New-York tribune., 1908-08-16
4RRIVING FROM COUNTRY.
Happy Reminiscence and Tan
Brought IN By Fresh dir Parties.

So far the interest of the spectators of the work
of the Tribune Fresh Air Fund has largely CEN
tired in getting the parties together and in setuns
them of. If anybody has entertained any doubts
about the gratifying results OF such labor, let him
take his doubts with him and go and meet one re-
turning party.
One hundred and fifty such Fresh Air children
came in from Bradford. Penn. with their care
takers yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock, at the
Chambers street ferry Boys and girls of many na-
tionalities and many fashions of attire, their tan
glowing through the SCOT and the sweat or tWei'e
hour ride by night in day coaches. were let down
from the mountain air into the torrid heat OF the
city Barefooted bluejeaned boys tip skirted gins-
ham gowned girls. all encumbered with brown
paper bundles loppy suitcases, discouraged flowers
and punctured newspaper packages they stumbled
off the Erie ferryboat Juggling their spos from the
country.
I guessor'
Then he shouldered his bag, bulging with treas
ures and with the fond regret Of reminiscence,
added:
Gee! But 'twuz nice'n cool up'n Bradford"
And what did you like best of ALL Carmelia?'
Everything
"And what did you do! =!
Everything! There never amt no day when
there amt nuthin'-'
And what did you do. Assunta?"
The vividly beautiful Assunta scintllated con
her departure from Bradford her hostess had cried
an hour)
Two times night with moving pietures-and
picnic that had-and we did our plctures-ano
four automobile rides :"
interruption by hot bored member OF the
party. who was also tiredl
"Oh-h she with us-thats the same thihs-
What did you have to eat?'
ice c-r-e-a-m-big and fat-musta cost as much
as cents!"
Maggie.
Where is the rest of this party-twelve children
missing?" inquired the caretaker Maggie, in shriH
tones
"a Iofdy wants me to stay all winter an all sum
mer an git pianer lessons Naughty glance toward
Assunta9
Enter Patsy Corcoran, affectonately known as
Happy Hooligan; wide grin, luxuriant freckies. a
one time white yachting cap tilted over oushy req
curls, and home made red gngham necktie nut
tering atop his blue jeans.
And what did you do Happy
Had fun maxim wells CO.
What kind of wells?
"OH wells" drawled Happy "Wuz out wild
Happy was displaced by two bronzed, sweating
pushing lads much encumbered 70 shoulders with
green denim bags burnpy with contents
We're the only feIlers as got en-
Got what?"
"Sfxty-two red apples-raw ones-in ols paS.
Enter Chappie Gade.
Did you see any frogs, Chappie?
Bull frogs? You bet! Two Of 'em-bg ones
"Aw gwan-I saw five"
The crowd dispersed. Out of the mass of one
hundred various caretakers picked their original
parties. Some slumbered home by way OF the Belt
Line some trudged afoot, and, some pufred up tpe
steps of the Ninth avenue Il
At the top of the landing Happy Hooligans bag
agged to the floor. With sooty hand on his
face he daubed landscape in the dirt OF Bradford
with the sweat of New York.
.'Coodby Jimmie" he called. wistfully. Jimmle
was his pal-'way from Breoklyn) See ye asin
mex sumner deep sigh-"wisht cud a stayed
a hui year out Bradfoid'