New-York tribune., 1886-08-09
THAT ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS CAN DO.

UHAT ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS CAN DO.
Five years ago last Christmas season a
gentleman living in NewEngland, upon balanc-
ing his accounts for the year. fOnnd that he had
been unusually prosperous in his business en-
terprises and although he WAS not yet rich, he
determined to devote $1,000 of his profits to
charity as sort of thank Offering. His desire
WAS 80 to employ this money that tho benefit
to bc.derivcd from it would not perish with It's
first use, but would continue through many
years and he decided to send poor children
from New-York to country homes in the West.
Accordingly, through the excellent agency OF
the Chidren's Aid Society, which had been en-
gagged in this work mal.y years, sevcnty-slx
bows and girls were gathered from the streets
and from homes of dire poverty and sent TO
Iowa. Kansas and other points where comfort
able homes awaited them, and where industry
and honesty were sure to meet such rewards as
could not have been possible under the terrible
conditions of the life from which they had been
rescued.
Five years have passed since the children
reached their Western homes. The older ones
have grown To be men and women ; the younger
have developed sufficiently for fair Judgment
of their future to ne formed. 1t is interesting to
view the results "a they appear to-day. Eigh-
teen of The children were members OF iour faml-
lies who went to places where employment ana
comparatve abundance were assured them
The Imagination can hardly picture the hope
lessuc,s of the life they left behind. One boy
and one girl went to their widowed mothers and
renortcd their safe arrival. \ boy went to live
a. -, ,,rclo but has sent word.
Fiftv-fvc found their homes among strangers;
from all except one reports have bccn re-
ccivcd. though from many not of recent date.
of all this number gathered rs they were from
the poorest of the street population oi this
rreat city. ONLY two are known To have bcrn
thieves. Two have run away ANA tNo or thrcc
are spokcn of a. decidedly bad. Nine nave
wandered off from the ncighborhoOd where
they were first placed and have been lost slSht
of brt in doing so they exercised only the right
that belong, To every American boy. ana thcic
IS no evidence that they have not done well IN
the new homes they have found. N'thlhE ou'
a miracle could have made them ito wen mere
Six have returned TO Ncwlor&; one was SICK
and was sent back for treatment; three bro'h-
crs were sent for bv a married sister who had
hecome able To maintain them and start them III
hu.in,.s here; and two came back. probably
hccous, Ncw-York street life had still 4 iascnh-
,ion to their childish minds. Two have ded-a
promising girl ana an industrious young man.
Fullv thirty were reported at lat accounts "a
doing wcll-somc OF them very well. h' o'-"-
teen who we're with their parents IL Is SAFE l"
assume have done fairly well.
This i, good record. Let any person iamIliaf
with the darker side of New York life estimate
If hc can the proportion of those boys ana GiIls
who would have escaped from criminal or VI
cion, lives if they had remained here One thou
sand dollars could hardly have been expended
10 greater advantage.