The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII. No. 358, November 6, 1886.

"The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 358, November 6, 1886" by Various is a magazine from the 1800s made for young women, complete with stories like Rosa Nouchette Carey's "Merle's Crusade". This is a story of a young woman named Merle, who starts a new job as a live-in nurse for a rich family, and the story introduces us to her and captures the warm welcome she receives and her immediate connection with the family's children. As Merle gets to know the children, especially a fussy baby named Reginald, the reader sees how Merle thinks about her role and what she wants to achieve, which is told in a way that highlights duty, caring for others, and a peek into how families lived back then.