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OPEN COUNCIL. 212l
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The Dkessmakeb's Life.
" " When by extraordinary the work for exertions the Drawing and -room increased fter was about done bustle , say , i at twelve got th work e or remainder one o ' cloc hour k ,
l the ess day than as a hol ctor iday y g — irl ) that we is were to say said , a to have t one — lit ne unless 7 r , _uniona indeed , ( there one was .
that a cated State day . Ball Once or or the too C next oncert on the , w , hen or occurrence some of course of th of e grea even a recent er our nobi so national called ys re rejoicing holiday - was , happening we confis had a -
see ours holiday th . And . more After on f that or fourteen , tuna day te we p hours leasure had work the seekers , mortification we were ending released of their knowing a holiday t six o that ' clock as we the t p began . m out bo . to
who side of answere our house d the was bell prepared receive for ins an tructions _illiimination to tell , and a lad of y hearing who had called y that no business was being , transacted that day * t
of O her ur inmates mistress . " was She " was utterl even y care more less than as to this the , morals often , acting health , towards or comfor us , with regardless crueltyd always treating us as . mere machines . For
depending instance , towards the the work end , of an of a season overworn , while finger the stw fashionable o of our nu ladies mber were had
on our , fainted succumbe and d and was were carried in bed up , stairs and on b the y her forenoon companions in question . She , had one not youn been g person long istress in her
re in stairs ques bed t s , he w g h her en d , to to bu return our t in a t to few onishmen her seconds work t , . our after Thoug m resuming h barel appeared h y able seat , to fainted walk dowi , room and *
was a , second time , borne from the roombut without raising any other mark have when of sympath her it was short y discovered than holiday being she among told intended that the " finall fir when , st , " to the pr leave o season mise . before af was terwards ano over ther re she pu season d would iated . y
his a On time patron the ser occurrence . ving In my , case o who f an , y I always was illness accused squared amongs of t his having us relaxation , op an inion unnecessaril apothecary s for with the was y alarmed When interest called this my in of ,
friendswho had written to ask a few days me . was i nconven thecar " , ience y rel ( he m ne was y rvousness emp loyers t a " , althoug he ysician affirmed h ) he discovered in had their previousl presence that y my informed that absence my me _timible would that
when renovation my cons getting tit " ution So alarmed I went " and on ent for ire anxious l a y short diso to r time der get e , , until rid and I of would too useless fainted require sick on my co ? np stool le let I .,,
was prescribed told I mi costl ght y go drugs the , next and day that . the I need expense not while say of them that from was this not apothecary little borne peo b p y often the ,
business deducted any which time profited spent by in recruiting their effects the ; health we health were our sacrificing irits pay was in
everything their service was . Towards demanded the , and gain the of our maxims _superiors of political our economists , _sj > while , were mone the set y _,
at nought as to the rights of servants and the duties of masters , reverse Your was readers carried out be even unaware beyond of the the limits great of amount justice of . standing required may
thing to testimony perform in itself to the what , work but would its in effects houses probably on of many be the its are first effects caused terrible class , many . the . This will Medical illness may be able men have look to can referre speak a small bear of d
it to from and their an instance practice of . the . This selfish it was and which reckless cruelty of my I mistress arose from , it me . and I had that told same her forenoon my opinion she as to me the two effect difficult standing pieces had of work had gave
fco upon _xDerform , adding , with an emphasis which quite _horrified and enraged my companions effects though of I have it , , and been " Be particularl away sure , from Miss y the . the results business , you of this stand for standing a considerable while work you do still time them accompany now . " , Al the
me From , nor is my it , experience likely they of will twelve ever years cease , to I can do so also . corroborate your statement .
Open Council. 212l
OPEN COUNCIL . 212 l
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Nov. 1, 1858, page 211, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01111858/page/67/
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