New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
DESCRIBES THE COUNTRY
Fresh dir Child Writes Home about
Her NezC Surroundings.

gain OF four pounds in weight and country tan
are what the country outing is doing for one little
tribune Fresh Air Fund child. Some time ago she
Went 10 west Pawlet, VT, by special invitation to
stay two months with some kind persons there
She was anemc, and nothing would restore her to
health but the invigorating environment Of the
country.
Perhaps the delight which her journey and sum
Iner nome gave her can be best shown by the fol-
lowing letter which her parents received soon after
her arrival in the country pretty good attempt
Tor child Of eleven years:
Do West PawIet. July 2. 1903
Fic6-1oSa icSa1 Papa ana Mamma; / went on the Dean
cbafrs Tah all the electric lights and nice carpet and
pictures slat lIeie % were DOCKS 70 look at with
SWoke at about or o'clock. and went out on
of of the boat. ent to the capital and the first
6rIg 6Ig we seen was some old bullets and flags and
ol @ uLls ana everything you can think OF. Next we
seen seen some cannons Then we went to the
this wanted @ see the braTy which has palms paint
b nbss on ne ceiling. There was the charter or
END a1drt the real papers that were found Major
General &r6o6 w me passes from on GoyeTnor or
papers, and other things. and some Indian wan
ana, in going to the railroad station. I picked a
zeal up outside the capital, and here it IS
stopped at the cemetery. Then we went on to
at Fq{ e paoe Mhen we there & I've went tear around looking
train, which took US TO Eagle Bridge. at which we
for West Pawlet. forgot to say that while We
were al Troy we went TO get something and
@ 1dtet eaung our soup, the man asked us If we
wanted some brown potatoes and some roast beef.
some roast beef and Miss Tat some too S' Fhen
he brought us each dish with some potatoes in.
with jackets on. which were the brown potatoes
After reaching West Pawlet we went into wagon
a very nice room we baTe and Vent 3o he'd a4 ~
about o'clock, and got up at O'clock Then I
breakfast which consisted of an egg about two
glasses Of milk and potatoes and a slice of home
MISS Tart and Mrs Goodspeed TO a place where we
road ! picked up some rasDberries that ate, and
wished you could have some, too. Mamma has
in back of the house. and many clovers and daisies,
and some blackeyed Susies Hoping you all well
ing daughter HELEN
The fund sent out 275 children yesterday for two
weeks vacations. These went IN six parties.
Pttsheld Mass, received another large company.
which will be boarded at the expense Of persons
there another special party went TO New-Wind-
ssqr; scr; y: \: The home provided by the people Of
MiddletoWn and Goshen at MeChanicsVle. and
Mrs. John Lyle's Happy Land, at Tenafy, each
Two other parties started out TO be entertained in
private homes one going 10 Lancaster, Paterson,
brook and AIiler5ytIe, all in Pennsylvania. and
the other 10 Marcellus, Buffalo. Auburn, Syracuse
and Aliens Hill, in this State.
Some Of the private hosts are the Rev. a. X.
MacNaughton, Of Marcellus; y. F. Barrett, Of Buf-
Buell. and Miss Josie Dougan, all of Syracuse; Mrs
E. 6, Patterson and Mrs. Kergle, of Aliens Hill;
the Rev. c. T. Knox, of Lancaster, Penn; Lizzie
Hartman and Mrs David Fascoed, OF. sunbury,
William Main Of shippensburg. Penn. Mrs. Ream,
OF Penbrook, Penn; Annie z. Byerly and Mr..
Lacey, OF MillersvIlle Penn; II. o. Elder, Of Pat
terson. Penn.
peciay jolly time Every Sear Under the leader
ship of the Rev. c. T. Knox, the Fresh Air organ
9dreR fa anR gives as each group % Two weeks Of camp
and is one of them Never was there such fun as
is had at Camp Eden-on-the- -Conestoga, This is
of this season.