The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-02
TRUANTS GO ON A PICNIC.
4 DAY or Wild ORGY IN FIELD,
WOOD md BROOK.

without Danger OF Arrest 49, Boy freed
nv n Chipnunk Produced by tho
Appearance of n Lot of Water shippers.
All the delights Of truancy without its penal
irs we're melted out yesterday 10 nearly one
Hundred small boy graduates from the truant
,,hool in East Twcnty-iirst street. Under the
Guidance Of the principal. Mrs NJ, T.. X AlRer.
'pey went On an a-day excursion and picnic
If the real country sort to kissena Lake.
car Flushing. whcrc there is n lake OF
water that has always been there and
wasn't brought through pines. and the grass
and trees and other green things grow with
at cxtrancouS assistance; where real live
creatures skip about among the trees and in
tho water and may bc pursued. but with eau
on. since to the city bred boy all animate ma
tire is an object OF suspicion. as possessing
trobablo agencies of offence and defence !:
',here everything that one ever dreamed
~. except the kcep-cN-the- grass sign, grows
and may DO picked without let or hind
,4nre and where delightful zost Is lent 20
the prowlirgs in thickct and field by the cS-
tremo likelihood that the DINNER depths OF
rreencfy shelter Woodworking wild beasts
and red Indians with scalrish ambitions Be-
cause Of these and other things the ex-truants
have now postponed the period OF greatest an
tlripation from next Christmas to the summer
ut 1000 when Mrs. Alger says she will give
another picnic Just as good rs this one.
1t was from the parole boys" that the pic
7 ckers OF yesterday were chosen The process
q becoming n parole boy is as follows First.
thu urchin is reported as refusing to go to
school. Next. the truant officer catches him
somewhere in the city IS streets shooting craps.
smoking cigarettes or otherwise approximate
ing to his ideas Of manhood. and Tugs him on
t. tho truant school. where he presently
makes friends with Mrs. Ager. All the
Toys even the worst OF them do this. In the
course Of time she suggests that he go out on
Iaroe. attend the school in his own district
and report to her from time to time. Asa rule
thssystcm works WELL though the boy who
returns to his district school with the stigma
illegally pcnalized truancy upon him has q
hard time OF it. Now the term Is over.
aud Mrs. Alger arranged for an ex-
Cursion for 100 OF her best parole
boys. or these about twenty who were work.
ing could get only half holiday. so Mrs. Ager
gave them tickets to Coney Island or other sea-
side resorts. and luncheon money. and sent
them Off to make the best OF their fractional
daytime. Seventy-nine set out with Mrs. AL
ger at half past s from the school
Marching in double file. they went to the foot
q East Thirty fourth street and took ferry
Loaf for Long Island City. whore two special
; trolley cars were in waiting. Into these they
swarmcd with shouts OF Joy. and it was only
by great vigilance that Mrs. Alger and her as
sstants got tho fun number to the end OF the
lnc. FOR there was manifested q contagious am =
l.iion to perform graceful acrobatics upon the
side steps and rear rail. varied by scientific
eaEernCss to climb up on the roof and
Investigate the nature and work ings Of the
t~oll"y pole However. they were still 20
when the end of the line was reached. and
they were marshalled on the sidewalk. There
was still a mile and half to be covered.
lat the New York prchin is a, sturdy
FOR he n " n
y%ar,rd@ who were ths sma ,nt m mem
a FOUND pace ana in a little over half an hour
,,g"r.at hi.-"na axe, On the slope beyond tho
tur"d on the hottest days. A few minutes were
AGn for tt@ girl TH% hat cone
friend, sang a song. to which the sx-truants
mt polite ears. one connoisseur expressing
gS Fan turn IN me teaytsr on de
low rv any day she wants Job
pr Charges that they " we're free to wander
,road and nosS1" ", themselves Of the country:
by berries which they might discover. be-
frus" small boys who ate unknown berries
were ,,ke TO- double w. ana die of stomach
time, wheeled and pursued in turn There
was the silence OF mental digestion for mo-
"WOt's cow
There was no time to explain all the affairs
oi country, and woodland life which the
urchins Of III" pavement don't know. and the
noy~ wcro turned loose TO max" discoveries
first being warned to get back in time for
There will be ico cream and cake" re-
marked Mrs. Alger Incidentally
Oh. will we come back shouted the boys
Say, is der" penty -, Soc Tink Of Il
speak fer %5 R0or al S de
Gpbh hon s is EapGnp pisn,f all rGhti
had m tin h H oM b
described only i'll large. fat book with pic.
Ind .aD ~ nr,G hut b..t
Gd3t Ect th3t would have mPa;
hunting Tor, crqwtish under the loader
| ship and tHtCIage OF one Smith.
DO OF the tricks Of street lie, The most IL
c"mpani9ns while they were cautiously pokin M.
uud"r a Hat. submerged stone after more prey
hut it would hay" required Stascope tc
have, recorded IN" resultant performance
had rraw"d W. til" t Boys e sst from s
the water and attacked their ears. following d
Saws WTr nHS hint |!"n nh
school Of water shippers. perfectly harm
Smiihy "Sp from he " water With Sign. Of live VI,
" horror, eXclaiming,
G" %nEk Th ii 4nEs is terrible
liy"ll make Your "cs swell ny IN ,hcy bust"
st. T"r To-! "o' dreaming Of sk'''''''"' What
ltnh en- with leaves, said tho evilly inven
beginning to Itch already ,, ~
SkjrpinG over a il"urehing bed Of n"tlr
h" pointed them ont. gathering for himself
handful OF panain nearby, with which h.
T"G"ed MS y, ,TSH vi yGTr3Gisy III Other, o9w
"w,woW Wy JeEs is all s,ppe = We
~" "WnGr,,,s Mrs AgrrT She eau MI" '' US
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