New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-05
TESTIMONY OLE TIE BOYS.

ASHLEY SYDNEY, age fourteen, native or NaIick,
Mass, where he mad worked in Il store for II u
week lie came 10 his city two months 9el ;
had not succcede in making a l;vinc. He is with
William Cavern, burlington, Kansas, ana very
favorable reports have been Received concerning
DENFIELD, FRANCIS, age twenty was the oldest hoy IN
the party. lie born III London, out had been Ia
this country four years. His father die Ihrec years
and since tnai Time hs hai sunH'; , m'nHrt
and expected TO obtain good wages lie Is With
James White. EmpOrw, KLLsas
BLAKEsLEE. IRVING W.. thrtccd, was horn IN Pain
vile COun His father died ten years ago. and di,r
bar factory ana IN a store. HIS mother wisaet nm
to be sent West. where sue thought ne would nave
Riley, WavcrlY, Kansas.
CAKEBREAD, WILLIAM. age sixteen is an AmcIit%n
When qute young his lathcr was taken s'eh. ana lac
was scut 10 Illinois. where lie worNed on farm
UpoA his fathers recovery lie returned 10 Er0oklNi
lie T Is with iilrim Edmund. Light House, Oelc
County, Ill.
CAMPBELL CORNEIU age seventeen Is a natlvr Oh inlS
civ. s father is living rit the hoy had SinpTi'Ta
himself for I'VE yt aFs DelO'" E1'n= Mes'' n mtn.
10 uncle living at Aurord' LIZ VINO IS 'algc
CLARK ROBERT age twelve the child OF piano 'un'r
in BrooKlyn. He had worked III a nuckle factory
few months. His mother Is d'',d, aud ms ITther
Thought his prospects would he ;tcr IN tlc W. IT
than here. he is with W. NJ. Davidson Burlington
Kansas.
CLARK JAMES age ten. Is brother OF the above. lie is
whh W. IL. Wood, Burlington, Kansas
CLISCH JAMES, age Twelve was the son OF barber who
died SOME wears ago. succ which tine James hNtd
with an aunt. Al uncle IS farmer i'll Illinois ana
had written the lad that ne wound ciyr him Tome
He Is with Mss uncle, Michael Cillcu LII SilIV' ILL
CONTAIN. GEORGE f., agr eighteen. IS naive on
Mount Ky" Mes!c,ter G S hG na f1 II %nS
farm, had woIkcd in lawyers office. and had trled
to get himself to be sholt -h'nd reporter. ilT re-
GREETED his lack Of education. which untitled hil
for anV thing except manual labor. He IS With j.
W. Trey, Wayeriy, Kansas, and IS doing well.
mnr' Who cd When he was ouly five sncr then
he vcu wltn his no:hcr In l. di.jGs->t ana ior the
past year partly supported hIJtSrf Dy DRIVING an
express wagon. lie is with Henry L. BOu'cH Key
West, Kansas.
ham rt Rod
Bank. y. J. His rather died wien he was youi-,
and ten wears ago he removed with his no;;hr TO
hoping to secure some money 10 winch he tn"ueht
wentto work, earning enough money 20 snnr"rt MN
self aud pay "rt Of his tXpiS n3GS 10 Beaver
ExHoRN. GEORGE WILLIAM age eighteen, was born
at Yarmouth. n. s.. anG came 10 th .,., country
bras agGry but prelS , A 'l Me- Ty' ,r ana n ns
brothe Va Went a I" c, LOW IN 10 NIX =" a
So 30 a mouth at Earville. iowa.
Ills mo1nrT Sccane bind VIXEN he ws very small
aud he Had been cared for III chan ad" institution
m"tGer sent for him some time ago and hc worked III
factory but he preiGfred he eG%n'Ty ; ana
Count, Kan. lie writes Apiil 10 II write totcil
y,r H much. ihave lots of Horseback riding The
prare> IS the place for me. don't intend TO lelte
THINK TINS unkncwn freud IS Jacob A-tor" ~;
jacobs writes My hoy seems to ne wei satisfied
with ms new home, and takes UP READILY win farm
life. So far he has been ccOd n"y: ne h4 i hii
with the family and has been moral boy. lie don't
use any bad language thai hnow o." Ola ana thi i.
children Of own, all well advanced III common
studies.
mother In BROOKLYN. He mad worked IN cork factory.
