Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-11-18

sponsc humbly and calmly. a. - certain the
requisite amount Of confrition would come
IN cool time and could not help thinkin
Il Asort q Je~es- penance which made her
take 90 The scrubbing and scourins of Der
out-oi-the-~ay cell more rcsoiutciy after
every visit.
Things had been going on in that fashion
for some time. Il was miI-~inter and be-
.iies being anasually cold. = season Of pc
culiar concern 90 as natrons and assistants
Whoever has hal 20 do With female convict
Embellishments. vill be- aware that o. the
dark Deccmhcr. or rather Christians and
Ncs Year times. there l. al~ays dispo.i-
tion % sulail riots among the inhabitants n
the cells. Whcther IL arises from the re-
rnemhrsnce Of former festivities contrasting
~Ith the monotony ofprison-life. or 90 .oue
occult influence % The season acting on the
spirit. and tenpcrs ofthose difi- i-ult sabiects.
cannot say. from wocful experience. that
more windows are then broker. more blank.
e. and sheets torn up. moro fierce battles
fought, and more women carried II scream
ING o. ;he dark cells. than a. any other Pc
Rod - the year. We had nothing % tbe
kind a' yet, and were hoping % get over
thc troublcsome time in comparative qaiet.
bat increased watchf1lncss was nevcrfheiess
considered neccssary. AMI those Who did
the night duty were cnioined 90 make the
round q the wards more frequently than
usual 4 drcary business it Was for the A.
.istan' nafrons % whom the work general
~ irii % Face about al The long winter
nigh, through those gloomy stone passages.
wrappcd iu cloak and With lantern in hand.
listening for every sound. and booking in A.
the rnsPertion hole above every cell door
nni anyioasly waiting for the six O'Clock
'c.l. Ehi-s Foa,i ,,icv- ticir watch
~a- ou duty one night ai,o.. the mil!l.
of December. had made thc stipulated
rounds. and found everything quiet. uh.n
it occurred o. ne. about three O'Clock in
tbe morning. that al night long / haI not
approached or even looked into No. -
The cell a. ] have said. va. out Of tIe wav.
there Wa sou % bend Or aarle la a..
passage which Jed 20 its door. anI miaht
have saltcd for IT, ancient usc-the .o,-
demned cell q ihe OF PRISON. jacobs lad
never given any trouble. and va certainly
not a breaking oat subject. fclt rno
neglect % duiy % lcave her alone from
boar to hour. uhlc tie Test Of ,be waris
verc duly insPected but. f.r regulations
sake. teit that ougb, O. see The door Of
NJ. 81. a. tais was almost mv last round
Baek / vent IN its direction anil let me re-
mark tAat bad on a pair Of Est slippers.
which were thought perfect treasures toa
matron on tho uight-Eafch for their a1i-r-
lr-snes, but Judge Of ny amaxcment and
conil-.7n. slen s3itly approaching the cru
oi my model prisonc-. ! caIght Io~ ra.r-
~ sound. a. % somctLIng 4crc ieine done
With li- or a ch is@l There vas a faint
light too. shaded uiy ianiern and IookeI
tL7oo-h the iu.Peciion hole. The gas va.
blmin- very iow. and crouched in the cor-
ne-. viih Der face close % tLe aoor. ba-
working wah both hands. and a small bit
of broken iroa. AL % i0 widen crcti.e she
hal made between it ani tle vail. saw iie
b.tlerio qliet aad most mana.eatIe jacobs.
>ls Lal not beard. AM c11ld nos see me-.
ani a. great as ny surprise vas. my carr
os.fr t1 kalv uhat .he vas doing va. stI
greater. stood f.r a inmate OF two wai-h-
ing Ler vork. an soon perceived fLas Che
Object was OBJ ga her fnrcrs iu and get
something oct The effort secne5 dosarr-
ate. for hlr hands we're scratcbsd aad bleed
ius ia many places by coming n contact
sl,h tle Sharp edges oi iLe stoa. sns thr
5rokeu be oi iron but az ieneth 3D. sae-
oeclrl in getting tso 61g rs nl1 tle crew
icc. aal aIth tlem come n sfrine of bad.
.. .a..ar. t.-t t..s flashed l.os, r.-.
droIs .I 4rc la t..e i.iat -a.-r-lt.
" a.i on ,ilih are yoa dong Jaeohss-
sa.3 ]. sfr4k.a- oat my asforishulcat. aal
tle Jefess t.r1ei r.uaI si,L a Iess amar.
CD ...k taar r.re.
800 have .lr-it rs. m..s.- .t.sl ID ia
issr ias arl h1m... tou-. kn-ut..
uoa.l .--.at lol uont be hard aa m-.
yolrea mer..al htr. o. Jo.s-is uH.
a.as. lll az Pr.s..t 1.a l..e. arI nat-.e
500 u.a.i be good ,nolrh t1 CAS-. thls.-
sas a..lel. coming close to ti,r booked door.
AMI pre.eatra1 fl ne thr.a-h Gre inspoo.
t,oa ho... q sa.aH Toe tr..uanf pfa.
. 50 Jsm.nt.. saii o. ID uiH nottsk-
aas 1uae from 500. . want uothnr ron
t.e J.s.rhs be sart ta tnou uhatgoa
have t... i..nl ar to th's sf. Dor r
so.r ..1 arl e'i. ga. ttat g.a .rat .lt
~ fie .rs.oe hetue,a rc vaT l-I tte