New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-16
BREEzES FROM TIE SOUND.

| TENT.
| IRON A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TiuhuSEl
| GUILFoRp Conn. July 15.-The party of chill
dren sent out by THE TRIBUNE on account OF us
Fresh Air Fund. arrived here yesterday AFTERNOON
little tired after the long ride in the cars but full OF
wonder and enjoyment at being In the country
soon as the children left the cars they were sur
rounded by a number of the villagers and towns
people who welcomed them with a sincere
hospitality to their New gland homes OF thrift and
plenty. Most of the children were to 90 TO houses
situated little distance from the village, and their
hosts had driven over IN carriages Tor them-
Nothing in their journey pleased them so much as
the prospect of ride in a carriage and when those
who were TO ride were finally seated IN the vehicles
they could hardly sit still for glee. The carriages
rolled away with their merry loads, and the
children who were to stop at homes in the village
trotted ND the shaded streets after their hosts in
most contented manner. Faces which had begun,
toward the end of the dusty and tiresome ride, to
grow long and to show unmistakable signs of weari-
ness were now smiling through their masks of dust
| and merry eyes shOne through unshed tears.
The Journey here was enlivened by the children
with animated discussions in regard to the country
those who had been out before RECALLING their less
travelled companions with such marvellous tales OF
country life that their hearers might have
been pardoned for not believing every
thing that was told them. The children's
impressions of the country were in a somewhat
chaotic state since their short visit there had
been followed by year OF tenement-house life, and
they connected everything pleasant or wonderful
o. which they had heard with country life and.
initiating older travellers, had most extraordinary
stories to relate. The children who had never been
in the country were constantly on the watch
for it, The villages and towns along the
road discouraged them little for every collection of
houses they took to be a suburb of the city. "Oh
dear =" SAID one little girl the train rolled into
New Haven, 1--WE haven't got into the country yet"
| There was one boy, of about ten whose face, by
reason of much scrubbing and soap, shone like
harvest moon at starting, and which still CLEANED
Ike that same moon behind a cloud when the
smoke OF the engine and the dust raised by the
train had done their best to extngush it. He sat
in pensve mood most OF the way, but as he
reached his journeys end suddenly looked up and
SAID:
SAY. mister will we apples on trees y
" Ho OF you will" said his companion,
with tone of conscious superiority.
But don't like them added he; Il ate some
when Mr. Parsons took me to the country last
mer and they were sour. Apples that grow in
barrels are best"
This village of Gulford is situated on the shore
of the Sound abOut half way down the Connecticut
coast. 1t struggles back from the water. the vii
| lage green around which most of the houses are
! built being half mile inland An inlet bOr-
dered by salt meadows IN from the
| Sound into the village, and here at high
wafer 90 up or down numerous little " sharpies 4"
with their " leg-of mutton" sails. To the east of
tbe village rises Clapboard Hill, height which
are several farm-houses, nearly every of them
entertaining fresh air children. From this poetical
| hill with its plain, prosaic name, there Is fine
view of the water of the Sound and the inland
| country Looking out over the Sound the most
| startling object is Faconer Island, with
| its lighthouse, q pillar of white by
day and an eye of fire by night
The coast Of Long Island is Like cloud in the hor-
zon and the watery highway of the Sound is at all
| times dotted with the wnlte sails of merchant-ves-
| sels The country inland is Of the typical New
| England character. hills and valleys rolling away
| in beautiful confusion to where the two wooden
| meeting-houses of North GuIltOrd CLEAN white
amid The trees on a high hill. In the village which
clusters around the green, tie houses are wide
apart and surrounded each by Hover filled gardens
| and patches of growing vegetables. The sc tiers
of this town came from Gulldiord, England, and in
tended to build their new homes on CIapbOard HILL
| and make the village as Eearly as possible ike the
| one they had left BIT the temptation OF the rich
lands in the valley proved too much for their senu-
ment and tine village stands on the low lands ana has
lost The first " q " from It's photography. There Is
| : IN standing here old stone house, built for the
| Rev Mr. W hitofeld. IN 1888, and SAID to be the
| most ancient house III The United States
| The most prominent house in the village
| = that of ex-Congressman s. b. ChIttenden
| of Brooklvn 1t is his home and the place where his
| ancestors have lived since the settlement OF the
| town. In the spacious q, unds surrounding it Is
the house OF Miss Anne Chlttenden, where two of
| the children sent out are being entertained
| | drove all this reglonthls morning, WISHING
nearly every house where children were being EN-
tertained Everywhere they were found TO be enjoy
| ing county blessings with zest the
| sight OF which IL one moment would
ami expense of their being brought hither. Two
| IiItle girls stood IN the door of farmhouse as
drove up. d" Are you having pleasant time
| asked "Oh, Just splendid! The flowers are
| lovely - was the reply. III get you some !; and
| tney ran TO the garden ana returned loaded WI h
| roses Al another house two boys OF about ten
were fence plcklng raspberries lney came
rnnnIug To he carriage, leaving their hats behind
! IN the grass. " W hat are you eaung, boys was
| my NOT very brilliant question. Berries they
answered in concert as each stuffed a
| and ran back TO the fence; They were as happy as
rsarer after the sOrrOwfu lie they have led IN
! tenement-hOuses. found only one case OF home
sjckness this morning and that was rapidly wearing
away before the influence OF country llle. aahy Oh
| those whom the children are visiting have taken IL
upon themselves TO provide lneM VIII heN eio'hes;
! II have been cutting ana Dastihg an
! davr said one woman, as she gazed
| nenevoently at her two charges to get these
| children provided with new dresses Tor Tomorrow.
| an, dctermIned that they shall 20 to meeting Ia
| nav, clothes she is awful good ana II Is Just
splendid TOO" put III the girls b. way OF appendix
r. other of these two children has been dead Tor
sven wears and they sadly III need OF Clothes
| n uni which this mo heTly New-Engiand woman
anick 10 SIC and supply lItue girl who was
r,al,,ig a hearty breakfast this morning OF milk
foast anu eggs was asked by her most "hat she had
| Or hrea kfast at home.
iVt Don't nave any" was the reply; " do not want
arv When am al home. Father. ne has rolls ana
! Tea but don't feel ike eating. mornings. lou
&c continued the child, gTOwln@ CONFIDENTIAL
tber, are SIX Of US in the family, and sleep on
mattress on the kitchen floor Summers II awInI
| hot and can't sleep much so do not leei much
iiH Tim the child returned 10 the attack on the
t. - with a zest which showed that
n, 1T breakfasts would probably DO made up