, 1874-10-18

men arc employed IN plating cane-seat bottoms
70 cnaafs. lh!s is one Of the regular industries
" no ,nstituuon. It il simple work, nor dill
| cuA* ~ lea1n. and the1fore a new hand can dt
immediate service at it, Those who bave worket
~ IL . long time. OF course acquire q machine
nAe oc1tet7ty and exPertneBs in manipulation
a'ser Tue woodwork has been shaped into the
proper ioEms, it ls turned over to these neavers
VINO place it IN = wise, aud then take long sir
| OF cane. OF reed, which is pushed through the
holes, and woven in and out forming the mesh
es. Alter this work is COMPLETED, the 1eeds are
| over them, and the chuir~bottom ia done
:, 1t was quite relief aud pleasure to watch
| these prison apprentices At their work. The
spirit OF industry Was as present here a.s in any
Well-regulated factory in the land. L certain
rivalry IN the work also seemed 70 e1lst aud
rapldity OF execution Of the eccentric
motion required was really astonishing,
| l. soon came out that they were buvj;ng their
liberty again by this means, and then It became
perfectly clear 10 the assembled party why they
WORKED 80 hard and cieyelly. The dien1fed
Alderman to whom everybody looked epontane-
ously for an expression OF tho scntlm.n proper
10 every occasion remarked that there was moth
NO ono ventured to dispute the oracle and so
the matter Vas made clear. but it is nevertheless
true that nhen eomo Of these poor creatures are
loore for q few duya in that sweet air Of freedom
so highly priced, for very lack Of something to
eat, and something to do. and eome one to
speak word Of fellowship With. they fall
into bad Ways again, and hasten back TO the
prison, finding disgrace more endurable than
liberty at the expense OF all hunari sympathy,
and confesslng after all that labor has y reward
all its own.
There is aBlnilar department Of labor in anott-
or part Of the large building, but, rs the work
varied only in the operatives, 1t wa, not visited.
Ihe party then went down iuto
THE KITCHENS
and bake-1ooms,, where cords Of bread in square
lonves were piled up, aud immense caldron
OF beef soup was boiling on the raugo- This
was stirred with q giyaulic ladlo in the bands of
red-faced, corpulent cook iucased in q
long white apron that mado him look
like an animated sack OF meal. 1t Was
such pot as reminded one Of the witches cal
dron, and it boiled aud bubhled, sending forth
not unsavory smell Of vegetables, but looking IS
though it were full Of trouble for delicate stom-
aciis The party wefo ssked to partako, but
paItment, like everything else about tile institu-
ton, IS marvel OF tidiness and cleanliness.
The long rows of tin plattors ehone from coulin-
ued po'isling: The tin cups from which the
Prisoners drink their coffee aiso tried to i,itato
Them, aud only failed for lack Of sufficient sur-
face Tho different cooks aud walters wo:e at
tired in similar dlsprorortionate aprona and
wore white Paper caps On their heads There
Was nothing about the establishment iu fact but
what WAS fresh and sppetizing, and reflected hish
credit upon the person in charge, whoever LIE
may be.
After picking ut loaf Of bread as though it
were natural curioslty. to bo tested with ex-
tlcme caution, the party was next led into the
open air to tue rear OF the building, the Su-
Fer!ntendent aea'n going through the mystic
rlous mathematical calculation. which everybody
understood, but which everybody pretended not
to notice The party being found numerically
complete,-aId it ought to have boen mentioned
before shat it had some way gathered recruits,
and drawn III volunteers from Unexpected sources
until It Tesemb:ed army OF inv2elon.-they
were let out one by one, and tho door carefully
locked and BOXED behind tl,em as II they wou i
have escaped aud Go1e Lack again if they could
only have had the cllance.
TIE SCENE OUTSIDE
was an unexpected, but Interesting one. The
laud owacd by tie city. aud used in lke labors
Of the House OF Correction, comprises several
hundred acres. Spread over this in every dircc-
sion Uclc many hundred iaborors in the varo. Is
occupations of making brick. building large
stone wall on tho outskirts. digging clay, team
ing. brlcklaYng ctc,
The process OF brick making alone required !
large share OF the workmen. who were all attired
in the prlson-dress. In one place number Of
them we're operating the grinding mills. in which
horsepower il used. the clay i:seif is dug upon
the premises, and the hrs: process is TO run it
through this mil, which reduces 1t to fine !
mixture, like pulp. It is then run into |
Ehe 1nold'pS or brick machlocs, in charge
II another SCI of hands. aud carefully
II wor',men run line Of vheelborroas
% and from the machines to the drying ground.
where the brick laid ont IN long. tegnlnr rows
o dry 10 the sun From here they arc taken to
he Kiln in smother part Of the grounds. which
employs still another large gang of woramen,
md baked. They were onening oao Of tue plies
ot brick Just fresh from the last process, As tho
party came upon the ground, and Ut ,atse upon
aeaslug tLis they made rush to see the excite
nent. It did not turn out to be ANYWAY ie1nark-
ab'e. The b4ica were very mach like ordinary
prick, and, it is said bring as Good price Us any
. the market. There weto 40 marks OF fclonY
lDon them but they turned Oh. extraordinarily
Sell looking as square and honest 81 any bricks
;ould. Tnis was something of DISAPPOINTMENT
o some c: the party, Who rather began to fear |
hat they Uele bcin: imposed upon.
Having exhausted the OYerscefs With all sorts /
# questions. asked With profound so!eunity |
bat conveyed some faint IDEA OF how lmpot tant |
he subject Of bricks bad Suddenly become 10
hem. the party gradually broke up into mum
'er OF small PARTIES vi Investigation and Gu
iosity, and wandered ali ..vcr the grounds,
citing in tie wa: OF the !aborers aud dodeins
he MISCELLANEOUS, and looking at everything as
eccsses of the whole business, which, for ito
art. was attempting in vain to crade them.
ONE
TWO on THREE DIVERSIONS
u1v happeaed. Once with Nike. who had !
1tched h's horse and jo,ncd the A1derma,,c
a,tg. and had gradually risen from al obscure
nd mouest bcsiunios to q so:s Of pronpter and
:ader for tho whole company. cana suddenly
pom comEatriot. who. dressed iu the resula-
on strines, " as engaged IN the unfanlliar task
mixing mortar.
He was & shcrt man. and enormously fat. aud
le incongl uity OF a Fat man mixing mortar Was
stirling rs to arrest the attention ut once. !
Ike fns, eaed bis gl,ttering eve upon him. and
Epite Of his dovncast modesty Of denleanor.
I'd the fact that ne was bursting out of bis ]
recognized aud hailed him a once
Sw1pey jim, rival hack driver. jim owned
? that he had fallen from his high estate, and |
as ashamed OF himself. The disgrace Of mix
Il mortar had broken his proud spirit, aud toars |
God in his eyes as ho told how it happened.
c who might auv day be called upon to repre-
mt Lis ward in the Common Council, or 10 sent ,
representative Of the Intelligent people to
e Capital Of the State, to be here, and mixing {
ortar, and all on account OF mistake; this l
cs hard Indeed. The noble minded man uas
it wiping tear from his honest eye with his {
neT lorefnger. Perhaps he has recovered, ,
ID may be voted into oiice yet.
At another time one Of the distinguished AL
u mauic visitors, in crossing little stream OF