The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-05

next the kitchen where lived and he used 10 make
me fed sifi put up and make pills when she had done
much hooseWors as he thought proper; mplc il very
unpleasant 70 be making pills IN the ousr naea ire il
ne liiiof ie would put out tie ire IN pir0r tins
Was repeated several times, Of h.s flvoritc
modes OF annoying me; the dust arising from
ma' o.ea m l' making made = as gfeeaole the hceD
was ow, with high windows; Il suitable for tho
cnd to be kept m, 1t was difficult for keep girl
one seoanse he used to take the ~ the pots and
MAKE the eirl leave ner clothes tai I'll. last and
me hresi the girls on thus account would leave me.
/ AZ iirown street, IN New iiasen, ono o,ca-
SION asked the Doctor 10 wood, bat he replied
" Ie, The hired girl u; had 10 saw The wood my
sell, for the girl declined 10 DO IT, saying could get
places where she would not have TO wood was
necessary that should saw ~ had to do IL
sion was TO % New York 50 purchase paper was
take clothing Tor myself and baby, ana going by the
boat the Doctor refused 10 get carriage to take to
the boat and had to walk with my baby, who ten
months old when got about block and half he asked
me II had on rubbers; told him had rubbers he
said had better wear his the girl carrying the baby
and was carrying the carpet bag he said If did NOT
his rubbcrs should not co. he left me in the street
at th, late hour and the girl carried the baby part
the time, and part Of the tune
2. nd you make any purchase in New York; A. No
did not there was not money enough to expenses
IN the spring Of 1851 moved again, and went board
ing out in Cherry street No ~; We had three rooms
sitting room one BEDROOM and one office, a; that
time had no girl did all the washing and ironing, and
kept his books.
street? A. Yes, did; he would his dinner up stairs
would take my dinner with the family.
a Who furnished the seasoning for the cookingg A.
Mrs. Austin; we took our meas at the City Hotel but
kept our rooms in Cherry street would leave the baby
at Cherry street when would 60 and take meals at
the City Hotel.
@ Was the table weilY A. It suited me well enough
was washing in the basement and the Doctor up
with his brother in the sitting room the Doctor
called me TO attend 70 the child went up stairs aud did
and he told me TO take oil his boots and take them
down stairs and clean them objected to il and he swore
at and wiped his boot the carpet upset the
scoop on it. and said Snow, damn you, guess you will
clean NJ did pick up the S,s coal and !, wash the
he used 10 get chickens and order cook
them on the landladys stove and bring them
up 10 him, and then compel me to settle the bill
for board and insisted that these meals should be
deducted from the bill it very disagreeabe,
but was afraid Of him, and did ii the meals were dc
ducei that summer the doctor went 70 Pennsylvania to
meet one OF hs agents, and wished me W 20 with him.
but could not leave baby and therefore objected,
but left my baby with Mrs Tho mas, the landady OF the
City Hotel; he said that We would b. gone only week
gone two if the baby cried he would scold
me because II cried, and whip Il; went TO sisters
the North river, at Woodstock; got home Saturday
evening after dark; he wanted TO 90 cnurch next
Sunday begged him to take my baby but he
he would take after tea, but there prospect Of
shower and he would not get carriage asked him to
walk wih me- lie did so a little way but il began to rain
and Be ad that he not going expose his health he
went back, ana took the umbrella from me; went
alone in the rain, TO my baby at another time he got
provoked at and dashed hand through the looking
glass lie boxed my repeatedly and kicked me- this
was while in Cherry street. occasion
was up stairs, writing heard my baby cry, and
down; the Doctor met and kicked me because left
the open; was to leave the without
locking it. my husband wished 10 20 to New York
with HIM; be wanted leave the baby alone in the
room and have Mrs Thomas after it in the morning.
