New-York tribune., 1903-07-23
Il FRESH AIR CHEER.
Children for st. HeIen's Home, at
InterL0cken, Haze Ozcn Yell.

"A bee-y-and bo-y-and a bee-y. boy bum!
Bum, get a rattrap, bigger than cattrapI Bum
get rattrap bigger than a cattrap! Bee-y. bee-y
boy buml Cannibal! CannibaI! Hurrah for ST.
Heen's Homer
What's that? A party of wild Indians? Or is it
Just group Of college rushing the football
season a Nttle?'
mo You have another guess coming"
Just then another voIley Of noise settled the
question.
Hi! hi! hill Chickery-bum! Fresh air angels!
st. Helens Home!' came the yell OF anticipated
fun from about half hundred throats. These
same throats were about to be examined by the
doctor preparatory 10 fortnight's visit to ST.
Helens Home at InterIocken, Mass.
That's a pretty good yell. Have you got any
others?" asked the reporter Of one of the boys.
"Nothn' but the yes from the kids what gets
homesick,' answered the small humorist
The boy in question sturdy, shrewd look
ing youngster, with a merry twinkle under his
sandy eyebrows that made one forget the freckles
and closely cropped head. He had a well
but neat suit, with a very neglige sweater, and
faced his questioner with the assurance of man
of forty.
This young man. only thirteen years OF age. is
practically the only support of a family of six
children and father and mother. The father is
brutal. vicious man, too lazy to work. but the
mother is estimabe woman.
Rob" consequently, as the Oldest boy, is man of
the house He peddles papers, carries valises,
holds horses for men and does whatever he can
find. Twice he has been arrested for being
the streets after Il o'clock while attending TO
these duties. Il got off all right, he explained to
the missionary. I got a pull" Indeed, he is
something of q politician and knows the way
about town. Up at the home last summer he
the residents who came TO visit the chill
dren by talking politics like alderman, telling
them what ticket to vote and giving sage opin-
ions regarding the various public officers.
This season he is a year too old for a trip to
the home but was waiting around with lingering
hope Thought mebbe you could slide in
some way" he said.
How old are you; 'Rob?" he was asked.
Thirteen. l s'pose it's all off wild me-" he said
with a wistfui look as he led younger sister up
to the line
How many are there of your
oh der quite bunch" After counting over
bv name on his fingers he announced that there
were six Of them, besides the parents, kinder
tough just now too" he added. "Aint nothin'
don' in the paper business in the vacation time
Only earned 20 cents last night
"Don't YOU wish you'd been born year later.
Rob so YOU could go to the country year longer?'
oh amt kickin' on CROWN up. It's not so fine
in this case. though
One bow in the line of undersize. who admitted
that he was thirteen impIoringly said: 7 amt big,
though Can't you let in?" Another boy, only
eleven years old was worried because OF his large
size why you couldn't get into those short
be5e - said the missionary. tease little.
oh let me go one more year, please III scroUch
IN my knees at night he pleaded He went
This party Of fifty which goes out to-day for IN
terlocken forms particularly pathetic company. IN
spte of its high spirits. Every child Is either an
orphan has parents one or OO'h oi whom are
drunkards -, :; -. ,,,o--t,e, &, ,.as+,-
6ev for Rutland VT TO be received and distributed
nv Mrs Idbbie {. Ballot that place Win TINS com
pany went several children by special IN invitation
spauidng one Mrs, G. F Hall Hall and one one to to
Sr9oA Ia Flam Of Brandon: TWO 10 Mrs. > F.
Hard of Arlington: one to Mrs Charles n n. Clark
NJ Mrs Cole of South SALISBURY -. -
II this marty were little girls from q Illser-
IL FanfGv Of four children, whose parents are
Unable to support them decently When the woman
at"ar9a was making the party up an older
brother. boy OF eleven, begged ga earnestly @ 70 80,
80 bad 10 be ruled out for lack OF room " Ien
- 1oTnsn Jeff he followed and, approaching her
conAdentiaily said: IF you'll NIX II up some way
o1ev 50 81 light here in my pocket he is sturdy,
5SryiyP Iirtle fellow, and II IS nopeo Ihat ar
1ee52egeme9nts can be made to give him an outing
later IN anG % Tor whom the fund is not sufficiently
,area 70 provide who pulls at the near OF
The workers more than the ninety ana nine VINO
ate