The constitutional union., 1861-01-04

| not want wine, but water. was naturally a very thirsty child, and everything that was put between my speeches. lips increased my thirst. My mothers milk was swece, the panada given me was sweet, and if now and then | was blessed with draught of goat or cows milk, 1t was warmed and sweetened first, to make 1t as much like my mothers as pos sible. l used to cry. No other way do we poor babies have of expressing our feelings, and the chances are ten to one that we will be misunderstood. To stop my crying, 1 was put to the breast; this, at such times, 1 would indignantly refuse. Then there would be a conmotion. Nurse" my mother would say, 'what shall We do with him 7" The nurse was a stout, hearty old woman, who always made practice of tasting whatever was pro vided for her charge. Her sovereign remedy was liquor. 1 was taken, and a spoonful administered at time. 1t first 1 rebeed- strangled, kicked and coughed. The firm hand held the spoon to my little tongue, and down went the contents in spite of me- Little by little the dose was increased. soon liked it. In my thirsty moments 1 cried for 1t. 1t was given me readily, for after a few moments of wild glce 1 fell into drunken stupos which gave my attendants many opportunities of enjoying themselves, as my sleep was sure to be long and sound
 <. 1t length m0HjH C poiu assalled me. During my whole life no one had ever thought of giving me a single spoonful of the water l had craved-the cooling, cheering, refreshing drops of water Now, no longer cared for ;+ h, loo ! pt having the collie; down, as usual went the fiery drink, until finally was literally burnt out. | was nothing but a cinder within-a shell without My stomach was cooked to a crisp, my intestines were ahriyeIled-my lungs no longer filled with pure air, belched forth only the fiery fumes that had consumed me. 1 died. l was good for nothing. 1 hope whatever form my dust is destined to take on earth, 1t will not be watercd, as when 1 inhabited 1t, with alcohol
 :" As this speaker ceased. there arose a vail of sympathy such as had first attracted me to the pandcmoniac chamber, as 1t subsided, an other little figure had taken the stand
 ": Ny legs, he said, brought me out of the world. Ny mother IaboreI under the strange delusion that her child was born Highland laddie of American parents and in America. 1 was dressed, or left undressed rather, in short, plaid stockings, Eeaching to the calf Of legs, and an elegant kilt reaching just to the knee My limbs we've moulded in cherublc forms, and when exposed in the nursery were pretty But the nursery was too narrow a field in which to display my beauty, On bit ter cold days was walked out over the icy streets, the keen wind chapping my flesh and chilling my blood til my knees looked like twin nutmeg graters painted purple 1 used to look at my mothers long comfortable skirts and thick leggins drawn up over warm hose and wondered if she could survive fashion such as wore if adopted by herself l became afflicted with inHammatory rheuma- tisln. and unable to endure the pain, gave up the ghost.
 Il felt. said my grandmother, " that this victim was sacrifice to fashion started since my day l know that your father Was never dressed in such q ridiculous style when a little boy. for with my own hands knit his warm wooden stockings. and saw that his comtorta- blc little trousers came well over the instep Ot his little calfskin shoes.
 The next speaker was a dream-faced little girl, Why trcmblcd as she rose and said:
 ... l an an opium eater Ny dcath-wmrant was written on the label of the first bottle of Godhcy's Cordial brought into my mothers house. \ few drops at first suticcd to hush my feeble cries, Then Godfrey's Cordial would not do. \ few drops of pure laudanum was administered. Soon I could not 20 to sleep without it. Then my nurse would give me small opium pill in my ranada. Of course 1 was ut little trouble Was a deep sleeper. but my digestion became impaired j; too much sleep weakened me, and l knew no natural -lumber. My eyes became like those of slccp-waikcr, full of dreams when wide awake. | lost my appetite, my head grew full of pain; my baby-heart was always aching l closed my eyes one day forever on the home where felt i could be little loved, where my low walls were never permitted to appeal to those around me, but were hushed at once; where my blue eyes were scrce!y ever permitted to look around the world in which they had been opened, and where, instead of proper care and food and exercise. the balcful pill and cneryating sleep were all that was offered me. There are many parents who seem to think that children must pass their childhood ..out of the way, and only get in the way when they have become, in spite of all sorts of ill-heatment, useful or ornamental members of society,"
 This child was still speaking" said my grandmother, when l rushed out | had been a mother once, and could not listen to these innoccnts in that fearful waiting cham Der, recapitulating the woe that had sent them there, any longer.
 " felt impe]@l to revisit earth I came. In no light could 1 make myself visible to you until your tallow candle was brought in.
 My dear, remember what 1 have told you. Some of these days you may be a mother Be more than careful of the sacred charge of lit tie children. Think for thcm-fecl for them. Do not, to ease your cares, sink them into the unnatural slulnbers, or give them over to sell fish nurses. Upon you hangs their lives-in great measure their happiness, both here and hereaftcr-I beg you will give"
 Just at this moment the cock crew loudly The voice at my elbow was still. l looked around-the rocking chair was empty, the ghost had vanished
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