New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-23
HIS BEST SUIT IN PAIN.
Sacrifice of Parents to Send Boy on
Fresh Air Trip.

.IIur-ree-up: Hur-ree-up. Misrepresentation
hur-ree-up,"
Keeping step 20 this yell twenty-uine Tribune
Fresh Air Fund children marched aboard the ia
u m train yesterday FOR Perry. " Y. The yell
echoed loudly through the Erie station, causing
many belated travellers to wheel about and smile.
Who taught YOU that Shout" asked woman Of
OF the boys.
Nobody" replied the boy. That fellow wid the
tickets told to hurry up and We passed it alons.
Ye see. amt much, and we wanted TO let de
train guys know we wuz comm.
Hospitality was provided for the children among
the people of Perry by Carl C. Clark. Editor Of
The Perry Record Miss Frances ~ Harris, OF
The Perry Record escorted the party from
New-York
I'm going TO have some good fishing said
lad with the Perry party, when asked by the mis-
sionary how he would spend his vacation
How do you know that asked the missionary.
ITS like this" said the boy Il asked old Joe.
the exrvessman down where live. II there wua
any good hshin' at Perry He said ne didn't know.
but would give map that showed the whole
business I rubbered the map and found a big
lake pretty close 10 Perry. Joe said It was good
for hshin'. and 7 guess he knows. all right, all
right"
While the other children about the train
visiting" as they called it. one little boy with a
remarkably bright face. sat nXed IN his seat with
his legs curIed I'd beneath him.
7 guess he will stay there until the lights are
put the train. poor child said the settle
ment worker who took him TO the train. His par
ents are unus ually poor. They thought AT urst on
account of their extreme poverty. that they could
rot let him go with the party. The father has
been out OF work for q long time. and last week
the family spent their last penny for food As
a last resort. to buy bread they were forced TO
pawn the boys only suit Of clothes All he had
10 wear for this fresh air trip was an cid waist
and a pair of frayed pants While the mother
washed the pants Yesterday the boy had to re-
main in bed He had shoes. and the best
fOrl
too big for him He's proud little fellow. and
that is why he sits the seat with his legs curled
up. He's afraid some one will detect the girl :
shoes II is fortunate for the family that the boy
can so with The Tribune Fresh Air Fund party.
He Is a delicate child and needs the country air
and good food There nine in the family. and
they live in small back rooms 7 am greatly
surprised to find the child able 10 walk.
Before the train for Perry started the child fell
asleep in the seat and slender little leg
protruded. encased in what appeared to be a
womaus shoe.
BY the 1850 train of the New-York Central Rail-
road another party OF children. sent to the country
by the Tribune Fresh Air Fund, started for Ia
berg. y. Y. The Rev. Joseph Hardness. pastor of
the Methodist Church of Taberg. has arranged to
have the children cared for among his people. two
three going TO each family.
With one of yesterdays parties at the station
a woman who had walked from distant part
of the city TO see her boy board the train. After
moments before the tram Was ready. A manly
little fellow stepped up TO the caretaker and. lift
ing his hat. said:
Please may so over to my. MOTHER
When permission was granted he to his
mother, whose eyes were moist. and said:
Il came over to talk to You, mamma. cause the
said wouldn't go for twenty minutes yet.
I'll be in the country for a long time and can't
talk then. L am glad I'm going to the country.
but l don't want TO leave you" He STAYED by her
side until the train started.
The woman watched the train that took her
boy away until IL became a speck In the distance.
With tear stained face and heavy heart she turned
again toward the district OF strife and suffering
and began her walk TO the East Side. She was
widow. and the boy she had kissed only minute
before was her only son.