, 1874-02-16

tho poor croAturc is plaeol and, tl1o1 !!Gh she
cannot either hurt Aorsclf, or find anys itng to
hurt, in TIM, padded receptacle, yet wa. shown
fwss sse n Of Seo 9ss a as sH as s'a o
with ilor toosh, III one Of hor paroxyHts II. from
tho whlli
Thon wo wcro taken to tho Asylum for 1ncurh-
"ErrLErTrcs
whore, In ono long wartl, aon1o sftxty or seventy
poor femn1cs nro watched oyor by H0vou w01ner-
kcopers. AorosB tho ado Of tho room, wore tho
small iron d;stonds. sorupnlonaH e ole.n; bnt
poor cronturos falling down, so1no Of tlse1n not
only ovory hour, but ovory few minutes In tho
day, aud frothfng abont III ttoHo fearful oonyn!-
siois, Tho Matrons IN ta ward arc anl solid.
and had boon in lhotr situations from five to
nino yoara oacl,. They toll mo that tlieta, moor
opilepticB always ond In i1iooy Or imam tty:
cannot in1ngfno . more trying position. than
nurao in ono Of those Epileptio Asylulns.
Then, ~ personal favor, VIC woro reunitted
to whit
a building standing alono by itsolf, nhdre tho
ravlnB anu violont arc confined. -aH uo ar-
oamo out with paltor OF doatl, upoFs my faco.
They do not admit visitors hore; It cau do no
goodt-can only crafty morbid ourio Bity; and
II IL aaid to be positive harm to the inmate u,
rage. As was - relative Of tho super htonilcnt,
waa asked to accompany him; but can safoly
nay that do not think any amount Of ploae-
lug would Induce mo to re sisit the
}.s'e hoaso Women in ssr1tlao9 ,t,s nts ,,nm1 aud
tho waist, ID their cells, all Of tlcm,-.n no wan
doring vaenntly nftor ono hero no a,en who
daneod. and howled, aud aung no ns.s who
rantcd and ravod, cursed, and ahoE ted, aud
.aud who hiasod liio Horponts liowled lik evolvos
and prayed and blasphumod; women in every
conceivable form OF horror. md with That ,po-
onar will.bohst amoll tint always ohars ctorizos
rnuishment than to 10 obliged to dwell among
Bnoh sights md sounds aB these ? Tic LncporA
in this bnilding have ovory Third day to Change
of, and to soeit neodful quiet and rol loso. I
said, as oamo from this
DEN OF DEVILS,
az 1t seemcd, tint thought 1t would b'> an net
of mercy to open these DOORS a1ld u1cla h thoso
poor deucntod ones, and lot thcnl rush nto tho
aoep river that oHs on othor siae 1 Of IL build.
leaves hopo behind" !" for they never are etsorod
to reason who arc committed hero. II 10 noiao
aud clash OF dlscordaut sounds nre CONS! nnt,:snd
incossant, day aud night, until tho qaies Ut tho
grave is roachcd at lust. Poor sufrerers! A worry
many are Gorn1aus. I folt as II had akon my
lfo in my hand whom came out of this building
into thu open air and sunlight agan.
As we stood on tic wharf, awaiting; tho steamer
10 Iekulu 10 l0e city tutle HtIu
THREE nou0N COTF1Hs
brought from tho Ohnrity. Hospital ard carried
to tho dock, to bo dumped aboard the steamer b:
prisoners. and put into = holc on Wntd's 1slau
(6o0 in ono rocoptacle), prepared for thoao wt
to tho Hospital 10 die. Those sont to tho Chm l.
from tho other Hospitals arc pronounced inc III
nblo, and rarely. ii over, recover. Tho q I'd
tackled on tho coflus read: John. Ago, "a
I" Mary. Ago, 1G. Residence. Avonue A. til
resort Of tho abandonod Of botl Roxcs "a thi oyct
dou. Aud this was
THE ESD or THEM ALI.
No friend, no plnyer, no ono to cvon pity
cartod OF In a rough box, and dumped into
holo with priaoi(eri to do tho unwilling s,ervtco
| "One more unfortunate" aud tho end for hc
| wha here!
Then no loft tho Island, and landed amid til
aud fathers wore hut rying homo to wolo ome fire
HIdQH. u EULAN.