The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-02-18

but she had resolved that "Thc Iosti-
tuition must not be neglected, no nat
ter what stands" 49,;
Ono Of the troubles Of the noble Ia
dies was getting the babies, who slept
ln the back chamber, up and dressed
and turned ont of the house, at five
o'clock in the morning. e1atrons and
servants would neglect their duty in
'n's matter, and "these things" would
violate the rule OF quiet, but up they
must get' and out they must be turned
or miss lronton could not enjoy her
mornings sleep she sat up late. It was
her rule to read until twelve, then take
glass OF vine and cracker aad med
ltate an hour, so tcat she did not get to
bed before one Morning was her time
Tor sleep and if "thcsc things we're
getting up at all hours" there would
be much to disturb her repose. Be-
sides, it was important that the child
rem should have the morning air.
Mrs. Weld and her predecessor
thought the back yard and porch cold
and damp at that hour, and that these
increased the cholera infantum trouble.
Ihe children, they thought, ought to be
IN bed, or have close room with fire.
They did not think it comfortable for
them to drop over asleep on the porch,
when tho fog dimmed the view of the
hearts at the schoolhouse, which was
not two rods distant. There was
stove in ':ths children's dining room,"
but fuel was high, and FIRE could not
be permitted except in cold weather.
AS the morning air from the lake was
chill, Miss Ironton required Ere in
'tthe house dining room" most' morn
ings, and Mrs. Void contracted hab-
it of taking three of "these things"
whom she thought "were coming down
SICK" and putting them in a corner on
the warm Brussels carpet Miss Iron
ton detected her in the act, finding
them there when she came Gown to
breakfast. This began IL August,
three months before Margaret went to
the Home, and the wrong had not then
been redressed; Tut as the period came
when fire vas allowed in the shed, it
had been discontinued.
Mrs. Nold had also wlnkcd at the
enormity of the children trespassing
on the grounds. The line Of trespass
was streight line from the back cor
ner of the drawing-room out to the
barn, thence northwardly two rods tc an
apple tree, thence westwardly some
three rods east to the run; and SC
round to the point where the kitchen
joined the main building. To 60 be-
| You'd this was a crime to which high
penalties were attached, and Mrs. Void
had failed to eaforce the law; for 1t
had been proved that not once nor
twice, but often, during the hot wealth
er they had gone down to the rum and
drank of the water. Miss Ironton
thought water drinking unhealthy -
Fruit was forbidden on the same ground,
and so the orphans in their splendid
home were like Tantalus amid his
abundance.
| What, with the enforcement of the
rules and their non-enforccment. the
sickness and the little graves, the la
dies had good deal Of trouble, but
then they had school. There were
maps and charts, printed cards and
rules, pretty paper on the walls; and
the incest little desks and chairs, all
sent from Denton, by generous oIcn
hands, prompted by loving hearts
hands that would gladly have sustained
the little heads which dropped there
day by day, and to have washed the
little, listless feet in their short and
weary journey to the little graves. God
help US all, and pity our mistakes!
TO BE CONTINUED