New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-08
SHERIFF TaORNE,
BY J. T. TROwBRlpGE.

That should be sheriff and keep the jail
| ana that yorder stately old fellow. you zee
! =, Marching across the yard, should be
| MY prisoner, we'll, it's curious tale,
Asyou'n agree.
For it happens. we We been here once before
Iogether and served our time-although
| NOT lust as you See US now. you know;
| men we We're younger both by score
| VI years, or 60.
| When was wild colt two thirds grown-
Too wild for ever a curb or rein
flaying my tricks till needn't explsip-
| got three months at brea king stone,
with ball and chain
| The fodder was mean and the work WAS hard
| And work and could never agree
49, And the discipline,.well. in short, you see
| Twas rather ronghish kind of card
| That currled me
| stout steel bracelet about nv leo
cannonshot and chain at nv fe.t.
Il pounded the stones in the public street.
Is full of meat.
The schoolbovs jeered at nv prison Pig.
And me. if moved they used to cali
'For went with a jerk. il went at Ally,
A gentleman dancing the ja! bird jig
At county BALI"
Blu. once, as sat in the usual place.
On heap or stOr rs, and hammered away
AZ the rocks with heart as hard as they,
And cursed McAdam and all his race.
There CHANGED that way.
Sly, the iovsliest girl' don't mean pretty,
but there was that in her troubled eye
In her sweet, sad giaHce. she passed the ty.
That seemed like an Angels gentle pity
Eor such as ].
and, sir, to my soul that pur. look gave
Smch thrill as summer morning bi inss.
With Its twitteY and flutter OF songs and wings
To one crOuc he'd all night long in q cave
Or yenomOus things.
DOVE the broad green street enc passed FROM CHI
But all that day was under a spell
And all that night remember well
pair Of eyes NJ ade kind Of Ugh.
Ihat hlled my cell.
Woman can do with us what hey viii:
Twas only village girl, but she,
~, With the flash of glance had show1 to me.
l!le Wretch was, and the self stils
Might strive to be.
and IN my misery began
TO feel fresh hope and courage stif-~
10 turn my back upon things that were
And my face to the future Of man
Twas all Tor here
And that is my story. And as for the ysdys
saw her-Oh yes-when Was free
And thanked her and-well come With NE:
As hAely as not, when supper is ready,
She keeps my house. and keep the lai
And the stately old fellow W no passed lust now
ana tipped me that very peculiar bow
But that is the wonderful part of the tale.
As you'll allOws
For he you snust Know, was the shsris .her,
And he guarded me as guard him.
. tIhe letter wore now fits his limb1
Just ons of your high flown, strai cht laced s,es
Pompous and GRIM
The Great Mogul of four Yttie town.
But while was struggling TO redeem
My youth, he sank iii the worlds ssteeRs
Ny STOCK Went up, while his went down,
Like the ends of q beam.
What faut' Twas not one fault alans
Ihat brought him low, but treachsrous train
w., or vices sapping the heart and brain.
Then came his turn at breaking stone,
With a ball and chain.
Il seemed, I admit a sort Of treason
To clip hiIS, and give him the cap ana Nsv
and that was keeper seemed worst of Sno
And now, in word if you ask the reasoS
OF this mans fall
Twas woman agan-is my reply
And SO said. and say i still
That woman can do with us what thes W.T..
strong men they turn with the tviTl of An eve.
For good or ill.