New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
SAVED FROM DEGRADATION.
LIVING NEW LIVES IN THE CoUNlhf'
SOME RESULTS OF THE EMIGRATION WORK CO
THE cHILDREN's AID SOCIETY.

SOME RESULTS OF THE EMIGRATION WORK "
THE CHILDREN's AID SOCIETY
At the last meeting of the trustees Of the Chdrens
Aid Society ID. Willis James In the chair the iolo"
ING report of the result Of the emigration work. OK
boys sent to Western homes some twenty years ago.
was presented: -..s,
since NV last report we have been very SUCCESSFUL
in our emigration work; sending two parues 10 .hs
south. Mr. schIegers party Of twenty-five and MI.
rott,s party OF thirty persons The boys are mostly
al from, olr various lodging houses and II the outics
90 Tho south was cut off, these large boys would have
90 remain in the city to swell the large army OK
Ht.,Ioss vounr men, We have--yery encouraging
letters from many OF the boys sent South ana though
- rule the boys do not remain longer than
- T., ,ho nIaces provided for them by the agent, they
ga otber nlaces and learn life OF steady labor.
inc. vve have received so many good letters rom
hovs (nov men grown up from whom we had seldom
u ever heard feel more hopeful and much encourages
for these larger lads. ..,.. 1919. -.
five boys from four to sixteen years OF age 70
Nelson Neb Mr.. Tice, our new agent was IN
CHARGE Of the party and has shown great activity ana
I'm gathering such fine company OF chiiorcn
and making the arrangements Tor tleir now n"n.s'
Many of the boys had been chosen by ouhua' S0no''
youig Nnens endeavoring societies anu o'oi "o'ooo
TONS 10 be sent to homes In the west WIN "ono'
| raised by them. They will keep In correspondence
with their proteges and 1t will be great hep 10 ehe
bovs in the future and beautiful object lesson IN
charity to the sunday schools and societies winch sons
| them | regret that our good friend MIS- van Nes''
who paid for twenty boys was prevented py scAhess
| from being here Do she promised
"We continue to receive scores Of good letters rom
| our older charges. one from N c.. the girl
land broher) rescued by Miss stevens from MOST
miserable and shocking surroundings In MuiberrySs'
| and on whose account were before the courts
Jour trustee Professor Jacques, represented the cause
so ably that the children remained in their new homes
found by us), writes beautiful letter. She Is )uss
passng through her last course in c. College N,
Is unite musician and has the name Of her foster
| father a wealthy banker Her early. unspeakabis
childhood is but like dreadful dream to her. The
| saving of these souls from vice, crime, misery
and sin is Of the many stars in the crown OF ths
| Chldrens Aid society.
| al have n letter from j C, who de-
serted when six years old, found In the streets b.
the police and sent West by us in 1860. HIS motnei
was found to be 'rounder more In prison than ous
| of II His father lived with another woman In
| Grsenest For ten years we heard OCCASIONALLY ior
the last twenty years all correspondence ceased ana
| now James writes that he Is married. mas soos
| business his own home and shop ana on inc ID"
road OF being wealthy man, In Mllcrsburgh. Ind.
Yesterday l received letter from c.. Iowa
| Mr. C. R took boy ten years ago, ous
shortly after asked us to remove him. as ne was
stubborn wilful boy Nothing could be done WIN
| him. We asked Mr.. R 10 try PhlIp once more'
| to have a little more patience and to let US KNOW
We never heard anything till now Mr. R writes
! ,Phlllp H lives right here. He has come out Us
! be q GOOD citizen, an honest, sober, hard-wornhs
man. lie will soon have a start. lie neither orihn
nor uses tobacco. lie makes his home with u.s. sns
We think a great deal of him.
"Antono - an italian boy ten years old was
rescued from a padrone. who made him play In ths
| streets He was placed in 1872. by Mr.. James p
| pr,ce with A.. Du Quon. Ill. whose name he
has adopted First Mr. F. writes that the Italian boy
IS only fiddler not fond of work, but in 1882 Mr.
! r has changed his ideas about the fiddler. lie
calls him .rrstIer and the last letter from Antonio
tells Ms that he is married. owns lots and house ana
is doing well.
Another boy. also taken West By Mr.. James e
Brace who had faith IN the rge S0yy s2 Y fourteen nsss
Cd and spent most Of hi; , t%s IN NTH the MI
ward io st nOus ST. whose name he carries
We could got no Information and all our .s letters re-
~ knew SRa on Young Ms and he
sI r us. u can give You remarkable history Of
one Of your boys who was brought 70 our nan
ho0d sos ma e ~ seems the boy was unusually
encrgctc Irish lad and gave promise 81 satsv arm
Of ranchmen residing At Liberty and owning an es
ensivc ranch in the Pan Handle oounu nyn,o,nni.v
!" oor o'f w bccome wealthy The frm Messrs. c..
< W. agreed to give the Young nan SSr,Ep 80
hv him and turned into the general herd ana r,lSea
al no expense to = His success In STOCK ans taiss s
was 9no9I cua Necessary 10 separate his dock from,
hat Of his employers After striking out for s%seli
awhile he came back I TO and IS now living al
6erver Col the possessor of 100000. all made In
SncS are but few Of the many letters we receive;
Results beyond hopes surely Sse to cOG rsap tss
cause to be grateful to Sr re perHit treasurer
harvest. l.. W. nuI--L- r