New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-01
WONDERS AT GOSHEN.
CONVALESCENT POOR CHILDREN Enjoy
THE TRIRUNE'S GENEROSITY.

II the fifteen lite convalescent children who
return TO this city to-day from their freshair OUT
ing at the MIddletown-Goshen ConvaeScen's
Home near Goshen ~ Y. where only characters OF
sufficient National Importance 10 be beseged by re-
porters instead OF being ordinary poor children
from the East Side who need fresh air. they couid
tell tale of wonders seen and adventures en-
countered which would put in the shade the most
narrowing rectas OF Filipino battles or Antarc"c
peri.s They have just finished their experiences
and when they were seen by a Tribune reporter AZ
the scene of action few days ago they could talk
of nothing else
The Home where all these wild things happen IL
supported by the people of Middletown and Goshen
and not a single day will pass this summer WHICH
will not look down fifteen children OF the East
Side enjoying to the full there the Pleasures ana
benefits OF a fresh-air vacation The children are
all convalescents. and the kind people who make
this charity possible have done the same good deed
for several summers.
The Home is a large. old-fashioned farmhouse on
the crest OF a hill a few miles outside OF Gosheh'
The country round about is succession OF WOOD
and grain covered hills and dales, with scarcely
half-dozen houses in sight, and the breezes dow
straight over the farmhouse at all hours oil me
day As the reporter walked up the hill and noted
the peace and tranquility Of the place, so far from
being suggestive of anything exciting ne sa"
hammock swinging violently in the front yard
Then a little sun-tanned face surmounted oy
Hi. w. helo Say whiteface youse is from de
city amt yer2'
The visitor acknowledged his urban extraction.
He was standing beside the hammock now.
SAY. come on. I'll show yer rOund-show yer
wot yer missin My names Dennis
GLAD to make your acquaintance-mine is George
Washington"
"Whew-w-w Well. come on, George. SAID Dem
mis- with an expression Of pain that such men
J,c owls made
barn.
ooh dis Is dc fines place" said Dennis. "All
full o. hay an chickens an things. In deere Is
Jude" pointing to a COW In her stall ITS cow
he said as though jmparting a great secret An
over dere is Pinkie-see her? Dey call her calf
cause she amt grown up yet. Her mudder's out
in de orchard Her name is Pnkie too. Now, Jude.
she amt got no sense at all. If she'd a known
wot she was dom, she'd a got a calf too, an
den dey'd let her out like Pinke. stead o shuttin
her up in here De only ting fur a cow ter do is
ter git a calt-den everyt'ings all hunky dory"
With this surprising piece OF Information to pom
der on the reporter was led away to the henhouse.
Chick chick chick" said Dennis In an enticing
tone and the feathered denizens Of the house came
autterng to the front In body, with outstretched
necks and beseeching bills.
''Now did yer ever see anything like dat" was
the guides exclamation Dose chickens Is dc
eas iest suckers dat come down de rain pipe
De minute say q WOTd uay IHhs yer SOt
somepn ter eat. But yer don't want ter hurt der
feelin's too much Dey can bite worse n de Filipino
midget on de Rowery an If dey ever get real mad
nj YER um-,n-den yer want ter LUX out. wy Jim
ME he's my brudder. says man hurt de feehns
Of dat big rooster over dere wild De roas' beef top
knot once an de rooster jumped on de man an
bit Of his who-o-ole leg Wasn't dat sad?'
The reporter saw the truth OF the statement In
Donniss frank upturned eyes and he suggested
tina. they get away from such fierce fowl as
soon as possible. But he had not yet escaped the
hidden perils Cf the farm. As he was turning
away he felt something furry brush against his
leg and Immediately suspecting ferocious on
.slanght by some new and terrible beast. he jumped
aside with alacrity An MISUNDERSTANDING hound
looked up at him with large. reproachful brown
eyes
law. now don yer get scared was the adj
monition OF Dennis Oats only Bacchus. de dog.
an he's de incest OF Teller yer ever see. But say
and here his voice again became mysterious
whisper OF awful import "mebbe we wasn't scared
de fust day We was here. Down dere in de high
grass by de brook we was. de whole fifteen OF us.
timpln soun' in de daisies an tinkin o de poor
blo,,es home in DIancey-st.. an laughin' an hol-
lerin' wen all Of a sudden great big ting come
a-rustlln' troo de grass. II come a-whzzln by JUS
l!ko one O dem stea:nless wagons wot de DUDES
ride in an 10 first ting know Jimmie ad been
knocked down an was rolln' aroun yein' like
as II de NETWORKS 'ad made home run-only he
was bolIerln cause he was scared Den saw wot
looked ike a big bear comm at me troo de grass
an de ting whacked me in de knees. an ] fell
was 4 AWFUL ntnnut, an lay still so dat dc
ttrrible monster wud miss me next time NJ come
along As deere wasn't sounds or snnyt ing
whispered softly ter Jimmie uoo de grass pretty
soon Jimmie SEE has NJ gone ! dunno, sez
Jimmie Ike rs II ne had awful tummy-ac
Les get up' | SCI. bravelike. Den we Dol stood
no slowly wild knees shakin an IooNh All
over for de turrble beast, wen Jimmie Degunl
iaI him an pointed to rock by de brook. An II
dere wasn't Ga. o. dog Bacchus. a-waggin OF nls
tail an nantin quick an short an wrigghn up an
,lov,n ne rs II he was .aughu' at us. DO yer
know dat dog had run agin Jimmie an me under
neat de grass Gro We couldn sec MN .es 10 "a
ioke Bncchus is de hmnies' dog wat ever nap
This was only one OF the wild tales OF adventuLIS
which were poured into the reporters ear as ne
visited the orchard, garden. well, stable aSo the
Other adjuncts Of the farm -, .At, ~
nothinR except peaceful country home On HIst
tcbinc sight OF the old farmhouse. he would mote
the old hloned well. which gives forth WAFER as
clear as crystal and az cold as zee the naar,'
whence issues fresh milk every day; the saruen,
wen stocked with yegeta bes, which come 1IIse'
from the ground the table: the swings ana nam
Knocks Of the yard and orcharo; ana lhsiue o ~,
house he would be shown the large cream Iooi 10
nd beds and the many windows Tor the Dreel~s "
blow through The supreme command slvs" - &c
little convalcscents VINO are enlertalhsu a. VIZ
Home ia that they have good time ana est wen.
"a a competent attendant looks after THIS. II
fhey do that the people who invite them are saus
ned 8 sDecial treat which Is given 70 edcn PauLty
~ children f. the excursion on when they arr ahe
10 Midway Park This IL picnic grove iniuway ot U
.veen Nddletown and Goshen and IL contains
snoueh merrv-go-rounds chutes and toDoxgan-
aides to make a child happy for weeks the chii-
dren nave every pleasure the park anordJ.