New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-19
AMID BERKSHIRE HILLS.
u,ppv nays FOR POOR CHILDREN,

- =. ,ha;r snmn,er homes the majority OF the
- Ar child on sent out by The TRIBUNE on
Monday morning. The party consisted Oh ID" oi'i-
H. az these I2e left the Grand Central Depot al
N.vyork Mt 7 and $40 a. IN. A portion OF the party
destined for Farming tnn came on later ua'' nV'
having arr sed at the station III time 10 go WIN 'o
Others The New-York and New-Haven hai'r''u
Company provided two special cars for the parry,
xxbicb were transferred 10 the New-Haven ana
Northampton Railroad at New-ilaven' mus avn,
sns n change of cars Ghe children, taken as
whole, we're the brightest ana moSV -
any that have thus year been taken out lhey WIZ
Mi ANXIOUS TO get into the country thoush
,n.nv had only a vague idea of what that
,onntrv WAS The majority we're children OF t"ol'e
or nnder. who thought of the country Only as a
,lace of physical health and happiness; pul 'hero
were few oder ones TO whom it meant lie Degln-
ming of a new llfe There was one boy Oh fourteen
tall slender youth to whose age the VciSs'tooeS OF
his life bad apparently added two years dis story
as told by himself was as follows;
81 cont remember my father; remember my
v,ot,er. she died seven years ago, and since that
time it's been pretty hard getting along"
what do you do for living p he was asked.
81 shin,d boots Eve been SICK though, LATELY.
Felt kinder all gone and weak you know I'VE At
n newsD VS. lodging house and one OF the MISSION
aries VINO comes there got me this chance 10 go hpo
the country"
He spoke with a seriousness beyond MS YEAR @S
he added: Il hope shall come back strong. linen
can get work in some store, MAYBE. oon VAIN
90 black boots all my life"
With the last seneuce tears shone IN his eyes Dnl
he looked toward the open window and the
green fields through which the train was passing
I The ebildren. as usual discussed the country and
what they would do when they got There during
most of the journey. One very lively girl exclaimed
with much earnestDess: III climb the very hrst
tree | come to when | get into the countryF The
,nerriest brightest little fellow in the party was
hunchback lie sat beside the window, perched Oh
n large valise. Folks have to look out for Their
things these times" he SAID, by way of explanation;
"and then 1t gives higher seat" Only few
of the children were made sick by the notion Of The
cars though the nde was long one. II Is proof
OF the good effects OF country lie on the Fresh AIT
Fund benefciaries that although their weak AMI
dlsordered stomachs are frequently unable to stan1
the motion of tine cars going into the country, there
is no trouble of the kind ON their return trip. At
avery station where they were left yesterday there
was collected a number of the village children, and
Che contrast between them and the city boys and
girls was an unaDswerable proof that the latter
need the fresh air Of wood and held. No matter
how healthy the child from the city might have
appeared when seated among its companions IN tie
cars hen II stood beside tAe country child there
was faded appearance about the former that WIS
touching. The fields by the side OF the railroad
were brilliant with wild ,iger-hlies and coreopss,
which the children saw with delighted eyes aud
longing ordinations At one station where the
tram stopped brown, rosy-cheeked farmers boy
standing by the track picked large handfuls of The
flowers and handed them up TO the children III the
car windows.
At South Norwalk thirteen of the children were
put On board a train on the Danbury and Norwalk
Railroad and sent up TO Litchield ana Kent.
Eleven went 10 Kent aud two to Litchheld. They
had been there last year and were now sent again
at the request of their former hosts. Miss Sailie
Bissell enterta ned those sent to Ltchheld. The
persons entertaining those sent 10 Kent fol-
lows: Mrs W. Ii. Stuart. Mrs. A. Fuller, Mrs. Hail.
Mrs. Bisseil, Mrs. Deacon Barnum and the Rev l.
Howe YOrce. The first place at ~ hlch any consider
able party stopped was Pennington. Here were LETT
twenty-nine children. The number invited TO this
place vas thirty -six, but failed 20 put in an
appearance at the Grand Central Depot. One of the
ladies in charge of contingent Immediately started
oat and gathered up seven of the missing childfen
and sem them on BY later train. There were
various causes why the children had Lot been on
hand Tor the fist tram. One little boy was found
disconsoately slttng with his hat III his miserable
drunkenness that she could not understand what
was SAID TO her She seemed perfectly wiling 10
have her boy 20, however, and he was taken 10 the
tram. Among tnOse lett al fdtnlngtOn W - III a.
fellow whose sister was 10 90 on TO Williamsburg
As soon Us he separated from his sister. he set
up such pitiful cry that us most SAID Let me
have the giTi, tOO," and she handed out oil the
ears. When the IRAN rolled away, the two
tightly ciasped IN each others arms and smiling
tnrOu IN their tears. lie persons who
are entertaining children at Pennington are
che following: Mad Chartentlere. Mrs A. -. VOIce
A +. Williams. Mrs. L. b. COwles, the Re-. t. A. |
Smith, r. G. Jones, Miss NJ A. Richards. Mrs. Bar |
pey, Mrs. julius Grevy, Miss Sarah Porter, Mrs |
Simeon Hart, Mrs. Mason Mckee, 1lTs. Whitman |
Mrs. Whitmore,. Mrs: Perm, Mrs. Hardy, Mrs |
Humphrey, William Cay A. Ward the Rev L. h. |
fessenden, X. IL. Gay, Mis- Norton, and Dr. |
heeler.
At Northampton thirty-four children were left.
who were entertained III the lilage ami ON the |
surrounding farms. There cOud not be a more |
delightful place In which 10 breathe fresh air
the vicinity of Northampton. The Connecticut |
klver here makes a long curve around IRON the |
north to the south OF the town. Behind the village
are elevations of land, gradually growing higher |
until they become the Berkshire hills Between the
village and The river Is PLAIN divided by dways
into neids on which the rIpenng harvest now |
stands thick and luXunant. Across the river Is |
Mount HOly YOKE aud sister mountains MASSES of
Thick trees surround the village with "a gnde
OF green, and shade It's streets. i he " clustering
spnes rising above he trees, the background vi |
NILS ana haVcst-laden neids, undivided by fences
form picture OF the greatest beauty; ami wnen |
DAY breaks over hOiyOke the edect worthy OF the
Nae Ol ChanodnX. The following people are ell
PERTAINING child4en at Northampton Mrs. G. H. |
DIckenson, }. u. Averlll, ). If. Soarle W. Ciapp,
Spencer Parsons, Sllas Smith. = p Morton, l.. ii. |
AIDE, Albert Kingsley, ,. j. Dudley. Josiah Par
sons, Deacon Lincoln. Edwin Clgpp, MIS- L. b.
DAVIS. Ars. Daniels, Mrs. b. ). Clark and the Key
Herbert W. Lathe.
The rest OF the children were dlstrbuted in the
villages VI the MAI River Valley. parties Deng lett
St FLORENCE, haydensyllIe and Williamsburg Al |
fnrenee seven benehciaT1es were left Inls Village "A
situated ON the hIllslue running hack fra1,n 81
river. INC houses are some distance apart and lhe
village ahd 10 surrounding farms melt lnfo one a.
otneE 50 lAat IL Is hard to Tell wnere
one ends anu the Otner begins Tne
names Of people enter tanning enIidr.r . aV
Florence are as l"iloWs; u r. miller, AIRS +. ere
IaNdeu. V lie tWentY-s were LrlL IL. ~. ~