, 1879-04-26
THE BLESSED BABIES.

4 STRONG FLEA Fon THEM.
To The Editor a} TIT Tribune.
lRAap RArtps, Mich. April lg--lIow many
times havo said to myself. at Is donc; my
lesson Is learned; never aRnin shall be sur
priscd, ot1painctl. or moved in n,y wav against
my own will. hare experienced all th'nge,
have learned the trutf, Of alI things; henccforeh
rest. l3utllha like, With te h.n1s Of my spirit
forever folded in perpetual calmr'
And every time have been wrong.
There Is crovica in.my arlnor.. am vulncr-
able in single point. md by single mcans.
cnri't sec, un,noycd, helpless creature tor
tuted. know 1t is a weakness. know II Is an
error. l know that Il br!nEs inc, myself, whom
regard. n terrbe dtsnufet. know that every
crenturc which comes into thte world has path
tnadc mid coursc aesgncl since tlr day wtlep
tho sun first elonc with tntolerabtc fire. know
TINT nothing ever l,as been changed, mil tint
nothing ever will be changed, nn! yet I cannot
rec ur know or think that ona creature, incapable
OF resistance, IL tortured, without movement
nf my blood which 10 not ltr! OF pleasurc.
NH moved with that blind insanity OF retaliation
which Is called "a scnsc ot just!ce," and with
that other absnrdly contradictory thing, desirn
To tlefel,t! tllr hcfcoAcIess.
This confession Is hnn,illating; It would be
more 80 wcrr II mot Tor fl!e consciousness on
my past OF certain c,,rrgnt notloils ut,ong lu-
MIR. lengs In regard to t.r i,altreat,ncnt ot Grip
pies, theft from the blind nlm other dastardly
crimes, Arlu | nit, pEthAps& ono Ut tho human
family. and II ao inaY be subject 10 some Of the
ruling traits Of the race-anl hence trust The
lIot1G rehtlers may somewhat rxtcnuutc my ppc
uni unty failt.
Ca,n anything appenl moro strongly to every
lender protecting instinct Of CIR tiaturcs ti,ail
1nfancsf Is there one picture Of fiction, Of tl,t:
the tGatct,, starved, abused child, which has no
PROTECTOR snya The ltndisfI Instincts Of It's tor
tnrcrs, no toiNlcr buson to reeeiVb unu consule
ts woes, aavc that bf tIe kind notler who shnli
tlo iGtli stlnll hayu tecn ttana 10 drat11
hut snft. It, matters much, t.oUa airs md
damcs; whosu hAnl sllall torturn tllfs quiyerIn.,
lender l'cs1, whose stern, relentless gazs aha!!
lcss sufferer 'nto blank despair; whose rctlorsc-
1cks hA1ld shnll t1ny hy duy deny tie growing
thing thu iod 1t needs 30 tllnt Its small, weak
hu!nts and little tlrobblng heArt may be less
ablc-ycs, goo1, kinu All.SeoiuE God, less able
TO resist tie tortures OF body aud Vi spirit
which It's cruel, yt.1el rulers cooso to heap upon
tB ue{chscies6 luA1l
Yrutesf Never. Will. tender carc, with wLso
toll,wilh constnnt altee:Ion every brute csc1suru
renrs Its young. Not brutcs, mY masters, but
good CHRISTIAN parents, followers OF Lie Son OF
Man who ret it4e little ct,llu In tho utlist, md
saitI, "'rhis Is perfcrlion!a These arc tl,ey
wllo vi! 4! toFtnres perncts1at, With eternal curb
Ings Ut natural Demands, with constant re-
pruaehrs, with the srollsGo ut1 the solitary
du.i.ean with all tho terr1ra TINT Imagination
knows, a,n!, finally, wit,rss tic words o[ Fnitlt,
of tint must carnra anil Christian Town Ut
lslo'st wItl! starvation, brenk tic hnughty spirits
'.Dcgin curly" soys another proud suh1ugator
Il! the uonr lit !c thugs who have not hands or
eycHwur.ls fur iruwndetensc,-onlyt tears, uilt!
sobs, aRd weak, tnnrttcufalr cstes,-cFcs witch.
,nako her defcnt her offspring with her lite, but
which tie Christian sloller stills by bcnt,g and
torturiss thu sufferer TIL 1t cries no llorul Yes
IN the nanc Of humanity, since society says thai
sicatls Ut the ctll,ire., begin ear1y Sure In some
ullaupY souls fatll. tsatu, Happiness, trust, n.l
su1f-rrancu must die early, Let tic death 10 as
carly as possible. Since tho ch!!d must oo q
he ncyer-yledi.s despot, erusl, the l.t,lc soul
as early rs 1slay bc, tl.nt It may knuT leHs oi
what It las been ro6bed of nlay lIntc Its tyfants
lsss Hereby. a1ll feel less uoienantlv tIs bstos
aeorl u sell which cotncs from sell lf.ahasemcnt
Had eil!ld, tenticr, cln8tng, loving heart,
1sul with tic btuot OF my vcfus, II | could moi
be to that child wllat tllc dumb, liurrasunt,u
br,ltcs hayu wits 10 be to their little uncs
| could nut bu tllr dearest friend, nNt swertgsi
cotnpanton. mid nost trusted refuge of thut 1T
tlc, tontdlng snul, would scarch ont the faull
III my own bDsonl, mud, having found 1t, wu,ild
soot 1t uut, md uuvcr rest until t!,u brstownl o
tAe chlld's Affection assured tuo thnt my sin wu.
| gone.
i llcnt the hat,cs good satnty mothers anil up
! right, g0tlly tnthrrs; break thcls little spIrtg
(which would Iatn seek shelter IN your iIosotus
ftn1I The blows OF your owl. ha!ds; shut tfieu
up I'll dark and sulitary p!aecs, which n1ay u<lt
thy torturc Of extrcine fear to thut of phydlca
suffering; be nlasters Of these helpless things
that knuw ,iO rtt!u but yours: hut. hotter per
haps than Ail else sarye tlleln ju.iielousiy Rys
tatnatfratly, AMI IN Christian a,,d respcctablt
manner, for this goea eu the root u[ the evil
1'hs IL sure. admirably srso; starving make,
ta hdy weats, thy heart latt, tlIe spirit uluts
Thanks, sweet Faith. write myself you
debtor IN thls: For ,uany ,ycurs llfu lsas bccl
sta'e to me,-t has kcc.ned almoAs mt wortt
tle liyns,-l,o human deed Vuttu wurll! tic ito
fnE; but t,uhreturtt a.inil chertsh oIle dear dc
strc-tte wtsh to Bcu you, your Christian
tlucorol,s, respectable SELF SHIFT III, I'll Biglt
fu.Kl, md STARVED untll yoi are really to !lil,H
l'eE thu larlon of every bald, ttotMlcss, cllub
by tyrnnt Ia tlln wl.ofe ol Duhy,lutn tor you
atr0ctUus sMggestionl EOWrY YEAN3.
PUBLIC WOMEN,
| nRFEHGE AND chITlCItM.
| III {hi Editor ny 1,ht Tribune.