New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-18
| Pratt. NJ. Compton. O. n. Miner. W. A. Burnham.
A HUNDRED HAPPY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
A MERRY PARTY AT wEsrPoRT, coNN.-ISsrhuc'
TON AND AMUSEMENT COMBINED.

WEsTpoRT, Conn, Aug 14.-This village
lies nearly two miles from the wesport ana oauFatucK
DEPOT desultory communication being Kept up oet"oen
the two by a single line OF rails and bod aneo car
At the village the rails and the car cease anu then tue
road winds on rather dusty just now over gently
updulating country cheekered with woods OF osk anu
pine and thinly sprinked with occasional farm'houses
and semioccasional Villas About miles from tho
VILLAGE however on the eft-hand side OF the ROAD
stands the first of trio OF farm houses wnicn from INC
xceptiopa nature of their occupants form one OF inc
regular TOPICS OF conversation In the neighoornooo'
These are the houses OF Mrs Leroy Meexer' Nrs'
Seth Meeker and MIRA wickmap. hut &c
nros.rt the rebtfnl inhabitants are forgotten
IN the nresence OF 100 children from NewYork who
took possesson of the places last Thursday ana have
tpressed their intention OF staying where they are Iof
another eight days to come Not that they chose ths
spot Of their own free viii got there Without ASSIST
ance Indeed IL is than rumored In the neigbOor
hood that THE TRIBUNE Fresh-Ar Fund has not peen
entirely Innocent OF completely In their invasion WINE
IA certain that the Rev Felix Adler c0nnved al IT,
The board In fact Of entire party is being PAID oy
few OF Mr. Alters friends all members OF the society to'
Ethical Culture; and at their nstigation o. bamoerger
Principal Of the WOrkngman's School az NO. lOo west
Fiftyfourthst from which all these children came mas
consented to give up his rghtfu holiday and look after
the party in their country quarters The visitor has
plenty OF warning given him before ne arrives s any i
these houses by tho mutudinous cianoL o, s ss , p
nils and then the Itself comes IN sght VIVID m
lawn studded with geraDinm beds eump Of trees WIZ
couple long swings in 'front.' few cocks ana ne ds
and a dog for the houses are all alike, ana
over an a litter OF children. one OF the, Cnree,
that OF Seth Meeker has rather an uniar snare o.
the obildren-nO leas than 63 out or the loO1and
mere Inc camor and confusion absolutely Dewllder-
ING But IL is only occasions that the entlre
nber musters in front OF the house. FOR behind lie al
the untold raptures OF the arInbuidings with horses
and cows and turkeys and everything CALCULATED W DC
Irresistible 10 q city child -, -. 49,
ON either side OF the house orchards. where tne
treea are loaded with apples and but t1e chdre1
made themselves so dreadfuy III their trst arrival
ibaf now these forbidden frlit TO them But thcr
ina ia not intended be oil idleness, and varied Win
method OF instruction which they unanimously vote 70
ma he err than even the swings OF the farm Duulpss
Sow and again Mr. Bamoerger collects the party Sar
fine annie and gives the children lessons wpch they
orget FAR les easily than thoAe learned Ia aschoOlroo
SoTnctimea q snake caught down by the brook sup
niies the text sometimes OF tho chickens on the
lawn or neigGbOrlng tree-and so with the oosCIs
before them the little learn OF those ways OF VA
re which, when spoken Of In New YORK. seem ltte put
en- ntv words to them. Now and again man In inc
negnpor hood volunteers 10 take Mr. BamDergers place
and TALKS TO them hour twO aud last tuesday
Ghe children gave IA Inside the houses TOO are
iarge ary rooms scrupulously clean. and more good
NboIssOue country than the children know now 70
do nroper Justice And whether indoors or out they
are as merry the day Is long aud each one IN us OF
hr look persOnied vote OF thanks To those seher-
ons people who have sent them out