Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-12-10

CRY. No other way DO We poor babies
have of expressing our feelings, and The
chances are ten 70 one that wewil be misun-
derstoOd. To stop my crying, was put 70
the breast; this al such times ! would indig-
nantly refuse. Then there would be a COM
motion, UNurss, " my mother would say,
what shall we do with him The nurse
was a stout hearty old woman who always
made a practice Of tasting whatever was pro-
! vided for her charge. Her sovereign remedy
was liquor. I was taken, and a spoonful ad-
ministered at a time. At first rebelled-
| l strangled, kicked and coughed. The firm
band held the spoon to my little tongue, and
down went It's contents In spite Of me. Lit
tie by little the dose was increased. ! soon
| liked il. In my thirsty moments | cried for
il. Il was given me readily, for after q few
moments of wild glee, | iell into 3 drunken
stupor. which gave my attendants many OPP
por1unities Of enjoying themselves as my
sleep was sure to be long and sound
20 At length mania a potu assailed me-
! During my whole life no one had ever
thought of giving me a single spoonful OF the
water / had craved-the cooling, cheering,
refreshing drop Of waterl Now, | no longer
cared for Il. In my widest frenzies / was
accused of having the collie; down, as usual
went the fiery drink, until finally | was liter
ally burnt out. ! was nothing but q clnder
within. a shell without. My stomach was
cooked to a crisp, my intestines were shriy-
elled-my lungs, no longer filled with pure
air. belched forth only the fiery fumes that
had consumed me. | died. | was good Ior
nothing. I hope whatever form my dust is
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tered. as when / inhabited it. with alcohol.
GAS this speaker ceased, there arose a
wall of sympathy, such as had first attracted
me to the pandemoniae chamber; as 1t suo-
sided, another little figure had taken the
stand
utNy legs" be said " brought me out Of
the world. My mother labored under the
strange delusion that her child was born a
Highland laddie Of American parents and IN
America. was dressed, or left undressed
rather, in short plaid stockings, reaching to
the calf of nay leg, and an elegant kilt reach
ing Just to the knee. My limbs were mould
ed in cherubic FORMS and when exposed IN the
nursery were pretty. But the nursery was
too narrow a field in which to display my
beauty. On bitter cold days was walked
out over the icy streets, TIE keen wind chap
ping my flesh and chilling my blood TIL my
knees looked like twin nutmeg graters paint
ed purple. used to look at my mothers long
comfortable skirts and thick leggins drawn
I'D over warm hose, and wondered II she
could survive q fashion such Gs l wore If
adopted by herself l became afflicted with
inhammatory rheumatism, and unable to en-
dure the pain, gave up the ghost
al felt said my grandmother THAT tins
victim was a sacrifice TO a fashion started
since nv day. know that your father was
never dressed in such a ridiculous style when
a lite boy, for with my own hands knit his
warm wooden stockings, and saw that his
, comfortable trousers came well over the IN
step of his little calfskin shoes.
/, 1.-THE next speaker was a dream acedGttle
: girl, who trembled as she rose and said;
I az am an opium-eater. Ny death-War-
rant was written on the label of the first bot
tie of Godfrey's Cordial brought into my
I, mothers house. A few drops at first suthced
|, to hush my feeble cries. Then Godfrey's Cor
dial would not do. A few drops Of pure lau-
q danum was administered. Soon could not
a 90 to sleep without it. Then my nurse would
? give me a small opium pill in my panada. VI
!, course I was but little trouble. l was a deep
, sleeper; but my digestion became impaired
+. too much sleep weakened me, and knew nc
! natural slumber. My eyes became like those
of a sleep-walker, full of dreams when wide
II awake. lost my appetite my head grew
full of pain my baby-heart was always ach'
ing. l closed my eyes one day forever on th'
7 home where Ifelt 1 could be little loved, wheri
nv low walls were never allowed an appea
7 to those around me, but were hushed at
where my blue eyes were scarcely ever per
"A mitted TO look around in the world in whlcl
they had been opened, and where, instead o
NJ proper care and food and exercise, the baletu
pill and enervating sleep were all that wer
II offered me. There are many parents Wh
seem to think children must pass their child
n hood out of the way and only get in tn
way when they have become, in spite OF IL
~ treatment, useful or ornamental members
as society
: "Fhe child was still speaking" said m
grandmother, "when l rushed out. | IA
- been a mother once, and I could not listen
= those innoeents in that fearful wailing chan
Der, recapitulating the woes that sent the
re there, any longer.
IfeIt impelled to revisit earth. cam
Ior In no light could l make myself visible to 70
voc until your tallow candle was brought in.
any dear, remember what / have told 20
Some of these days you may be a mother
Be more than careful of the sacred charge
IA little children. Think for them-feel +
IN, them. Do not to ease your cares, sink the
into unnatural slumbers, o. give them over
in selfish nurses. Upon you hangs their lives
in q great measure their happiness both he
Ter and hereafter--I beg you will give
ok Just at this moment the cock crew loud
The voice at my elbow was stu. l look
,w around-the rocking chair was empty,
= ghost had vanished.