New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-10
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ahouiu love to take YOU" said the lady. Where
SouI mother? Why didn't she speak to me
oeiore' She amt got no mother: her mothers
oeau' Hhe Just stays around and no one takes
care OF her; please let her GO" 1t was the big
rough boy, who spoke for her now. and Kit
s1dIed up to him in entire confidence ana said
III the most amiabe manner as though grant
ing favor: "KitN go"
A lew questions to the women about brought
out hlts history. Her parents were poor but
decent folk; her father had been killed in a
raliroad accident while seeking employment a
year before. Sorrow and hard work had been
100 much for the mother, who was delicate
woman. and she had died two months ago
leaving Kit to the neighbors. They were all
ready to feed her and give her sleeping room
and so she had gone from one 10 another as she
chose she and her kitten. But there was no one
whose duty it was 10 clean and cIothe and
mother her. and the island would at last be
her place
Inc party was full, but the agent decided to
take her Some farmer might have pity on the
niue Walf She would be responsible for Kits
safe return. at any rate. Safe return! AS
though any one would ever ask if Kit were safe
or not! So the baby tramp and her pet were
badged with the blue ribbon and went with the
party.
The station at C an unusually busy
place this afternoon farm wagons were drawn
up under the trees all along the road: wagons
from nearby farms and from away back in the
country. The Fresh Air children from New
York We're TO ne by this train and the farmers
who had agreed to take them each for a visit
TO their own homes awaited them. Amid a
crowd of men end of the platform stood
Adam, a great, sun Drowned. blue eyed giant
Milly's love for him was returned in Overlooking
measure, but with its growth a shrinking diff
dence had taken possession of him. until now
he was almost afraid to meet the questioning
of her gray eyes. He loved her more than he
could express, he had tried 10 tell her once but
had made such a wretched kiLlder Of it! lie
had managed to say something which had Of
Tended her when he was trying his utmost to
show his devotion, and now he could never do
it again though his whole being cried out with
desire for her love and conn anionship He was
thinking all this a. he leaned against a post of
the platform, and paying little attention to any
thing but the movements Of MilIicent. as she
went in and out among the groups Of people
What was happening meanwhile was this
The train came up. stopped and from it poured
a troop of children-"Fresh Airs" sxty-one in
all. A lady handed the station master a list
re-entered the train. and ii moved on TO the
next station to leave more children. Then the
agent called out from the list by twos the
names of the children and the name of the
farmer pledged to take them. Two by two they
entered the wagons and were driven away to
the houses that were 70 shelter them for a sea
son. There remained the platform one un-
claimed infant, little blue-eyed scrap. her toes
protruding from her shoes, her ragged hat hang
ing down between her shoulders, a forlorn-
looking kitten held tightly in her arms.-Kit