The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-01
had to stop moment and get his breath,

he said, halt laughing and half crying.
Carlo gave little jump, and shook his
tail and loobed as delighted as he could
be, and he ran a little ahead as though
he too were in a great hurry TO get there,
and then he stopped to look back, aud
Charlie ran to catch up with him. Nearer
ana nearer they came, till they were in
front of the prison. There was first q
large brick house next the street, with
gardens on both sides; and back of these 4
Inc PRISON wall, high and whlteWashed.
Theu The prison, built OF stone, also
white washed,, and with "a long row OF
CRATE windows. Joined TO the prison.
wall was aabricS building Of which tire
windows were not grated.
After looking awhile, Charlie wen.0 up
to man and Told him that ne Wanted
to go into the prison.
"You 90 to that door" the rIan said.
pointing to one in this brick building;
"go up stairs and ring bell at the door
at the head OF the stairs"
Charlie went across the yard, went.up
flight Of stairs just inside the door,
and found himself before big wooden
door that was wlthoutany knob or latch,
| but was driven as full OF nails as it could
| be. AT one side of the door was bell
knob, and Charlie gave this pull, then
he and Carlo waited in breathless sus-
pense, . ...-.t. ..a.r
1t was some time before the door was
opened, and then the man only opened it
d little way and asked him what he
wanted. .,-. .,.., ........ T. ..
81 want to see my brother" said Char
lie, choaking with excitement.
"Have YOU got q brother in prison ?"
asked the man.
| "Yes, sir" Charlie answered. "My
brother Willie is here"
| "Well, come in and wait till the Ward
en- comes," said the man; and Charlie
went into the room and the door was
smut behind him. He found himself in a
large square room that was very dingy'
and not very light. On the opposite
side from where he entered was another
large door also driven full OF nails and
with two big iron bars across it. At
either side OF this was a narrow grated
window, and beyond these two large
grated windows. These windows looked
into the prison yard, and the barred
door led out into the prison yard by a
long flight of stairs. At the right side
of the room was another large door, with
a little slip in it through which one could
look. This door led into the prison hos :
pital, At the left side OF the room was
a dark passage, with little loop-hole at
the end, through which they could look
down into the prison itself. On one OF
the walls were brackets in which rested
four or tive rifles, and there were three
men in the room besides the one who
had opened the door for Charlie. This
was the guard-room, and these men were
the prison guard.
| Charlie sat down on q bench and
waited, and Carlo laid down at his feet
and waited also. The men talked togeth-
er in low tones, and two of them sat by
the two large windows and kept looking
down into the yard.
$50 you want to see your brother?"
said one of the men at length. "What
is his nameW
"Willie Grey" said Charley.
"Willie Grey" repeated the man; and
they all looked at each other, but said
nothing for some time.
But by -and-by the man who had let
him in asked him where he came from,
and what his dogs name was, and spoke
very kindly to him. So Charlie told
them all his story, and they asked him a
great many questions, and seemed to
think him very smart boy indeed to
take such journey.
"Wait till thelwarden comes in" said
one OF the men, patting him OIL the head.
The bell rang good many times, and
the guard opened the door, but Charlie
didn't see the warden. l suppose he
had not to wait more than hait an hour.
but to him it seemed hours and hours.
| At length he heard click at the door,
and it opened without help of the guard,
and tall gentleman came in and closed
the door after him. All the guard
touchee their hats to this gentleman,
and Charlie knew he must We the ward
Zen.
"Who is this boy?" asked the warden.
| CHE wants to see his brother" said
one of the men; and Uakiag the warde
aside he talked with him for while, an d
they kept glanclng at the boy. Charlie
thought he would fly he was SO eager to
get to his brother. t...t.
After while the warden came and
sat down by Charlie, looking at him very
kindly, and he asked him great many
quesJl0ns. So again Charlie told his
story all over, told how unhappy he had.
been athome, how much he had wanted
to see his brotper, and. how at last he
could resist the desire no longer, but ran
away and Travelled all that long journey.
W hen he got through the warden took
his hand and looked at him with tears in
his eyes, as he said, "Poor little boyl"
"And now, Sir, may l see Willle?'
asked the boy.
My poor boy, you can not!" SAID the
warden.
Charities heart gave a great thump
against his side, then it seemed to grow
heavy and sink down and down. He
tried to speak, but his lips quivered,
and his voice stopped some here in his
throat. .... ..........
"My poor little boyp said the warden,
and the tears were rolling down his face
as he spoke, ''your broCner While is
dead, and was buried yesterday"
Charlie stared at the gentleman for
one instant, then he snatcned his hand
Iaway and gave a scream that rang out
l0f the prison so THAI the convicts neard
it and paused for a Sc cond at their work,
and the people in the house heard il,
and the warden's wife sent up to the
prison to ask what was the matter.
They took the boy up into the house and
Icomtorted him as well as they could, but
IL seemed as though Charles heart was
broken. They showed him his brothers.
cell, and the books and clothes he had
lett, and they carried him to his broth.
er's grave. Poor Charlie Grey! That
was all he got for his long journey, and
for all his grlef, and love, and longing.
| AS Jimmy White was looking for a
marble the other evening under neigh
| boris window he heard soIinda Of woe