Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-02-19
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Who hi tits, N shAnEalsi IS
Many Hsk thls question 0nd II hss not tst been
adSgqSislY a1sSsfe fsnlYi hen aIts lilghs.'
lHgals Il Miss nightingale slheI Miss Florence
Nightingale The you1gss and hitsltIip.
lie 90. heLts Of her fatllet, liam Shots Night
ipsale, of E6bleybatk Hampshltet and The Lea
llbt Dstbysllltc, She isl nlolsofetE g young a :
Wy u Singular ealoYmeltsi bolll natural anil ast
Ses and OF thchithet Branches d lnathDnstlcs, In
general ait, science 0Rd li,slttuls,i her aiteiDt
tnelts ate exttsordiHtty There Is sesfrey q mo-;
detn Language which she does not u1leTslallt and
the speaks Ftsncltapl German as fl9ently as tltt
native Engsll ~ She has visited and Sitied the
various nations OF Europe and has pste nled Vie
Nile 10 lis teItoitst oatStpct, IS Yoptg talopi we
ago Of out QueeD) gtacetul, fcni1ine, Itch end
nonlsI, she holds singlllaty gentle and Petslat
size Influence over oil with whom she comes IN
contact. Her ltetjs and acquaintance ATE OF oil
classes and petsasiols, INT let hapnlest place Is
tt home, III Tie ceBlte Of very latge,bahN OF no.
conpisted relatives aud III simplest obedleBee 10
bet admitting patents
WHY then, sho4ll a being 50 highly blessed
with all that should tender lilo bright innoeent,
0nd to d te1tlietabg extent useful, totee0 such
pal,a6ls and heaft;feltallfaclonsl WHY 9atall
Ibis 10 bec0t1e--a Ilui3el
From her tnfaH6y she hal yeataIng affection
for tho klnl-SytHpotby with The weak, The on
pressed, the destitute the suffeliRgi aud tho les'
Olate, The schools and the poor around ca
tInIst ami ElnbcY first saw ami felt het ns S.i'
To-, toaci et, CONSIDER, eypounder Then she
fTeGucntcd and studied the schools, hospitals,
and TclotNatory institutions OF London, Edie.
btrgh, uml tho continent Fhte yeats oEot
When MI Eutope had holiday OIL AMI alter The
Great Exhibition, when the highlands Of Scot.
land, tie lakes Of Switzerland, aud all tile blight
spots Of the conllns nj weIe, Oiled with parties Of
pleasure, Miss NishtingalesSas within The walls
VI Oue OF the GetHlan houses VI hUSpials for tue
care aud reformation Of The lost aud lH6fai.
For thee long months size was In daily anu
nightly ATTENDANCE, accommodating experience In
ali the duties and labUrs OF female miNistTpiion.
SIZE then returned 10 10 once more the delight VI
her own happy home, But the strong tendency
Of her mind 10 look beyond lis own circle fot The
relief u thUSe who normally having all, p,actl
caly have but too frequenlly none 10 help Item,
prevailed; AMI, lhetelOe, when lie hospital rs.
adjustment IN I,uniUn (Jt sick gOyerIessrs was
NbUutiO fall for want Of proper Illanagen nj, size
stepped fIrHBtd amt Consented TO br placed al
It's head, perby4hitr md Hampshire were TX
Ilotlyy Street 10 winch sLv devoted ali her lime
uml f0ttUne.
While hrr friends missed her Al assemblies,
leclptps cnnertts. exhbttons. and Mi he enter.
talnnonlS fUr tasle and int.llett with which Lou.
don In lis season nbonmls, she, whose power
could have best appreciated these, was sitting
beside The btl and soothing the lust complaints OF
some MOOT diving, homeless, uuetulOuS roy, mess.
Tie ho,lulcSsnsIs might. moi imnIobabIy, inIeci
result tJbl lie, very GuetulolisnesS hui This IS
loo ftsuuuntly fetInem,d, il mol created by The
hard, unrehectine foil, which regards fellow ctea
lures inttnsteI with lormng ils minds and isno.
stuu Otts tliljtet, ingenious, lisaeteeabIe ma.
chimes, needing, like tie stsum engine, susie
nance and covering, but, ike II, onite beyond or
ipnea,h all sympathy, DaSsions or aiTections,-.
! Miss NiyMinpaIe thought otherwise, and fund
Measure IN tending These nonr. destitute govern.
sses IN teir uitmites tEelr Sottows ihetf death
~ IN tccoy, ties, She wns sedan seem out Of
mr. wnllso Ile jns,itnt IN. aud IN, Iew friends
I whom shD admitted. found her m The mitIst Of
nnrs.s. lett.Is. prescinIjon. accounts and ntcf.
mntions. Ilet health SINK under tbe heavy mes
sui. mi liilp lamnsbite r., IN air ttstiel her,
! and Inc iailnr lnstitution WIS s.vrI.
Meanwmle' , cty Of distress aud additional com.
| fots teyoud III SO Of mere hosnttol treatment
come Ilose ltpn ihu East In oIlf wnIInaed br IN.
fen in arms. I'htts instantly ntos M bllilsas.
! tiu desire 10 answer 4. mi inpInttIrnrr1 zeal
cond netfDtm lille, anil Lpvy Of m uttsulHt d
nurses tuitht Do more hahn Than good rLrte
was a Ieat lesl noble impulse should (uil fur tue
want Of a head, hand, and heart to direct ill.,
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