New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
A SIDE OF FRESH-AIR WORh'
ryAGGERATTON OF THE Girls MOST
TROr BLEOME FEATURE.
THEIR TENDENCY TOWARD GIVING EXALTED
ACCOUNTS OF THEIR HoMES-CASES wHERE
COUNTRY PEOPLE THOUGHT THEY
WERE IMPOSED rPON.

COUNTRY IEOPLf anna
WERE IMPOSED UPON.
The present summer has been ono OF the bisest
ever known in Tribune FrcslAir work Inc anh"'
report Of this charity. which will appear IN '"esc
columns ut the end of the will prove not ONLY
surprise but matter Of general congratula'ioh Ooh
TO the contributors the fund and to people who nave
entertained the children. The Tribune has "ndeavorch
at short intervals through the Frrsli-Air season "
keep It's patrons Informed Of the drift and progress
Of the work. The features and incidents III TN
main have been OF the most plea SAINT character Wor'
In the Air cause, however. rrazc from th''r
experience that the trc saying. No pictur' J. com
pIetc without u shadow" holds good in Fresh AIT
Interests well a> elsewhere. ono OF thr ncrpes.
Of these shadows" some might call II drawDa"R LOT
such IL really Is. is cXagsrration. This weakness OF
"mahing something out %! nothing" is sort OF pcr
cnnia growth reaching maturity ut the hcigi OF inc
Fresh Air season then quickly shrd1rG lcsf' Only !"
bloom more thrifty the succeeding summer. INC
Frc>h.tir manager is ncvcr surprised al H. he
naturally cXpcct> il he docs the loss OF M least ono
hat ont Of the car window the journey to inc
country. In all Justice. however. be II >aid that
cxaggcraton is the foibc Of one sex only ''"ra'
soraly u boy will get into the country who's" run ~
Joy Will overflow II he can only Il hook green aPP''
in unlimit" number, and the pigs all over the
pasture. hut seldom has a hoy been known 10 trh
anything but the unvarni>hcd truth Tth reference to
his fathers Occupation ana the uuaHcre III Win" NV
lives.
Tie girls the trouble makers. Tho Tribune
gives tarIt guarantee to every man UT
v"riau in the country who 1, kind enough
to entertain q child that this same fhl'a
j poor and needy. Poverty i the primary
qualification upon which the v"nnc-trr j. 'cic'''',
Like inaay people OF more mature years. III" 'hlld
may dislike the idea of being 'luizAdi ana al p''hS
.,l!cd poor hence the endless yarn Of biz ho'~"N'
h,r-c-
PARENTS and What not
Last summer letter was received IN Tho liih""c
of:'c" from "a town in Central New York Thi> vas
it, tone ~ ynn haze any poor. deserving 'iIh"h
~hould Ike "nt"tt,iT them. hat ~ for "nf"r
tanning pii', PLAYER, ard children of rich parents We
count II imposition upon our hOspfrhfN.' 'h '"'
receipt "f his letter Tribune reporter Wa dSpatrh II
Ia The SECTION ~ the dity H. which the clir u hN'h
II" visited their rome" made inquiries concerning INC
,aIou> oc'ulat ~ their parents and wr"t" just
what II" saw His >iNcrn picr letter 81" "d " Won
don't believe these statements. there standing offer
herr Tn" Tribune oiIr that viii !i;:i'h TICKET
gratis to any man who d"> not believe our charity Z"
l,r ,urh a, wr Represent that h" com" t. ia"
,ty and for himself. T"O weeks l;"r fhlN man
returned with IN" party Ia the 'iiv II" visited the
bones II ,lc your ter, who had u>'d the truth win
-, great pidicall,v He came Immediately thereafter
e. The Trilune Office. proi>c II: his apologies f
IN. co,t, and told IN" Trhnn" to count IN him ~
an earnest future r.nhnrr, IN III" caE'"
Alrlit a fortnight ~, Trhun" correspondent
w, cent nii T. help hriIc back party If "hhr'n.
~ Re. station vh"rc ~" lIttl" "nc and f'"ir Er'
gathered Sofc, II wealthy ttv children w"t" h0lfine
4. thick ~ thi,ii" S~d> on In" hr'"k". III" Irhnne
rclrr-rnti,r rcm'"d these >"rc- one by on" in'ii
lie had an audience Of least twenty farmers and
villagers gathered about him They wcrc onlv half
In, lin.ri crvc his statrmrnt> and rs last r'Sort
lie made the before mentioned Offer. bnc could have
heard \ p!n drop. 20 great ia" surprise II IN"
r,wd The o!cr no: 'cpt'Si. and Fresh Mr.
fiction" c"lilp>'d al that pc NJ.
\ .rrat many II the h"rcli"iaIirS 81 Tile lrIbuc
chant. lavr no ,lr'h"> III to I" 10 ~" COUNTRY
The. are the >p"'ii care 81 IA" ml->riir'S VINO
get H." chihir'n ready ',lft> II half worn 'lVlihs
from rich families VIII" are INTERESTED In the ms" oi>
generally bridge OYER tN- .nronv'nri"" hl!t mere
,.aiu !, trouble. Tn" strip ~ >lh or fine lac" -
,.d a. cir,instania "vdenc" In srbstantiaon ~ IN"
,nln:>tcr'- ." iIbs." some Var. ago boy who was
sent into In. northern part 81 this state bv Tho
Trhun" Fund wn. taken >'h ard died lie WAS me
only child ~ widowed mother who had scen better
DAYS, IN" Tribune gave her ticket. but she had M
clothes god cloI. for IA" lmlrnc. \ rich woman
via, v,, I'm FiNh ave, ard who interested In
! TIC " dow and her son. heard II III" poor wonan''
funeral hy reason - il,h ~ decent clothing. Ihl-
wealthy PERSON II fitted tl' widow ont with u
conlplrtc rn" ~ her own and started her on
when tho tenement woman stepped from the train IN
| ,hat country village So better clad than any
, other Woman IN IN, Who" 'pnmun Is. Like The
her .:or, and "a hi, day tho people III that
ylll,sr who dc, lar" that they wrr" imposed uuoi
and that Ti~ rri,un" send ont ch!lirrI of ~ral ny
parents.