Majenta

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No baby smiles or babyish tears are ever seen on their faces. At the earliest date they are old, and appear to view life just as it is to them in all its blackness. They know no home, they have no school, and before they are able to talk they are taught to carry bundles on their heads or backs, or pack a younger member of the family while the mother carries merchandise, by which she gains a living.
The Complete Works of Nellie Bly: Ten Days in a Mad-House, Around the World in Seventy-Two Days and More
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