The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-17

The Adventures Of an infant in Child's Carriage
The Whooping -Cough-Its Med,oal Treatment
and Diet.
Arthur purchased a child's carnage in the
days when perambulators we're not, and, undeC
the guidance of the maid-servant, our boy was
often sent out for the air. Somehow, after these
excursions the little fellow looked pale and his
limbs were cold, but l saw hundreds OF children
in their carriages. and felt ashamed that I
alone OF all the III others shoGd be fdgety. drove
the thought from me that all was not right, but
still the shadow would come. 1t became almost
a habit every fine day after our eaIly dinner for
Hester to take him out, while stayed at home,
not thinking it prudent 10 leave the house. One
afternoon l had omitted to send a message to
the laundTess by the girl when she took Dor, so
| thought | would 20 myself, and in turning
down squalid street, where children were in
dustTiousy making dirt pies and grottoes of
oyster-shells, and two boys were fiinglug cab
bage-stalks at each other from heap OF refuse
which stood on one side of the ROAD, suddenly
my steps were rooted to the ground: for there
under u window, and in patch OF what had
been turf garden, was my boy asleep in his
carriage, in The shade and the cold cutting
wind, while long-legged pig was roofing with
its snout IN the wraps which covered the child.
| could see through the window into the room
where, gathered al tea was noisy party, COM
posed OF an old woman, Hester, and COM
panion or two, and several dirty children of
both sexes, with elilike locks of hair, begrimed
faces and tattered clothes.
caught the whole scene at a glance, and it
was but the work of an instant to snatch up the
child and to call the girl. Meantime the gaunt
pig had found what he was in search Of for
small Loaf dropped as took shawl out of the
carriage. / did not speak, but went up the
steps and into the room. Hester cried out,
"Oh lori" | was pale as corpses, and could
scarcely articulate, ''LeaYe this, and come
home Instantly
The ola woman hastened to say that Hester
had come to see her mother, who was down at
Mr. Turnbull's, nursing his children, ''as they
was all down in the measles, an she hadn't been
there minnit."
This made me hasten my steps. carried Dot
home, and Hester dragged the carriage after
her, not offering a word in explanation, buC
completely subdued, while the child, with his
characteristic nervousness, looked white and
trembling. When l reached home was
breathless with anger. | asked her how often
she had gone there, and judge my dismay when
her reply was, "Only four or i've times" which
| believe meant every day.
"And why did you dlsobey me? l thought
you had no friends here"
81 only had granny. mum, till the last month,
when mother come up TO see her, and then she
was sent for TO the Lodge, cause she lived with
Mrs. TuInbull atore she was married, and three
OF the children was down with the measles"
"And how dare you go any where in the hope
Of seeing your mother? Don't you know that
my child might take the dIsease?" | asked as
well as my combined tears and Indignation
would permit.
81 didn't know as how they was catchin'
! mum, and mother haven't got 'em."
| turned away. What was the use of eXpOstu-
| lating with this lump OF cunning and
! seeming ignorance?--tor ignorant she was not;
! that could see. AS / was undressing Dot
bethought me to ask, "W hose children were all
those saw thereF
| Granny keeps a school, num-"
'Keeps n what?' l shouted, rather than
| asked.
There's lots OF wimmen, mum, goes out to
work, and granny gets threepence week for
! keeping the children.
And to this place my child was taken daily to
| catch every disease that dirt and contact could
communicated The girl was hard-working and
| civil; l did not wish TO send her awayi huG no
more afternoon ramblings with Dot for her COM
pauiop. ''These stupid girlsW thought
! 'How l envy those who can afford TO keep ex-
pensve nurses!" An l was only dlssrtlshed
with my own position because then knew no
| other.
MY sweet boy suffered no inconvenience; he
| prattled away in the rosebloOm OF health, and
was fast stealing our hearts from all else. when
two years old he was attacked by slight cough,
which uEheeded at irst but soon the unmls-
taxable whoop was heard. In alarm sent OIL
to DIR. Vaughan, who, ,Showever, was attending 4
patient mahy miles distant Almost lmme-
diately nurse Adams called. After the first
greetings directed her attention 10 the cnllu,
VINO was playing about, and eXhlDlung no signs
oI the complaint Presently the cough came
on, lne Whoop sounded, the saliva ran from the
NOUN, and retching commenced. Nurse quietly
TOOK him up. Don't be alarmed" she said.
"Lhere is nothing here but what we can manages
II a 9as hot gons too lar yet. How long has he
About ten days. but I did not hear the pecu
7 liar whoop till within the last few hours when
: Immediately sent for DR.. Vaughan; but ne is
D not at home"
: 81 will go to the druggists and get sufficient
e ipecacuanha wine for him to take TO bring u[
!, the phlegm, and little Doyeris powder for the
!, night, aud think he will do very WELL"