The New York herald., 1922-07-22
COUNTRY TOO NEW,
CITY KIDS RUN OFF
Sister and Brother Think 1t
All Bunk, With No Guys
or Cops.
FIRST SIGHT OF A cow
Sleep in Graveyard After Trip
From Fields of Roose-
velt, Il. I.

Bailiki Holepais, who Is IL, and her
brother George, who is and wise with
the wisdom Of the street kid. felt sus-
picious from the first of the lady who
called upon their mother few days
ago. They felt from the first that she
boded no good to them. They didn't
like the way hef eyes glistened when
she looked at them, not knowing that the
lady was crying softly because the poor
kids had to stay in the city this swelter-
ing weather.
They didn't like the things she talked
about-trees and cows and grass. and
things like that. They knew that trees
were tall things In the parks, and that
grass was something One got chased
away from, but COW they had never
seen.
Bailiki and George didn't know It
then, but they were going to the country,
and Thursday morning they went. down
to Roosevelt, l.. l., where the Five Points
Mission has home. They were two of
twenty children, end they were booked
for a week. They didn't like the idea
and they took no pains to hide their
dislike.
They made the trip down in gloomy
silence, grunting in response to kindly
meant conversation by the nurses and
attendants. This journeying into for
eign parts made no hit with them; they
missed sadly the rattle of the trolleys.
the roar of the elevated and the crowds
in the East Side streets.
Silent During Luncheon.
They ate their lunch in gloomy and
forbidding silence. and in the afternoon
an attendant took them out in the fields
to show them the beauties Of nature.
This trip strengthened the conviction of
George and his SITTER that the country
vas bunk, no good, because the first
thing the attendant did was to point
-Jdt a tree.
isn't that beautiful tree?" she en-
tbused.N
Nav" said Bailiki. 81 seen bigger
ones in Central Park once"
The attendant found COW and showed
1t to them. George wanted to know
what was COW and the nurse explained
that It provided the milk he drank
whenever his father had a job.
"Gwan'," said George, II know the
guy we get milk from. He's Dutch
man.
The grass looked pretty good. high
and thick and waving In the wind ano
Bailiki and George and the attendant
went for walk and communion with
nature.
Don't you like the grass?" asked the
attendant.
"Nawl" said George. somethin's
bitin' me-
1t developed that several things were
biting George and several others were
biting Bailiki. But they went on.
scratching and gloomy, expectingj every
minute that traffic cop would chase
them off the grass and hoping he would.
Finally they topped a RISE Spread be-
fore them was the setting sun, a million
lights glinting on the green, Of the trees
and the grass.
Believe 1t All Bunk.
isn't 1t beautiful?" asked the at
tendant.
"Naw!" said George. IT'S the bunk
Where's all the guys and cops and
things? We amt seen nobody"
The attendant sighed and took them
back to the home. and George and his
sister went into council They decided
that they had had enough of the coun-
try. Three hours they had been there
and not even a lollypop or banana
had fallen their way. They missed the
showers from the fire hydrants, the
squawks of the other kids. They missed
the city and they decided to go get it.
So they started. They walked for
what seemed hours, and finally came
to graveyard, but they were not
frightened because they did not know
what a graveyard was. But It seemed
quiet and restful, so they went inside,
lay on some ones grave and went to
sleep. They slept all Thursday night
and yesterday morning Mrs. Charles
Zyck of Hampstead found them when
she passed.
She told the police. and tho police
sent George and his sister back to the
home. There they got something to
eat and consented to stay the week
out on condition that they did not have
to leave the front yard. which has some
sand and dirt in 1t and is not all coun-
try.