New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-24
TIE "PASSED BY" CHILDREN.
A HOME FOR INVALID AND AILING
TOTS, FAR AWAY FROM THE
EAST SIDE.

Use dom to stay here free-four years." piped
up three-year-old Freddie. He wore a brace on one
ankle but hoped around very creditably, never
theless
But I-T'-Tommy, five years old painted and
pulled all up at the greatness of his ideas; Use
goin' to stay here forever. Till die!" Then sud
denly a dsquieting thought struck him, and he col
lapsed, gazing anxiously out Of the window on the
beautiful landscape. That Is Use goin' to, f-if-
say, Freddie, do you 'spose they has any places
round here to bury me?"
The here" at which these little fellows so en-
Enthusiastically desired to stay is the Home for In
valid Children, Milbrook, a hundred miles
north of New-York and on the western slope of
the Berkshire Hills. General Watts de Peyster, so
well known for his generous impulses. built here
five six years ago great house Of brick and
stone sheltered the north by grand old pines
and open to the south to sheets Of sunshine The
building shelters now a group of those Protestant
Sisters Of Mercy known as deaconesses. and big,
pathetic family of invalid and ailing children
drawn almost wholly from the depths of the citys
poverty and suffering.
Here IS Max. whose marvellous restoration to
health from an abscess in the lung has made him
widely known. And here is Edna. who when she
came, a child of nine. had hardly any hair on her
poor head. II is growing now. and Curls softly
about the face, which has not even yet lost its
sadness. Her mother is dying at home of con-
sumption. and the family Of seven were living in
two miserable dark rooms And here are many
The class of children from which these come
the most pitiabe and needy in the great
world-the invalid children of the slums. They
lie. hidden away. lonely. in pain, uncared for, In
little rooms often dark that lamp must al
%ays be keRt 61Tnng ana there s no 66 ys
locked in their rooms, sometimes. If they are
able to crawl, locked out on the streets;
Our little Max has revealed in his CHILDISH tax q
frghtful picture of the unchildhke SUFFERING,
said one OF the deaconeSses ana mar staFT oc
him out on the street while she did night SCRUB SCRUB
It So - much, Max said. til ali the other boys
Tnt home a5 and knew they were da TIER and So
90 often speaks gratefully of his warm bed when
he's getting into his clean little cot at the home
LOOKING FOR APPLE PIE TREES.
Everything bright passes by these children
the public school, even the beautiful Fresh AIR
work of summer. For farmers family can
take little one with leg in a plaster OF paris
jacket or one In danger of coughing himself and
his associates into consumption. But this In
valid Children's Home is open TO just this class
Most Of the children coming here have no idea
Of country brightness and they are as much as
tonished at the wonders they we shall be
when we get to heaven. It is amusing to see and
hear them. When they first como. especially in
summer every one who can walk or hobble gets
oh, here's a blackberry screams one. An
e growing on 1fJe tre 9rrec+s little German
who hasn't yet conquered his this and VS..
"A group Of children has gathered at the eX-
citing news. one picks the berry. Whereupon the
rest all raise howl
oh. We darsn't do dat, De copn get yerr
"A Wild OF delight In another direction
draws them all to this fresh wonder. It is tree
with apples on it. They gaze in wonder
% BE they tied on? ventures a little girl 80
Hot Dey grows on explains a big boy with
a great show OF wisdom But his audience Is
skeptcal, the larger share maintaining that apples
grow IN baskets In day or two, however, they
learn that apples and pears and most OF the good
things to eat grow vines or trees. Please
ma'am. will you show where the apple pie tree
grows? asked little Of the attendant Sister"
The deaconess sisters devotinE themselves
with unfailing love 10 their little charges. The
house will contain fifty children. 1t is not full.
The children knocking at the door but # costs
so a month to support each child and there is lack
Of money
1T is hard to turn away sick children" continued
the deaconess. I'VE would be glad 70 MI the house
Our coal bill alone will be $500. The deaconesseS
would be Immensely relieved II some would
send a check for that amount, or for any part OF
it. for three 800 bills will go far $500
check Last Thanksgiving a Brooklyn gentleman
bought whole Jersey COW. Such beautiful
milk for these sick children we've had all the
year! Who will send money for her hay and food
for a year7 Who'll support child year-Sl2O2
Or a month-s10? Who'li-who' ll-endow this homer
A hundred thousand dollars would do #. or a hun
dred thousand gtvers of 81"
Address all correspondence to Miss L "a Hicks.
deaconess in charge Invalid Children's Home YER
bank Duchess County, n. Y.