St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-08-10

the extraordinary predominance of red
in their costumes, and the unaccounta-
BILE stiffness which prevailed among
them. They yelled not, neither did
they shout, but they sat quietly and
munched cookies or talked solemnly
together in low tones. When at last
the lines were cast off and the steamer
moved slowly out into the stream the
children crowded to the rail in heavy
fringe of red and brown, blue ard
white. waving their handkerchiefs Wig
orously, but not shouting or screaming.
The party was made up of recruits
from Carmel chapel, st. Georges
church Sunday school, Goodwill mis-
sion. the Sunday-schOol of the First
Reformed Episcopal church, the Mis-
sion of the Comforter, st. Peters
church Sunday school and from differ
ent parts of the city wherever they
We're brought by nurses, Bible readers
and agents of the Charity Organization
society. Many of the children were
orphans and more were half orphans.
On one seat there were two pairs OF
twins from different families which are
in destitute circumstances. One OF
them said when asked his age 81 am
ten; don't know how old my brother
is, but he's going out to the country
with me-" Three girls and diminu-
tive boy who were sitting together
soberly, came from a family of children
with father and mother. The whole
family occupies two small rooms on the
top floor of a large tenement-house.
The children help their mother sew
trousers all day long, and the little
boy, who looks about six years old, Is
skilful with the needle. His daily oc-
cupation is to line the bottom of boys
trousers. Six of the children go to
Sunday school and rarely miss day.
One large detachment of children
was made up of Bohemian and German
children whose fathers and mothers are
cigar makers. A little girl of twelve,
with carewOrn, aged-lOOking face, Is
| the housekeeper for her family, which
contains the father, mother and four
children. Three of the young travel
! lers live in basement. Their father
sells worms for bait and fishing tackle.
| His family numbers eight and they live
in three damp rooms. The bedroom
is between the other two rooms and
goes without the luxury of window
The other two rooms are flooded with
| light that Sits through a small iron
grating. The grating which Eliminates
the kitchen, dining room, sitting-roon
and parlOr, all i'll one, opens INTO 4
narrow courtyard which is marvel
lousy productive of damp stones and
bad smells.
BY some mistake thirty more chill
rem were sent than had been assigned
Saturday forenoon a dispatch was Ie-
ceived from Mr.. Devins, who was il
charge of the party, from Palmer
Mass, who proposed, if homes coulc
not be provided for them, to return
them to New York. But this cours,
was not advisable except as a last re
sort The matter was placed in thu
hands of G.. H. Sage, who, in IL few
hours time, reported that homes haC
been provided for the extra number
and applications were made for chill
dren that could not be supplied.
THIRD PARTY.
Another party will arrive to-day
Friday, at 40 p. m, places having
been secured here for seventy-fve ant
at Wells River for twenty. This part.
has been worked up by c. H. Sage
Those who take children seem mOstl
to desire girls, sixty girls being aske
+ for out of the seventy