New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-24
SARAH CREWE'S" DICTT0N.
English as It Is Heard in an East Side
Park

Mss Carolyn CrumIey, who has charge Of the
kindergarten and travelling library work at Hamil-
ton Fish Park, has interesting little notebook IN
which she jots down the sayings of some Of her
small charges verbatim. not TO forget them
The quaintest OF the contributors 10 this volume
Is Sarah Crewe. named by her teacher because
OF & fancied resemblance TO Mrs. Burnett's elhsh
little heroine. Sarah Crewes vocabulary is an in
teresting study of New-Tork dialect IN the making.
When she first came TO the park she wearing
no more garments than the law allowed Being
questioned as TO the scantiness OF her attire she
explained It briefly by the remark. My mother is
very busy the country selling servant girls"
Later the acting supervisor OF the park play
grounds. Daniel F. Kelley, happening to encounter
her IN rather biting spring weather, asked her why
she had no shoes and stockings. Why. Mr..
Kelley" she replied instantly. "a burglar came by
my house last night and stole my shoes and stock
3ngs" Her fertile imagination reused. she could
not rest without adding. and he took silk dress
that cost nine dollars" Poor little Sarah is
evidently trying hard to understand her new sur
rounoings. How came it by you to be Krist?''
she said to the kindergarten wonderingly one
GAY. I thought all the Frists had hate on u.s.
She anxiously invited her teacher TO visit her
Tell me when you will come by my house" she
said earnestly. and will put myself out and put
myself IN" That IS. she would change her every
day clothes for her best ones. I'VE are very poor
by our house. said Sarah Crewe wistfulIy but
we are very good by house"
Sarah's vivid imagination is often reused by the
anairs OF her mothers patrons. bits of which she
retails 20 her teacher. Those OF an East Side
actress were most thrilling. The actress came
by her mother to buy servant girl The
actress loved her heart on another man" Her
husband could not himself in the soup and the
other man huTrah. So he put six guns in the man
and two in the actress; and the actress is an
eXV5ld. and cannot buy more servant girls.
But Sarah's most peculiar talents developed as
G matchmaker. She fell in love with the
instructors IN athletics, q young man whose pleas
ant ways and genial smile made him popular with
ell the children. Sarah loved him, however. only
f brother. She wished to be d sister to him
Il think his face he is a decent person" she
said Miss Crumley. when he smiles there is
something here" ana poor Sarah Crewe clasped
her scrawny little hands over her heart.
continued st is p shame tell IT, But tell
him dav that have such a nice sister at home
Miss Crumley; would so Ike 10 marry him to my
sister. and have him live by house"
The idea pursued Sarah and would not out until
finally she approached the young athlete on the
subject one day. tentatively. watching to how
he took St.
Il have such nice sister by my house" she said
efficiently; I would like you marry my sister -
Why. don't know your sister, Sarah" said the
young man. kindly.
ION, if you come 70 my house ] will acouaint
you by my sister said Sarah, eagerly. she can
wash the dishes she continued earnestly; she
the dress
The Young began 10 look embarrassed. and
she noticed II instantly.
We all good decent people by our house 8"
finished Sarah Grove, sadly