Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-11-17

an old brass ruIe and three collars, casn, IN MS
pocket. lie coon found himself in Pennsy lvanla,
and being weary. called at the ina Of a Dutch
man. " no he found quietly smoking his pipe, when
the following dialogue ersaed
Well, Nish:sr Walking Sihick, vor you want?
.Refreshments and repose'
Super ant Lodgings, subbosey
yes, sir, supper and lodgings
Pc sou Yankee pellar, init chewelry IN your
pack sheat te galsT
No sir; no Yankee pedar'
"A singin' deacher, too lazy 10 work.
No, SIR
"A chenteel shoemaker ,vo, stchays till Saturday
n ght. ant lay sh ihrunk ia lie Poarch halter sun
dayT
No, sir, or should have mended M boots be
fore this. Butt not disposed longer 70 sub
NIT TO this outla sdish IuquisIiion. Can you give
me supper and lodgngsf
'Torekley. But vot be you, book achen', Ia
king honest boobies money for ieeue iarnin
dat only wakes dem lazy2
Try again, your worship.
"A deu,scht, breaking boobies cha"s, at toll
lar schnag, and runnl' of nit old Shamrock s
tauahterf
No. sir; no tooth Puler'
| a kernolous, den, feelin' te Young folks beds
! like SO many kabbitch, and chargla' twenty ~ c
tents for dellio' DER fortunes, like planned Yam
kee?'
/ No sir; no phrenologi.,, neither, your Excel
| leucy.'
| well, den, voi de title are your Choos, dell
ant you shall have some Of 70 pest sassage !o
/ super, ant o'chay all night, free gra'ish mil ou
chargin' you q zent mt gill of Whisky 10 sdaT
on peforo prekfast.'
.Verv well, your honor. To terminate the col
loquy without further circunIocution, | am ar
humble disciple Of Faust-a professor of tho ar
preserva,ise Of all arts--a typographer, at your
servcet
'Votsch dat?'
hat
newsPGpers'
a man vot brints nooshbnbers! Oh! vaw yaw
Py Choopiter-aye! aye! Datsch II! a man 70
brints nooshhabers-yaw! ynw! Walk up, vail
mans pack off Chon, pring some jlnks TO It
wire. A man vot brinis nooshbabers. IRISH j
may pc shot if didn't dint you rosh daitorn
LIFE IN \ PEsITENTIARY.-In The kuicke rbock
er Magazine for October, the editor gives the
following graphic sketch of visit he recently
made to Sing -Sing-ono CT the New York State
Prisons:
"lf the unhappy young man who has .ecently
filled the journals OF The metropolis with the de-
tails OF his folly aud crime could before Welding
to emptatlou have looked IN upon the state prIs
oners at Sing Sing, as We did The other day,
ly he would have shrunk back from the vortex
before him. Poor wretches IN their best cs,a e 4!
How narrow their cells; how ceaseess their toll !;
,pb eSat.o.. ef oe--.f~-. 49,. tio -~1:.. !
IL was sweltering August day, breathless and
Oppressive; but there rest for the eigh'
teen hundred unhappy convicts who piled their
never ending tasks within those walls. Steaihy
chances from half raised eyes; pale couGtenances,
stamped with meek submission, or cleaning with
powerless hate or important inaIIgnltv; and hard
la Dor the fullest sense, were The main features
OF the still life-sceno, as We passed through the
several workshops. But what picture was pre-
tbo
open courtyard Of the sound of the bell, 10 pro-
coed to :heir cells with their dinner! From the
thick atmosphere Of the carpet and rug shops,
leaving the ciack Of shuttles, the dull thump Of
the weaver's beam, and the long perspective Of
cords, pules, patterns and multliudlnous 'har
ness they poured forth; from murky smyihs,
streamed the imns OF Nulcnn- ar'". g 't'o DARN
recesses from which they emerged; from doors
which opened upon inteTminable rows of close
set benches, burst forth the knights Of the awl
and hammer the rub-a-dub OF the cooper's NAL
let, tho creak of his shaving knife were still; the
stone hammer silent; and the court yard was
full of the striped crew. God Of compassion What
a sight il was, TO zee that motley multitude take
up, in gangs, their Illuminating march. Huge
degrees swelering in the heat, were interpreted
among .the iines;' hands crimson With murder
rested upon the shoulders Of beings young alike
in years and crime; the victim OF bestaity pres
sed against the heart-broken tool of the scatheless
william; and all were blended in one revolving
mass of trained soldiers of guilt; ther thousand
legs moving the leg of one man; all 10 silence,
save the peculiar sound of the sliding tread, graz
ting not less upon the ear than upon the ground.
One by one, they took their woodea pills Of din
ry md amphibious looking grub, and passed on,
winding up the stairs Of the different stories, and
streaming along the narrow corridors to the soii>
tary cells.-Il was too much for the tepder heart
Of poor f., this long procession of the gangs As
they passed on IN slow succession, her lips began
10 culver; and one after another drops OF pity
rolled down her cheek. AL these said she 10
the keeper, had mother. who looked upon their
and blessed their innocence! All! how
infant feet softer than velvet TO the touch. have
been pressed TO the maternal lips. that now shuf-
fie along these prison aislesr There spoke 'ihe
mother;' and with her gentle words of pity We
Lee nf The SLaia,s prisnn and liz unhannv