Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-25
A BABTS DI.4RT.
xs.p,essions of a Stranger Just VsheTet
Into this EristeMce.

Impressions Of a Stranger J"st Cs"eFe0
Into this Existence.
First day-Wonderful. heavenly! At
last am really in the world! Who
would have thought that one could
breathe so freely and cry out SO loud!
am curious to see if all will be as L
dreamed. How I snail enjoy the sun
shine, the blue sky, and the fresh, pure
air that will cool my heated skin! Oh,
If might only see and feel them now!
Second day-What dreadful heat!
How disappointed 1 ami This air. this
water, this light-how different it is
from what I imagined. Patience! L
shall be better off after awhile. This
old woman who nurses me doesn't seem
to understand me at all.
Fifth day-No deliverance yet! Ii 1t
goes on like this can't hold out much
longer. The whole live-long day 1 lie
smothered in feathers. I can scarcely
get a breath of air. I am bound up in
one wooden and two linen swaddling-
bands; then little shirt and worsted
Jacket are put on me. I am placed on q
long feather pillow. and feather cover
lid is laid over me. The hanging of my
crib are closely drawn, double curtains
darken the room, and the windows are
tightly shut, and there l, poor little
creature, must lie from morn till eve.
Ny glowing skin is even worse off than
the stove beside me, for that can give
off its heat. Oh! if I knew what to do.
If cry that old woman gives me hot
milk to drink, and I am hotter than be-
fore. If my hands feel cold, because
my head is burning, that cruel nurse
brings pair Of feather pillows for them.
am ready to die with pain. I turn my
half-closed eyes from side to side seek
ing some escape, and my tormentor
says: "The child is shivering, heneeds
more warmth;" and she catches up the
thickest blanket she can find, heats it
on the stove and throws it over me. Is
no one coming to help me?
Tenth day-Another fearful night!
The air is sitting! [ cry my best, but
no one understands me. must drink,
drink, and drink again until overflow.
This morning 1 was longing for my
bath, hoping it might be little cooler
than usual. They began. to undo me,
but all at once they bound me up again
and put me in that horrible pillow. The
nurse was frightened about something,
and off she went for the doctor. He
came and looked at me in my pillowy
grave, and-did nothing to help me, al
though looked at him most pitifully
and tried hard to tell him of my suffer
ings. Half an hour later had to swal
low spoonful of nasty sweet stuff that
smelt horrible; that was to do my poor
stomach good. Air, air, fresh, cool air
light, water! Shall never know then
in this world?
Twelfth day-Well! I can't last
much longer! There was grand con
clave of all my aunts and female cousins
yesterday; each had new remedy fol
me, and all agreed that the cold was
the cause of my illness. They ordered
that I should be kept warm; they gave
me prepared food and some strong wine
that went through my heated brain an6
made me like one dead. They bounc
flannel tightly around my stomach 81
that after every spoonful of food I had
to bring some up. My legs were drawn
down straight and fastened tightly 81
that could not draw them up to east
my aching stomach little. I am grad
ually becoming insensible. Oh! tina
it may only be soon over.
Thirteenth day-Farewell, thou beau
tiful world! Thy light, thine air have
not been given me. I am going to where
there are no bands and all are free.
NOT MANY MILLIONIIRES IN TIKI
FIFTIES.
No longer ago than the year 1851 $50,
600 made large estate and 100000
made its owner rich man. Only six
teen residents of Boston in that yea
were millionaires. The Appleton fam
lily made three of this number-Natha1
Appleton was worth 81, 100000, Samue
Appleton, his brother, the same, ane
William Appleton, his cousin, $5O0,OO(
more. All three began life poor, Sam
uel with 81 cents. The dry goods bust
ness and manufactures gave them for
tunes, which they used most generously
William appropriating his entire in
come beyond his family expenses to be
nevolent purposes. John Bryant made
81, 100000 in the Northwest coast anc
China trade. Ebenezer Francis, who
also began life poor, made $4,000, OO(
in the East India trade; John L. Gard
ner and Thomas Wigglesworth made
half that sum in the same way, ant
Joshua Scarf as much in West Indi.
trade. These were the days of CONNER
cial prosperity in Boston before the
tariff had destroyed our carrying trade
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