New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-02
QUITS CITY FOR COUNTRY
Tribune Fresh Air Boy Decides
to Live on a Farm.
HAS CONSENT OF PARENTS
Declares He Would Rather Drive
Cows than Beat II Around
for Kindlin' Wood"

"Nothin doin' on that city game for me
any more"
So says Eddie Moore. formerly Of East
i25th street. Manhattan Note that for
nerly.' Eddie now counts himself n citi-
! zen and resident of Waynesboro Franklin
COUNT. Penn.
II came about in this way Last summer
Eddie and a younger brother were sent
down % Waynesboro for a vacation by
the Tribune Fresh Air Fund Both enjoyed
their visit but Eddie especially was I'M
pressed with the advantages Of country
life Re was a practical boy and tried his
hand al pitching hay milking cows and
hoeirG the garden on his hosts farm.
When he came back 10 New York ne had
a fine coat Of tan. hard muscles and n
firmly settled conviction that a farm was
a lot better place 20 earn a living than a
store or a factory
Eddie Is thirteen. but he sticks 70 his
convictions like thi-ty-nine Throughout
the wear while attending school, he kept
his eve open for odd jobs. and whenever
h. made little money he saved II. BY the
time summer came around again his hoard
amounted 70 nearly 50.
Then early I'm July Eddie suddenly dis
appeared w!.h his savings. II he knew how
10 keep a conviction he also knew how 20
keep a secret Nobody knew where he had
gone or What had become OF him. Nat
urally his parents worried.
Almost two weeks had passed when one
morning Miss ". +. Coburn superintendent
II the Kings Daughters House. al No PIG
East l2Sth street. who was instrumental in
l.,
year found IN her mail the first news Of the
lost Eddie on the day Of his disappearance
from home he had appeared AZ the home
Of Mr.. Newcomh, his Waynesboro host Of
last year.
II came down 20 work FOR YOU all sum-
mer,' was his greeting You can paw
me If I'm worth anything. but II ! amt
YOU needn't All 7 want is 10 stay here"
When he was questioned Eddie's love
Of the country got the better Of his morals
and he stoutlv averred that he had OBJ
ta,ned thu full permission Of his parents
before setting out from home The New
combs therefore. made him welcome.
Later. however. the lads conscience
began 70 trouble him and he confessed his
deception. This resulted in the letter 70
Miss Coburn. through which his parents
were Informed OF his whereabouts and re-
lieved OF the anxiety which had been
weighing upon them.
Just why the young runaway had felt IL
necessary 10 steal away secretly is not
evident. as his parents readily granted
permission for him 20 remain when once
assured II his wellbeing He did, how
ever. have the reasons ready for his
preference for rural life when questioned.
I'm tired" said ne. of Twin in a block
with a thousand scrappy kids. And it's
lot more fun drivin' cows up 10 the barn
than IT is beatin il around after kindlin'
wood with a wagon made out Of a soap
box
And say. up AZ Second avenoo and l2Sth
street. apples sells for cent-maybe two.
Why. / chuck better ones al the pigs to
chase EN- out er the potater patch.
''I amt comm back 70 New York II l
can help IT,
SO Eddie has solved the tenement house
problem for himself Nor is ne the first
Fresh Air boy whose two weeks in the
country have made him resolve 70 leave
mis- old home for the new as soon as ne
comes into control OF mis- own affairs.
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund yesterday
sent l9l children away TO get their chance
20 learn 90 love the country. To-day ~
more will follow them.