The new North-west., 1885-12-11
WOMAN AND HOME.
THE MISERABLE EVERYDAY LIFE or
CITY CHILDREN.
The Woman Who Is Beautiful Paper
in the Household - Her Own Fashion
Plate - Compsnionship - Hints,
Helps, Items, Paragraphs
fChicago News Ramhler.l

tChicago News Ramblerl
feel great pity for city children BY
city chill iren do not mean generally tho
Children Of city, although they, too, mis-,
great deal an | ara sla Z, he pftisd, but
ref rather to th1usanis Of little ones who
live with their parents In the business por-
ton. Often their parents have charge Of
the huge buillins in which they make their
nome. III you will cast your eye to the up
per stories OF soma OF the tower-lik struct-
ures on the busy downtown streets You
Will see clean dininity or neat chintz cur
tain' adornin, tue window, in vivil con.
traSt with tho uncurtainal, unkept and
grimy sash OF the sGIries below. Mayhap
the win low lelge will holl a narrow wooden
box Containing q few mo roses, or else a
few pots will ho,d to the welcoming sun or
the smoke.taintel breeze few other hardy
flowers
Owners Of business blocks, like to the per.
sons they give them in charge of, live on
the premise, AMI 30 the janitor an his
family are assigned to apartment, in the
upper story. Often these quarter, are made
cczy and pleasant by neat AMI methodical
wife, but of.ener still they are rendere lmore
bare and miserable than their uninterestiny
surroundings. 1t is the children Of such
families that feel sorry for. Their hard
working parents are busy all day, and the
little ones ara left t. amuse themselves
But howl They have no playmates for,
likely enouyi. thers my not bs q family
similarly stu tied within two or three
bio ks. AMI they are afraid to trust them
selves so far away from their door They
Chamber down five or six flights of great.
vile stair, thronged with busy men with
ths eager glare Of speculation and compe.
tition in their eye', and reach the still more
thronged sidewalk
Poor little thingsi TIey have never had
playmate VITO coul teach them a game
such as other Gail iren play. Oace in a great
while one noticss them making dismal at
tempt at Ring 'R1uu Rosy" or soma ,uch
play, but the trial Is generally dismal
failure. Then. occasionally, you are
startei to hear above the era b and din Of
of street the shrill ices OF little ones sing
Ing IL ndon Bri ige." But outs 10 OF these
have never >eea these poor babes engaged
in any other play. They run about in an aim
less way and light and get very dirty, but
they never seem to enjoy themselves They
always seem tirel and hot, AMI rather dis
gusted, and their faces wear pale, oldish
look.
They have no place to play except tn,
sidewalks. II they play In the Railways
cross men com, out and scold them. and
when they 60 to the pavement they are run
into jostlsi. and knocksl down by other
cross men. THY have no back yarls nor
front yarls They cannot play marbles or
hop-scotch for the Interruptions and "hI-
spy" Is denied them for the same cause.
Kites are out Of the question, for they only
see rift OF the sky through q net work of
telegraph wires. Their only grn<s Is q few
blades that spring from oats dropped in the
cracks Of the paving stones by horses at
their monday meal Toe country is terra
incognita to them. Toe plrksl Oh, yes,
they have been to a parx-twica Th.ir
father and mother took them on two occa-
sions OH Sundays. It was very hot, and
the street cars were crowded., anl they got
tired before they got there. Hive a cool
timer Oh, ye'. they had rel and green
popcorn, and the ground was all green,
and there was water ani boats-at least
papa said they were boat. That oil.
They don't remember anything els,, am
they wouldn't have remembered that il Il
hadn't been for the popcorn
Nobody they meet in their everyday life
has kind word for them When men
speak to them IL Is to tell them to get out
Of the way. Where other children rsce We
carssses they receive cuff. For them the
sky Is never blue. Thick, murky clouds o:
smoke obscure what little they might other.
wise see Of 1T, blackening the house, AMI
showering down smut AMI CRIME TIE
street Is full Of charging horses. and the air
is full Of the din Of business They exp,r-
fence no sweet nnl tender influences, anil
have no associations to bring them plea ur,
A. l. Al frt-
ternatursly shrewl aud glib Tney are
never at los, for an answer. AMI slang or
lie slips from their tongue lik, s,coni ma
ture. They have nc one to guide, advie,
comfort, or instruct them Poor little city
childrani