New-York tribune., 1882-08-14
TWO WEEKS OF FRESH AIR

Edye Tool COMPANY 10 which the village owes 's
existence Twenty-six Fresh Air children arrive"
here last Tuesday from New-fork, ana are eiDoSIns
themsclves to the full The children appear 10 oo
deI;cbted with the place and the people, as rule'
or. yrou nleased with the children. win A. L.
Tbaver who made the arrangements Tor Che receP-
tion of the party here. THE TRIBUNE correspondent
called upon come of the little folks. ana tey scc'uu
sorry that three days of their visit had gone aeauy
when the children arrived we had great 'lnc,
said Nh Thayer A great many OF the Ooiii"S'i iii0
people were down at the station 10 see lheih oo'''
N beside those who were 10 entertain children
Among those attracted to the station by curiosity
were a number of Collinsvile children not partlcu
larly creditable to the place. and they made Sonie
remarks about the city visitors that were not reas
surlng to the latter The distributing OF the cliii-
dren was rather interesting. Some of them had de-
cided preferences as to whom they should go Wllh'
and 70 satisfy these was sometimes rather dlihcnI'
Of the larger girls who came looked aronnd al the
shons after she cot ont of the cars, ana sad: NeH
though. was going 10 the country, but instead oI
that am in a nasty town. The same grl the next
morning asked the lady with whom she was Staying
where were the pigs, and was answered that 1nere
were no pigs belonging to the people she was
with
"'No pigsi Well didn't suppose there were any
pics here have been deceived ] am not IN the
country. and Pm going right back TO the city ana
off she star ed toward tue railroad. she was ashcu
now she expected to 20 10 the clly %lIhOuI .aui
money or ticket on III get there, hhe SAID II
follow the track and III get there II JusI wan
long enough The girl Is German. ana just theh az
a German woman was walking past, she was cdlIeu
to come and talk 10 the girl. In Two or IhISS nm u4i
NOS tLe latter had taken such fancy 10 the German
woman that she asked if she might go home WIN nSI
and after some httle arrangements were lnaue' an9
went OF with her fnend, as happy as c9hit ,hnt
be. and now, believe, Is Degulh9e e 10 ,iHG mnst
Collinsvie is pretty good place, alter 9lL nus
tell you another incident, also Yesterday q No. ~
lnsvIlle boy got INTO "A dispute Win on1 .. jI;S
boys and the latter made the renlarh au"' in5t
vile wasn't much of place ANYHOW. II Inu
haH a. big New York, sdid ne, oy "a4 "a I''P,I
sizing his assertion Yes us respoa1&TG resp & IL Id
llDsviihan and II IL wasn't quarter as DS GVIIu
lick YOU all the same, ana Pm gOlu 10 90 IT, IHcIC
undou btedy woud have been sparrlng nia.Sh
without gloves if the person VINO oVerneaiu '"'
Many Of the ladies' here have, taken
a great fancy to the little loiks and
are making them dresses ana clothing OF
various kinds | assure you that all the children
VII 20 home with considerably more than they
brought with them" -. +
children With them were asked how they were get
ting along with tneir youl charges. ahd they qn-
swered that the children were g1ou anu PHiio,t"d
yond all expectation, and THAT tney were ueuEIOcu
with hem. Next year COlilnsyle VII Prop'.oIS De
anxious 10 receive even more OF the iI'tie loA- 0
following persons are entertaining CAluIeA III %
nnsviIe; H. Wilkinson William Ii. HaWIcy, Dr
Hnberts. Dr. J. VI TABOR, Walter Soudant, Charles
Hu.lIis, K. Van Bran ana A. W. ChalAP--
Of Cautou. At Canton Centre, three mics
north OF Colnsville-t farming district situated Oh
high hIIly ground--chlldTen are located WIZ r nIS
George Ricnardson Mrs. Bentley, howard Rogers
" g. Humphrey, Fredenck Brown, .. IL. Du"tiL
George Pratt. TnEAm q. hailock. Ia all, twenty
SIX chJdrep were IeIt IL Collius' iIe anu I'D
rIbuteu Ia canton " town or township,
BLksaED IN GIVING AS IN RECEIVING.
To me Edttor o. The Irt6HHe.
SIR. The story OF the Fresh Air children III MIL
ford Conn. yet awaits chTUnlcler. MI Iarsohs'
the apostle of this enterprise appeared on the
ground some tine June to arrange preliminarles.
By apuoi tmsut then made he addressed the people
If our churches Oh Sunday, July 8. His appeals,
winch touched many hearts, were seconded by iur-
tIer ,rgr.ueuts and pcrsuasiCns. One by one the
,iies of hospitality III until Saturday, August
3 when the children, TO the number OF hity-t"o'
srIYed-
A l.rgs Company was present and received them
at The beautiful new passenger station Oh INC
Consolidated Road. The pastors-the Rev. Messfs'
PlIkIngtOn (Iethodist), Griffin and hceler tCOh-
pregatioualisti gave direction 10 the proceedings
IN the assignment OF the children tO their several
pl2ces ol entertainments
The little ones looked tired ard dusty-curoslty
and shade OF anxiety marked their faces. fe"
sere IL tears lest they should be separated toIA
brother or slgter. One boy was 30 homeslck tnat
he returned the city by ;he aeXt train bdt soon
tb.. distribution was accomplished, and all we're
happy.
On the next day many of the children were at
church and sunday-school, showing Dy. their DE-
ha vIor there that they knew tie proprieues One
superItendent says: "As sOoD as the bell was
tanned noticed those little folks straig gh;en up, put
their hands together ana prepare to listen. lou
could Ell ia a minute they understood JDf rules o4
a we'll drilled sunday y-scbool"
The children are eeeI around ocr streets and III
the hrld- rompIBg, DeIrylDg, ndIng, hshng, clam
ming Grabbing anu 81 Oil. II Is dltnCulL 10 tel
which are the happier, The guests or theu hosts.
Many OF the cnuuren have expressed regret thAt
the time oi their sOJOuTu here 10 10 be 90 short.
Iney wish the two weeks might be two years OF
iOrcver
prsou % OlId and pcTtuT liable disposition he lh,
tos,-ias had Lls heart wonderfully opened TO the
illle strangelA dc almost neglects his farming to
look affer them. lie says he would like about
txruIv-fve OF them another year" ! lie writers
Guest is q nit.e boy fIom brooklyn, l.. d.,
hose pleasant manaers and good behavior
would make HIN welcome ~ sny hIine, ,.li',
passed 10 INN, and Please excuse ms wAeL lie
leaves. lie reads scr pture IN tun al family deVO-
lions and reads the LOrd's Prayer, Tie 20 Isaln
aud Apostles Creed with much iacIilty. In me,
though but seven years DID, he ls AltIe ClrIstlah
gentleman
Please make note of this, Oh, al ye good people
WHO afraid 10 take the,e walls TO your country
homes lcsi your owB children Oe cOALa+uIu1lcu "
their A. hnence.
and may God bless all the friends and promoters
OF tins Erist-like chanly. u II. u
MtgOrd, Conn.,, saturday, Aug Il, 1857
lsupcrn Of niHsion missionaries. physicians
any TespOnAIDe person knowing of poor city children
please communicate with Mr.. Parsons At T- IElBUNE..
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