New-York tribune., 1901-08-23
THE CRLPPLES' OUTING.
JEWELLERS TAKEN FOR 4 DRIVE
TWICE WEEK IN A LANDAU.

TWICE A WEEK IN A LANDAU.
ter the other afternoon when landau stopped be-
fore a tenement house and young woman alighted.
AS she disappeared through the narrow doorway
that led the dark upstairs focSs oe black eyed
children gathered around the carriage. The boys
interested in the horses and driver; the girls
had eyes only for child who lay on one Of the
broad seats There much nudging and whis-
pering and curious questioning.
Where are you going, little girl" finally asked
one bolder than the rest The pale face in the
carriage turned from gazing at the blue sky, but
gave reply.
The Young woman returned with a mother carry
Ing boy whose legs dangled helplessly. The chill
dren in the street backed away a respectful dis
tance. The young smiling she
stepped into the carriage She held out her arms
for the boy and his mother handed him up care
fully. He looked back the carriage door closed
ard though he spoke word his eyes said goodby
TO the barehcaded mother left standing on the
walk
Go along urged the driver to his horses
Here GO said the young woman to the two
children and they drove few doors down the
street.
Another stop was made. a third pale faced little
body brought cut. and they started off again,
There other stops and more passengers be
fore the carriage finally turned from Little Italy
toward the West Side The last TO be called for
helpless woman. whom two strong men
bore from her She placed in a soft
corner the park side
Five children. all cripIes and a sweet faced girl
in charge, What interesting party" observed
old MN his friend the landau crossed
Fifth-ave. and entered the park Ono-hundred-
and-tenth-st. 1t was a sight many passersby
turned TO ard not ashamed OF the
that crept from his heart when he heard
child say. Il never riding before; how easy it
goes
The driver was always careful 10 choose smooth
pavements and the horses knowing creatures.
logged sedately along Going through the park.
with grass and trees both sides. and lower
down. children and grown people finding
merit among them each pale face in the carriage
brightene6. and there unaccustomed sparkle
in the eyes They passed group Of children play
irg.
See that little girl" said n child on the
who was much rnisshapen and the boy whispered
back u saw lots Of children one day They were
having May parties
Presently they left the park. and came to
the rivers bank
Are those ships?' asked q small voice. and two
eyes glistered. Il before"
The crippled woman lay back on the cushion and
smiled in sweet content. She had not left her
room in eighteen months and the bright August
day like a dream realized.
Twice week during the summer the young
woman has taken carriagefu of crippled chill
dren for drive The mother OF one of the chill
6ren puts up basket OF cakes and sandwiches
and somewhere along the way they stop IN the
shade and eat their fill Once some OF them
taken TO the seashore for a long. happy day. On
another day friend asked the whole party to her
home. and they were regaled with sherbet the
lawn.
There five thousand crippled children In the
borough Of Manhattan. and Of the number three
thousand have never been 10 school Some OF them
live on the top floors OF high tenement houses and
do not reach the street year. There are four
schools for crippled children connected with the
Crippled Chiidren's Guild of New-York City-one
In Sxtyseventh-st. In Fffty-seventh- st. one On
the East Side and the Clark house. In Rivington-
st-but caring for cripples is form OF work
in social settlements.
Last summer the Episcopal Church Settlement
at No 475 I-enox-ave saw opportunity reach
the little eripples in Harlem. where children In the
operating further downtown. There being no hos
ptais where spinal and nip diseases are treated in
a worker In the Church Settlement came often in
homes: She found their parents too poor 10 call
IN @ a doctor: and the children barely existing on
and full OF courage. eager TO help themselves one
mbitous
y want to do something" he said. Ten cents
myself he announced. and hobbled away TO buy
stand on the corner he FOUND no lack Of purcRase
II was as If they had been waiting for his coming
Now he not only supports himself. but cares largely
The district visitor interested friends In the work
The ignorance of the uncared for cripples was
braces and a bedside table. x man in the neighbor-
hood gave $50. which half enough 10 buy
bedchair Little girls in a private school earned
S1G0 by entertainment 1t all went to the
work The field broadened. and this summer when
the second years work began with the semi-weeky
drives, there came hope for fncrea- ed usefulness
In its work the Settlement is wholly undenomina-
tional and Unsectaran. and many nationalities
represented the afternoon drives.
The drive is not insisted on as charity TO
humble the recipients Where they afford Il
they pay 10 cents II reaches the children above
Northumberland twenty -ifth-st and In the outy-
ing districts. The hope Is 10 make the work n
branch of the Crippled Childrens Guild, which is in
hearty sympathy with the effort. one aim Is to
establish school with comfortable a
nurse in attendance. where simple industries will
be taught, such as basket weaving straw plating
and hammock netting, so the cripples may perhaps
In time become seifsupporting, like the Italian lad
There will be paints and games for playtime.
The Church Settlement Is lending aid in the work
to the Frank Bottome Memorial Settlement, which
is interested in the same but has facili-
ties. The Crippled Children's Guild has a summer
home at Long Beach. Long Island, to which a few
of the Harlem children sent from time to
time.