Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-11-25

day. Why II the mother not ~
work.
"Do You not work." asked the
mother. "Thcy say that almost every
wife Of n min man worss. too
mo, / 40 not work IN the mill. tie
woman answered. o. n queer Hight
came Into her pale face II have
come into an inheritance after 80 lone
years OF mill labor sly children and
my husband took me out 81 the mill
this snmsnef and they say III never
Feturn I'm having thc first rest Of
my life.
my folks were French Canadians.
Thirty years ago this month ! began
my toll In the mills % Fall River.
I was seven years old, was 40 small
the overseer used 10 carry me In his
arms up four flights 81 stairs 20 the
saooiing room. ] used 10 cry when
the thread would break and thofe
would be a smash / was baby.
The Thermometer stood al one dfgree
below freezing whom this picture wes
"a
ken.
"slr. worked dnrlng my entire
life MS few women I'D the World OUT
side OF this miserable town have ever
worked. / leave Il 30 yOH n have
not epFued a rcst.
A Child IN Love.
when vas rs / ron IN love with
ne man Who worked al an adjoining
loom. tie loved me. We were mar
ried. and though I was q mere child.
1 knew. az almost every woman IN the
mills knows when she marriea a
] u ....st.fN Hna
I him more tlian he WOULD support me.
earned then tl2.76 a week--never
! less than ei0. Ne earned 81. why ?
because any woman can earn more
than man al the loom. Quicker
! and more constant, you know,
Sweat Of the Brow.
well, sir. ! have been the mother
TO the mill The baby would be lon
IN the care OF anyone in the nelghbor'
hood who would take II for 81 a week.
I That's the regular price. Tho over.
seer Of RoFdens mill viii tell you that
I was the fastest worker Ia that place
for years. ! was driving every day
i never stopped the machinery az
noon to eos.
While Others Slept
eAt 6;80 we wonid be at.-home
again would set suppof would
wash The dishes wQnlH put the
children 10 bed MldnlRhl-2 Ocloch
Ca the morning. thousands Of nights
would find mo hangine up clothes in
y the back yard. az The ironing board
cleaning the house. taking nr max
ing cloihes / was the one who cared
TOR the sick baby IN the night ~
Hod, sif Tor years aid not sleep.
My husband had his pipe, and, yes
hia beer, when be waited u. did moi
bcKudge n. ! do not now. MIL mes
are only 10 marry We did the hesl
he conid Bur have had notmns
until now
"Noshlng2 Yes, ! have had my
beautiful children. Seven Of them
Z dead five a. babies. Believe me
they would have lived Il could have
cared for them ls that not terrlblo'
= Az son, 81, ami my daughtcri rs, dies
OF CONSUMPTION. The mills ala that
liui there are hundreds OF womei
m Fail River who have gone through
whai have. only most "a them ar
! stlll % work, while I'm free and car
walk out N the sunlight and have
only my house 10 keep.
saycf AN we own Is the iufn|iurl
} NJ thla house. We pay 81 weei
} rent. Groceries aud meats cost nl
$40 Tho Income, incMdinr my hns
J haua's s.. b s2s. Tho remaining en-
goes to keep us running and my child
rem have always been we'll clothed
! no matter what q has cost me"
The Why Therecs.
Through tho lnter2lcwor's mind
during thls strange recital. the wofl