New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-28

IA n enxnYsotjaff Nurse my mother would say,
What slall We do with hiing The nurse was d
slant hearty old woman, who always made prac-
tice Of tasting whatever was provided for her
charge. Her sovereign remedy was liquor.
was taken, ana 4 spoonful administered at a time.
AN first rebelled II strangled. kicked and
i courhed, The firm hand held the spoon upon my
little tongue. and down went its contents in spite
Of me. Little by little, The dose was increased.
II soon liked it, In my thirsty moments cried for
il ii. Ii was given readily for after few moments
III wiId glee fell into ! drunken stupor which
rave mr. attendants many opportunities of enjoy
ing themselves, as my sleep was sure to be long
and sound at length mania-a.potu assailed me.
l Daring my whole life no one had ever thought of
A giving single spoonful of the water had craved
the cooling, cheering, refreshing drop Of water
Now, no longer cared for it. In my widest fren-
zies was accused of having the cholic; down, as
usual, went the fiery drink, until finally was lit
erally burned out was nothing but shell within,
Il cinder without, NV stomach was cooked To a
4 Grim nv ir,testines were shriyeled-my lungs No
longer filed with pure air, belched forth only the
Il fiery fumes that had consumed me, I died. Twas
rood for nothing. hope whatever form my dust
i destined 10 take on earth it viii mot be watered
II Al when Inhabited IL. with alcshol!,'
Az this speaker ceased, there arose 4 wall Of
sympathy such as had first attracted me to the
pandemoniac chamber as it subsidized another little
figure had taken the stand
INV legs, Ito raid, brought me out Of the
world nv mother labored under the strange de-
iusion that her child was born highland laddie Of
American parents and in America! Twas dressed,
OF left addressed rather, in short plaid stockings
reaching to the calf of my leg, and an elegant kilt
reaching just to the knee. My limbs were moulded
iii cherubic forms, and when exposed in the nur-
sery tosi-e pretty But the nursery was too narrow
o field in which to display my beauty. On bitter
cold days was walked out over the icy streets,
the keen wind chapping my flesh and chilling my
blood till my knees looked like twin nutmeg
graters painted purple. used to look at my
mothers long comfortable skirts and thick leggins
drawn up over warm hose, and wonder if abe
could survive fashion such as I wore If adopted
| Nv herself L became afIictsG with infIammatorv
rheumatism. ar,i unable ID endure tbe main rava
II " 9Th - i'' ri -
up the ghost. X
felt = said my grandmother, T" that this victim
was sacrifice to n fashion started since nv ]av
II rro,y II, III x,our "a tbs .os ,oa 5rasso7 4; 80,
- q Z. ssssu = suon
ridicaious styie Wheh ittie boy, for WITH my
own hands knit his warm wooden stockings and
aa1 2, s.e ,sowssrs came well
:. - Z, ~
ihe next speaker was 2 dream-faced little giri,
who trembled as she rose and said, 4 am an
opium eater. NV death4warrant VIII written On
VI 49,. = lne nass uolual
orougat INTO my niothefs house "a feW drops at
first stffieed 70 hush my feeble cries. Then God
frevs cordial yyouId NOT do few drops of pure
air,,;,stav.H 49,, ao,,,a m
iauuall.iM Was aunlanls.s16u. SUI A couiu not
go y sieep without ~ Inen my nurse Would give