New-York tribune., 1885-07-20
HAPPY BOYS AND GIRLS AT wAvERLY.

HAPPY BOYS AND GIRLS AT WAVERLY.
THEIR HOSTESS RELUCTANT TO FART With THEM
-rNTEITAINED BY CHILDREN OF THE VILLAGE.
fFRoM AN OCCAsIoSAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRiBUNEl
WAvERLY, \. Y, July 19.-A correspondent OF
THE TRIBUNE paid visit To some OF the homes mere
whose hospabe doors have kindly been opened to the
Fresh Air children from New York The first house
visited was the residence of Mrs John Hcrn. lady well
known In Wavorley's charitable circles. Entering
neatly laid out garden lie asceudcd the steps OF pretty
utto white house and piled venerable knocker Of
quaint and fantastic pattern. Mrs. Hern came to the
door and cordially invited the visitor 10 sit down In the
parlor.
81 have two children here now," she said In
answer to the first question. but they have both been
here bsfore aud one OF them felt badly ut leaving me
that decided to keep hers year. She's really noble
child. You must SEQ them both" aud the good lazy
beck koned little girls who were playing together
ON the grass IL ront OF house They entered hcpar
or the elder with modest selposseSson. and the other
with sefconscous shyness which rendered her round
face and dancing eyes perfectly bewitchlng.
..Minne here" continued Jrs. Icrn, pointing to the
elder is the gir who stayed year with me. but the
other little stayed with me last year FOR TWO weeks
and has been here this time u week already
..Come here. little GIRL" said tho visitor holding out
his hand come and tell me how you like 1t here"
The little maid looked up timdly into the speakers
owes and concluding that discretion was tho better
part of vaor He'd with happy laugh ont into the gar
dem where she amused herself In showing newly
arrived air child" the sights OF her little domain.
Minnie however. more at home. and answered the
questions OF the gentleman from The TRIBUNE IN
n ain and straightforward manner. she said mat her
iaher blacksmith ana Lat his family oI seven
lived in -four rooms tensmcat in Riyington-st Her
hosess sd that when the children arrived week ago
both OF them looked pale and thin. They were rather
h.me-,lck Mt first, but any one had only 10
look at them TO what week OF good food
and mir could do them And. indeed,
the chlds round cheeks and clear sparkling eyes
fnlly utto.ted the efficacy Of such medicines.
do hate part with hiinne, the KIND hostess con-
timed she's helpful and quick TO learn nave no
enlldrcn. and husband and think OF adopting thls
one lis very hard both when we have To part
A. nnpther place was one little girl whom the corre-
,nondent had seen TWO before at Waverey depot
Then had stood little apart from the othefs ana
tears rolled down her checks as she Thought OF nome
Nnw with clean and neat dress, her hair smoothly
braided down hsr back. she was romping In great
ge, with little girl who lived next door.
Tuis latter although but five years DID, seemed 10 thlhk
that IL was her duty To take care OF her piaynat
though she was fully four years her senior.
papa didn't get any air child she remarked III
going to maze hlm get play wth' and with
her borrowed air child she danced OF 10 exhibit the
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and M of them their delight at being able To
pny on the era at will Its not bit Ike Central
fik one of them remarked Many Of the boys brought
ont bats with them, and great Is their delight at
plnyng baseball In tho roads, without the inter
ference of marplot officials On every side new pleas
urrs and pastnes found by the happy little ones,
anu time bangs anything but heavily on their hands