New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25

rged iu some WOrk Of construction. At the
ron hour when the children OF the neigh
tslood were released from school. the
ils Immediately became centre Of attrac-
TOY During the whole luncheon hour the
sand heap was as busy a place as an ant
iH before d storm. Some youngsters dug
sl3 scattered the sand with sticks. sOsne
flied paper bags found IN the rubbish cans
rear rs and emptied them again. some
beloved ont yawning Caverns which COM
onions with Needless feet Immediately
brought 10 ruin others amused themselves
. n other WAYS But during the entire
period there was not once the sound Of a
luoya0t childish laugh. Scarcely a smile
fickrrel for an instant across one Of the
Fnched little faces.
In vacant lot across the street a game
- cat vas being played. but there was
no more mirth here than on the sand pile.
The PLAYERS tossed and baJted the cat
win as solemn visages as II they were the
crew o. good old Hendrick Hudson at their
game Of ninepins somewhere in the fast
rssses Of the Catskill Mountains.
When the batter was thrown out there
vas no shout Of triumph or laugh OF pleas
IRE only feverish haste on the part OF the
throver 90 take his place at bat and meas
IRE - stick lengths and stick lengths
scross the dirty saud u the lot until some
one In turn pat him out
There was nothing playful in the play II
sss, and always is with these little people
blsinees-not means Of mirth. but
hep u endurance. And why should little
l7zl and frankie or little Yetta and Rosie
kughe The fates have not dealt very
kindly with them. Probably in the six or
tsven or eight or nine years Of their exist
ence not one Of them ever had a real bath.
Not one Of them. in all likelihood. ever
Slept in q clean white bed all by himsei.
When Ivy wants amusement he plays
raj instead Of baseball. because he mas
neither the money TO buy a ball nor the
Iisce % use one amid the rumbling drays
and hurvirg swarming multitudes among
whom he lives, When Yetta wants 70 play
'do' she seldom needs 10 bother 10 make
an infant Of rags, after the fashion 81 her
richer cousins For there IS always
Whether tie game .s on or not smaller
ietta or Rosie or @ new edition OF lzZ| VI
tranke for her TO care for during more
hcns than any game can retain It's interest.
Fer ten months Of the year the schools OF
It city form al asylum for these httIe uil-
hrtunstes .ra they I've for part Oh the
Ca III an environment which is designed 10
BENEFIT them f not % Increase their HiI'"-
iuinees But .n the summer time even 1"'
schools ar- closed % the children ar TIC
poi. and they are driven into the burning
foul sme.nue streets and alleys 10 I'VE hom
morning t night. and even through inc
MsaL While they are very young 'Hef
pass tAe hours with their never e'lalns
tdi games or spiashirs about III H''"'
PADDLES that remain after the ram. bs ''''
uile they are six or seven years olu u"''
are compelled 20 black boots or sell papers
70 Increase tire family income. or 10 apeHo
AolFs caring for babies SO that "a m'i''' ~
an elder s.sle. may spend her time more
ggoa,aby
During tie summer ~ 1870 the Tribune
Fresh Air Fund took . 000 q these pU"t'
nAFih.ess. oyerworked children out OF me
ceadenns surroundings aud sent iheHl l'''
"e country for two weeks there 10 ''~- -
laugh and grow fat. To 20 iii's 0S'
more than E--cl-a larse sum- perhaps !"
t&pend on laughs" but it was P'siils
Investment Moreover. there were man,
olags accomplished besides mere iaus"
Making.
% the 1900 who were taken. the greater
part unless they had been on irsa" az
N'ps before had no idea what lAe eou'''-'
~as Ike They had some idea what ~
vas perhaps. from observations maze o"
.''e two dozen scraggly specimens ID Aiu'-
osfTy Park. but " he riot and il@ur'@ii''
" tree and shrub and flower that IL ID '''0
o'-N'ry they had never even so EiI~N 90.
e'eamed Some q them. il may De- mo-
nerd o. rivers and had looked out over ''''
,s.Dd wharf sldrted expanse CT tAe Aaa'
.lFef Win IT. background Of sAyseIa's
s'l sn Re heich.ng factories rC' '"''
,'aa never seen ard heard enc OF I'm,
a'lfeS crystal streams 90 oaDDiins ''',1
sussiing It's way over waterfall ana Cas-