, 1875-03-14

,h,ss by the authorities t. have l1nahcs ut
krre su1cng sane men. It certainly affords
deasaat episode occasion:ly to have luua'lc
l.sb olt somebody's b1aans. It suggea:s new
uDo OF conversation. In the three wards OF
;bfs b1iIdipg there vera at leass six insane
sAo-Ie: eating and sleeping with those OF sound
IND. Perhaps this is altar all. only another
fsen s,roze Of policy on The part OF the author,-
les to aid o. tie nob1o wolt Of depopulation.
Is i u.tr1t.ng The hunatltv that was toreve.
hnubInS up f1cm O'B,1eu'e charitable heart, I
NAV mention the case OF
TIE HL1SD BoY.
The Blind Dov. rs ho ~us universally known.
.xs insane, but generally quito pacific and mild,
noo dav, however, LIE obtained POSSESSION OF
btoou1-han6let and amaaed himself by st,ik-
inc At the inmates as he henrd them pass. O'Drien
.hsnced along Wills tbs boy WAS engaged in this
exercise, and pounced upon him. He got him
dawn upon the floor. pounded and htraneled
him. and then dragged him into cell aud
locked him up: Toe buy tore out lot Of bricks
from the vail and escaped through the ape,-
ture, He got down out OF the building and
nearly to the road. when O.B1ien and three other
men pursued and caught him. They ali four
fell upon him, and bcat and Kicked him. and
then dragged him back into the cell, whefo be
his ever since been confined. 1t muTt have
Afforded those men great JOY and inward
at tstacion to attack in go brutal manner I
bav who Was both blind and insane l. greater
t1:unpt could scarcely be conceived.
il there record kept Of the
QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF CLOTHING
given ont to the cook County :paupe,s? Il so
Low many 1ieces Of c!othiug have been giTen
ont by the Warden Of the Puor-Honse during the
pas. year? looked in vain during my three
day<' residence in the Poor-House for single
clean, whole ga1ment- It is true that did not
see every one Of the i 200 inmates. Perbsps tae
who never SO out OF doors. I know That "a"
and inspected cloeely more than ha1 OF III; tne
panpers. On such inspection I saw out-posl-
nve flth,-ta1tera, and absolute nakeoness.
"4t.tter Snipe" WAS DO moro lif-c!ao euau u
lest one-thiid Of the inmatea, Aud ne was in
rreat need OF new sui; throughout. Stocking
less feet and gaping shoes. bare legs betoH the
hee,-ahat kind Of = condition 10 tins N
winter weatler eren for Paupers! 5eTsfa!
thiverlng wzotches tod me thas theF mao re-
Wrrden' Int hsd never succeeded, although the
Etore~roou pas filed With clothing.
..Hpw DO YOU LIKE K1MDERLT?"
I asked frequently Of paure:s with whom WAS
in conversation. Generally they we're very
much surprised at such = question, and studied
: minnie before they answered lley had never
thought Of him as subject to likes Or d,slikes.
The Warden xas too high up,-too far removed
Sometimes thoy might say:
"0h, lie don't rotice US at al, at all, an we
piycr cay him exclpt Il ON the windy"
Sometimes they wonld say " Who's Kimberly ?
Ehure, ! nirer heard tie likes Az him befour."
The Walden was pointed ont to me one da7
Is he was walking from tho Poor-Hou to the
Asylum. He looked very :" swell "a he stalked
along in bis fine clothes aud giosay hit, with q
ce.l in bis month.
:" Kimberly was up here in the ward once about
= mouth ago." said q afeloW-paupe1 to me.
.'N1at did he do 7" inquired.
He locked 10 1T the door, and then vent
straight ont" replied the pauper.
Even taking look in atthe door once month
is good thing, and gives the Warden certainly
some title to LIS salary.
Noue OF the officials we're popular with the
ia not to be wondered At, to b.
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