The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-12-31

A- H. A-AN - 80 tA4@ NAA-- 80 49, 1890
winters. when her rJse-bUshes and vines were
packed in warm straw and thoroughly protected
from every blast. was brought down % be
viewed by company, and exposed 70 different
temperatures a. / went from room 10 room. My
mother. wrapped In soft velvet and comfortable
silks did not suffer. | did, but | could not tell
her 50. | took cold. | became a great trouble
in the house. Ny beauty faded. | fingered on
month after month, and died AZ last at five years
old, Of consumption. Ny mother cried over ny
little coffin, knew but could not tell her then,
tina: her own vanity had pieced me there-would
send ne here.
"' was trotted to death, cried a more piping
voice, as the first speaker sat down. \ woman
was hired expressly 70 take care OF me-, and she
took care that | should not want for exercise.
Her days aud nights were spent IN keeping me
going {" up, up, uPy," and down, down,
~dOwny.' That unknown wonder, perpetual mo-
ton, was to be found in my nurses knees. Every
bone in nv poor little body was racked, every
ounce of flesh was sore. My food went down milk
and came up cheese. If | cried, | was trOtted II
/ screamed, | was trOtted if | was still, l was
trOtted; | became little better than a human
churn, from which the butter had been taken,
and the sour milk left standing. My brains
turned to bruises. my blood to whey, my bones
grew - sharp they almost pierced the knees
which trOttcd them. As | began 10 cut teeth my
tongue was constantly iolted between my jaws,
and in danger of being bitten of, | dared not
whine, for | knew the penalty i began at last
To calculate how long the torture could possibly
continue. Warm weather was coming on, and
thought one or the other Of Us must soon give up
the ghost and as nay nurses e%xertions were
almost superhuman, / imagined that perhaps
might outlast her. One unlucky day, however,
my mother entering the room unexpectedly, |
at her. | had never done so before.
THE darling cried my parent, see, it
knows me"
" Poor thing, rather said the nurse, L" it has
wind on its stomach -
Forthwith she proceeded to trot it out.
Every thump Of her foot on the floor was, | knew,
L nail in my coffin. I felt | should never smile
again. My faithful nurse continued her efforts,
and | was trotted out of existence on the poor
old wOman's knee
- As the speaker ceased. one of the older occu-
pants Of the room deserted me- said my grand
mother. lie at once made room for me to en-
ter, and begged me 10 remain awhile and hear the
| consented, and took a seat near the
entrance.
II" said n little fellow rising from his seat,
with his blue eyes all bloOdshOt, and his curls
together, - died Of delirium tremens. At
the age Of six months, l was a confirmed drunk
ard. [ had not been a very quiet baby, and every
81 To do me good. l did not want wine, but
| was naturally 4 very thirsty child, and
that was put between my speechless
increased my thirst. My mothers milk was
sweet, the panadI given Inc was sweet, and If
now and then | was blessed with a draught of
goat OF cows milk, it was warmed and sweetened
first, TO make it as much like my mothers as
| used to cry. No other way do We
poor babies have Of expressing our feelings, and
the chances are ten 10 one that we Will be misuu-
To stop my crying, | was put to the
breast this, 1T such times. would Indignantly
refuse. Then there would be a connection.
- Nurse my mother would say, what shall
Ee do with him % The nurse was a stout,
hearty old woman, who always made a practice
Of tasting whatever was provided for her charge.
sovereign remedy was liquor. L was taken,
and n spoonful administered at Il time. AT first
rebelled-I s;rangled, kicked, and coughed.
The firm hand held the spoon-t to my little tongue,
and down went its contents in spite of me. Lit
lie by little the dose was increased. | soon liked
e. In my thirsty moments | cried for 1t. 1t
was given me readily, for after a few moments Of
Wild glee, L fell into Il drunken stupor, which
my attendants many opportunities Of ENJOY
ng themselves, as my sleep was sure to be long
md sound.
-. At length mania a pOtu assailed me. Dur
ng my whole life no one had ever thought of
giving RE 4 single spoonful of the water [ had
cooling, cheering, refreshing drop Of
Now, | no longer cared for 1t In my
widest frenzies | was accused of having the collie;
as usual went the fiery drink, until finally
was literally burnt out. | was nothing but Il
Under within, 4 she'll without. My stomach was
cooked to a crisp, my intestInes were shriyelled
my lungs no longer filed with pure air, bel2hed
orth only the fiery fumes that had consumed
Re. | died. / was good for nothing. | hope
form my dust is destined 10 take on
arth, it will not be watercd, as when / inhabited
{, with alcohol
- As this speaker ceased. there arose a wall OF
ympathy, such as had first attracted me TO the
chamber as it subsidized, another
title figure had taken the stand
e. . NV ieu5.' he said. = brought me ont of the
world. My mother labored under the strange
ielusiOn that her child was born Il Highland lad
of American parents and in America. | was
iressed, or left UndreSsed rather. in short plaid
tOckings. reaching to the calf OF my leg. and an
legant kilt reaching just 10 the knee. My limbs
we're moulded in cherubic form, and when e-
,Osed in the nursery were pretty. But the nur-
was too narrow 4 field in which To display
ny beauty. On bitter cold days 1 was walked
Tut over the icy streets, the keen wind chappiug
ny flesh and chilling my blood till my knees
ooked like twin nutmeg gratsrs painted purple.
used to look ut my mothers long comfortable
kris and ~leggings drawn up over warm hose.
nd wondered if she could survive n fashion such
: | wore, If adopted by herself. | became
fficted with infiammatory rheumatism, and un-
bic u endure the pain, gave up the ghost
Il felt said my grandmother. THAT this
Ictim was a sacrifice 20 4 fashion started since
~ day. l know that your father was never
resssd in such a ridiculous style when . little
oy, for with my own hands / knit his warm
-OJlen stockings and saw that MS comfortable
title trousers came well over the iTstep Of his
t;le calfskin shoes.
e The next speaker was a dreamy faced little
iTl, who tTembl.d as she rose and said
| am an opium eater. My d~ea;h-warrant
-as written on the label Of the first bottle of
ildirey's Cordial brought into my mothers
"usc. \ few drops at FIRST suficed to hush my
s1le cries. Then GldiTtv's Cordial would not