New-York tribune., 1910-08-18
SALUTES FOR EVERY ONE.
Fresh Air Fund Guests Are Al
ways in Good Spirits.
EVEN CHEER A SCHOOLHOUSE
Incidents of HomeWard journey
from the Berkshires Show
Keen Insight.

Fresh Airs are nothing If not democratic.
They look on everybody as friend. The
policeman on the street corner, the passing
truckman, the wealthy man in his automo-
bile are all hailed good naturedly as the
youngsters troop along the streets TO the
boats or trains that are TO speed them away
70 their new homes.
Once in the country the neWness of their
surroundings makes them a bit bashful
for moment. but they soon recover and
continue TO widen the circle of their ac-
quaintanceship. BY the time they are be-
slowed in the wagons that usually take
them from train to homes they are scat
tering greetings abroad with unrestrained
hand
II the first man they meet wears a wide
brimmed straw hat there will be a chorus.
Hello, farmer" Or if he happens to be
a parsonage with a somewhat sleek ap-
pearance and wears an apron the cry Will
be, "Oh, YOU butcher
Homeward Bound.
A party on its way TO take homeward
bound train the other day. after a jolly
two weeks in the Berkshires, went beyond
what most people would consider the bare
requirements of courtesy. AS they drove
through the little village to the railroad
station they even saluted the buildings,
both public and private. along the route
Hello. postoffice"' some one cried, and
then there was a voIley of Hello, post
offfces.' that would have done honor to the
general postoffice of the universe-if there
were thing.
Pretty soon came the Yell, "Goodby.
church," as the party passed a bare little
building with a cross above the door. =,
is TO be hoped that the change in greeting
did not indicate anything as TO the atti-
tude Of the young hopefuls toward the diff
ferent institutions to which the greetings
were extended.
The only thing that did not come in for
its share of the lavish courtesy was a little
country graveyard. Somebody did actually
suggest a cheer-they had got beyond sim
pie ''helIos" and ''goodbys"-for it. when
A little girl objected that 1T wasn't nice
10 make noise where people was buried.
= sentiment which Immediately appealed to
he crowd
Just as the graveyard had been left
distance behind. however. a ut
subject for any amoBlt of cheering wad-
lied down the steps of a vine-covered cot
age and out into the road to see what all
he noise vas about, 1t was a low sailing
lachshund.
Dog Knew His Friends.
.-Hooray for the dswg, IIooray for the
'todle!' shouted the ringleader, and
'hooray'' they did with such will that
he animal wriggled the greater part of its
is TO say. its ears and tail
With pleasure and made a valiant effort
n keen III, with tho marty an effort from
rhich it desisted after a few rods.
a riot almost broke out when, near the
nd of the drive. the party passed the viii
age school and d girl proposed a cheer for
:. Directly there was a storm of protest
rom the boys.
You're crazy to cheer fer school" said
ne.
Nav, schools a prison an / ain goin |
0 cheer fer no prison emphatically de- |
Jared another
TIE girls evidently Gid not hold the same |
Jews. but did not seem TO know what to
a.. Finally. however one solved the dII- |
Guilty and poured oil on the troubled /
-aters with tho suggestion: we en- cheer |
or this one cause We don't have to so to
=" This was Immediately taken UP by the |
hecr leader who shouted:
Sure Three cheers. because We amt /
otter 20 to this school, And the cheers |
ere given with a will