Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-12

corner Of the old house, and smiled and
Jay down ard fD!de her hands and the
sweet Angel of Peace made its abiding
pl &c within that low. quiet. darkencd
room. Thrice day he: cup Of tea and
bit OF bread were carried 10 her.
Starving to death-but so gradually
that il Was not hard or painful Thrice in
the quietude of that little haven OF rest
she essaycd to fashion an infants tiny
white sliD. but she soon wa led. ID the
needle lay in her a.tenuated fingers for
many minutes before the work was re.
sumed-"t last the needle lay still with the
| stitches on it-at last!
her smile was seraphic when she looked
down upon the new life claimant that Law
beside her. Shadows. both of them. The
mothers weight would not exceed seventy
pounds, and the ba'e. weighed only two
pounds and half DO,h little lives faded
away gradually. and they were laid in
one coffin. 1t was sail sight. Friends
monrned the going out of the homc-l. ght
and called it dispcnsa'ion of Providence.
and the preacher comforttd the bert fl
husband and spoke divine words Of con-
dolence 10 the children.
All. me! 1t the letter Of the law a | been
| fu filled the coroner would have held an
inquest over the emacia'ed bodies of the
| defranded mother and son.
Better, though, for the blunted sensr
blht'es of rocr humanity. that the ruth
he not told; better to wear grape and
hombazine and GO amounting than TO ex-
pose the reality. B tier 70 let g,eed have
ruie-to cover and smother and trick nuf
with soft banded delusion the fatal truth.
II Was rot Pleasant or ayr ea!.le.
Wives and children do s'arve TO d.-ath.
hut it is done S" quietly that they don,
know themselves villa: killed them. MANY
nursing mother is starved until she tot.
tiers on the verge of the yawning grave;
growing children. through poverty or
greed, are starved and their physical pow
ers weakened IN way ST. that they never
recover from the early flight. Poor sew
ing girls and theological students nre s,ary
ing at fearful rate. and ali from The lack
of tho proper fMd-Ihat which contains
'he needed n"urishment. l believe ne,,
starve Ign"rantly-t those who know no,
the truth of physiology, and who do no,
understand what Is needed to bnild up ard
preserve life and vigOr, and TO keep in re.
ra'r and supply The waste of this wonder
fn! piece OF mech,nism. the human body
all "f US who hlundtr thus through IT,
hOiance are t. be pi,ed and Taught. We
must seek for this knowledge which is SO
needful to our well being. both ph, sically
and Intellectually. AIRY one Is culpai,e
VINO remains in ignorance of these wise
laws in this age of good books and good
lectures Bat too often the moncygre d
is the Cause of tagging steps. short brealllS,
pa'lif faces and a atcnua,ed frames.
Il IS common for many farmers TO sell
off every edible that will command a coed
price, such as fresh eggs, good hu,ter,
early vegetables, fat sheep and cattle md |
chickens, and, fol The sake OF lie money |
gained, deny Themselves and their families
that which their vitality demands. ard.
deprived Of. is positively defraulcd.
1t is heathenish for the man with stall. |
wart iron frame to expect his wife and |
children always 10 have an appetite for
that coarse food which his ou;. door exer.
else makes him take in with such . ,oval
relish! Think Of weak, nursing o,lipr.
in ho' weather, sitting down to dinner
Df old dry boiled beans. s'rong.smcll;ns
smoked orpick!ed pork cornbread. butter
milk, raw onions, greens boiled in with
fat pork. and sausage, save, by din, OF
Extra ingenuity! And yet such things are
common and the lord of the household
Faves and says very bitter things abou, |
'whims' and ''want of exercise" and
motions, and then cites himself as an
Of health and hardihood and
manly Wgor. Sometimes tie woman
physically don't starve, but the woman in
is dead, dead Sometimes only
Ter love is dead and laid aside and covered
'p with the young hopes and aspirations
hat were bl'ghted long, long sgo-.iied
n their young bloom an" freshness. an
While the simmer of gold and the glow
I the rose We're ye! uDOn them.
heard thin-faced woman. with sad
yes, sny the other day TO her husband
On. did you know that Jack Hnrn+r was
taling in fresh fish thIs spring? Gets
hem right from the lake Every week.
hey did look 50 good, too"
The bear!-the great b;g polar hear. ,
What did he 90 but step TO the wall Of /
ie old tumble down kNcEen. and just as
'nderly and lovingly rs would pat ,he n
inky curve of a blessed baby's cheek ard
hin. did he pat fitch Of old, strong. !.
bacon. and say: '.Ycre's !,
ere good fresh fish! I'd wish for nothing
.tter!"
He did not. like humane husband, say y
Fresh fish! Why. Dol, wouldn t ye like
mt? Well, d,ar, you shall have 'em
ess yer poor little thin facet" o.
No. he sat down to dinner-it was as .
'od as the house atlorded-be liked pota- :,
es baked, 20 she bad baked them; and
liked boiled pork, and there it was; and
ere was his favOritr cus,ard pie and hot =
that he lik' d. but nnlh-
9 was there to supply The Call made BY b,
r little frame.
don't know as lie knew this; or. if
owing II. whether he cared as much ur
out pleasing her as she did h,m. l Judge &C
I, for lie remarked immrd lately after ",
saring into piece of pork that, L.. size, ou
'ked like young pig. on bis strong vi
=: why. Marisr, fresh fish must be IN
much . ten cen's : pound high as fo
rk-and. you know. : pound OF PORK we
u 60 twice As far as pound Of 6sh, Be. an
e the good grease t'a''s fred on, Of u; tn.
hats good for shorl'nin', you know;