Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-10
CUSTARD PIE AHEAD.
The Children in the Country Pre-
ferred 1t to Other Dainties.
SOME CHILDISH EXPERIENCES.
How the Little Ones From the Q. P. Home
We're Nicely Entertained
By GENEROUS YEOMEN ON THE FARMS

If the good people in the country who
entertained the children from the United
Presbyterian Orphans Home in Allegheny
for the past four or five weeks could hear
the reports they give of their vacation they
certainly would feel amply paid for their
trouble Every June the Home sends out
circulars to the pastors of the churches of
the denomination in the country districts
asking them to send list of those in their
congregation who will entertain the children
for few weeks, with the number each will
take.
July and August are months of expectation
and great preparation with the little ones.
To them it is an oasis in the yearly life at
the Home, and the one time above all others
when they are petted and humored, allowed
to romp as much as they please an0 made to
feel that someone beside the matron and
immediate friends of the Home care for
them.
This year 40 of the children were enter
tanned in West Newton, Tarentum, Logan's
Ferry, points in Beaver county and other
places. Ten Of the inmates were too small
to go or had to stay at home through sick
ness. During last week 80 OF the children
returned at different times, and the other
ten will be back this week.
THEY WERE SHY AT FIRST.
When a reporter visited the Home yes
terday, Mrs. Ross, the matron, called a
number of the children into the playroom
to tell their experiences. Though shy at
first. their exuberant spirits could not keep
them long from talking on their favorite
theme.
"Well, what did you do in the country?"
asked the reporter of bright little girl
named Emma Dewey.
SIT would take me till summer to tell
you," she replied.
"What did you like best?" was asked.
"Oh, 1 liked the house, cause it was
yellow-an' l had four little kittens, all my
own. Yes, sir, 1 milked the cow in big
bucket and had lots of milk to drink.
81 had custard pie" and 81 had custard
pie, too, broke in another.
81, too" echoed a chorus, showing that
custard pie was prize feature of the menu
in their country homes.
81 didn't have custard pie" said little
Rudolphf Short, climbing up on to the re-
porter's lap, with woe-begone expression
on his face. 81 want to milk a COW, too."
NELLIE COMES TO HIS RESCUE.
Little Nellie, his sister, told Rudolph
that she would tell him all about it, and
maybe he could go next summer.
The matron said that the children would
talk about their vacation all winter until
it was time to go again, and since their re-
turn they have had great times comparing
notes. The Sunday school picnic was to
them a great pleasure.
Mrs. Rose said that with so or more little
ones together, she could not give all the
attention and caresses, which seem as neces-
sary to children as water to growing plants
II she paid little more attention to one
than another there was a strike right Off
While in the country they are petted and
their little wants and desires looked after
by kind people, and once a year they feel
something of the influences of maternal
love, such as it is impossible to give them
at the Home.