The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-16
WHERE THERE WAS FUN!
PkAEKs CT SEVEN HUEDEED NEWS
BOYS Who WERE GURsrs OF
Nh. CHILDs.


The clam1r OF seven hundred and
sixty boys going to tue dinner st Bel
mont IN the Park, given by George
w. Childs 10 the little news-venders,
more then made up to the patriots
living in the neighborhood OF the
Philsdelpia and ReAjinR Railroad
depot Tor the gloomy absence OF the
oId-time pistol ami IRE cracker. The
train vas put down as leaving at II
O'Clock. Boys, however, were seen
about the d pot 60 early that q suspi.
cioD became prevalent t0at they must
have remained the ell night. Not 9
lad, apparently, vas less than an hour
too early. The gsmins ran up and
down the station, shouting like mad.
Many of them wore their every day
battered hats ard were Otherwise "a Z
ged. and few we're shoeless. The
great majority. however, had made
some attempt st toilet. There were
fourteen or fifteen colored chi,drep,
ne spruce looking &c any OF the
others. The spirit OF cast, however,
was rampant and the coloFed coutin.
gent was forced to keep at a distance.
A little ebony-hued fellsw, who Vas
screaming nom the top q q trunk
"a the train backed up, was given q
poke on bis blne-stcckinged leg By q
white wag and tumbled TO the floor.
Half dozen ran over to pick him
up, but be instantly jumped 10 HE
feet without assistance. Hes ell
right" the boys cried, ''he fell on
bis head" Another gang of irrespon-
sibles tried to put q colored boy into
q German prelzsI peddler's basket
and still another was tumbled in G
q pile of milk cans and had bis nice
white suit seiled. There vas no bad
blood shown and the pushing and
Tripping Was taken good naturedly,
az matter OF course. There VA
only one girl 10 the party. She
walked alone and sat at the head o
q table afterwards. She said that hel
name Was Julia Wisner and that sht
was eleven years cid. She earns
nearly q dollar day, she said. anC
goes to school sometimes besides.
The crowd was mustered int
companies under the marshalship o
Joseph Alexander, OF the Ledger
Dennis F. Dealy, OF the Chronicle
Herald. and A. NJ. Spaneler of th'
Star. Each company just filed Car
AS the train left the boys began Il
sing at the top Of their voices anC
kept it up until their arrival at Bel
mont. At the Belmont glen the.
were welcomed with lively serenad
by the be nd from the Northern
Home for Erienilets Children. The.
marched up the bill with trumpe.
sounding and flags flying. As th
last deta ohment was passing up til
holly spirit of the company was for 81
linstaut overcome by q sensation G
terror. Some reckless lads ha
stsEted heavy lawn-mower in me
ton. It came rafting down the hi
and acEoee the path and struck Wit
!. tremeodous force against . stou
beech tree. The boys saw 1t comm
|, and scampered cut of the way, but
! little fellow OF hardly more than 81
stumbled and came within q ha &c
breadth Of being crushed by th
lponderous machine. But the dsngG
was instantly forgotten an
the laughter ran louder than before
The tables were set. AS the by
Z marched to the entrance to the dir
ming rooms their eager eyes could &c
Through the windows the tnoW
cloths and shining glass and Chini
The band played polka as the oool
we're opened and the delighted guest
rushed for the tables. The Rev ,
81. Russell said q short grace. {
which not word could be heard ]
the din. The DR. I'M sounded tr
: amen and the lads with anoth'
, shout, scampered into their seats an
helped themselves right royalty. II
" dinner was over in thirty-6ye nil
utes, but in that time four hundrt
pounds of meats, two hundred "a
forty quarts of ice cream, five boxes
oranges, three tubs OF lemonade, be
sides q vast quantity OF vegetabl
and bread disspr cared. Car tieke
lie were distributed to the boys. Thr'
cheers ard q tiger, with deatenir
rattliog of glasses and pounding
dishes and spoons, were given 4
4 George W. Childs and brought Il
festivities 10 g close. A collation. vi
: Iserved subsequently for the commits
and guests.