He Is WITH Mi i1a XcrH Vel rr 70 H ar
but am sorry to say That 1t Is very bad Weather
moi raise anything ms summer lam going to Lcrd
cattle, as have nothing else to do"
billiard PETER, age fifteen. His father drove coal
iDfur l.S
he could He is with william ManiorIW avery, Kan.
He writes Apr. 8: II have q good home The
school is about two blocks away IN, and tn the
Marriott says that when am tweuty-one he
S T ES Scusht int me sR Of oohos think Ike
Kansas better than New York. Iwi be gong t.
fetch the cattle out every morning and fetch them
at night had two yE1TE afk ora1e r Gg' a r1d
chickens and wild ducks, and there's Il creek little
and there's two-barrelied SHOTGUN winch I'm
to use w9en learn how 70 shoot mr. Mar Mar
much. and think he Will grow to be good man.
bsT Sss n roo chaHee to go to scSoo the cong
Winter think can make good farmer ,l qGt 4I
man"
n dep6n HIS parents died eight years ago. and he
tuepSF'ed hmse GackT ing S sS y% 9G 'f Is with
L. Naiseti Ssa%ni CShIS c TGH lon K1 vry we
Mr. Sasseit ' is "a nice man and known that can
along with him. They gave calf and 90 to
school. They have eighteen COWS to MIX and NIX
three Of them"
HOFFMAN,, THEODORE age sixteen, an orphan, had
worked u a butcher shop, aud bad Olackcd boots lie
lad often known what II was to be hungry and win
out food. IL. is with Thomas t. GoeSuch' WavcrIy'
Kansas.
HORTON. JoHN age twelve. has lived at Syracuse with
ms pAreus, until fHthcr I'll d. three months
sco H.. was fold Of an Opplrtuniiy 10 20 u tac
West. and money was given hun with winch 70 como
inuth, Hartford, Kan. lie writes. April II: - am
learned 10 ride hO.s back and to water thc and am
learning TO milk. Mr. WOgaWutn gave me thfce
pigs Ior my They tnmk a good deal OF III - i
have NICE peanut bed planted tur mystH. 60 -
SUNDAY school in town ana gci . nice piDr liithh
You many thousand times for your kiHdne>s to me
and Others"
touNsoS join COOMBs aGc fourteen haG been en-
ui,Xcd bV a street railroad company III Brooklyn,
by circus company, ana more IrceIl'Iy a. "a mes
whose officers spoke highly i his iH W "hi ih
ana writes Apr 8: " au r!tlhS anon, wei W 10y
nov home. We have all our plgiGIlng zone ana
narrowing We ba'e lure On %, T0' c, TrI
on horseback sunday There are thtTT ,oiI
writes ain, Apru "a: q l AN very thanLIni To ! on
auch homes Us all Of got, they would be
thankful. They are all such NEE pc9p" ouI here
would rather be here than to be In NCw-1or sell
t ,6c hpTs IN the Idging House What good ioTes
us boys got. and perhaps will courage some
more boys TO come West and make men Of tH m,
s Sowd make a good home for her" Mr. Lindsay
writes am very well pleased with my boy. /
have not heard him swear use bad Language. He
is smart aud trusty with team, and great lover
OF my favorite animal. the horse. go well are We
10 let me write and see II you can send her GIRL IL
von can send O good smart girl Of ten or twelve
yycsrs we will try and make u good home for her
and send her to school"
foxys. GEORGE W.. age twelve, Is an orphan SOD Of
IpSton. Ka sas VINO writes: George is good boy,
Gu an the hest by him that can"
.ox pocxwFII age nine, bad been ON inmate Of Mr..