New-York tribune., 1871-05-30
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way He has, also, or thinks he has, O fine baritone
voice. and at all hours Of the day and night he wakes tho
echoes Of the corridors with sentimental dtty and
is rewarded with much such applause Mr. smangle
bestowed on the Zephyr PAY away at t! I'm smoth-
cred II the operaHouse isn't your proper hemisphere
Keept up. Hoorayp ~ On my remarking TO Mr.. Saw
yer that the bed and bedding fearful to behold be
replied that it was Every comfortable :" that he had
slept on 1t himself for three months, and knew II
r sawyers previous occupation Of that bed did any
ng Dut reassure me- and, doubtless 1t accounted for
the fearful amount Of hard work which my ngernals
mad 10 do, TIL my exit from the prison and a Turkish
bath relieved them from 80 arduous function
Left to myself, stepped out to the parrow corr
dor, and looked down. was Immediately teized with a
gddy fascination TO throw myself of the idizzy hight
and fearful OF sacrificing my own life and he interests
Of THE TRIBUNE, at reentered my ceR Aftera few
days, however, became accustomed 10 NV lofty posi-
on and now feel that could traverse thomost fearful
scafoldng with the Of master brckayer Mr..
Sawyer again appeared, this time attdnded by tho
two other prisoner attendants, Qurk and sish deycr
emily called Fish BasD bearing basketsful of great
lunches Of very fair bread, and pals OF most
bic fluid compared with which the rlnsinjs OF teacups
would have been delicious. They had the lying hard-
hood to call It tea. Heaven them! with auEty
air stepped outside TO receive my rations, and
was sternly ordered back by Mr.. Sawyer, with tho
admonition prisoners take their suppern their ces
pint tin cup medeyally ncrusted to an extent which
would have graduated it into the rarest collection OF
bricabac II 1t had only been china handed 10 me by
Mr. Quirk who aed 1t with his boiling socaled tea"
At the moment, the occupant OF the other bed ia
my cell put In his appearance-a worldngman, who
could speak little but German, and who, much to my
then joy was removed by ed" tanoher keeper when
he round shortly after to clock up" Ei graciouy
informed me that could be furnished with much moro
comfortable quarters II wished. But was proof
against boarding" and replied that would think it
over.
DARKNESS AND UNcLEAS THINGS.
AS the went down, the gloomness OF my situation
became little unpleasant No book, no newspaper, no
light; good supply of cigars, but mttches! About
o'clock, the lovely counenanee Of Mr. Sawyer grinned
at me through the cell door, making start as though
had ghost. He inquired II wanted light. and
generously supplied me with a common kitchen candle,
stuck in champagne bottle, for IS cont and box OF
matches for five cents Exercise may be very
fine thing, but when it consists in stepping backward
and forward in pathway Of eight or nine feet,
between two sinking BEDS it is apt TO lcse its charms
The contemplation Of whitewash, too, becomes little
monotonous after a while As the night wore on tho
horrors Of the situation increased Three foreign sailor
witnesses, confined in another corridor, commenced a
wild sor: OF chant which called up all sorts OF specters:
and when they had finished the other prisoners sang
chorus after chorus some Of them evidently having
good voices aud a knowledge of music The fsvorite
airs, however, seemed to be- "Dont be angry with me-
darling" "Moet and Chandon," and Put me In my
little bed" AS the whisky went down tMr.
Warden Tracey's whisky would certainly take tho
first prize In waterst the spirits OF the prisoners
up They shouted to another sang Indecent songs,
and yelled like manaes. 1t not till 2or o'clock in
the morning that quiet reigned In that tomb OF the y
ing. But in the meantime two very serous matters had
occupied my attention. 1t getting colder every FIVE
minutes and, as paced up and down. the cutting
draught between the opening at the back OF the cell and
the grated door went playfuly through me, instead
mall hrac hapa
taking the trouble to go round. had too, to face the
necessity Of lying down in my revolving resting place
Poor Mark Tapleyl Had lie but lived In this
our day, such q situation would have full
filed his most ardent desires; he would have
had unsurpassable opportunity of being jolly under
the most adverse circumstances. But the cold was
idly becoming unbearable. was shyering from head
to foot and had serious thoughts OF wrapping myself IN
the blanket dirty and dusty 1t was, and continuing
my promenade Ia ChOctaw Indian. To add to the dis
comforts Of tho situation the prison was in course Of
being painted internally and the smell from the bright
green paint which being put on the cell doors, tho
iron staircases and ratings OF the corridors was
most sickening. But a friend was at hand in the
shape Of Mr. Quirk who Is also in trouble for forget
ting in the afternoon that he had voted In the
morning during the last election. Quirk, with Irish
Inconsistency and splendid native accent, asked
me If it that was not in bed, and goodnaturedy
offered to do anything for I inquired ii he could
nothing but whisky. The demoniacal yclls an sides
made me hesitate about that, but violent shiycr
quickly produced 20 cent stamp from my pocket and re-
suited in Mr.. Traceys bar-room supplying me for that
sum with about an ordinary IS cents worth
Of the vilest stuff that went down
my throat The morning beginning
to dawn, was exhausted with walking up and down,
and was last compelled to stretch myself my prs
oners bed To do this had to put my feet through the
bars at the foot Of the bed, that libel on sleeping
place and did not ct TO length. Good Heaycnsl
Fresh sources Of woe; and swarming, too! In a few
minutes being eaten up alive by the angy vcrmin.
who had had nothing more juicy than Mr. SAWYER To
feed upon for three months, or perhaps had drawn
their first breath and passed their infancy and youth
the incrusations that gentleman's sable skin, and
now in the prime and vigor OF their growth was thDir
yietmI How wished that they had consumed Sawyer,
and died of over-eating
DAWN; But no HOPE.
In despair once started on my walk MP aud
down, and continued till the keeper unlocked my cell
door at O'clock and told TO my JOY could 20 down
to the tap" and wash No basins, no towels no soap;
only tap a snk For 10 cents borrowed, posi-
lively for 10 minutes only, dirty, half wet towel and
piece OF scap comb and brush which were offered for
cents extra, politely declined with thanks Return
ing to my cell found my breakfast waiting for me,
the regulation huneh OF bread and pint OF muddy
coffee At the same time received the order, "empty
the slops and clean out your CELL" Ny remonstrance
that had no broom, only extracted from my sulky
taller the reonder Well you've got to do H." Another
prisoner for a weekly consideration OF 81, made an ar
rapgement with me TO perform these meuial
serviees received weeks wages in advance,
and never came near me again. might
have suspected the cheapness OF the bargain
ouirk the prison attendant, who was really good.
natured willing fellow then undertook the Office on the
strict condition that he not TO be paid till the end OF
the week. BY another agreement he brought in pail OF
cold water soap and towel, every morning, when the