New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-30
Asked Teacher to Save 1t
for Her to Spend in
the Country.
BUT THOUGHT IT
MIGHT HELP ANOTHER
And SO She Left II Behind for
the Fresh Air Fund and
a Fine Example.
Road nbou. Antonia's penny.

II wasn't bad penny. az 20" will
SEQ. but a good, sound. bright penny,
and Antonio was good girl, too. The
story has moral. for all that, us,
"a the tale about "The Poor Clerk and
the Crooked SiXpcrce' had.
Antonia lives In Charlton st., Which,
rs everybody knows, isn't tho pIeas-
ATTEST place in tho world. It's n sort
Of narrow. dingy street, without any
grass or trees or flowers, or any birds
cyccpt dingy sparrows that match the
color Of the rest of the place.
But Antonio is sunny little crea1-
urc, despite her surroundings. she
loves to hear birds sing, to see dew
sparkling in the grass, TO smell the
fragrance of flowers. She loves 20
laugh and sing herself.
Now in Charlton st. there is scdnt
chance 20 enjoy such pleasures as
these. 90 Antonio thought she would
like to go 10 the country for a while
this summer She had been there
once; IN fact, that vas how she gained
her only knowledge Of birds and now
crs and sparkling dew.
Went TO Sunday School.
Antonia has gone to Sunday school
regularly. She knew that the teacher
there sends good girls TO the country
every week during the summer. 50
one Sunday she asked the teacher If
she might be ono of those to go. and
the teacher told her that she might Il
she KEEP. on being a good girl.
M
penny. 1t was pay for running an e.
roud for a neighbor. She was just
about 70 spend it for stick Of capdg
when happy thought occurred to her
and she ran down 10 the church and
asked the teacher TO save IT for hHr
50 that stc would have IL TO spend
when she got to the country.
Antonio planned 10 add other pen
MICS 10 this ono But although SIC
waited for three weeks not snothc D."
ono came her way.
Then the chance to 20 TO tho coun
try presented itself. There was roor
at place called Happy Land for if'y
Antonias, and the teacher said tta,
Antonia-of-the-penny might be one Of
them. The day when they we're 20 -.
visions Of flowers. birds and sunshine
50 filed the head and heart of the
little girl that it was TO ~onder shc
forgot all about the hoard in teachers
keeping.
Even that kin>rcartcd lady herself
forgot about it until all hen charges
were aboard the train. Then TIE rec
objection OF j. came TO her and she
rushed down the platform 70 the VII
dow where Antonia's head. with ia
red bow. added touch of color to
tho scene. Just then the train began
TO move.
"Antonia." called tho teacher.
What" smiled Antonio from the
window.
Then She Changed Her Mind.
"You, penny; you forgot IT," sho1.-
cd teacher holding out the coin iJr
Antonia 20 grasp.
But Antonis half put out her nard
and then withdrew It, "a she called
back: "Ncver mind; keep it SOS 10
help some other girl TO go to the com
try
Teacher did. and you viii find it
acknowledged with 1929 other pennies
from the Charlton s.. Sunday school
AZ tho end Of this column.
The story Of Antonio and her PENN
is true, word for word. Have you
given your penny SOS to help sorle
other girl TO 20 70 the country ye: !
II Is needed Unless you send it soou
some little Antonio isn't going 20 get
her glimpse Of the dew and the bi rds
her breath Of the fragrance OF the
flowers this summer.
She needs the chance badly, TOO.