New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-08
HAPPINESS THAT HURTS
LATHE Girl Found Crying Because
Mother Couldn't Share Her jon.

The vacations OF some little girls are often sad
dened by constantly thinking OF the hardships
which their mothers or brothers and sisters are
suffering back in the city homes. Occasionally a
little girl will burst out crying In the midst OF
what are apparently her happiest moments of play
when she thinks Of those she has left behind in
the City. The grief OF these children is sometimes
almost inconsoable and the tact OF the attendants
Is taxed TO the utmost TO bring smile TO their wan
faces again.
AT one OF the Homes recently a little girl cried
herself 10 sleep worrying about her mother The
twenty-four children had been put 10 bed, and all
was quiet In the dormitory. The attendant was
walking TO and fro in the corridor waiting until all
had gone to sleep. Presently from one OF the
rooms little girl heard crying though her
heart would break. The attendant Immediately
Went TO her bedside 10 try TO comfort her.
What is It. Maryr' she asked. What makes
you cry so hard2"
The girl made no answer but her little body outv-
rs there anything can do for you?' inquired
the attendant Can get you something to drink
or some warm blanketsT'
30 teacher" said tho girl in a falterng voice.
L m crying cause know that mamma needs me.
I've written three postals and she has not an
swered one. so I'm afraid she is dispossessed"
Dispossessed? What do you mean?' asked the
teacher. "What do you when one is dis
possessed?"
why teacher, you know are so poor. ana
Just nave 10 De sent out. dspossessed, and we
don't know what we are going to do or where we
VIII De. I've written and she does not answer, and
so know she must have been put out. 1 don't
Aio" Whether she can pay for the rooms or not.
wish she would write and tell me where she is"
You mustn't worry about her." said the attend
ent. She probably hasn't found time to write TO
you. but she is all right
hn0w' but we are so poor" continued the little
-l ma I'm afraid she really has been put out.
1-.-" n having everything pretty around me, and
poor mamma Is without any money or room or
Clones. wish she could be UP here with me and
nave some OF these nice things and see all the pretty
green trees and horses and plants and everything
Ihere' there, Mary, don't cry" said the attend
ant patting the little girls head softly. You will
get letter in Jew days Your mother wants
you TO be happy up here. and would be sorry to
KNOW that you were worrying about her"
For long time the attendant sat at the bedside
OF the girl, until the sobs gradually died away and
Mary fell asleep. She looked around in the dirnly
lighted room and the many tousled heads fast
asleep on the snow white beds and thought how
wonderfully the children felt the love Of a mother
and how keen was their appreciation Of the COM
fort of q clean open homo in the country She
thought. too how much The self-sacrifce of the
mother mus, be helped by Ia appreciation of the
little daughter who wished they might be together
in the Fresh Air Tome
Yester7sr was change day for the Paul Deveraux
Home. - Deposit, n. Y, and forty children we're
sent there 10 replace those that returned second
party was also out invitations from Walton.
y. Y. and Fleischman, N Y.
The following are extracts iron, letters con-a ir-
Ing contributions 10 the Fresh AIR Fund:
Here is dollar from q little no~ whose name IL
Kenaston. and who is going into the country this
morning. He wishes to help some other little boy
70 go too"
One writes from Brooklyn: u never feel like
going on my own vacation without sending two chill
dren theirs"