, 1870-07-17
Little Girl Mnttyrdom-A Protest
from one OF the Sufferers


Mr. EolEs IL don't no ~ little grl4 ought
10 put peeces III: o the paper, but aud Lilly
Jones aud Susy Baker, aud all OF p5 hsse
such otful lard times We can't help telling
somebody, and our u1am1nas won't hear =
word, and our papas don't seem to care, but
guess they viii when they see i, III the paper-
don't you: We do have such dreadful times,
and sucss rou would too Mr. Do1es, il yon
bad to bay al the hAro in your he'd BRAIDED up
Oh doEsen hig strings every niso, aud then
jukeI and pulled tite ~ ever it Good bee ttll
every lare jumped up and down, and you haa
10 sleep ali mite on top Of lot OF bunches a.
bard IL rocks pnllin ali the time without
kpecl Of chance to get four loa lads any.
| where, and sour mex ether from bedtime til
| tomorrow morning. guess you'd fret and
seoul some even Il your mAmma or roo.
nurse did jerk aud shake you round and tell
you to hold .tlll and be ! good little girl.
shouldn't you think you wood, N1. Doles, or
| didn't YOU ever be nortv when your mother
shaltd You! sposo when you zee ns ont
walsin IN the daslite with our frizzea al bob
bin anu 4 1yin out inter the wind down our
backs you thiuk it looka nifty pretty aud DON.
ron s1.s" 81 should thini how you'd
feal il 'twas your haro and il you woulan I
tqueel sometimes. Ny ma sais she does 1t te
make me look descent, but grandma olls-yo1
can't thiuk what an odd, dear. good old grand
ma .he is-says shen litsIs .gu1ts wore theil
hare cut short or only curled up by nasu1. Nhe
| spose was the nurse, tbs looked ten time.
! nicer thau tha do now, cause tin had Soos
sleep nights and WIS ruoat like sesilized hu
| man beips insted Of Ike wild African blak pe
sfocs Nhoee bare was made to krinklc wlthou
eppv strings at all. most no she epeeks tht
truth and Il tia didn't look petty tLaI foe
perty, and guess feciius moro than looks
dout you I1v ma allua sais tia is aud tha
NC mustn't think At all about our looks, ou
how eau auyLo1y help it Who's lano al nigh
. on lille Of tuulhy hare and tleu lad II =
set tyin round her lead aud neck a t1ei
i ! Kin on EN- all tho time: Oae day when
pulled wu1zur than ever l asked my 1la Yn
God ditn't make my hare kinlctl uP Just u
black Sally i il le Nantcd no 10 wear
i | Il my "a Iatfcd, but my mar sayed mus
: rot lie pertinent and shalcl no sood aaal
. ! didn't 10 was, and let hcf pun u dfeaatu
and ou!v szoaue3 i1,cide. Susy eais sAa ~ants
! nLooI tel you about Ill our troubles. she faa
i iu.t AZ bad - do, but Ida-Seciaa don't, 81
: fiLc- il, and il roa Good SEC her shake besse
j and jiggis rounl guess Soa = shnk sue ~ y.
but susT and I don't care ut about toos
nor al oi1t boys er:he1, that is Buys for boz
y We Ike little boys to play with ever 20 nuci
T. f,nt we don't want no boZe And g1sndi1
!. | sais to t1oublce come soon euuf without oi
/ | beginning with epa in ou7 sltave apuzns.
:. | you nut this IN your pspe1 shall no you LII
/ fitlle children, and tea1 for them ssd 8
i mama will SEQ it and guess vii H.nk b
i oTes and no papa VII laIf. May be =
Q wfite you more about me having to 50 70 nlS
4 parties that arc wlrn trouble than Wa51n ia
= sl1nost, only don't no Which u ne wofss
v doyou: AAehA ? ntSsinA;A =,