The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-08-03

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idea, and holding the babe up before
her, implored her by that innocent
fruit of her treachery to repent of hel
evil work and make me the only repa.
ration in her power, by marrying me
and leading n virtuous life hencefOrth
She laughed at me; said l was taking
capital care ofthe baby; evidently had
q mission in that direction, as he was
fat and hearty; and finally throwing
down $40, said: "There now, that Is
the last from me. Mrs. will
call here tomorrow. Ifyou choose to
20 with her, we'll; ifnot, take the con-
sequences. In three days the prepay.
ment Of q quarters rent will be called
for, and the day before the cart will
come to take away the furniture. 30
kiss me goodbye, old fellow" &c,
&c. In maze Of bewilderment,
clasped the child to my breast, not
allowing the caress proposed for him
or me. This did not worry her much,
and she went gaily forth. Hearing
laughterin the street peered through
the blinds, and beheld her seated In q
gorgeous barouche beside a very hand
some young man, whom l had for
some weeks suspected OF being too in-
innate with her. And now what was
l to do? AT all events, would not
accede to the proposition OF the rich
lady. l regarded that idea with lOath-
ing. / had been unfortunate; but
felt that in my inmost heart was
virtuous. l determined to find some
employment. Iknew that apart from
my not having been educated to any
trade, would find great difficulty in
getting work, because everything was
monopolized by women. So sailed
forth. Unwilling to be parted from
my precious charge, who al
ways stretched his little arms implor-
ingly to me when left him, or when
his mother took him from me and
dangled him in that awkard way now
customary among women, | carried
him with me. / stopped first before
newspaper bulletin, among q crowd
OF similar unfortunate fathers with
babies in their arms-half OF them
Chinese-to see whether there was
any chance for me in those overcrowd-
ed avocations, now the almost sole
dependence Of single men. | found
column after column Of wants under
the head "male," and very few
under "fcmale.n There were hundreds
of men wanting situations rs cooks,
chambermaids, laundresses, walters,
and ladies' Wallets, and | could see,
with my limited knowledge .of Chi
nese, that hundreds more were apply
ing for the same positions in the Chin
ese columns. The fact is the Orientals
haye long since 50 overcrOWded these
branches in Boston, that there is but
small chance for u native man to get
fair play, especially il like me encum-
bered with II child. But taking note
ofscveral OF the advertisements. de-
termincd to try my chances. So |
went forth towards the elegant quar-
ters Of the city. | passed great rows
OF warehouses, where sharp-lOOking
ladies were smoking and chattering.
There were scarcely any men to be
seen, except in the capacity Of pOrters
and draymen. AS l noticed how these
ladies stared at me, and what rude
remarks they made upon me, and how
cruelty they laughed when they saw
me compelled to carry my own baby,
while Chinese were so plenty. hur-
ried on towards those streets inhabited
by small shop keepers, where | might
hope to see more OF my own Sex, from
whom might expect q little sympa-
thy. Iheard one very stylish dame
say, "Good-looking fellows must be
getting plenty, when such beauty as
that has to take his own brat" But ]
remembered that "virtue Is its own
re yard" and closing my ears at all
their ribaldry, and my eyes to their
seductive smiles, | hastened on. /
went the rounds OF all my advertise
ments without success. l found the
gentlemen, as usual, in parlOr, smOk-
ing-rOOm, billiard-room, and nursery,
gossiping over their small affairs; but
everywhere met the same rebull-"nO
work for men with incumbrences."
Everywhere was the same suspicion
the same searching questions.
Was l married? where was the
child's mOther2 why does she not sup
port 1t? One kindly looking man told
me that 1t was useless for me to apply
for such situations. / was so hand
some no husband would agree to have
me in the house. The Chinese SER
wants were very rough and abusive.
The Chinese women especially annoy
ed me exceedingly by their imperti-
nent questions and rude familiarities.
At last, weary and forlorn, 1 retraced
my steps. was glad to hear, on
reaching my abode, that the great
lady, after waiting two hours for me,
had left word that she would call the
next day. / vowed. that she should not
set eyes on me again. So early in the
morning made up small bundle Of
clothes, and taking up the child fled
from the house and city, determined il
/ must perish it should be among the
green fields. Nearly penniless, Icould
not afford to ride, and set out Oh foot
towards my native village, determin-
ed to cast myself upon my mothers
mercy, though 1 had not dared to write
to her since l had discovered how cru
ely l had been betrayed. 1t was har-
vest-time. AS l passed field after field
| saw the men working laboriOusly.
Many Of them had their infants with
them. Some whose children needed
especial care had them secured beside
them on their reaping machines. 9th
ers would run occasionally to the
trees, where their little ones were re-
posing, to attend them. Most Ofthem
seemed to regard me with great con-
tempt, as man who had no one to
care for him. AS passed the farm
houses, / could observe that those Of
the ladies who were not away at the
races, or riding about among their ac-
quaintances, were reading or writing
while every family had acouple Of CHI.
namen to do hOuse-wOrk, the China
women being mostly mOnopolized by
city families. So l trudged on two wea-
ry days, sleeping in barns at night,
and buying the cheapest food to save
my remaining money. was subject
to many insults along the road by
those who called themselves ladies;
but at last Iarrived, unframed, in sight
OF my native village. 1t was just be-
fore sunset, the time when everybody
is relaxing, and looking for objects OF
interests. As | passed up the main