The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-13

10 these Invitations. Mr.. Sage gets from
ten 10 twenty-five letter. a day from them
and his wife g.ts almost a. many. Some
Of the letters to Mr. Sage are MIR Ieqn.s's
that IL, call them 10 his ofioe where they
can explain their grievance or make their
plea In person.
.But what are their grievanoes'' the
reporter asked.
tGeneraliy their reports. ~ they call
them aid MIR. Sage. One Of the boys
who came TO tell me his troubles was low
~ his mind because he couldn't seem To
get along without re-ports' asked him
was almost always for talking. when II s
Forbidden. tried To explain to him that
IL was a case where nobody could help him
hut himself. He must learn self-control
and then he would lie all night.
How long had your oldest inhabitant
been herel'
Three years. He went out just q day
or two ago. We have some others who
were here before we came. two years ago.
bu, he wasthe dean Of them all
just at that point n bright. good-looktns
how brought an oVercoat out and helped
Mr.. sage Into e lie did not wear a uni
form and ~as without a hat
Charlie. aid MIR Sage, do put on your
hat You'll take cold
4 only came out Ia bring Mr. Sage HE
coat said the hoy, and bowed a. h" turned
back TO the hours.
That boy isn't an inmate. is heI' ven
tured the reporter.
aOh. yes. bu, he doesn't wear a uniform
bacAu@, h" IL always In the ofico He's \
nic~ bow. but had some difficulty with his
stepfathar, who had him sent hep. Really,
sIuoo I've come here I've almost bssn
tempted Ia believe that stcpnothers and
~stepfather~ are at The bottom Of most OF
the trouble 81 the world. and Mrs. sage
laughed At any rate. they are behind a
good many Of the boys here. One boy wa
sent here 10y his steptather, and when /
asked him how u happened he said
Well. the truth WIS, ] gave him n black
eve. but II was Just a little family matter,
he added, dsuiecatiugly
The boys lead n busy life They do the
housewofk, or the greater part o'r Two
women cooks are In the kitchen, but all
their helpers are boys, and a heater spot
On. never saw never. unleS. It might he
the hake-hop next door, where a bright,
alert boy shows the hundreds Uf loave- he
has been baking The floors arr crupu
lousy scrubbed This u not one OF tho
favonte occupations. and th"rr II a good
deal 81 complaint of houscmaid's knee"
though the boys don't call II by that name
The bows attend school In divisions, "A
different set 81 hours for each division
The teacher are women. aud they get on
beautifully with their pupils There are
about two hours 81 recreation during the
day, -four hour = school and tho rect IL rIsnt
AZ work. Their" are classes IN Horticulture
carpentry, tailoring. printing. Hho"mak-
ing, house painting and drawing Tho
supenntendent IL working hard to get
manual training classes established and
here u certainly need for Thorn when a
hundred BOYS have 60 IT, idle for lack OF
WORK to CIV" them.
They don't like 10 hr idle, and they arr
put 10 u~r wherever IL - possible They
help IN all the repairs. they hak", cnok
vast clothes. wash dishes. max" tsd~. scrub
paint, mako heir own suite and shoes, dc
ofIc, work. even form the crew ~ the tus
Refuge. which makes constant trips h"'
twe.n the island aud the city
4 havr thr-a ~ the boys on my boat
said Can't Grace ~ the Refuge. -and
wouldn't s-k for hrttar help
There l. a months vacation during sum.
mer, when le--,ns aud clas-"r In trades ar
clo-Ad. when MIR sage was asked u th'
bove were more troublesome during mn
period Of idlene-- hr said
sThev alwn ~ ha W b+-n. hui this veal
the numlrr 81 summer punishments i'm
po.ed Wa only one-thiri vhat " has tS-'f
Of lat. YEAR That shows a pretty good
spirit among the boys They ought io hav'
q gymnasium. and We hnpe teiore long L
got "A hall that on H. u-'d Tor that purpn-
and Tor a drill hall We need 4 ia winter
A. II il now. the only game they hay" Is
BASEBALL I'm going I" have basketball To-
All mi. time the la~elall game had l-e'
proo~Nding sadly for the Rsfug" boys
. They nlNNtNi well. bu' llf IIhNFhNhlN b'N
MIA wi better The players and the ruoier
AZ IIAgue games might study with al
vantage, Ina - AL az II l. pla wed on Randall
I-land The umpire wasn't ballyraggr'
once In the entire afternoon. Only on"
wa. a decision questioned. Protector
nhyer advanced into the field Ia asst
,ha, a man was safe Ihereuppn a loui
chorus advised him e. go way hack am
ait down. which b" promptly did with
~guod-uatured laugh
The tnysare organized into two battalion
which they ofic-.r themselves with the sol
execution Of their two military INSTRUCTORS
who mn. the ma iorS They look we'll an
hearty During IN summer Their, WASH.
a singh. occupant of any hospital war;
, just now there are several cases OF typhOi
! fewer. Which the physician - p~ulzling nV-I
Both Mr. and Mir Sagr IN talking abou
the bows would occasionally usN some quss'
} expression, which they mad" hast. la trans
! late into everyday language. Thes-, eN
prrs-ions wer~ pudding, 20 quote, oi IN
boys own invention Oi cour-r spme -
/ them are imported into RandRlI- Islam
: from Manhattan. but a few OF them ar
\ peculiar Ia the paCe Some OF Them ar
/ decidedly p,Ctur"-qu" az nay le see
[, from the following hs' whlch MT Ng
> made out
chuck Bread
scorf \ how who ea,s bot. 81 food
CHUCK scorf-A boy ~ho "sts loi, Of hreaC
|, TN captain ar lieutenant
Kid 4 small captain
Hard guy-A tough boy
, cities shoes made In the CITY
stun Tobacco
striker Match
Mhiring smoking
Spud Potato also e large h"v
, Koost The punishment OF fourth hsh
. Got "a goat Angry
lIerCe goat Very angry
z Glrk \ dried chew ~ tobacco
' Rnkrs ONE beet friend
Heat II When D hoy tries O. escape he
/ said g. he irving to beat IL when he hh
e-laued he T. said ~ haN" bet n
i tLIIG tTORS LIkE MICROBES.
Win Eat Them. says an Authority. l
. Preference to = white Man.
From he N.r OrIsoHs T,ws, Democtai
, An interesting story 81 IN, saurian famil
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