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DBESSMAKEBS. 23 A SEASON WITH THE v
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Chapter Ii. Than I Know When Not A A Mor...
saw nothing * but darkness and slavery before her , and she gave herself And up how and was similarl lost . situatedwould tell the same tale y
many , , Emil as poor ys now Emil in y ? existence Alas ! . too And many that at whose — it -there lies door at are does the too door this man g onl y laring such of ,
ini emp qu loyers itous , fault who lie treat ? their I protest young people as slaves—who exact y from J 4 to 20 hours' work every day—who provide establishment them with
foodin quantity and quality , a disgrace to their — who of whom , provide are no thus home obliged for their to prowl victims about on the the streets Sunday all ; many day .
what It is they atonement who will can be they answerable make to _hex those _'eafter parents for these whose sins hearts ; but from their
establishmen are aching for t when a lost she child has ? fallen They but can they dismiss cannot her take proper precaution to prevent her from falling , Had the daily duties
. of this poor food g and irl been but tim of e 12 to hours take ' it duration inand — a had comfortable she had
home proper that provided her , evil for proper career her on would the Sabbath have been day , prevented , I will venture and she to
mi and say g , ht a usefu probabl l member y have been of society yet living ; perhaps , a comfort the good to her and , parents devoted , children
wife But of small there a good professedl are man some , and houses millinery the fond , tho mother ug and h happ dress of il his - y making their number establish . is
ments very but , which have y beenin factmerely set up for the , of decoying respectable , , " femalesfor the
purpose away young , a vilest screen of for purposes their infamies , the business One of of milliner these laces serving was merel in exist y as - p
ceased ence until to exist very . recentl Bills y , wer in . e the alw Quadrant ays kept ; in now the it windows has , happ — il for y , it was a milliner's shop—* requiring immediately several
g apprentices irl presented and herself improvers as a * candidate " If a p , lain or soug or indifferent ht information vacancies -looking for
just that purpose filled up , , she " or would asked either such be an told exorbitant _" their premium were as
would If she cause was young her to and leave good the -looking shop , without she was further " entreated question to _.
premium of engage hands herself was she woul , required and d even enter ; indeed be upon paid , as her for they duties her wer services immediatel e in great . " I y want need ; no
not remind , you what a charm this would possess in the minds who or of , those at expected leas young t , th g g ive ey irls must up wlio a pay larg knew a e larg portion little e sum or nothing of to their learn of their time the business to world their — , for it at the
same employer time ; . but So here they they thoug could ht , learn and , were and be rejoiced paid to enter so
Dbessmakebs. 23 A Season With The V
DBESSMAKEBS . 23 A SEASON WITH THE v
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Sept. 1, 1863, page 23, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01091863/page/23/
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