The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-10-19
,,rhe Nurse,of thesPeriod.

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Bats, they say, have r. plne, llyes; se, WIZ A enfA
in their favor Will the gentleman .i.p aP9xe ss
mentioned iet them wfiggie Wniie, anc @ ae
vote, sthat poftloaot his time 70 an ANNA Nh, !,
with only yoane lite. ,lsIatsr'to asNeM fofs =,
,l s,hlildtr7tbs riSslhs New YORK child u ne Xll
take D walk through any OF our slsy PARIS pfsf
with his eyes open, ne cannot aa tau TO- Pee
suffering enough among this class TO eIfils,
his awarmess syinpatnles' '.is' oIte1 'seroi
through, theparks TO- hear the birds sng
and and to ses t the children gne day iast Mssk
saw bright little boy Of tour years anus; ltF;
ing himself BY picking up little twlgs l' tha'
had fallen from the trees while his nurse
was en- gsgsd in iptsyniaaERls sosFsp Et.n e9e
OF her class arIilFl herr s1eaa dspffqea.y'
she perceited him engaged IN m TINS narm. m q
less and natgral amusement ~ lag 4aSlng eheu,
from Hill, she took them separately ana
struck him with oeach across his hspPy
little face; then, throwingthomi out of MS
reach, lefthim standipgthsre, Rohbing, With
with nothing TO do, while she continued her
chapter Of gossip Walking On little tl1l: tarth:
cr,,f saw little girl who had strayed across
the path to look at a dolly which another
child was. drawing in little wagouar 1T was
IwonderfulisdoHy;" with;faxen' hair; and
pink boots, and . muslin! Dress and its eyes
were closed li in slumber after q the fashion. q
the doll Of the period, while in recnhmbelti ?hr
position. Oh the sweet little face, as il
peered into the tiny. wagon apd thepreciouls l
mother look. iof alteration at the Sdollyy!j
Instantly. came .darting after her; the !Gorgonl
nurse and with sppaEysslap upon her bead
and shake Of her be little ia shoulders, tll PEI
bright hair ,feY quite over the IF frightened
little face, she tore her violently ,atWag and
seating herself upon a bepeh, where she helo bag
libeen talking with coarse 81 looking MAJ, sal
the sobbiDg child SO hard upon her 9knfss that
could distinctly hear, il GSaatch GSaatch its breath
I mention here only these two instances OF
brutal treatment, which y G gould multiply by
dozens. Why do not mothers take pans e I;
follow their nurses occasionally, to see a
is right with witt their CHILDREN, when out o
doors?' And why eouIlid1, Ii1, not Mt, Pergn oGgel
some 6gcks played TO to,thys y t9rturlng benches
in our parks ThlnTre ths Little ehlaEsn, sit'
The central LARK pencnpsesss aye SSoo9
in this regard .as many a weary, PedesSra,I
can testify A9d 9d while ne Is up shersl looh
ing, at them witth th.r 2 view Of tnls, Y ne WV
lust -ass .lp under the damp bridges, and roy
6ut those selfssp y nurses, who SIT there talk
their beaux, instead ot taklng tn Z
little charges out into the sunshine, sas
,as tllez q wore W 20 alE e y
do, Mis also would be Humanitarian act. !.
In fact the rich child Of the Per!oa IS a
present an object for his especial. consldleera der
tion. Deserted apparently py IT'S natufa y