New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-11
berug that in the Bible the symbol of grace 'ne uo'o
and not the porcupine.
PLEASANT DAYS Al MAPLE GROVE
ENJOYING T. w. PARKS HOSPITALITY.
FRESH AIR FUND CHILDREN WHO HAVE FOUND AN
Earthly PARADISE IN VERMONT.

EARTHLY PARADISE IN NERMoNI'
OF all the parties of children that have becn sen,
in o the country by THE 1RIDUNH fresh Ar tunu
this year few have hsd Vo or" AUD entertained
there hy lrenor w. Park Ittle ohlsIuo vi VIZ
village is large roOmy house with plazlas on tnIeo
sides Ii stands back IRON the road IN tIie uiu,'
of grove of naples and pines. called Mapie uroNu,
In the park in which the house stanus ihcIo n
l72 acres and beyond stretch fertile farm JANUS pH
longing 10 the estate. The hoHSc Is scarceT 80
from the highway ON account of the trees hut pass
ing the picturesque little porters Odge az tu ,h
and proceeding M the graNeHeu uIlNeMnS' o ~
visitors see n home where life might AWAY uo q
dream Of peace. There IS spring near ro tio
and from Il pushes a brook which Rides thrItn Wv.
park winding amid the ferns ana moSses t .i LJ 20
it's banks. There IL a summer mouse hc"! ~ 20, Lc
fror v-SicL thrnuch Nisas of arching trees can ne
seen the distant fields. There are other 'i h, tbo
pronc Is where nature mas been undlsturOe ny tlio
Landscape gardener and the woods ana uhueI oiusi
form seelnded retreats where there Is t"ieh NV. 9e
MONDAY and no sound but the sohH ~ 80
and the rustling OF leaves. t,rit h"ngs in pro-
fnsinn Near the house are beds OF flowers pllilauO
win antnmn blossoms. The house III the interior
10 ARRANGED with "a long hall running through IT, ph
nna sd of which are double parlOrs and on the
other n large dining room ana SUING rooi III,
There is wing to the bnIdhe' III WHH - u aiu Wv
kitchen laundry and two bedrooms Inc upper
mart of the house is divided INTO sleeping rooms.
The estate formerly belonged to MT. huht' Oh
this city, who resided there during the sulhih9i' anu
vxho died there After the OMners deaVh Ms
,vilo,y ciosen the house and il remained deserted
until last spring when II was pufcnaseu nN MI
Park who intends to convert II nto n9ine ior VI
mans and aged women. Hearing OF tie WORK or
TI,V TRIHrvg Fresh Air Fund. Mr.. Park decided To
devote the place this summer to the enlerlaInneht
of the children sent out by It, The hIst pty Won
10 Mamie rove four weeks and mp TO the present
fine there have been entertained there IVo OF lne
bcneficiarics of the Fund The first party consisted
of hftl-nine among whom were lVe mo'heIs WIN
their voung children. The delight OF tho cIlldien
from crowded tenement houses, where every breath
is an inhalation OF disease, at beng let ooec III ms
r1ral Daradise exceeded all hounds. Al llrst theS
seemed afraid that it was all dream and moved
ahout rs il afraid that they would awake Them
selves aud the delightful vision would vanish
They sat on the broad plaZzaS ana looked ~ inc
woods and flowers and listened to the birds, and
the world was far away. By degrees they became
accustomed to the place and roamed through Ihe
park. enjoying themselves as Only ciluIen the
spring was favOrite resort ana groups oI 'he
cnildren wUuli play there for hours together;
exclaimed one of the girls soon a Ter n "r r
beautiful One of the boys sat down on Inc edge
of the piazza and looked around III Wonuer lor u
time. Then he SAID: don't want 10 shy , mere
two weeKs-I want TO stay forever. MI. IarK
engaged servants aud matrOn to ia Ike charge when
he Grst invited the Fresh Ar Fund children. ana
has constantly kept the table supplied wiz an
abundance of milk, eggs and butter from me Iarlh
and meat and other provisions from the nelghDOnng
y llare stores have made every day seem To the
children like Thanksgiving Ur Christmas: lie sent
Gis hvslcI0n over when the first party arrived. and
the children have had constant medical supervision
from him ever since. gentleman sent an organ
and a minister from Lnt NlIlaGb Has D7tu III tllo
house every Sunday and conducted service Tor
the children The evenings even in summer are
cool in that region, and 50 after nghfali hres were
LIGHTED in the ample freplaces in the back parlor
and in the sitting-rOOm. The back parlOr was de-
voted to the mothers and their children. ana the
Others gathered i'll the sitting-roon ms was an
new TO the children. and they sat and watched tile
blazlng logs in wonder, building castles n inc air
and seeing strange shapes.n the walls until bed
time came t..
hou,es and seen the narrow quarters that tue
laboring man i'll New-lOTk City IS Obliged 10 cal
his home the one living room and the ons dark and
noorlv ventilated bedroom. where "a general ting
the family all sleep; WHO have smelt the noNlOus
odors that generally peryade such homes ana sec u
the degrading influences both to body and mind
that surround the children Of tenement houses can
form some idea Of the hcalthtul change TO such
life as that at Maple Grove. Sometimes the
children, gathered around the IRE III the evening,
would sing some of their songs or he told one OF
those old stories that for years IN every land have
delighted the chldrens hearts. once tue older glIIs
cent OF a berryng party up the mountain ana the
next daV they had picnic at It's foOt. W hen the
first parfv came away daughter Of Mr.. Park pre-
ernted each girl with a doll and the BOYS with tops,
trumpcts and basc-balls. one OF inc YOUNGER
children of the party had been chrlsteucd a day or
two before and the children nag bten very ihue I.
impressed with the ceremony on that OCCASION AZ
soon s the girls got their dolls they all disappeared
and later were found at the spring 81 rlnkng them
with water and-entuely unconscious OF anvth ne
out of the way in the pTOccedln9s-golng through
the ceremony they had seen used at the christening
rs nearly as the, could remember It,. They h4d
/ named all their DOLLS after the people at Maple
Grove and the popularity of the people there could
be gagged by the frequency with which theiT
/ names were used. The cook was great IaVoIite
and her name occurred very often. When the
party left the place there was many sorIoW lnl look
behind some of the children crying all the Way ia
RI. c,tv fr thp paralise they had left. One OF the
mothers speakIng for the rest said 20 of the city
! missionaries who accompanied tho party: "Ne
! 20 back to take up orr burden again but the mem
orr OF the days We nave spent mere Will ne Ill our
! hearts forever 80, 80
a party Of thirty-hve mothers and children vii 20
! TO Maple Grove for two weeks vacation
| tonight They will he enteTtamed AT break
| fast at Troy by Shepard Happen.