New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-22
FROM SLrMS TO THE SUNSHINE.

NOW Thirty CHILDREN CAUGHT a GLIMPSE OF
\ NEW LIFE.
,,or,,ov with the Rev willard Parsons. Of
rh rru,une Fresh-Ar Fund. resulted In an ar
rane.nen; whereby thirty children ana TWO KIN
dergaricns could - TO tho Atlantic Hb'''''S
New Jersey FOR two weeks Then lo''o"ei IN
,,s,,,l nreIinnary medical examinations ana inc
more than usual preliminary scruDblhsS' anu p''
,l.,ent scrubblngs. by parents and UNDERGRADUATES
-. ,.,.,btrgs renewals. alterations. In rare N
s,,nc.s the making % complete new garments
Finally thirty happy children. clean ana S"''
enough 70 hold quite close are out uh''r 'l' W.
and looking At the broad. blue water meeting the
sky afar on Soon they separate. ana win ''''
one can now approach and see here and there mo
cbude soul These souls like the BIRDS now
ever easily frightened from the earth ana IN 'he'r
,isre eupear yulgarltcs and profanities-nncr &C
curnulaons Of stun ne corresponding 70 'ne outer
.rcun,ulaiions ~ tho slum streets.
over there a little tot OF not more than three
wears surely. is singing "chickndees' to MS OUT
..,,,I fingers Here is a little girl making chains
~ oak I.aves Think Of IT, Where she lives tene-
nent- houses grow instead Of trees hohder y
bow living prone and gazing With round eyes up INTO
the Green what are you looking at little boy?
Are you sleepy
so. I am looking through It's nice Ny there.
p.rh, down I'm the rel sand ~ the rOad is group
81 busy mound builders. ont toward the sea view
the klndcrgarin.rs surrounded by Htile group.
who AZ. now singing now prattlng Of sails ana
shlts and sky and sunshine. Does II not make ones
heart ache that children are not always thus happy
one little girl sings the song
come ut.lr l~a,.s." said 'h~ v'rl on" DAY;
come over tire meadow wi'h IN" and play
Put ~ your dre-7es = rel and 8 ID
Pr winter i. come anI 'he days grow cold"
She stops with q puzzled look. however. at the
last line for she T. 1t IL not winter now nor,
I'm spite OF the sea breeze Is the day cold. II is A
pity change the pretty words. but more PITY sun
10 soc a cloud over those shining eyes. 80 we I'M
urOvise hastily a few words OF summer ana green
and gold and sunshine bold. when raUSiy the
present necessity and need not be p"rpetuatcl
In due time a horn sounds. AM All hasten 10 ee'
into line fOr the dining room where "hoIeson.F
ami very palaiable meal IL served after the Htt'e
ones have
Thank HIM. thank Him.
All We Iiue children,
ones eyes MI lnvoiuntarly. and the kindly mairon
hah word OF praise Tor kind'rgarten chi1ren;
After dinner outdoors begins again Presently an
X for wax down the road ana pas me cherr!
evening Tired Nttle hea Is rest on snowy Pillows ana
cheerful little voices sing Father We thank Thee
for the night"
Happy children Because they are Of the poor
has been more than pathOs. Mex, winters talks
viii bring out a store OF golden memories Nhei
civ streets are fI,l 81 discomfort; ami barren ot
beauty IN. children WIFI travel into hirAiand win
their kndcrgartncrs and bring back the HAPPY sum
mrr .ime A. they build with Froehe's gifis a
barn a house a garden wall. their litte faces the
While serious and determined. he earnest purpose
81 their after lives thus for"~hadowei WI. h" IN
some mea sure due 70 last summers glimpse OF a
lie worth living ana striving Tor