New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-30
HAPPY IN THE COUNTRY.
rwop,pr1rs oF CITY CHILDREN.

,,noN, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRlBuNbl
FssEx. Conn. July 29-The three tall spires OF
Essex rise from of green hecKeo WIN NJ
where the houses of the village peep 'niouS' ."o
-. and ora visible over miles of the fair and fer
file region that composes the township mere 'uo
marty OF children sent ont by TIE tribune L IesH
AR Fund a week ago last Thursday, are IuiS
settled in their country homes, dearer already 10
,nost f then, than the homes they have left behind
in the hot and dusty city. TUX TRIBUNE co''o-
snondent came here yesterday, stopping
., the wav at Guford TO see the parry
Of childrep whose two weeks of country i'l'
bod evnired and who were returning 10 the cI'''
They began to gather at the station Some 'i'" e.
fore the train for New-YOrk was due carri'so -
carriage driving up. until the piaIoiH We
with children and their TRENDS -.
TIL, we're the same children that haa Deen pu'
-. tvo weeks before but changed that
,hocasual observer wOuld scarcely nave recosHiAou
tbom They were now children indeed. Inc ola,
faded look which they wore on their ARRIVAL uau
given place TO a ruddy hue OF health ana Ihe H'Sn
on,earance of childhood Their cares had dropped
from Them like the needles shaken from out Ine
ons+v nine ~ and there was nothing but youlh anu
health and 10Y among them. When they went ouI
they mi rht have sat for the most care-"oIn VI
afnr;ii,ys children now they were fit to serve a.
models for RaphaePs cherubs- They were "eH
fed. well-clothed appearing crowd, fuH OF Ilo anu
animation The people Of Gmltord were ou' IL
force to say good-by 10 their Htte guests anu I"
bo,n them safely aboard the train with their
numerous and bulky bundles. Every child was
nro1ide / with a good-slzed bouquet and the place
Iooted like AN agitated flower garden. Ihey all
had some Inemento of the country whlch
tbev were taking back to the city. Ihere
were new clothes in abundance ana inc
good people of GuifOrd had supplied them Win
whatever else had taken their fancy In tie course
of their visit. Several had plants pulled up by the
roots which they hoped to make grow in the city
There were the usual number Of bags Oh waLhuts
and popcorn, and boxes of berries.
The people who had been entertaining the chli-
drn all expressed themselves pleased with their de-
portment and sorry they were gong away Ihere
were plouty of stories OF their quaint sayings ana
Coinrs which the towns people took great delight II
rspeatinq. story was told of one little boy who
looked out of the window IN the early morning
and saw the dew lying thick on Inc
flowers and grass who's been watering those
plants in the night" ne exclaimed. o 10 boy,
as he time for his departure drew near said 20 his
host Il wish that all the weeks had hundred
daysT and another expressed the wish that ne could
stsv cone hundred weeks. instead Of two" In one
or two cases their hosts we're DESTROYS that the chill
dren they entertained shoald make their homes
with them permanently, bu the parents OF the clll-
dren refused.
When the train for New-YOlk arrived at the sta
ton the children took their places III the special
car which the New-Yprk New Haven and Hartford
Railroad bad provided for them aud the ira n rolled
AWAY amid shouts Of good-by' and cloud OF
waving haudkercheis II was a pleasant picture
10 see TIE Guford people putting their charges on
the tram carrying their bundles INTO the car, ana
seen that the children comfortably settled for
& . Ina chi 4P gprp u ten
and among their hosts many an eye that was long
unused 10 weep, was dimmed at the parting. One
how. who when he went out was pale and delicate
INT nov looked as round and brown as a russell,
went blfrerlv and kept saying, Il don't want to 20
home | want TO stay IN the country
Il was useless 10 tell the children 10
keep their heads inside the windows as the Ialh
left the station. livery neck was stretched
and every eve raned 10 catch a last look at the
kind faces and the pleasant scenes they were ieaV-
i'm and IT was not until the familiar fields and hills
had disappeared that they subsidized into quiet and
began 10 think of their homes IN the city. 'Ol,"
said II little glri sadly. Il would like TO 60 home
and stay over night, as 10 STE my MAMMA ana
then 90 ak 10 the country"
THE TRIBUNE correspondent, having seen the
CulfJrd party well their way to
the city, took the train for this place
The village of Essex lies some distance
from tie Connecticut Valley Railroad,
beng situated on the Connecticut River The
village extends from the shores of the river up
the steep hill, ana from there a long
struggling street TO Ivoryton. about three
miles distant. There IS a landing on the river in
front Of the VII age and once day the drowsy
silence is broken by the sound of the Har ford and
New-York boat which makes a stop here. The
houses set back from The village streets and
rounded by neat gardens. Many Of them have
hOneysuckles cambering over the front porch OF
trumpet vines lifting their nolseless buges in the
air which announce the morning reyele with
sweet Od0rs instead Of sounds.
Iyorytou is a part of the town Of Essex and takes
ite name from factory where ivory is
made and piano keys and other articles of trade.
1t is the largest establishment of the
kind in the Urited States ana has an agency il
Zanzibar. There are not many houses there, but
several Of them picturesque and even elegant III
their construction, and Oh the green lawns III front
of them now ard then gayly-stnpec
marquee. The street from here to lvorytOn has
houses al vice intervals, and 10 has historic old
meeting house. There ~ "A little brick smnthy here
standing under large ana spreading tree a realiZ-
zion OF LODgiellOws song OF he " Village Black
smith here are several ponds in the
neighborhoo!. all of them with a Dor
der OF flags whose bright blue flowers
are now in full bloom These ponds still and
30 thckly cover with wa. er lilies that II
Il snow storm had descended on lake OF glass
The perfume of the lilies 4, strong that II per
ceptDe often before the pond Is seen. Occasion
ally team, heavily loaded with the white tusks OF
AfIlcan plants. viii wind its slow way tlrough
the trcu-iued village streets. bearing us precious
cargo from The landing over 10 lvorytOn.
lie people here are delighted at the good
conduct and good manners Of their Attlc
guests Many Of the villagers afraid
when the project OF enter ng the children
was hrsi preached. thai the town would be invaded
by a S. OF wild barDarlals who wOulI disturb the
quiet serenity Of the borough III no pleasant man
ner. Instead the children nave been unusually we'll
behaved ana have .hOwn themselves 30 brgnt and
apnIeclAilve mat tleY have cnmnl-trN WON the