New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-09
KNOWS WHAT COUNTRY IS
"PIace with Lots of Beds," Says
Tribune Fresh Air Child.
SMALL TRIO MISS TRIP
Father, Who Has a Sweatshop,
Declares That Even Girl of
Five Years Must Work.

Tessie is a maker OF succinct definitions.
who would doubtless he OF great service to
DR. Wiley in his efforts to arrive at work
ing definitions Of certain composite fluids
strongly condemned by the Woman's CHRIS
tjan Temperance Union and kindred orSan-
cations Not that she had shown any in
cIination to take hand in the discussion
being waged between tine pure food experts
and the pure food manufacturers-not at all.
II was on the 6:55 Green Mountain ex-
press last night that Tossies ability TO
compress a great deal Of meaning into
very few words was disclosed. She was
nicely balanced on the back OF a seat in
one Of the New York Centrals finest cars
discussing with a half dozen companions
the wonders II the journey before them
What's the country. anyway" was a
question propounded by one of the group.
which several tried t. angwor. The an
sweis were not to Tessie's satisfaction.
Huh YOU dunno was her contemptuous
decision finally. II was there last year.
It's a place with a lot of beds, where yc
don't get kicked nights
The children were not going 10 sleep IN
beds last night. but on the car seats. Their
destination was last Crartsbury. Vt,
where the train was scheduled to arrive at
10 o'clock this morning.
Possibly some one thinks he wouldn
care for that even with a two weeks IT'D
une Fresh Air vacation as the reward
But then. IL his length over all was from
three to four feet like these travellers he
would find a car seat not so bad a bed
after all.
There were twenty-seven otners IN the
party besides Tessie. all bound fer the
same place with a lot of beds Ihree
who had hoped TO go were not there. They
had to remain at home to work, one OF
them a frail girl Of five years.
When the three told their teacher at
the De witt Memorial Church few DAYS
ago why ;hey were not TO be allowed 10
take the trip she appealed 10 their tather'
who runs a small sweatshop. AT first she
tried TO persuade him to let all three go
Seeing however. that he was ondurate' she
begged the favor for the smallest ana
weakest OF the trio, thinking that such a
small child could be of little value as
moneymaker But his reply TO her plea
forced her 10 give up.
mo, she no go. She not make-a much
maybe. but something something. She pull
bastng.
Another me just missed losing her vaca-
ton. Her two brothers had been sent with
a party to Binshamton and have not re-
turned When Il came to sending the little
girl. however, the mother widow. refused
her permission. When pressed for her rea-
son she made one excuse after another. all
OF them too trivial to be the real cause of
the refusal
At last. cornered by the anxious mission
ary, she broke down and admitted that the
little one could not go because she had no
shirts All the shirts obtainable had neen
brought into requisition to AZ cut the boys
for their Bill hamton trip and the itue
girl was going about only half clad. She
was provided with sufficient clothing Tor
the trip
There was another party with an all
night trip before II that eft Just snort
time after the Craftsbury party. 1t was
bound for Waddington, ~ Y. To-day
groups Of children will be sent to Athens
Penn: Warwick. y. Y. and Bethany, conn.