New-York tribune., 1886-07-09
HAPPY CHILDREN IN COUNTRY HOMES.

HOW THEY PASSED THE NIGHT OK 1iE TRAIN
WARMLY WELCOMED BY THEIR HOSTS.
Lyons. y. Y, July 1.-The cighty-onc chill
drcn who started from NewYorA for this place last
night reached here safely This morning. AT 9:l3 p H.
the last good-byes said and amii the waving OK
handkrlchief the train left the Grand Central station
The fret half hour devoted by The ohGten to get
ting settled quarters 80 new and strange L" most OF
Them Then the smaller ones curei themselves up III
their seats and went to sleep, while the oder ones
watched the lights the Hudson and quietly told one
another they had heard about the country
and favored few who had been N the country before.
related their experiences wondering and delighted
companions By II o'clock they were all asleep exec ~
tn ee or four much excited FOR rrose nut
even these dropped asleep before morning. Al nrs'
sight they began to wake up aud the sun was
eagerly until at LAST 1t made ts appearance
"A red ball ire predicting the hot weather the children
were leaving behind them. They viewed the ever
changing scenery with EXPRESSIONS of delight ana the
ErIr Cana, with Its boats and mules, was cohuhui!
" on see Inc game Of ball." shouted youngster,
ana a. the ram RI .hr of action. he n
Gu.red stcr, can We play nal wheh "e get iul"
tne counlryI" TAc expression on edcn ho, lace
showed the he frI that most Important qu s.
tion. they were told hat toey c99! pay TO
ihcir arts content the expressive Ohs. To which
uttcrtrce, "ni the d,eP breahs OF sais ae-
ton told thfy appreciated. NJ least one or tne
many pleasures tnat tney were soon 10 enloy
one mule ctl sitting al me open WINDOW LOOKING
at the noweis when the window 'aiSDy yer ns"i. ,,
she tried brave. nut the tears would roine Lit"
Johnnie hat been watching while tie Hiiict DemHeI
Wa
his own youthful! heart swcnci with inptihy "Cing
side from ne look out "a hl> po ict hsh kcf-
cni~ in TIE of which were vi pp % ien pennies
Se.cune lac brightest of these, ho quietly shipped
1t mo the little sufferers hlnd ana without
comment walked back own scat THIS - ony ono
of many Illustrations that could he given To show
the warnlie rdrts that beat In s. many poor homes
in the zreIt city.
Wnrn Oneida reached, Two cars containing one
three children wie taken Iroin the
tram, and lie children had warm reception Mhl" Inc
rest party whlried along towdri Lyons 10 bc
accorded q SIMILAR reception No one seeing tue ch-
drcn on they nedret their destination would
have IIna.lnrd that they had been riddg all night 80
brlgnt ana happy dI they Al syracuse hc peOpe
stared the tram rolled through lne ciy
and ihe children greeted them with shouts oi pleasure
ana waving ot indketchleis. When The Train ie"chei
mere the cnIldrcH welcomed WITH open y the
Rev |. A Ostranirr. who. backed hy the eli'O OF
me IyOns hcp,ttiicGH and me LYOHS >F"tiHH, has
s-curr,i tho Tor the visitors, and ihrY were
quickly distributed among the hosts whose names hid
been sent TO the cy. Two gir.s assigned 10
different homes. but when the ia"y VINO
look the elder knew that they
vsre sister- she said II is "A pity have scpa-
rated: let both. took them. while the laiy
VINO was to care The younger SAID: cannot have
another ." Upon heng told that another could he sen
rn ner from New York, said "thcn send me TWO"
When II kuOwn that two more were 10 be sent Tor
places twelve children wrre Immediately oun An
n-le d OF two. twelve invited Tho children are
All we'll ami tppy and cOntcnted, aud the people
much pleased with them