The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-12-04

and hear the rar arks. ] consented, and tooh
sea: hear tho entrance.
~ said li'tlo follow, rising from his scat
with his hIu' cy.o all hlDrd,lrt, AMI his curl,
matted together, 'liel If dalrn'n tremens.
4, the az of six months, wly confirmed
,runkarl I had no, been y very q li't baby,
aud every time | was uaeasy it,ic liquor
/ wa, AL Iiniser t. io ne good. did not
want win bat water ~, .aturally "a
very thrs)y child, AMI c,crylhin, that was
put between my sp,ocl.s' lips increased my
thirst. Ny mothers iik was sweet, the
panada given me was sweet and If now and
then | was blessed with Il draught OF goat
ur cows milk, it WAS warmed and swectencd
first, t. make it n, much ike my mothers as
possible. | used to cry. No other way do
we poor babies have Of expressing our feelings,
and the chances are ten tn Quo that we will
be misunderstood. TO stop my crying, | was
put to the breast; this. at such times, | would
Indignantly refuse. Then there would be a
commotion. Nurse then my mother would
saw, what shall we lo with hinF Tbs nurse
was a stout, hearty oil woman, who always
made a practic, Of tasting whatever was pro
viicd for her charge. Her sovereign remedy
was liquor. | was taken, aud spoonful ad
miuistcrel at TIM, At first rebelled-l
stranglcd, kicked aud couLhci The firm
hand he'll the spoon To my little tolgue, and
down went it, contents IN spite Of m" Little
by little the dose was increased. | soon liked
it. In my thirsty moments | cried for it. 1t
was given me readily, for after few moments
of wild gIee, fell into drunken stupor
which gave my attend nt' many opportuni-
ties Of enjoying themselves, rs my sleep was
sure to he lonl and sound.
AT length mania potu aSsailed me. Du-
ring my whole life NJ oae had ever thought
Of giving me a single spoonful Of the water |
had cravod--the cooling cheering, refreshing
drop of waterl Now, no longer cared for it.
In my widest trenzies was accused of hav-
ing the collie; down, as usual went the frey
drink, until finally | was literally burnt out. |
was nothing but cinler within, she'll with
out. Nv stomach was cooked to a crisp, my
inteStines were shrivellel-my lurgs no lon
ger filled with puro air, belched forth only
the frey fumes that had consumed me.
died. ! was COOL for nothing. l hope
whatever form my dust is destined to take on
earth, it will not be watered, as when | in
habited it, with alcohol
AS this speaker ceased, there arose a wall
OF sympathy such as had first attracted me to
tie pandemoniac chamber: as it subsided,
another little figure had taken the stand
MY legs he said, brought me out of the |
world. Nv mother labored under the strange
deIusion that her child was born a Highland
laddie of American parents and in America. !
| was dressed, or lett undrcssel iathor in
short plaid stockings, reaching to the calf Of
my leg AMI an elegant kilt reaching lst to
the knee. Ny limbs were moulded in cheru-
bic forms, and when exposed in the nursery
were pretty. But the Lursery was too mar |
row field in which to disylay my b ,auty.
On bitter cold days was walked out over
the icy streets, the keen wind ohapping my
flesh and chilling my blood till my knees /
looked like twin nutmeg graters palnted pur. /
pie. l used to look at my mothers long com
Portable skirts and thick leggins dawn up
over warm hose, anl wondered if sho could /
survive a fashion such as I wore if adopted by |
herself 1 became afflicted with iniiammato-
ry rheumatism, and unable to endure the
pain, gave up the ghost
Il felt said my grandmother, that this VIC
tim was sacrifice TO fashion started since
my day. know that your father was neve
dressed in such a ridiculous style when lit.
tie boy, for with my own hands knit his
warm wooen stockings, and saw tina, his com.
Portable little trousers came well over the in.
step e his Ii tie caliSkin shoes.
The next speaker was dream faced little
girl, who tronblel as sh rose aud sal:-
4 am an opium eater Ny death warrant
WAS written on the label of the first bottle Of
Godheys CJrdicl brought into my mothers
house. a few drops OF pure laulanum va,
Soon I could not 90 to slgep
without il. Then my nursr woull give me
a small opium pill in my panrda. OF course
l was but little trouble. WAS deep sleep
or, but my digestion became impaired; too
much sleep weakened me- AM knew no nat.
ural sumbor. My eyes became like those of
a sleep walker, full OF dreams when wide
awake. lost my appetite: my head grew
full OF pain; my baby neart was always ach-
ing. | closel my eyes one day forever on
the home where felt could be little loved,
when my low walls were never permitted to
appeal to those around me, but were hushed
at once; whore my blue oyes wers scarcely
ever permitted to look arouud in the world in
which they had been opened, and where, in.
stead Of proper care and food and exercise,
the baefu pill and enervating sleep were all
that was offered me. There are many parents
who seem to think children must pass their
out of tn, way and only get in
thc way whom they have become, in spite Of
all sorts of i'll treatment useful or ornamental
members Of society
This child was still speaking said my !
when rushed out. ! had
io IN mother once, AMI | could not listen to
these nnocents in that fearful waiin cham '
Der, racapulating the woes that had s'nt them
lhr,c, any longer. ;
Il felt impeled to revisit earth, camc.
| n no light could l make mysc visible to
you until your tallow candle was brought in. !
MY dear, remember what have told you.
Some Of these days You may be n mother.
Be more than care 'ul Of the sacred charge of l
title children. Think Tor them-fsel for
hem. Do not, ease your cares, sink them in.
o unnatural slunbors, or give them over to $
elf,h nurses. Upon you hangs their lives
n great measure their happiness, both here s.
nd here ,ftor-l beg you will give
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