The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-10
WOMAN AND HOME.
THE MISERABLE EVERYDAY LIFE OF
CITY CHILDREN.
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in the Household - Her Own Fashion
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tChieago News Rambler.

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] Zoe! great pity for city children BY
city chil'lren do not mean generally the
eAlidr'n Of city, although they, to, miss
great heal an ara sl,p to be p.i9l, but |
rel rather to IN usan Is of lttls ones who
live VITA their pNrsa IL the business p,r-
tion. Often their parents have charge Of
the huge building in which they make their
home. II yon will cast your eve to tina up
per stories OF soma OF the tower-like struct-
ures on the bu4y down town streets YOU
viii see clean diminity or neat chintz cur
tam ednrnlnS the window, in vivid con.
tra't wth tins uHcurtansd, unkept and
grlmy sash af tho stories below Mayhap
she wlnfcw ledge will holi a narrow wooden
OK containing few mos roses, or else a
'sw pots will hold to tho welcoming sun or
the >mose-taintei breeze few other hardy
flowers
jwner5 Of bu 'iness blocks, l;ka to the per-
sons they give them in charge OF, live on
| the premises and so the ianitor an! his
family ars assigned TO apartments in the
upper story. Often these quarters are made
c 'sy aud pleasant by q neat ami msthoiicsl
| wife, but oftensr Sill! they are rendereimor
bare and miserable than their embarrassing
SUI Nuulihs1- ~ tl5 CdllIFS4 SdSf
| familte. thst feel sorry for Their hari-
working parents are busy all day, and the
little onss are left to amuSe themselves
| But howl They have no playmate for,
| likely ennufa, there may not bs family
| similarly situated within two or three
| bio ks, ana they are afraid to trust them.
ssivei so Far away from thar door They
| Chamber down five OF six fights Of great
| wide stairs. thronged with busy men with
! the eager glare OF speculation and compe-
tltion in their eyes, and reach the still III ore
througed sidewalk
Poor little thingsl T2ey have never had
| a playmate who couli teach them a game
such AS other csilirsn play. Once in great
while ons notioss than making dismal at
tempt at ring 'Rouni Rosy" or soma ,uct
play, but the trial is generally diss,a
failure Then. occasionally you ere
startled to hear above the era h AMI din o
OF street the snril Voices OF little oles sing
i.ig Il u ton Brt sse.' Bat outside % these
| have never seen these poor babss engage
in any other pay. Tsey run about in an aim
less way AMI q 5ht AMI get very dirty, bu
thsy never seem 30 enjoy themselves TEsy
always seem tirel and not, an rather dis
gustsd, AMI their facos wear a pale, oliisi
lojk
They have no place to play except tn
sidewalks. Ii they play in the hallway
eros, mon CONF ont and scoli them, an,
when they go 10 the pavement they ara run
| into, jostsi ami knocked down by othe
! cross men. THY have no back yards no
front yards They cannot play marbles o
| hoY-Scotch fer tie interruptions AMI "h:
q, " is ieaie than for the same cause
KITES IRE ont 81 the question for they oal,
| fe a riEt Of the SLY through network o
tflegrtph wires. Tneir onij grass is few
2.a les tL2t Spring from cat, dropped in tn
cracks OF tie paving stones by horses u
tier MONDAY meal Tde country is terri
incognita to them The park-! On, yes
they have been to a parG--tw;ca Thsi
father and mother took them on two occa
>ions on sun lays. 1t was very hot an,
the street cars We're crowie !. AMI they e.
t;rel bef re they got there. Have a goo
time: On, We, they had re and gresi
| popcorn. AMI the ground was all greer
and thera wa water ant boats-at lsa>
papa sail they wsro boat That's nl
They don't remember anything else, an
they wpul INT have remembered that if
hadn't heen for the frp-c1rn.
, body they meet in their everyday lif
has Il kind wori Tor them. Wnen mo
speak to thon it IS to tell them to get on
of the way. Where other children racs v
caresses they recaive cuff. For them ia
sky is never blue. Thick, murky clouis {
smoke obscura what little they might Other
+ wise SEQ Of it, backeniRg the house, an
, showering dAyn smut AMI CRIME Til
strest is iu'l Of charging horses. and the Al
Is full of the din of business They expa'
fence no sweet AMI tender influence, an
, have no associations to bring them plea ur
an teach tham ta3wl,lga. Thev are Or.
teruatur9ly shr7wt and glib. They az
never at a Loss for an answer aui slang {
a lie slips from ID sir tol<Ga like sacoaI M
, turn They heva no one t, Guide. alvist
COMFORT or instruct them. Poor little cit
ehilirel!