT. GEO D., age fifteen; the son OF wido~een
mother living IN New-YOrk. He had been ctsh
boy at ]. q G. JOhnstons. He is with Samuel hop
kinson. farmer near Parsons lie writes GNng
fully. and adds: Ike the family live with very
much. l think / shall Ike farming hrst-rate:
although haven't done much of It yet: attended
church and sunday-school at Parsons last sunday,
and Went TO a Friday evening social ana hau
KILnURN. WILLIAM. age eleven, orphan, from
orange y j., where he hod been supported 10y
grandnOlher VINO Is poor; ne - WIN h zeal
TisOn, Parsons, Kansas. lie writes: " nave a eu
good nome. ana like 1t very mlch. nave no
rough friends. | remember Mr.. Kelds ~oius; :
don't know anything about farming, but am gong
TO learn plough feed the cattle and MIX the COWS
try to make things go on smoothly .u,so-oa
MCCORMICK, ROBERT. age sixteen, son or "a WIDOWED
mother He had done some work as ea5h,9oy, ana
had driven ma-%as3n BE Is S %,yn ia HI Getting I
along firsrate, and hope he VIII DC goOu poI al
the time" Robert writes o. am getting along
good with Mr.. Lussing aud he Is teachhg NE 70 uo
everything IN the farming business ana ne gives me
everything want, ana think got as gOod nome
any of tAe Bows have got" 49,
MCGML JOHN age thirteen, an orphan, who came from
Philadelphia a short time ago In search OF WORK
which he was unable 10 ma lie Is WIN 'oei 'io''
Parsons,
Vaudeville CHARLES and CoBNELIUs' ages eleven anu q
thirteen arc the sons OF a widowed mother who had
suppOrted herself and them for three years by sew
Ing. Cornelius the elder, writes from Palestine,
Cooper COUNTY No, that he Is with L. L. AmlE. and
that his brother Charles is with Mr.. Mare, mile
distant and both are comfortable ana contSntfG
Cornelius and think he Is well satisfied. Tie learns
10 work much faster than one would expect ,.,,
METzGER JOHN German ad age seventeen Is Win i'm
writes | am glad you took me ont West ana got
me a good home am getting along we'll with my
work | know how 10 plough little and 10 MIX
COWS. like the family am with" 49,.
MILES. WILLIAM age sixteen went Win the party wren
from the rest and went 10 Carroll Iowa. to i've win
O. Sturgeon farmer VINO had semi TO Of Sm
was favorable. but on April 20 he wrote 10 MI
Reid; He was sent to the farm to-day TO do some
very easy work and absconded, leaving the team tied
10 the wagon. Not unkind word was spoken 10
him No one knows whore he has gone: am sorry
he was so unwise, as he might have had good nome
with u.s. l., -. -..
which left New-York March IL, and was after Hard
reported as with j. NJ Anthony Fort scout A LateL
letter saws: " ] am not staying with Mt. Anthony
now. He said he did not have anything ior Ge 10 90
and got another pacc with NJ. W. Bhiy, Godfrey
T0urh6u County Kansas, nice farmer
PETERS GEoEGE age seventeen, Yonkers, but for
several months tying to earn few pennies Dy
pcdding small articles in the streets OF NtW-1Oik
Tie is with G.. W. Everhart, Parsons, Kansas, and
writes: "I am in nice family and have not 70
work hard. An have 10 90 lstO take care OF tDe
cattle and hoe the garden and do little things IKE
to live in Kansas for they are such nice people ~
PorTsIEy. ErGENE, a bright French boy, age sixteen
VINO landed at Castle Garden a few weeks ago with.
mother in Paris had sent him 10 school and then put
him in fancy-gOods store where he earned very
little money; so he came TO America mere ne c0IIu
IN me tIouh.. Eda 80 Iti,e +ongne oeain
ne writes that he Is pleasantly situated at present
but does not know what he Is going TO DO " give
you my hand with all my heart he ADDS ID conciu-
SMITH JOIN JONES. age twelve, but small for his age
Since two years OF age ne mas had an uhKihi
stepfather who was cruel TO him when at home, ana
who kept him in orphan asyluns several years 5 ne
is with L c. CLAW at Parsons. Kansas VINO writes I:
Eve ike our little charge very much ana ma nm
10 possess excellent moral principles for one so
young; also good manners. We are very gratC ful
rcceived while under their charge and glad to tind
so good a boy among the little friendless ones TO
share our home with us. We have no children OF
our own, so shall give nm all the advantages our
means will allow, which we hope viii ne liberia,
both in school education and religions training; ana
snail do all in power and by ID vine assis ance TO
raise him up 10 be a g0od ana useiui man. -. ,
we are becoming very much attached 10 MN our
selves. We did not take him for the work he wonid
do but 20 Dc as our own. He seems cOntented and
happy; slvB hc.wunts to stay with us lie wishes
Il be called by our name, and We are Wiling ne
should be" John writes; " thank you very mucn
Tor what yOu have done FOR Inc. Ike my new home
end my new parents very much. Ihey are yer! klhd
10 me ana are trying 10 teach me 10 work. am
learn NJ TO ride on horseback and TO harness the
horses. shall commence going TO school very soon
20 to SundaY-sChOOl every sunday and TO cDurch.
am going to try TO be good boy, and 10 40 what
my parents want me to do, so can become goOd
man. $500
TrTpLMAN LOUIS, age abOut sixteen the son OF poor
father and sick mother living In Jersey city, went 10
Kansas expecting to tiDi an uncle. lie Is reported
rs with hm and doing well. go
TIcHg THOMAS. age sixteen, landed in this country
from LEEDS. England, about a year ago. Had been
at work IN some downtown hotels, but went west
thinking that the influences there would be better
for him in the future He is with George breVoort'
Parsons. Kansas.
WHITLEY JOsEPH j., age ten, born IN Ireland but
resident of this city since he was three years OId
He is with j. Il. SWaTtZ, Parsons, Kansas.
YAHN, HESRY, age fifteen, from the Orange n j. Or
phan ASYLUM. He Is with Charles Phillips, Parsons
Kansas.