were 10 IN the eleven O'Clock boat refused to
leave baby alone, and he took hold Of my shoulders
and shook then retired to bed he then into the
bedroom and kicked down the bedstead; we lay the
floor all night at one time was passing out the door TO
TO dinner dress caught in the door and tore it, he
then and sal il damned carclessncss in
the fall went to housekeeping again. in Dxwe street
my father the that he coming home In
April, and while coming home he thrown from the
cars on the Erie Railroad he came 10 our house and stay
cd two weeks; during that time the doctor very
kind 70 him and told him TO clear out he would take my
fathers hat and coat and throw them out OF doors the
hung he also took his lather strop and rubbed in the
coal scuue; my father was old man. my husband
would not wait on him at the table, and would
rattle the dishes that he could not ask a blessing;
requested my father TO ask the blessing; when
my a i ho a a 70 exercise family worship nc
expecting company from Bethc-his friends had fire
made IN the back paror and he would put out the lights
and fire this was while were in Dxwc street, he drove
my father from the house by III treatment; after he had
gene reproved him for treating nay aged father so badly,
and he enragcd that he raised the poker
my head and threatened 10 kin caught my baby and
stairs and locked myself in tue lac up
stairs and worked at the lock till one O'Clock at night
when he succeeded getting Twas all this time very
much frightened, sprang from the bed aud said, Oh
don kll me Doctor be- said Did YOU suppose I was
going to Kill youn sand, q You said yon would, the
next month tie Doctors sister came TO our house-Mr
and Mrs Perry, with two infants bad but one spare
bed and that night 80 make her comfortable, put
II her babies the cradle aud took my baby TO bed
with me- the Doctor provoked at that and kicked me
bed told Of the next morning at the breakfast
table before Mr. and Mrs. Perry the spring Of 1852
my heath was delicate and susrectedl was encente and
sician and told say tina, did not believe
10 the ply stefan what supposed was my condition;
he gave me some medicine when nc saii was haImess
IN case was ~ supposed, and u was not would 90
good be said he not In the practice II prescribing
such cases; used his med cine only once as feared
not the Doctor and went 10 Niagara, and we
lost trunk, and the Doctor angry with me; while We
there started down TO the ferry he left me
the with carpet bag 10 watch IL; started, as
| supposed, to the Museum; were gong under Ma
CARA Fails. he left me, when I under the Fails,
4, the boiam Of The steps lad TO return alone;
a
GENT, nal-picked me and carried me up the steps;
did not kuow where the Doctor was all this tme but
supposed he back To where started rom, from
Niagara went n Montreal he took me IN the morning
TO the top 81 The Cathedral anu after We got home be told
very much surprised that reached home with
being taken H. and that he took me under the Falls
a5d the Cathedral for that purpose the evening we
gc' horne the Doctor ordered my sister out OF the
house. shc kept house for me while gone
the pcctor bought a carriage the summer We lived
Ia Cherry scet used Ia ride out lite often, and would
ask me ride with him. and when goo ready and
got oft Ia the carriage ana my hand on the wheel no
would often drive OIL and leave ne on several occasions
this summer, while We were living ~ bN"ch street, w,
ytcd coinIany b. ca and he would mako me go aud ie
that Il hot convenient for them - come o. one %.
there was funeral PROCESSION passing by the
house Il was that Of child, and SAID TO Doctor, that
Ea should die believe you would blame me, for you
blame me on every another occasion
ana prepared for dinner and because dinner
ready at twelve o'clock. he took spoon Tld
,,.c then, ali over The door and swore about he pro
lsc 10 me that when my nsant born, that should
noe have physician and he would prevent ufrom living
~ the my second chd was born-n October, 1872
The Tocior would make 10 provision tor my counne
fent. the Doctor out in The yard, and ! called
10 HIM to get nurse and physician be declined
7 said that II he did I would call out To
the FIRST person that came along the Doctor
then and for the nurse and came back and
said tina, the ready and the nurse did not
gss aloug tall heen minutes before the child was born;
said the nurse. why did you not come bcforey she
sad that she had been ready long tine but the Doctor
would let her tod him that said he would not
l.t her come; when my baby two weeks old he told
must do without Girl when ms baby was one week
old the Doctor made the leave the and he
came and occupied the hed with the ocor took
up the baby frum The bed and dropped thu loor
nurse was with two weeks, and my husband would
allow her 10 longer the n-ctcr refused to let
have money 10 buy delicacies for food; borrowed
some money Of bookkeeper and got them; when my
baby sx weeks old, went down 20 breakfast one
morning tavug my husband and the girl with the baby
he sent the girl out ol the errand, ard when
came M my husband had dawn to breakfast,
and found the baby lying on the girls lap. with its
eyes rolling Mp and chn dropped down. ] i'm
nedis,eIy suspected something, aud put my hcc