New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-22
THE LITTLE ONES TESTIFY.
oIIAINT AND TOUCHING LETTERS FROM
THE FRESHAIR FUND CHILDREN.

EVERY LINE SPEAKS OF KEEN AND USAc-
CUsToMED PLEASURE AND SUB.
STANTIAL BENEFIT.
n Is a trait OF human nature. generally speaking,
10 lose appreciation OF beautiful scenes and rare
places with the growth OF familiarity. The peasant
cannot see along the Rhine the pcturesqueness which
there appears to the eyes Of the tourist nor do the
Tyrolese although they love their mountain homes
dsvotedy feel such inspiration the sight Of the wild
grandeur of their Alpine peaks and fastnesscs as do
The visiting dweers Of the lowands. Likewise. the
countryman. the city bred man who takes his
REGULAR outing, seldom discovers the beauties OF crea-
ton in such myriad numbers as does person whose
sl,n,pses Of field and mountain only occasional.
In other words, to the average person, COW is not
a curiosity; to a Tribune Fresh-Air youngster, how
.yer 1t Is a Xeritable treasure of novelty pig
is repulsive TO most people, but to the aforesaid
youngster 1t is a subject to be studied with the
avdty of scientist hunting for the eye OF an oyster
Things moro strange than those astronomers Imagine
they now see In Mars are invariably In store for
FreshAir child in the country. To give The Tiibunes
readers an idea of how these strange sights APP
preciated and to convince the contributors TO The
Tribune Fund that their dollars have been happily
Invested the following letters published, all
written by Tribune FreshAir children this summer
Dear Mother hSPe YOU are Very '% WE'LL and
Tony, too and Lizzie and papa. We are on farm Tni
and Robert NJ. Is very kind TO me. We have a lou
Of sheep and old pig, and two donkeys. and about
200 chickens. and eight pigs and eight COWS, ana
FIVE carriages and two pools, and about seven lawns,
and lots. OF trees. Now l ain going TO cloSe my
letter. Your son, T E.
Dear Mama: l received your letter and was glad
hear from Ssny AK d he av Me We
60 to the pond and 4 we can go out riding U ner
here. Dear, dear Mama, do not worry about us, we
are getting along very nicely; l and Gustav WeIG
I nd lSfa Ia
with him all night, and We are going to ride before we
going to have picnic saturday afternoon at o'clock
and S IstE play cEogae and W" have ve seven ducks
en f IS full i% Of mischief We DO feed the fish
enough pears out hear have nice breakfast and
nice dinner and nice supper We have very nice
with, and a barn to play In. and wish that You
waists for us to wear do IKE the country very much
and drive the ducks to the pond, we have garden
n sSO We do sleep nearly every afternoon to have
rest now, l must close my little letter Goodbye
The writer OF the foregoing letter is nine years Old
Pennsburg, Penn, Aug l.
Dear Grandma: am very well ana having gOod
Mrs. e.. and she killed chicken for us. lady
named Mrs. F. gave me new dress Lat week week |
had money, and | bought ice cream and candy:
% out ,s Ss r. in % mnd the S saby and %
the dishes, too l send my love y t. AL Your
loving granddaughter MANI u.
Fleetwood. Penn, Aug.
Dear Mama: 1 received Your letter and was glad
to hear that you are al w S GG oSCc and
We went horseback once. know how TO drive horse
The the G ady ad hs she %"nd let us milk the COW only
we are afraid. 1t wags It's tail In my face Good
bye with kisses to all. Your loving daughter
Birdsboro. Penn.
Dear n %0e walk am ES and am adS ynf namI nfs
Mrs. C. Your loving daughter, VI.
The following was written postal card, 10y
boy, eight years old, who had never been to the
country before:
Dear Mother am very we'll and hope on are So
too We play with the chickens and we find eggs
into the Stable and look AT the cows JACOB >.
Here is another from the same boy
Dear Mhsr am Tey b Wl ana nope S SG are and nd
The mother pig has ring on her nose ana me iahcr
pig,has a ring on his nose. JAoOb :
Dear Teacher got In the country at O'Clock and
the lady and ma" are oia ana hey an %erh n an Nice
place. h,niiH :, -
,9 Mo ;s "~ hss as good g ss na am
am going the hills to-day after hower' Na'na
"''' ''N'' LOUISE p.
Woodstock. VT
Dear Mana like it very scs much h.T infy e aye s p p
drcn in a place. Anna and are together with ,ars.
Ka9 me sSu hcsp THREE, Tne s AND ce
Anna and / crying. we felt very lonesome we
hsvS ys we H %er ont tWC times
we came there Tuesday II was fun sleeping IN me
Very lonesome today but was that night. ! hope
you amt very sick now, for II makes me ioeI very
n n1ss ClSra w, and Tonmie are getting along TOO.
And Mrs. Welsh With her SIRE hand ana cam 10
"''"'"e IIopewell. Penn
Dear Mother am very well and drive the horses Ssa
ana dhvs inc Chickens AID cows and
mother boy catching the chcaelds , .Te,y MA, and
ing and the men put three rihes III I' i"E Pc ~
Farmersvlle, n. Y.
Dear Mann D Ms w anI until Dn ~ O'clock on Friday
then went of the train wanted to 90 IN IL
again w s dSS ." ey yG ' Say with two horses
have horses and chickens and 10 cows ana s PHI
Iots Of mn milk The lady who stay with is very nice
We have two girls here to WORK ana an n Weighted
- - pounds and am going to be Move %egpI% like It
fore 60 home 70 sec h9w Mo Meig io 60 home feel
lively out here and wish ! conM stay nere a ' af
time sunday We went out d rne 6ome at O'clock
at night drove 29 miles They are ne n p cyap
wheie l stay with. We have . KINGS Oh c"H' e'o''
time we eat New-lIolland. Penn.
uo.r ro.cber. 7 an here | fell out the bed. The
place was so biz could not get back. cried The lady
came with lite. She is e3,ns TO n bcr rc' cried
last nj" night because papa got his pay. lie always
ee'S "ruhh a'u ""' ~ NJ b.
Brooklyn, ". y.
Dear Miss N: Ny Mama thanks You ana a,od a.,
The ladies for being . Kind Sroo 10 ae nf Mama
said | ought 70 have stayed ai9'heT ~
weeks when had the chance 40 no, me- e h s
as much a. DO the country, ana Ia IoNe 70 to ' ,ni
again landed safe home and my onnuat .scmooi
teacher and none OF my paymates Knew n, pcotuso
! grew 8, tall Mrs. G.. thinks that Maiilc ~. ~
lat that she hardly knew her Ny sister j. folhg 10
the country Tuesday and Mama II going u iIOhD'u"I
PAIL, staten Island, when my sister goes away
send INV love 70 Maggie and the lady and especiahy W
yOurxcf ~.