New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
The Tribune S
Fresh Air Fund

fairly frying on a curb on Avenue A
and fretting under the strain, what
about Rose? Where was she, and was
she happy? She wrote letter to her
mother and father on Wednesday TO
tell them what the fates were throwing
in her lap. 1t ran like this:
Tribune Fresh Air Elm Cottage, Fair
field, Conn.
"Dear Mother & Father
"This is the lovliest place and we
all like it. There is a bathing beach
here and our teacher has bathing suits
for US. In Rainy Day we have an attic
and lot Of toy up there. saw a
Robin Redbreast to-day. there are
lot of farms out here and we had a.
lovly ride in the cars. We go to bed
at o'clock and get up whenever the
teacher call US. the air is lovly up here.
Irene sleeps with me and Anna sleeps
next TO me in lovly big room with
| the other children.
81 am we'll and all OF US.
From your loving Daughter
"ROSE."
A happy little letter! II was written
on a small sheet of note paper, with
charming picture at the top OF the hrst
page-a picture of lad and a lass
sitting under a spreading tree by the
| side of country lane, writing letter,
one to Dear Father and Motner, no
Doubt, Rose saw herself in that pic
ture and she wanted all the home folKs
TO be sure to see her there too, so. to
insure its being passed around, she fol,
lowd the letter to her mother and
father with others on the same paper
Letter to Brother, Too
The next was to her brother:
Dear Andrew!
~ am very sorry that you could not
90. 1t is very fine and l have a win.
dow near my bed, and it is lovely OUT
here. will send postcard; Tell
grandma their is no eggs to sell mere:
. "Your sister, ROSE"
Then the picture was TO go to grand
mother:
"Dear Grama: ;. :.
eve don't sell eggs here but it is
very nice here. We see COW ana we
saw the loveliest gardens out here'
there is bathing here.
Two "eeNS wiz OWN "ROSE."
Then. saved to the very last, came
touch-just a touch-of business lot
father: T.. A. o.har
letter to Ruth and please senu me
stamps as ! need them. we haNe ap,
pie trees in the field and the apples are
green. .,-. wall ROSE"
uIbat ahont Rose? On the hottest
dov in sixteen years she writes i am
yeyv we'll" and "This is the loyelles,s;
Mace" and "the air is lovely up here
| Sbo answers for herself. what a
biassed placo the Tribune Fresh Air
country must be!
| Poor Little Mary's View
R,t spppose Mary wrote Rose a let
w. naranbrase Roses first letter from
her pwn point of view. II would nave
70 he something like this:
"Dear Rose: This Is the awfuliest
r,aca How | hate it! ] never went
batbino on a beach, but when the street
eIeaner washes the street with nose l
RIM with my bare feet in the wafer.
nsver seen a Robin Redbreast what Is
l. Ike | never seen a farm. Last
night it was so hot didn't go in the
house until / o'clock and then | couldn I
Gloon because my mama and papa
walked around all night. The air down
here is like it comes out Of the door
of that foundry around the collie ,;th
! Annie and Sadie and Josie sleep WIN
me in the bed and there amt window
near IL H''' HMARY."
Poor little Maryl Who wants 10
buv a Bagdad carpet for her and, trans,
mort her TO Fresh Air Fairyland! All
f would cost for her alone is SO, but
there is Andrew, too. He also needs
magic carpet-at s6: And, on, there
are multitude Of Marys ana An natcS'
Inc for the carpet to stop in front OF
them and take them aboard. Will you
nav their fare into the treasury OF the
! rribune Fresh Air Fund?