The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-06

SERIES-NO. tl9
Tne Happiest Man in New York.
A reporter, who recently paid a visit to
Jenkins, says jenkins, in his cell, is cheer
1ul, soclaDie and happy. The cell is liQht.
roomy and well ventiiated
eff l went to one Of sur f;rst.class
hotels, said Jenkins, az cosldnt oct so
good accommodations only takino koI1
of the grating through which he fniirad
and smiled), Gas somebody saws The
iron enters my SOUL"
| READING.
He had his coat of, wore black PANTS
and white vest. "My friends, who are
very kind to me-" said he, I" furnish ma
with all the reading matter / want, and
have my choice, from the latest senss-
ton novels to Oarlyles Essays
From grave to gay, from lively to severe"
He took up one Of Miss BraddonA
novels in his hand, and threw it on the
table again. l-5
"But," he continued, 81 don't relish.
light reading in here as / used to do. Z
never could read Carlyle until now. r
had no time to bother myself with hssoes
culiarities of style for the sake of gettinG
at his thought. But now, my leisure; Is
more oppressive than otherwise; I nxss
time to read, mark and inwardiy digest.
have time to think-to mediate upon
what I have been reading. I tell you, Ea
said, with keen enjoyment of the pleasant
train of his thoughts, resting himself with
one foot in an interstice Of the cross-bars,
and his hands clasping two of the pefpen-
dicular bars, it is true, - has been said,
that it is not the arnOant 8 man seads, but
what he appreciates, which enriches his
mind. One mans mind will be filled W.
great thoughts by single pregnant
tence, while another's vial be empty :: >
a day. reading. Its the same as aaln.
eating; it's what you digest that does you
good-that becomes, IS il were, a part of
your very being.n
'True, !" said our friend. "Some peo.
pie read all then lives and never have an
original thought"
s'Oh, yes" he said, 81 can plead guilty
to having read scores on scores of books
with very little profit. A man in business
does not have time to read. Now feel
the full effect Of every passage; some
passages seem to go right through me, 7
know the truth of them SO well in my own
experience. For instance, I was reading
this morning in Carlyle Catching up the
large volume and turning the leaves with
nervous rapidity this way and that, until
he found the page he wished), and I came
upon this"
He read a sentence in the pepper upon
Mirabeau, where it is said, in substance,
the greatness Of some men is shown by
their failings, and that men with great
virtues and capacities, as well as great
faults and weaknesses, sometimes, after
exposure, failure or crime, develop latent
strength and nobleness
Our friend remarked that it was fine
passage.
g am better and happier man TO-
day, he said, his eyes kindling, than /
have been for three years-perhaps than I
have ever been. feel relief from old
burdens and freedom for new effort that
is almost exhilerating.'
For the last three years I have lived
in the suspense of certain exposure.
tell you it was terrible-terrih}e knew
it must come, but dreaded H. 1 could
not leave the bank = it held mel would
not nave staid in the bank day (he said
it haughtily) if bad dared to leave it.
could have made fortune any time these
three years and l knew how to do it if I
could have got away from the bank
Here was touch Of the old fever.
"Iknew then, and know bow to q 4
now! II I could have been left by my.
self after this, or could have five years
now, could have paid up all this thing
by my own hand. I have got over the
suspense and the exposure, and am a now
man. The exposure was the worst III
could stand that, I could stand anything.
The man that was with me Garl) could
not stand it, and he committed suicide.
But when got through with that, it was
the end Of my punishment. They cannot
hurt me now. Ny punishment is over.
" You knew" he said, relapsing with en-
joyment of his thought again into meta
physics, the law of compensation in the
human mind, as everywhere, is such that
a man cannot suffer beyond a certain
point; after that comes reaction and re-
lief A disease can only go beyond GER
tain point; then the patient dies or be-
comes cOnvalescent"
81 am convalescent. | have passed
over the limit of mental suffering. They
may put me in cells they may con6ne me
for years; but shall be happy wherever
/ am. l don't expect anything have
no right Tn exDect ANYTHING I onlv homo
for leniency. Of course want to get off
as easy as can; think have some fu-
ture before meyet. lam forty-nine years
old, and have twenty good years vet.
For the sake of my friends, l hope nv
penalty will be light, and l want to do
something more in the world. l cannot
suffer any more for this fault-that is
through with. Ishall be happy wherever
lam. l think l am now the happ'est man
IN New York. Don't Won think ao2"