New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-13
INA COTTAGE OF WAYSIDE WORKERS.
A HAPPY COMPANY OF LITTLE GIRLS AT pLEls
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Pleasantville, n. Y, July IL SpeciaD.-Perhaps q
Jolly and happy company Of little children live On
Garth today can be found right here in this QUA
country town in the Fres-Ar cottage Of the wayacs
Workers Each day is perfect carnival Of gayety IN
itself and these thirty-sx little girls. whose hapY
two weeks Will soon be ended, are hourly gathering
memories which, Hike sweet flowers. will shed perfume
in after life. General supervision Of the work Ct
carns for the wants and pleasure OF the little tots
under Miss Mary A. Nelson, Of YORK, who d
ably seconded in her labor OF sacrifice and Chrisia
love by committee 81 young women selected ron
the band Of workers. This system IS possessed d
great merit for thereby the little girls, who arc Ell
clusively Of the cnament class come into contact Wit
women OF the first culture and refinement
The cottage in which the young misses are housAs
has been painted and somewhat rearranged In Its a.
pontments since last Fresh-Ar season. Its sxtes
apartments are roOmy and well-ventlated, It's dining
hall gives ample accommodation, and the st0rc-hous
could produce menu 1t to set before king The
adjoining grounds an orchard furnishing grateful
stretches of shade but mixed evil that it is conveying
no end Of trouble through the agency Of the sane
problem which perplexed our first mother, The AppA
Question:" the fruit yet being unripe. The Iot d
three acres in extent on 1t are baru-nOw turned
TO account as playhouse-and well OF line wates
Everything about the cottage speaks of system;
the rising, the dining, the praying, the retiring, "a
Iiuck Finn would express IL, sis all done by The
bell" But the fun outside of hours makes up fa
any restraint at other times. Each day romp or two
is taken in a bayfield, close by, which Mr. ROselle
kind farmer, has placed at the disposal OF Miss Nelson
and her big family. On the Fourth OF July there was
O magic lantern entertainments Last week picnic
held in grove formerly owned by Horace Greeley
and there is further pleasure in anticipating the hay
ride promised by Mr. Roselle, and the picnic TO b
given by Miss Choate one of the Waysde Workers.
The playhouse is well provided with games, toys
and papers, while outside crOquet and swings for
each little maid who desires 10 indulge In those pas
times. some Of the children are extremely bright
Wee, tiny Katie" is especially She is the prms
donna OF the party, for she sings like bird. Hs
repcrtory, almost endless one. includes lulabba
medleys, " streetars" and snatches from not a few
operas. On Sunday last Katie" was asked by a vs.
itor for song appropriate TO the day. Imagine bis
surprise when this wee tot of five summers started
of, "she's my huckleberry, Pm her puddn', etc.I'
Katie has been invited to stay two extra weeks,
and she has accepted, for her home Is not by any
means the most pleasant one In New-York
She says: :" / like my father but have step TN
mother, and she hits! "A
An amusing incident happened one evening as tn
children retiring, and it should not be lost IL
is especially applicable In this age of religious con-
trovcrsy. Two little girls, one Roman Catholic
and the other Protestant knelt and prayed together
They Tected in concert The Apostles Creed ana me
Lords Prayer They in turn each branehed of, the
little Catholic girl into her Avcs' and the Eroteetant
child into special petition taught her In her sabbath.
school. The teacher in charge left the room, but soon
hearing a dreadful racket, returned. The two young
sters were going at each other hammer and tongs'
whats the matter here p demanded the woman.
"Why teacher said the little dlssenter with team
In her eyes she says that the Catholics are going
be the right hand of God, and the PrOtestants on
the left and isn't 1t the other way that the otestanu
will be on the right and the Catholics on the left
IF you don't stop your squaDbling and go %
sleep, you'll all be on the left retOrted the qmc1
wit;ed woman, convulsed with laughter
Next week the children who are now here will re-
turn 10 the city, and others will take their PAGES
This is the fifth year in the work for Miss Nelson aud
her noble band Contributions in the shape of money
or clothing received from the following: fair at
Yonkers fair at the Mansion House in Brooklyn gwen
by Miss Edith Bell and the Sunday school class Of Ms
Arthur Bell, the Kings Daughters at S0mers, y. y;
a lawn-party at Ridgeield, n. j., the Norton Titus
Circle of Workers. and the Elizabeth Circle, which sent
over 100 garments \ friend sent also q liberal
supply Of groceries. The special effort Of the year
was made last winter by amateur theatrcals heh u
the Madison Square Theatre for the Nelson Hons
Fund This fund, which will be completed IN anothG
year or two, will be used in building permanent COY
tage for FreshAr work. where boys and girls will boa
find entertainment.