New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-24
HOME FROM THE COUNTRY
Tribune Fresh Air Children Return
zcitb Health and Gifts.

The Old in the railroad station adjusted his
glasses several times and looked hard in the direc
ton Of long train that had Just pulled In Then.
after fumbling impaJienty for pocket handker-
chief and carefully wiping his lenses he replaced
the glasses firmly on ais nose. and turning one
OF the rrai1men. Bless nv souI"' said he VIII
you tell me what that is which is piling OF the
rear coachesc It looks like collection OF baggage.
but TO my poor eyesighu it seems to be moving"
Thinking the old was Joking, the trauman
replied rather codIy. It's q party OF The Tribune
Fresh Air children coming home from the country
The old mans eyes were not defective as he
had imagined. Tor the file Of Fresh Air children did
look like a z.Szas caravan Of bundles. boy.
dressed in "a gray suit that matched the telescope
box which lac cIas1ed il front of him. traied far
behind the main line From distance several
people remarked There's telescope box walk
ms ia by itself"
Always there is considerable excitement among
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund children when they
start for the country The scene Of the return is
no less Interesting although the merriment diff
ters from it in quality and quantity.
In many Instances the children come from dis
tant places and are too tired from travel to "en-
thUse" over their home coming. Those who LETT
the country with the keenest regret are thinking
of the contrast between the fresh fields and
hard paVemeuts. ana have little welcome for
their native city Flowers ana fruit, and dolls
6lLtS or the summer nos-s-take up most OF the
childreu's attention.
The missionaries who prepared the children foy
their country outing. and who brought them 70 the
railroad station for their outbound "Trip, always
on hand 10 meet them when they return. Often
there IS q large number OF mothers present and in
few minutes hey are loaded down with bulky
Teuer2Drances OF the country.
Sometimes a preserve jar filed with lizards and
tadDo,es. Is thrust upon timId mother. who longs
for trip the ferry that she may accidentally
drop overheard the UnCannv souvenir.
My dear cdIlO. whore have you been2 In a
coal mine 90 eSpOstulated mother she took up
into her arms the smallest boy in one OF the re-
turning parties.
Gee! No.' replied the little fellow Put me
down. quick. or my rabbit viii get smashed. Don
hurt my bunny" The child squlrrned TO MS feet
and pulled out Of a meal bag a small white raO-
bit that was smudged with coal dust and molas-
candy.
Look Ma, Here's my bunny" he said He's
got pink eyes and Amos. the haymanr said II
was a sood BOY for two days bunny would lay
g hundred eggs Easter Sunday
one boy. who had spent his vacation on a farm
and had drunk quarts OF milk day. dropped
his baggage when he his missionary in the
station and turned back the sleeve OF his right
arm. Showing q hard little roll OF muscle, the boy
said. How is that FOR a bunch? got that by
s.ugtn' rocks IL the creek. eattn' fifty potatoes
and drnkin' twenty-three quarts OF COW milk
The picture in to-day's tribune shows a party
Of Tribune Fresh Air Fund children on their
return from Berwick Penn. where they had spent
a fortnight The photograph was taken at the
Delaware Lackawaula and western Railroad on
August l9.