, 1873-05-25

Lay underneath their tiny Lowers
Gnheeded; and the moments grew,
Ard mado another hour. The while
She waited, grown hea1t-sict with dread,
Her sisters sought with har1uless guile
To smooth the careful words they said,
And tried with many winning vile
To scatter fears that silence fed.
SGl}, with white lips abe tried to smile,
But turned away and wept instead.
"He may be ILL.," "If that were so
Hc must have sent us some brief word.n
ave had the note two days ago.n
Perhaps BoTro new de1cJ- occurred
"1 never knew the time go E1ow."
Said Chg, IN whispers scarcely heard,
low strange! t we could only know!
His coming could not bc deferredl"
"Anl then, what trtl: the people ssy::" :
"oh. hush srcsk lower $40 msy Esar.~
:" Is that duEt-clcud, far sway )
Upon the rc1d, md ccrclng near?"
I" L Is it is! 1hore and pay
t may tc Rcgcr! Little fear -.
Bat tia: 1t is. 4 wcdding-day
Without bridegroom tcoE{d - queer"
D. The noise ct wheels had rearhed her c.r,
The tramp ct horacs driven fnst
How quickly erery brow Crew Gear
That clouds Of GcuLt had orezras.!
AnG, laughing cut w,.h sudden cheer,
she cried. !" All, 10 Ss come ut Last!
Blu. set, tbank heaven. the fear is past !.
~ wonder WHIT has kept him 60!
Ana @ ase sSosn fo an1 red
Tai me T:hea they are near r. EAc said.
Ell, snaocttcl tlo lsces' tu1nhiel e:,ow.
Eewrcsthcd tho flowers tl.e: crownctt 1cr head,
Smiled at She mirrors pretty snow,
And p:ced the dour with restless Il ed
Ths2 na: srs souaa and 4 ese 1 i
-" But Rogers Will hira. Losi- .sain.-
"No. Now hee at the door: hot stay
Listen. They asked him w1e>s?' ind 'wheu y
What Was it that heard him tay9
The Erie Railway? Found 1t teu:7
A knot OF pcorle in the door.
and voices loud, then hr:at1cd and low:
slow roanJ Killed p" "ycu sav at four:"
"a crowded troin!" .tIf she should know !r'
"Dead when you found him % along before
And killed, I thinE, b. ore hard blow.
Re must laye laiu Ex hours or mora
Melted within the ruins go.
'.IIe had this letter in his hand: !.
1t said he Was to we'd to-dsy.' ::
thought perhaps-you understcEd- -
p The news might come sone harder waJ."
Only girls deEp.iring CRY
Ringing across the sunny air, :
1nurmur, fading to sigh,
Then sudden silence everywhere.
And none had known that sho vas BY,
And none had thought to toge or sparc.
: They stared, aghast. Twas she go rinhY'
: You did not tell ce e1e was there!' >.
Ard still the summer breazes famed
Each tiny leaf and bloonly Bpray.
And still throughout ttle happy land
The blossoms told that 1t WAS May;
For hearts may brcek and 1oves grow cold
Bstwixt the morning cud the ere, !:
And still the Ernsct gives its gold -
To thoEe who emile, to those who grieve; :,
And gr.ares are flied and men grow old, y
and still the busy seaaons weave
New liyes and loves; and last yesr,s mould
Covers the dust Of those they leave. "
"wuAT sH.LL wE DO WITH ECEodGs 2"
'ks Charles Nordho1, ::sscroggs being the.col-
ctiyo appellation by which he desjgnates the
mates of the several thousand jails and cor
ctionRry institutions Of the country:
protection comres society to imVriEon offend
bat It has right to destroy or seriously impair
criminals chance in life sfter the expiration Of his
r1u OF puuieEneut, for to do this is to tnjUSo not
erely tho man, but society itsef. am not speaking
re q ne 1Ea o. criminals oas 9f any ord Or
istaken men to oppose capital punishment The worst
= you mako OF some men fB not to hang than !;
is summary cnd wholesome WY OF nbating some
lisances. should rather eay that tho worst use you
u make Of man Ia to stick him Into State Prison
r 4 torn Of years. II,
Now, in the place Of building new prisona, why
ou1d wo not try e1ile-pcnal transportation :? We
re in Alaska an Immense territory, i'll almost every
spect well suited TO be the scene OF penal colony.
is isolated, and escapes would Be easily prevented;
1c for Eerarate colonies its climate on the coa6ts Is
llc:cutly mld and y6t ro: tropical but hracing and
alth1 II o1Gfa lew OF no teGptat1ons 10 faEfancT
4 yet 1t is o country in which conv1cts who had
rvcl out their timc enrned their discharge; could
c comfortably, and build up new and prosperous
ciety.
At present Alaska is useless and expensTe posses
H. Two Federal artillery companies hold posscs-
bat It ics too f1r out Of the way to tempt set
rs. Used penal colony. to which the most |
rIeued Of our convicts night at h1st be sent it
'u!d offer clear field for interesting aud |
luable experiments IN the management !
reformation Of criminals: It ia not sckly, like
French penal settlement Of Cayenne; nor has II,
o Australia, climate 80 mild as to enable runaway
nycts to live vagrant life in the bush. It Ia
in Which innustrr and foresight necessary to
able white man TO exiat and thus the natural !
uditons Of life would help in disciplining the crimi-
Is sent thithcr. |
Being controlled by tho Federal Government 1t is
obabc that, II Alaska became penal colony, West |
int officers would be It's rulers and guardians and
&c who are above I'll, strict disciplinarjans ad
rnbly calculated to manage rightly 2 convict |
palatton, Which needs, abore Ill H. sl, olhe1
to bo subjected to rigid discipline of mind and |
dy. Moreor1r, the graduate Of West Point fs, "a |
fe, man Of honor and d gentleman. HI khow7 |
thing about contracts; ho performs his duty; he Is
nest and respectable and under his rule, at least,
convict would not commonly have before him |
rnicioua example Of greed, and other low forms Of
There would be no lack Of work in Aaaka for penal
ony, however numerous. Tho country has no
Ids It has public buildings 1t has mechanic
kinds and for half century to ccme apenal |
ony in Alaaka rightly managed, ought to be self-
pporting, with abundance Of uacful labor for every
lVfct.
The question Of pennl transportation hns not come |
y prominently before tho public In recent years. I
z: in London, though = report wss read upon 1t
Count dt F0Testa, procureut-Ge Of Ancona,