The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-16

parts of sawdus bran and turf well arded say with
baked cocSroaches crckes and other succuen kitchen
rangers pint similar fluid that given in the morning
added to this by of washer and the happy recipient
left to his own reflections until next morning without
being bothered with any of the staff of lfea small
space of Is hours This bread supposed weigh pound
but, of course the baker takes care of that.
THE SoLITARYThere now, that is our bill of fare it
contains tobacco is garnshed with any conversation
Not bit of the weed is allowed within these walls nor
word spoken the pain of solitaryLord Mas to the
contrary notwithstanding. Twenty-Five hours out of every
twenty -four locked up in dark cells with the spiders
for mpanions and four bare whtewashed walls for
landscape to feast eyes upon The two that allowed
Tor exercise made for anything but pleasant by the
combined genius of the governor and the warder We are
marched round in ring like the spotted horses in circus
four yards apart and obliged keep strict silence and look
to the front, pain of SOLITARY" The ring walk ia is
composed of sharp gravel that has the soes out of
boos and left most of feet well acquainted with the
mysteries of the Tosee hawe neither smile at each
other across the circle get word in edgeways two
warders with loaded revover and six soldiers with loaded
rifles and bayonets xed watch Sometimes by constant
ampng on the ground pulverize the gravel and
make the track hard and smooth then becomes pleasant
to walk and glad for you hatmen accustomed
to hard knocks are easily satisfied, and rejoice
You will naturally desire to know what this solitary is of
which have spoken much cannot inform the curious
from personal experience for have not had the honor
of acquaintance with solitary yet; but these
lines the light then my time will have and hence
forth solitary and myself will be close friends must
therefore, give you the experience Of others fortunate
in making the acquaintance OF this famous abode OF the
wreched Solitary then, is cell of moderate capacity
refractory pupils OF cOnhned
order to cool their passions and improve their appetes
The occupant of this coveted cell is permitted to feast
of black bread in the twenty hours
which he is considerably added pint of Anna Lifey
wash it down. And what the crimes, hear you ask
that sends man into this Kimanham purgatory? Some
said to be- to complain of food anything else
about the premiseo forget sauting the Governor and to
look from under eyebrows spectaces at
warde These the mortal sins that consgn you to soil
try and the oaves and fishes There many others less
than these such failing to hold up the index
finger of the right hand when you approach the watercan
for cup of water at exercise getting somewhat closer to
your neighbour before and after than four yards British
while in the ring These but specimens of the
deadly SINS to go the whole catalogue will fill
paper and subject to the mputaon of heresy for dis
covering more than seven deadly SINS Solitary my boy
wonderful place to recuperae overaxed digestive organs
deplete plehoric stomachs infaibe remedy for
dyspepsia, and conclusive to the of govt than
mountain of Holloways pills When the outer world get
know its excellency there will be rush to it's magic
walls and the name of Kilmanham will be chaunted in
cantices of praise in every living tongue
Now that you have brought through the day. tell
something of how you spend the night Aye, aye, the
nght-sobe somber nightthe of ghosts and COB
nsso suggestive of mirh soft embraces sweet dreams and
bamy repose The sable night that inspires the song slim
ulates the dance, and suggests the serenade the svey
night that watches the cast their long shadows
the hants of love- and decoate the sylvan shades and
bowers where Cupid gambos amid the perfume of thou
sand flowers and with unerrng aim brings down angels
aayed in cause and gomer alike. Yes you thinking
of the happy nights that memory back to- and wish
know if night in Kmainham resembles any of those.
You must be little versed in the gay surprises that England
has always in store for her political prisoners imagine
that the mind could for moment be diverted with dreams
of things so fleeing and unsubsantial If there be any
truth in the couplet-
" EARLY to bed and early to rise,
Makes man healthy, wealthy and wise'-
we have all the advantage. We go bed five p m
and must get up six in the mornings but, if the
countless of eas allow time dream of
our Ducneas far away there other keep
awake The adage that provides for the eary bird the
early worm is verified in case except it be the hun
CRY that gnaws at our vitas First presume, lest
we should break shns the costly and extensive fur
nare of our cells the gas is left burning all night next
that thieves would break into domicis soldier is
placed front of the cells in the hail. and another at the
back of the cells in the yard These two engines of war
in the gravel, making most eloquent music with their hob
nailed boots and amusing each other every fifteen minutes
as we'll to give us to understand that we are perfectly safe
stentoran voice" ALPS we'll" At intervals of an hour