The Portland daily press., 1895-04-04

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OFF and Started for Canada-scenes and
Incidents after the Partisan Doeked.-A
Brother Passed by Inspector Fogg, and
His Sister Detained-Head Winds and
Head Seas Keep the Passengers Below.
When Inspector Fogg paid his official
visit to the steamer Partisan yesterday
morning he was faced by l36 of "Dr.
Barnado's boys marshalled by Alfred B.
Owens, and his assistant, William Slat-
er, and right good assistant he is too" J"
said his chief. DIR. Barnado, the beneyo-
lent physician who is known all over
England as the man who looks after
neglected boys, has the largest orphabagc
in the world. Fourteen years ago he Was
first led to consider the problem What
shall be done with the boys who are now
not in the slums, but who are on the
road?n He thought it over, prayed Tor
light, and decided, "They must have
homes found for them. They will make
splendid men if they can be taken now,
and they must be saved" With little
money. but much faith, he started in,
and the result of his work cannot now be
estimated. For IA years he has been send
ing boys over to Canada, and has aver
aged 300 year. Many kof his boys"..are
now men, but the work goes on, and is
constantly increasing.
"How does he get the money with
which to carry on this work." was
asked of Mr.. Owens, and he replied" He
gets what is sent into him purely as a
voluntary contribution. Some days
enough will be received to pay for the
dinner, and again enough to last a
month. It always comes and the work
goes on"
Here the busy manager was called
aside to talk forss a moment with Mr..
Lawlor OF the.Grand Trunk. A special
train had been provided and the Grand
Trunk people were anxious to see the
boys off.
"Where are these boys to be sent"
"They will be scattered among the
farmers of the Province of Ontario. You
see these little fellows will have nothing
to unlearn. In little while the Oldest
one of them will have forgotten all about
England, andsthey will smake good citi-
Zens. OF course now aud then one turns
out badly, and then we hear great deal
about it. You hear more about one fail
ure than you do of ninety and nine sue
cesses.n
"Is there any religious condition con-
nected with the admission of a boy to
DR.. Barnado's home in England?"
None whatever. We ask no questions.
There are all races and all religions rep
resented here except possibly the relig-
ion l believe in, and that's pretty broad
sort Of religion. We have some Catho-
lie boys, but the majority are Protest
ants. We do not agree to find Catholic
home for Catholic boy, but if we can
we do SO. The only question we ask is
if the boy is friendless."
"These boys are all to find homes with
| farmerss"
"Yes. They'll help make two potatoes
grow where only one grew before; grass
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thing that can be done for these boys"
A few OF the little fellows taken at
random were talked with. They all
agreed that they found the Home" in
England very pleasant place, and that
the passage over was something fearful.
There were boys of perhaps Is, and there
were sturdy little chaps of four, but all
| looked well and it was evident tina,
they'd had enough to eat at least fol
some time before they left England.
My fathers living" said one little
| fellow" hut mothers dead" and despite
his best Efforts to keep back the tear!
they would come. He looked lonely, am
perhaps there was asspathetic side to his
life.
At last they were got clear of what ha(
been their floating home, and were drawn
up in line in the shed. Mr.. Owens an(
MIR. Slater moved up and down the lint
counting their boys. The larger boys
were drawn mp in che rear, and were
given strict orders to look out for tht
rest. MI. Ownes tried to "dress ranks,
but that couldn't be done. The smaller
boys couldn't remem ber the meaning
Of the order. and there was SO much thai
was newsand strange to be seen that they
simply could not obey. "March," shout
ed Mr.. Owens, and the sturdy little fee
shod in strong, but anything but hand
some shoes, made the big shed ring. A,
the station they took the train for Cana
da. Toronto is the distributing scenter
and in few days they will be widely
separated.
When the Partisan arrived at Halifax
40. of the Oldest boys, "almost young
men," as enc of the officers of the steam
er put it, were drafted off and sent in
body to Manitoba, where homes have
been secured for them, and where they
will soon own farms OF their own if they
prove to be honest and Industrious.
There was one rather pathetic scene
after the arrival of the steamer In
spector Fogg deemed it to be his duty tt