Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-11-18
PARIS. ME-, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER Is. 1854

Nilcn alloSca to clean nv room. a. re-
ward for good oandact. because u conier-
RI additional liberty. shc made everything
a. bright and polished as II IL hal been new.
as pleased. % coursc. bus cleaning ani
soaring appeared % be jacobs hobby
an uncommon one Tor Jcwcss-and still
more rare among the inhabitants 81 our
warls- AT thc time she coald spare from
pri-pn-vorE was devoted % sweeping. and
polishing up her own cell in tbe corner.
Wails. ioor. and even the ceiling got the
benefit oi her cNcrtions. She reached thcr-
with an agility which nobody would expect
from Der squat 6-urc. Almos, the entire
ward "a indebted ~ her In this way. which
brin-;s me o. uie only troubiesome incEna-
iian Jacobs cscr showed- There va M
such thiug as getting he's % rcsg or remain
ln a cell more than tEo or thrc. weeks.
~hen once q Eas fairly secured oai. and
there vas nothing morc for JacoLs o. clcan.
not spcck of dust lcft on its bare ualls or
in Us four corncrs. shc became uneasy.
restless. alsays impioriag leave % change
r"NH+H A aAH'|Haa AAHfNA NaAfn 90
not recognize such hamors. bat. A. iu thc
working % every system. rules viii De- re-
.axei and modihcd according o. character
and circumstanccs. 90 ga female convlct
prisons. The COOL wiilof ofEccrs. thc cousil-
cratlna ot directors. and .omcfiucs thc gen
eral desire for a. much Of a Faiet Iic a. can
Pc gpt in such places. admit % smau nat
ter and allosancrs beyond thc strici rcsu-
ntions- jacobs seemed O. understand the
fart. and took hcr measures accordingly.
Ilc oa.y rvIlest she ever made % dirgctors.
.aly superintendent. or cLaplain-the only
Prisilegr she ever c5axcl ir1l r.c. ia ~
turn .nr Der spontaneous -ersices-iir- on
iy approach O. iuiir,a-s viih Der fellow
prisoners she ever tired. Wa ior lla,o t8
eKclaagc her cell. There va a report
arnong us-l know not how % oririnatrl-
to ih- ede-t that the Joscphs hal made IN
tc-cst in b~r favor viih thc prison a1thori-
i.es. " latcscr thc iuhucnor broaght o.
bear oa thc case mig ght b.. certain o. va
tLat Jar2as' rrlac.t was aISays granted
s-. .,1t leave O. cHchanre. could uot b.
more oalurifr than abe directors o. a crea-
taro sho served ms with sach real. and a.
t'r her trl.aE-rr prisoners. thol.h - no
means Inclined to assist or sratif, each ofL-
er generally. ibcy were wilhng enough o.
obh-e Jacobs. Ia sbort. before LalftLe
tiino oi Acr sentence elapsed. shc had made
thc roani of her entire ~ar.ls. and a. ls.t
rrl lcstcd. nth hrr usual pertiuacious hu-
iuihty. an immediate transfer o. 40 a..
tLc Ass ceI a. the extreme enI of the cor
Filor. alI thc only oue she hal n0t tried
No. a. "a. indeed a sort 90 FORGOTTEN o-
za4sel cell. partly because it va oat Of ti.
Sas. an partly became there wasadars
Tradition Aiia.Led O. Is. mu.t cell soa
tAai aiy ~ari i,uncd pari OF vhat was call
cd the old prison. a division o. the bui.dire
nurh more anci,nt than tbe rc.t. ~hirh. ia
f1rmer iime.. bal been on certain occasios.
often apPropriafcd to male oouvist.. ard a
notci burslar "a said o. have escaped pab-
ii- cxocutlon by hanging himself in ihat
rcrF ccL >leh stories never can o. r8t
,o 4.c oat. Pa-t.c1h-.y to prisons 5at DC
was llslcd uP as far AS possible. o. say,
tLe oihoeI trclble iu case the crH .hosH
ar Hantei That l.I uot happen. O. mv
great .af...aci.ou. and 80. 90 was Iet l4
lis emptiness t,Il Jacob. took n fancy % ...-
clpg r. Nheth-r shc had heard tb. taI.
or n0t. had 90 certainty. II "a yer,
likely thaf soue oh inhabitaut .f th- prs
uu ulnhI au.r n-aLe her a.-n~.,.f ,t ID