New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-01
FRESH AIR YOUNGSTERS START.
\ PARTY OF FIFTY LITTLE GIRLS WILL
SPEND TWO WEEKS At HAPPY LAND.

SPEND TWO WEEKS At HAPPY LAND.
Yesterday afternoon was well observed by The
Tribune Fresh Air Fund. \ happy expectant
troop OF fifty girls sent of TO Tcnaly, y. j.,
where they will stay for two weeks at Happy
Land. The home is well WORTHY Of its name. and
the hostesss personal interest in her little guests
assures happy results throughout the season. Many
the pleasant memories they carry away with
them. The substantial parting gift with which they
presented here is a healthy. rested body, and u
fund OF strength which will last them far
into the winter months.
There many sad cases in this party which
left for Tenafy In every group OF frcsh-air chill
dren there are many who come from SAD surround
ings who have experienced various kinds Of misery
and who know little but suffering. Their views or
life are distorted from the beginning To some OF
them their greatest pleasure j. wrctchodnoss
trihc allcyiated instead OF not being allevated at
al Their joys and sorrows are only varying de-
greos of what TO ordinary people would be I'M
spoakabie sorrow and unhappiness. II Is as well
that they DO not know this There was one little
girl who went in yesterdays party who was one OF
ten children In the same family. The father had
deserted them and left the mother to bear the bur-
den. She weak and unfit for hard labor as she
was. had been compelled TO 20 to work in factory
Here her hours long and the strain terrible
one. The ten children. mean~mle; had 10 snilt LOT
themselves with some help from the mothers mar
ried sister while their mother Was away from
home This was home life the child came FROM
She was one of the eldest IN the family. and there
fore there responsibility on her little snout-
ders. She had grown old far in advance OF her years
and was being robbed of her chi .dhood. she looked
fearfuly worn for one so young II Is TINS KIND ot
a child that is benefited by the freSh-ar Work, ana
the results are In some cases marvellous. -, ..
Another sad instance that OF a little girl who
had five small brothers and sisters Her mother had
household The father was practically Voorhees,
ana was a perpetual terror TO the children:
When the children are collected on the ferryboat
or train, ready to start for the country" which
they have all heard about but most OF them have
never seen. their troubles are forgotten. \ happy
busting lot, they are attached TO rather than car
and those mysterious little paekases which re-
scmbc Internal machines more than anything else
and which they guard Just as cohsistSn,y nhes9
two or three bread ana butter SANDWICHES are as
covered with perhaps as a luxury a piece OF cake
which is small. but makes UP In avoircupois what II
one OF these mysterious packages was tho
unfortunate but unwilling protector Of prac:
teal joke the other day. It was o'ng carried
by a little girl who was passing through q
ferryboat. with some sixty Others, en- route
to the country. one corner OF the package
became rebellious. and two adjacent and c9ntinu-
pany The insurrection was all done quety, put
something dropped out. and the seed OF evu was
sown. Bringing up Close rear 70 we he,e sa,
enjoying himself with the children all the way
over and was stu smiling in a kindly fashion ove-
something one OF them had said lie was near
nSarnnce Peace was his. and friendship and .eren.
ity with all the world He saw the result OF me
and surmlsed that the object on the floor was red
ribbon lie would pick IL up return IL 10 It's littlo
owner with a courtly bow, he thousht, anu 'h.n
STOPPED and lifted It short distance from the
floor. 49,, 80. ~. . lit, -.
large red Frankfurtcr. with the usual plentiiW
covering OF grease and mustard.