The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-05

my IS she's gone Ia sleep, an the door
j. :. Il. an We can't get in. Can't We
20 in, papa? Won't You wake n"s:.laa
up?r
How could hc answer except by tears
And poor old Nanny, A. night
came on and the children grew tired Of
play or were sickened with sweets. II
almost broke her heart 10 see the blue
ewes full Of tears and the corners Of the
little mouths drawn down. while the red
lips trcmbled and the childish voices
cried over and over again, Il want my
I mamma, | want my mammal
And a night after night the black
ribbons were laid aside. and the moth
erless children put on their little white
nightgowns, Nanny racked her poor
old brain for marvellous tales, and got
down on her stiff old knees by the little
1 trundlebed. and placed her left arm un-
der Nelly's head. while she patted
I Grace's shoulder with her right hand,
I till she was stiff and sore, and the white
turban bodied suspiciously up and
down but there was no break in the
chain Of events that took place between
..Mr. Rabbit and Mr.. Wolf" and Mann
my did not steal her arm away till the
curly heads were motionless aud the lit
tie lips had ceased 10 ask why mamma
slept so long.
DAYS dragged slowly bv, and crystal
lied into weeks. and AZ length the gov
erness had come. and Mr.. Larrantree's
sister felt compelled To return 10 the
charge Of her own family. Before she
did so, however, she requested that Miss
Ennerby would be very tender with the
children. A. they were II a nervous tenn
permanent. and had been accustomed 10
much indulgence.
:. / shall not deny them any reasona-
bic indulgence" said Miss Ennerby
stifiiy: "but children have 10 right 20 be
nervous shall make il my business 10
conquer the tendency"
:. do not mean 10 say that they are
nervous" replied Mrs. Allerton. who
was very unfavorably impressed hy her
new acquaintance; .. meant merely 10
call your attention 10 the fact that they
f. are Of nervous temperament, and
should be favored with greater indulg-
ence II certain nature than
Permit me TO differ with you" said
Miss Ennerbv MY decided opinion
i, that they should be hardened before
this tendency becomes a radical evil"
A. Mrs. Allerton regarded the light
cold eyes. the short la,hes. the thin lips
and square Jaw OF the woman before
her. her heart misgave her, and she
trembled for the happiness Of her little
nieces: but il was now too late To do
aught but wait. and hope, and pray
Miss Ennerby had been recommended
By a neighbOr. and Mr. Larrantree had
met her once or twice AZ this neighbOr's
house, but that was all. He had not
observed her sufficiently 70 form any
clear impression Of her character. and
his mind was now in a state Of such de-
preston that he accepted at once the
aid first offered. and had employed Miss
Ennerby in the confidence based upon
his neighbor's judgment
Unfortunately, ~ she feared. for the
matrimonial designs with which Miss
Ennerby entered On her duties, Mr. Lar
ramirez was called away on business the
day after her arrival, and she had only
time 70 ascertain that he agreed with
her fully on one point: children should
be taught 10 be .elf-reliant and induced
10 develop their moral muscle. She
had. therefore, no doubt Of his appro-
baton when she commenced the hard
ening process BY commanding Nanny,
after the children were undressed. 10
put out the light and leave them 70 20
TO sleep by themselves.
To great many good hearted and
intelligent people-people who honest
I " desire 10 be kind and reasonable
were vain to portray the agony IF some
children on being left alone in the dark.
the unreasoning, uncomfortable terror
u that something which be IT. very lack
Of form, it, vagueness and indefinite
ness. becomes 80 awful, 20 dreadful, so
indefinitely horrible, that the anguish
Of substantial torture cannot be COM
pared with it. The child's whole soul
i pervaded by a terror which cannot be
! shaken Of by any effort Of the childs
own viii. It, entire being j. the sub
l ject Of terror which il has no power
TO subdue, and it, whole nervous sys-
tenn lies az the mercy Of this shapeless.
I -hadowy foe; il j. reeling and stagger-
ing and fainting. and suffering a shock
which will tell in after-life a. surely a.
a shot in the eye or cut on the brow.
Oh, why j. there no Mr. Bergh who can
I prevent cruelty to children?
| a great many excellent persons with
out nerves fail to appreciate this state
Of feeling. and Miss Ennerby was not
only without nerves, but by no means
an excellent person. She was cold and
hard and cruel, and full of vindictive
feeling toward those above her, which
she could crafty only by grinding those
whom Providence placed temporarily
under her heel Nanny, with I'M
erring instinct, at once discovered that
Miss Ennerby was "poor white"-that
/ j., that she had not had crowd Of No
proes az her command. and ridden