Tri-weekly phoenix. [volume] ([Columbia, S.C.]) 1865-1875, 1875-05-18


by JULIAN A." SELBY
,.,ss,, On ;;'ths Other Side" "a,
on iISS IRSssEs S{l mS he'Ft, h0ar strange to ye4rn
~kR#eapinga hitter for thy long-lost
lsapeaoelpSd Il. ';i II. mo Il p, :.
HoM to fna.thyseh at heavens
wHlrs Eli teat i cease. '@"''.a =. .
In thS faif country where sin enters not,
And ~hets abið heveflasting rest,
Think you.nmy .souk. your sins shall be
XRd ye Be biiesstts gsi'+'.' 'l''' l'l ~
No r. ASss sS,s. 70 more te hunger there for
No more 70 thirst for blessings long
tuuuepsed, ~ 'HiLf uis'i 'ttl
Thy free is foul with weeping" hut
Thou shalt be satisfied! ~" ''''''i.
What ahall il be to feel all fair within!
+ PPqFs ssr e the angels ), in tho highest
Toafeefno moro tenptation, and no sin
That needs to be forgiven. I'D
Nstnore 9epinihg-no moro vain regret,
N ve1ngi15sl sl naelaaows and fell .aleep;
Ohsihsert-an heart how strange when
iiatl3e forget. a7Gd":. h1t s>1, H..'
NAs way s6 ~Sepliaii ~ "a -. "t
!asessS Aiisss siSaH thAa. a!a4 ahine'h . from His
m t6esfaT country that doth need no
oa''issSs soul H. tesnftrl a 4. that Thy
IsyelEnish" rdds ID" - ,shi.ii'.;id ..
.RdAa seaiss tpp,l roll issl swllsly toward
assSis sss; a aa'y, VI When a many y, woes S
co4a.1,aaiially. Lord Thy peopls '.,'a Wait
MThIRs Abiding neaos. ~. III. an ia"
UasasH Uss '.GaluEaa,.-e-At;'' lu at thu, ,'., Detroit :t
house. of correction, a year or 70
ag6Ithe' high .whiteLwaahed walls
Of Hst, corridors were furnished
with ihracketsi aud flower pots, to
rekeveii tte,, fnonotony and take
away Sct6e pfnfhe glo1m:, One
woH}G HeaySely think, that the hard
Looking, wicked, men sent there for
robbAsy, burglary, arson andsgraver
crihSH would lrXxe cared for the
chSAIsS b.&Stt ttBBasSS glsAly Welcomed
it. ia Fose, Q gaRa arium, or tulip, or
pink, seemed to bring liberty and
sunshinS' d little nearer, and to
drive the eyjl ont Of their hearts;
and it was A..strange sight to see
hardeuedL criminals watering and
nourishing the tender plants, and
watciihg their daily growth. Two
or three months before the brack-
cts were hung MP; q prisoner came
from onei ofsixhe Territories-an
old, Sullen= looking, bad-tempcred
map, .Jcopyicted, v of irobbing. the
malls They called him "Greg,"
rs short for Gregory, and it WASH t
long before they made it "Ugly
Grag.l He was ugly. He refused
to work, cared nothing for rules
and regulations, and twenty-eight
days ont pf 'his first month were
spent in.tha itH'solitary"1 for bad be-
havior. He was expostulated with,
threatened and punished, but he
hadeA will as hard as iron. He
hadhT i friend in the prison, and
the lkhowledge of it seemed to
make him rmore ugly and despe-
rate. When the brackets were
hung Up. there was one to spare,
and II was placed near the door of
Ugly areg.s eel, until another spot
could be found No one had any
hope THAT the old mans heart could
be softsned, and some said that he
would dash the Aouar-pot to the
foSs. ajWass1 he came in from the
sh0ps, his face expressed surprise
at Aght .of the little green rosebud
o,elosa to the door Of his cell. He
scsutedlit, osrefully placed it back,
and iSwts noticed that the hard
lined melted out Of his face for: a
timeqS No pns asaid anything to
hing bHt the next morning, before
he.aweht 10 work he. carefully
w4tASe6 the rose, and his eyes lost
something .of, their sullen look.
Wouid you believe that the little
ross btsh proved more powerful
thGan the arg gImants and threats
Of The, keapers2S IL did, strangely
enough t.As the days went by the
old man lost his obbtinAcy and