, 1869-05-23
THE SWEAT-R0X


Many Jeas aEo was ny good fortune 70 totn
70 the Initeti States recei@tng:ahlp Softn caro-
"a q sosad ans g s ia safs in
Lighted at hls a1abnity OF manner, md his con
OF The snip, even to m;unte paTticulafS, which
few persons have haI an opportunity 10 lnyesr-
$ Tse .p.p was IN be,u,,t,, or,,e, the weather x.s
cne, the party was All Nfe snd eaJety and the
Commodore the eoul OF pqllteneaA We were
water. .uce~thc ofigo deck. I beNere-Nhen he
said, " II you VIII walk tals wAF, wli show you
scne apartments ,hat arc only occupied oeca-
nouaEy.' ...-..'
lie took ns toward the bow Of The resell through
tna: gloomy deck where lamps arc burning even
at middaJ, md then he showed us the "a1a1t-
menis '--a hall '!oZeu, .1osr or less--oI na1Eow,
dark, upright wooden calls, eseh lasEe en?1sh
onfJ to t0uta!n one living being. and closed u
,htek ,:oo7. through which nvs or six sage5.hoaea
kUHltJ az III.
''Thcse ase the sWe1 boxes, na said: "heu
~ 81 oi sa, ee ep aeenea Ia The new
him UP In one Q! these boxes foE twenty-iour
hours AZ time. ors y sety nai fellow. We some
waler.'
50 SlMlic and humane punishment, In place
os the ua1ba1ors7 crcel, and degrading system Of
vhpfnne q once called iesta ne eolo21sn2 Of
qua1ned approval AMI adniyation Of 50 InIld and
benign penalty, EheH the Commodore SAIL With
quiet smile:
It's ptGtty severe though. Would any one
H1s - ~ u Iot aln1n9ts M o. t*o -.
3sa RaF ss s'ys sdas css 9, e "a p.
GIVE mn ere Slse Nun I'VE !Commodore,
r.eI,pcu M y, la'o Lie oe4s aan 11e ooor was iocked
t.n6 u,..,, tnroorc,, ,xt,,,, f,r, .,.s. ~ =,
= soInp to1ssn natanIeo Mitoiu iuul slaes g!
49, a. oarr - ;s~ 49, ~. ~ s1at % .
uou3 ~ eseas Aoe, ~ NV VI MeAuM Soul
ixw ot s'.ou~ ~, oan ~ - .,a wss us1e
not N.Y. .eoH ~ " sHnuaa " any sA9e GstHeeo M no.I
sna .ne ~ WI ~ sos nor &c p lsise ny nana 20
ap 50 straight inas she @ 6ask o. T. ny aead touched
ece oaes ot toe e se4 Haae u isohs taefe ~ H.
| uooF ana q! 1ace As the box WAS Wider tnan II
| vas deep, ooaid not even turn 10 y
The breathing holes were u spme distance b.
low The level Of the e{es-tu fact they were on a
lese4 WITH my mouth, 80 that even the miserable
] Consolation Of peepln0 through them upon DIM
j iJ-u3hted deck was iTPossible For the hame
rea1n that the arms could NO; b bent, bensltna
| The lnets was aliAe !mpracucabe- The box was
utterly dark and the drat sensation that I heaan .
/ to experience Was sckeuing, hoF!hlc feeling Of
have the lid closely screwed down over your face,
woulu have been no wosse than snls. WAS, IN
'asf s 6 nsoye with g., r,o,ence
Easpcd for fresh hr; the blood rushed to ny
head and seemed to threaten npoplexy, md
could not reach my band to my thfobb.ng
Meantime ali remained still II the grave on the
outsde-I suppose b. The Commolores onicts.
great @ % stoIs At sea, M Or ps1sa,ng ;, siow fsmi,s
Ia th!s teYri}ie ssrcophsuus lon9 artrr the cFcw
Ind dr4ertrt the Hrerrr1 shir Tint NJ a man
lying hepIess upon lis ssee in such . wooden
case or nerhans etaI ding IN bs hta,i itnr sueS
miu6t he XII nnsttjnn, m 1rrcled Iasa1 i,r
thes. frstfnI ffnnnchts ~ ta Ehet m.h1 h,nnsn
to others soon gsya Way to the resi eor,rs ~ nv
nxu s,fn,1tnn ~ ~ '"0 A'~' e'i1oio u o1'
Ths ~ nrstio, oc.c,,,rod y. ,no c,,..,o. NJ
air IL the box. nroIucei IN 1na Nniso desrr W fnr
Vnter NV liz vrW hani snt arr ma n1r rnnvne M
9as j,,e eh,n lin .I.,aeH rev feyer ~ s,s
nnenrhssfe ,hIrsf atInoreh haa H.,cr,innt ~ ~
rremsn ~ nuIef "a nnss,hic ths ttss. s..nT ~ ~
short, yct reason itsel{ began to play iAntssttc
nrThans tnr Cnnmo.inre Was a nfsSttraI soecr
snh inStean ri far ,n,n1fe. rnte+,t tose 80 ~
hau. ior ~, honr or - Wnas w1a to nrrvtnt
,s ~ ~ - ia an nn1 ~ Glct W. is thes
sS s ,ht - tn,a 80, ~ ,Si au .rtE,ts. It ,,.r
utt 'nA' @ s neie .us i,h ~! soey
81, too ~ neJ;axta s;1, peGans toH a&a' !os ny
,s w. Sla,oss nv ~ ~ VIII 4 aaa teE
son!o Dol @ ieaca ny naha 70 ohae u should Gg
supportaole. The pssplraton .esan 10 stream
rum esel1 pore. Iee nox oecatne ihtnlcEanU
eloee: anch1 a Is Is inu @ o. nu9au sanor-tne ase
mi9utes mpss @ naFe elapsed ionK axoCshe slay II
se most a'G 9stenenInom 3 ,sa opE m eaa kae Sun
gone Gown 'TM1s u aask niSnt an On aeSk nhoee!
" eoHbe, c4nHot lecatl " tne aensatto = IoAt
!6as " 9e1 q sa ~ 70 % e1a5 n ,h.s PIC!
2 your ~ II, 1on could no. no mors - dismiss yosE
,s ~ ~ S ~ ~. rs,1 ~ nuen ~ ~ ~, LEI ynu
S ~ 1ns.as s JILL s%4 =. .c A ~ m ne LIE hh
rs74 condi4ion ~ ,nnd NJ H nv - s ,sts
tnt1n,s ~ ~ 'ofs 'ae ps'nc'
&otI"se ot ,ue pspHAnHeoL ,.
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