New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-11
BACK FROM UPSTATE AIR
Seventy-six Lads Were Guests
of "Binghamton Press"
FULL OF THE VERNACULAR
Youngsters Revel in Farmers
Language to Show They Had
Been frustrating.

There's press gang on the rampage. look
out
Sounds like an anachronism, doesn't IL?
But IL isn't. Last night. seventy-six strong,
they swooped down on New York. unan-
nounced. Just as in days of yore.
You'd naturally think that in these late
days Of law and order II would be only a
sort OF decrepit and ramshackle press gang.
on the contrary. IL was as cocksure a
specimen as ever took a jack tar by sur
prise in the palmy days of press gangerie
IN fact. the genus seemed to have improved
with age
In the troublous DAYS before the War OF
1872 these nefarious bands were wont to
work stealthily and in the dark, Selling upon
some lone sailorman as he wendell his soil
tary way shipward from an evening at re
tavern or from wooing some bonny blue
eyed lass. But this modern edition struck
West street about ) 80 D. m. and began
operations in broad daylight.
In few minutes they had rounded up--or
is impressed the proper word?-several
mothers and half a dozen fathers, to say
nothing of three or four brothers and sis
ters and were dragging them off with loud
cries of exultation. Fancy that. not to be
content with able seamen. bo's'nmates and
similar nautical critters, but to take heads
Of families and innocent children also.
You laugh incredibly and contemptuously
That's Just what one man did as lie saw
them come rollicking down the gangplank.
He Just smiled pleasant smile. and IL was
all of with him. In a minute a couple Of
the gang had him by the knees--that was
as high as they could reach-and he had
10 purchase freedom with a round Of grlg.
At any rate, he cook them into a near
b. drug shop and bought them soda water,
and then they parted with him smilingly.
This press-wait bit. that word ought to
be capitalized. Let's begin again. This
Press gang vas just off ship after an in
land voyage lasting exactly two weeks. all
expenses of which had been borne by The
Binghamton IN. y Press They were
band of frisky Tribune Fresh Air children
who had been Hospitality received and roy
ally entertained by its esteemed contem-
porary of the Parlor City.
Besides the mothers and other relatives
whom they impressed at the ferry gates,
they had. if appearances go for anything.
impressed considerable quantities Of country
milk and eggs. and there was no doubt
about the apples. Those they had right
with them in bags and boxes Of every de-
scription.
They were doing their best with some
odds and ends Of rural vernacular, too, just
TO prove 10 chance bystanders that they
had been rusticating one lad, happening 10
see well known tobacco advertisement be-
gan calling:
"Co' boss, co boss. co bossy,"
Another who had a younger brother 10
care for. had a string tied 10 his arm, and
was driving him through the crowd OK
fashion. 20 the tune Of Gee haw. gee haw -
one of the most valued possessions which
each member Of the party carried with him
was a copy of The Binghamton Press.
r. you had asked him why he treasured It,
he would have unfurled it proudly and point
ed with a travel stained finger 10 where
ar the top Of the front page his picture APP
peared in company with those of his COM
panions. II isn't every day an eight-year-
old sees his picture in newspaper.
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