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EXTRACT

From our Agent's Report, of a Tour through Pennsylvania
and Maryland, visiting our Children.

At Harrisburg, Pa., visited No. 356, placed June 9, 1864,
with F. R., a merchant. This child is fond of her home—
attends day school, church, and Sabbath school, and is dealt
with in every respect as an adopted child. She is an orphan,
rescued from our streets while on her road to ruin.

At Selinsgrove, Snyder county, Pa., visited No. 120, placed
October 7, 1861, with C. B M., an architect. A superior
home, no other children. Mr. M. well off, strict attention
paid to the child's intellectual and moral improvement, as
one adopted. Mother died when he was quite young, father
very poor.

Near Selinsgrove, visited No. 133, placed January 31,
1862, with J. A., a wealthy farmer; intelligent man and
good Christian; friend to humanity and education, no female
children, adopted this girl, loves her dearly. She was res-
cued from one of the lowest dens in the "Causeway."

At Sunbury, Northumberland county, Pa., visited No. 101,
placed October 10, 1861, with H. K. A., a carpenter—no
other boys in family, every advantage for church, Sabbath
and day school, clothed and treated as if adopted. When re-
ceived was suffering from hunger and privation.

Near Sunbury, visited No. 100, placed December, 1863,
with A. S., a good farmer and amiable man—sends boy four
months in a year to day school, and pays particular attention
to his morals—boy very fond of his home, having suffered
many hardships from a debased mother at home.

At Shamokin, Northumberland county, Pa., visited No. 50,
placed February 5, 1862, with E. B., an employee in coal
mines—in good circumstances, very pious family, no children,
strong attachment for this child, educating him, he knowing
no other friends. A little waif from the streets.

At Lewisburg, Union county, Pa., visited No. 42, placed
October 15,1861, with E. J. H., a farmer—no children treats
this boy as his own, educates him, exercising great care in
his moral training. This boy declares he will not leave his
home, the only one he has had since the death of his mother.

At Lewisburg, visited No. 30, placed September 19, 1861,