New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-08
HAPPY Days IN THE COUNTRY.
POOR CHILDREN FROM THE CITY ENTERTAINED
BY THE PEOPLE OF FARMERsvILLE.

Famcrsyllle n. Y, Aug. Special The large
! party of poor children sent this place Two weeks
| ago by the New-York Tribune Fresh-Ar Fund started
! for home yesterday Nnety-slx of the youngsters
received here and at Elton, a nelghborlng town.
and there hasn't been waking hour the whole two
weeks in which the influence of the little visitors has
not been felt in every home in the community. To
say that they have had glorious time IS putting It.
mildly. The Juvenile accounts Of the boating, the
swings and the hay-wagon rides, ever ready to be
healsed to willing TO listen, would fill volume If
all recorded. The gala day Of the fortnght's
visit, however, that upon which a grand picnic
held, in grove, for the special deectation of the
young strangers. The occasion was one long to be
remembered. Farmers and townspeople gathered
there for miles around. The Sunday schools had a
share in the celebration, from Farmersville. Faryew
Centre, Fairview, Freedom two from sandusky, two
from Elton, Patton Hill and Pleasant Valley. The
Fesh-Air children. not to be OutdOne. took hasd in
the festivities and entertained their hosts by render
ing songs and reca tons they had learned in the mis-
sion schools of the city. A little eight earod Ger
man lad was about to recite and the minister in in
Producing him, forgot the boys name. The crowd
demanded to know who he was. "Oh,' said the
domny, it's one Of those unpronOunceablc Dutch
Names
The youngster turned on his heel ard when brought
back Indignantly refused to rece, because you called
me Dutch!'
An immense crowd at the station yesterday
morning TO bid the little fellows farewell. When all
had arrived, they grouped side track at the
depot and photographed The people will keep these
photographs as memenoes of their first campaign In the
Frcsh-Air cause. The children they boarded the
train for home, looked both pretty and happy. Al
most every wanted to remain longer in the country
where they had had such a good time They were
pinched and pale when they arrived, but yesterday
the little eyes bright the little cheeks glowed
with health, and many tiny hand, brlerscratched and
sunbuIncd be. role The happy days that were to be
D.. ...~r, ~ least not until another summer. The
clothing of the children was washed and brushed until
1t looked nearly as good The day before the
ucpar.ure inc sewing society of of the parishes
result a number Of hats were also contributed.
The children carried away with them every con
ceivable kind of stun and rlnket-mapesugar, cloth
ing burs for baskets" bouquets OF gOden-rOd ana
cultivated varieties of flowers, cattals toys which
had been rSuuected from the garrets OF tarmersVle
and bae of fruit one little descendant OF the Father
land conceived it his bounden duty to devour al
his apples before he got home. lie could be lnduced
20 stay only by the attendant taking the bag away
ny 80 'hr'- ,onnV rabbits slowed away In a
basket A little girl carried a canary. and another
brown-eycd young miss, was the proud possess0r OF
a srI!ng ,n.chen ia a pasteDoaIu Dox' WIN port
Cars had to be changed at salamanca. and the walt
there a long one. over SIX hours; Many lahies
and gentlemen from the town visited the party in the
depot. This with the cOurteses shown them by j.
H. Bengc, Of the Dudley House OF salamanca. made
The wait a pleasant one. The train which picked
up tie company at salamanca had aboard parties re,
turning from FredOnia, n. Y; Angola, y. Y. and
Greenfield. Penn.
The Fresh Air work here in Farmersvile was headed
by the Rev G.. f. Christian, popular young minister,
VINO viii not graduate from Rochester seminary until
next spring. lie feels confident that the people OF
Farmers vile have gained more than the children
in the recent visit of the latter.
CITY CHILDREN IN THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY.
CARLISLE Penn. Aug (speclaD.-AbOut 200 chill
dren sent ont by The New-Yorll Tribune Fresh-Air
Fund arrived here this evening on their way TO Cham