New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-04
CHILDREN MADE HAPPY.
~ oswroo AND oYoNpAGA COUNTIES

IN osvrGO AND ONONDAGA COUNTIES.
ur,prv RECEPTION or THE CITY CHILDREN ny
rar FARMERS AND THEIR FRIENDs-sCENEs On
THE WAY. ,
S,~py CREEK. " Y July SILT was gray
misty morn ne when the six cars when hei w +,.s
children assigned 20 Osvego and Onon"-E' - q,
reached Marathon FOrty-fve OF the l'V Oh ,,,
ne nut of az Marathon and the group OF eu'. 10
.,ood waiting Tor them shvered IN tAe emu
,v the warmth OF their hearts 70 give theh any CUM
,,rt They crowded forward eagerly when lhe n''u"-
40 tbe long train appeared around olst 'h' Curve
or sfter car rolled past the pls forn, the "luu'"' NV
-, fr,v-Sv little heads with sccpv eyes Wer' thrust ",
o,d in dazed sort Of way the childish voices S'ou'oa
q Good morning." The fory-nve W re hastily 'Imp 'u
-, an landed half asleep GA the platform Wnere lnY
moved about mechanically getting their la les' MI
C,rvia soon woke them up howeve- with IN h' o'''A
fast which he had prepared
II was hut a short II lie TO Syracuse Here Vlo p".'
..parated sixtv five going 10 Sandy Creek on inc 'ol
arm road and The TO Baldwinsg ile tul'on, ~ s
ord pbporx between Syracuse AMI OsYegO. Inc OS"V
On contia gent were soon then way ou1 V"o '
Greek children had several hours to walt 1Ho nv a
II F,husfSck OF the First Ward FrespyVeI" ON''Cl
MA IN hand and rendered assistance IL was J'O c"S
the arrival was unexpected for the usual crown
d pectators to be the depot but all who were mere
took in the strange scene with great interest travellers
who we're wal lag Ter their trains and railroad men al
their work stopped pat the litdy curly heads or sup
Anne int the thin hands gdmy with coal dust oury
German with a blue coat and twnkling blue eve came
M "a liant OF the attendants and said with oroaa
grtu; why they're little Duchmen; found boy
v6at talks Gernan-he said he born N Hamburg
ach GOT I but IL makes me cry love
DIT boy" and he aled up the little to whoad ana wis
peredBoviugy him the Old tongue and slipped shn
. ing qua ter INTO hs hand. 4" AIR he said as he rose
with hrimmng eyes. cit brings it al back Twas seVes
teen when came America. and didn't have cont in
nv pocket" The honest Fellow O)d watching the pro
cess on long after had passed hi face moalwIe get
ting red with suppressed EMOTION Us
lbs ouiverlug and his biz eyes iul OF
,.,rs Nor WAS he the only friend the children
made on the road. At Scranton q stranger passing
through the cars han led Of the helpcr hasolar
I'm a confused and sudden manner and then hu.r ont
SAYING "For the Fresh-Air Fund, from an OHIO man
From Syracuse 20 Sandy Creek the trip was rapid and
most OF the children slept peacefully viii the rest heia
converse with anybody who 20 notice them no way
stations "Mster. gimme a flower" and raEemel leit
tie farmboys climbed over fences ana country chill
aren nearly broke their obey the command One
uo dr esp ciay. qu aDO . the rest, r. yer oke
bu. 10 obcycd. toss Of her golden locks mo ION oI
Der long thin. delicate finger, was enough Che ioo WI"
German. and her brother pale, moancho onEh 10Y
with a serious honest face, wfste German leef i'hr
mother the tram. la anoth corner al 9He ana
aioof sst bit " = SEQ Gilman so.cun. dgnlu,h,
reserved ne never smiled, and seemed wan 10 DO
alone ~ face was refneme itself H. ant ere lke
ttlo mas bu he WIS one Of the youn o7i ln ihe PI
showed PLAINLY on uEh the pI NaIlNl il "i "h' ~"
had pllcked I'm two weeks lac viii b. 7cYefa years
Handy creek had never received Frcsh- AIR party
That wa evident. Nothing less than the 1r4t c1iInld
Of Fresh AIR children could have called out aurh NUM-
tudr II was noon when the par arrived ana ih th"a'
Northern counties the harvest IA moi Yo' over Dui ~
loo tn1 ls n nearly every farmer Tor mea around h1l
len bic crops ~ visit the village on tni7 ofraflon.
long ~ wagons und cnrrig nod the ieae BACK OF
the STALLION ana extended Hf down inc rect ~ h tn
IN top boots. with whips 10 hand, crowded thcpla u" u
II locked ukc barn ing o. pn sue ION Sale lW'hF
bows chung 10 The Limbs ~ h~shhufhE hrr1
or sal depot roof Women and children ran To- hud
10 erase beneath, forming CIR Ia nfohud hn
0H exp cited sixty i've Nrw-fOrk children The pro
eess -elsctl1u such easy one A. 40 ghi hr
supposed The Rev j. r. Gfinfh. pastor ~ the Cougir-
eat0nA Church, and Mr. Hollis. an energetic farmer
Tea on the list II names Many VINO htd not sent Tor
cn rem nov ed them ahd could scarcely be lnduc
a. 20 away without IA In hal an hour However e
excitement and the lldfen were Tel away %
homes o. be- washed and fcd and pat o. sleep
Tn names OI Tho entertainers are AZ follows Wesley
Knowin. Jacob Ha ley, George Davis Mr. HoWeunlu'
{, Wind .ur. Mrs A " Hardin, y. y. DrunmonI j, MIS-.
Truman Ha ley Mrs Elmer, Mrs ;. Wardcu, Mrs. Wood
ward, Mrs r. Gurey G.. W IIO !. j. Hollis, Albert
klrvcn., Mrs. G. 'orge Buel, Mt. 3D. Sage william HIM
man Mrs n. Tut e. Mrs. H. r. Kburn, Mrs H. Carpen-
Ter Mrs. A. Hatry Henry T. Davis, the Rcv j. h Grf-
nrl Dr. j. T. BuAler. O. r. Earl, Mrs. Ira oyer Mrs
Richardson. VI. C. Robbins. II. A. Hail H. H. Col, l. T.
snow H. Sargent, X. g. Thompson, l.. {. Moore, A.
lar 4If ~ md A