Connecticut western news., 1872-12-13

---~.e~ ." sosrythsng. They always fail when they attempt to be anybody but themselves. If there Is anything in Q man it will come out, and no way can it be got out that will prove SO much a success as in the way it was designed to come out; a the natural way. After speaking nearly two hours (ano it seemed not half so long) and arriving a, convenient place to stop, he drew up tn, reins and with no more ceremony than to stop horse. simply whoa, and he was done.
 Before the lecture, the various detach- rnents of Western Connecticut improved their time quite pleasantly, and they think pr0atAbly, by visiting the various stores. week as the paper is too nearly made up, out next week we must talk this matter up about what is doing st the stores, as well As al the Beardsley House since it has be- come inc owper of it's new proprietor, Afr. E. c. SteyenA
 Weothersfeld Friscn.-Last Friday Con ductor Eggleston of the Conn. Western road was taken to the State Prison in Weathersneld. He had not committed any crime AS we know of, but we were afraid he would be |" "cutting up his mlschiefs,' y so we took him there and saw him locked up. On our arrival in Hartford we led him directly through the heart of the city to the Valley K. R. depot, where was in waiting for us, one of the finest cars on that road, Eeeine him safely chsined to the back of one of the seats we proceeded tO examine our surroundings. This car like many others on the same road is one of the most elegant we have seen on any road in New England. We had thou Int the cars on the Conn. Western were about up to "high water mark" but are com pelled to say we think those seetIe ahead. At one end of each car is & box, which, manipulated by the brakeman, announces with clang of the bell, the name of the next station to be reached by the train but here We go the train has just started and moves along slowly over the long tressle woik past Colts mammoth establishments for the manufacture of revolvers. What a magnificent dome ornaments the highest and largest of the buildings, It'is painted blue and lhickly covered with stars of gold, the whole supporting gildcd ball, which, though seemingly not large as viewed from tue ground, before it was ele- vated to it's present position, furnished room within its chamber for three men to sit and play euchre. The fact that Weathersfeld is one of New England's old- est towns, becomes patent ID the minds of all strangers as soon as they enter the will lage. The old churches tell the story with more eloquence than the historian and not only these churches, but the numerous old. fashioned gable roof houses with their chimneys, which were intim ttely mingled with the elegant Mansard residen- ces of modern construction, which, though kept in good repair by their thrifty occu- pants, carry the beholder in their quaint style of architecture, back to the days of "Auld Lang Syne." The prison at Wealth ers6eid is very rusty appearing as well as apparently very unsafe structure, was the impression mace upon our mind as we en- tered the large ground and hastily surveyed tue concern while approaching it. Enter ing the room occupied by the turnkey, we were permitted 10 pass through the door over which was placed the State Coat of Arms, and on which the motto in gold, Gus Iranstugit S,sstinet," (He who trans planted, still sustains, was the most promi- nent. Passing the pulpit, which, like the greater part of the prison, indicated it's ex treme age by it's various indsputable marks being so old, and 30 many times pain ed and vanished that the paint On it is crack ed and drops off like scales from cell ing hundred times white-washed. We arc shown through the cells, which are now empty, the occupants being in the work shop, From these exceedingly narrow ard gloomy sleeping rooms." we were con ducted 10 the cook room, where their hug. Iron kettles are boiling and stewing, and thence into the female department where ''nly five are employed in making garments for the rest of the prisoners. Very inter esting ladies were these five; the eye of
 
 keeper was in remote part of the room, was sufficient to convince any that she would steal the legs off cast iron kettle, and if to secure her success in this theft if she should head of, "off would come his head off. ,, In the vauous departments of this prison there are large work rooms arranged with machinery for the manufacture of wood rules, boots and all manner of wire work. The prisoners have days work brought them every afternoon just after diuner, and many of them will (" pitch in" and work as hard as they can and get it nearly will finish their work and have nearly all the forenoon to sit by (and although their work is doae, they cannot leave the work room, and read or do what they choose so long as they do not go beyond certain rules and restrictions. Whenever d stranger en- tcrs the room, the prisoners are not per snitted to look up, even for an instant, but must pursue with no chance of relief their monntonous life. At i've minutes to noon, the doors of the work rooms were opened and they were marched out in long files, the right hand of each on the shoulder of his comrade ahead, and when one stepped, they all stepped, and it could not be other wise, SO closely were they packed. Tbus they marched to the table, and as each passed would take his tin cup and piece of wholesome rye bread, and around they came, retaining their position in the line till at the foot of the stairs leading to the cells, in which each was locked and there ate his well earned and frugal meal. There are at present one hun dred and sevensy one persons confined there, five of whom are females. While