The New York herald., 1879-10-16
condemned have to talk Of tho eibbes and the Jail

condemned have TO talk of tho gibbet and the Jail
II shall follow him very soon. feel" he con-
tinued calmly. ia like to know where I'm to be
buried
Turning from his sad face my eyes encountered
flaming placard on which the rules OF the ,nsusu- M
ton were forth the signatures of r. H. Far
rington, John NJ. Smith and NJ. L. DeEman. VINO
pretentiousy call themselves "Superintendents Oh
the Poor" Throughout this code OF regulations
! the offensive word "pauper'' often appears. the
last sections especially attracted my notice. the
first for its English, the second ior us threat
RULE mo paupcr will be allowed In the COOK room
paGper will be aowcds,o bring any spri'uous liquors on
avoiding the above rules s and ~ reSa SSs
ision' ss will be promptly punished '' '"s''' '''
Thus was saved tho trouble of inquiring, after
| the cells and other modes of punishnent. soon
went in search OF this CELL wondering at the care
less wording of the Revised Statutes. whence the
authority was supposed to be derived: which enabled
the Sunerintendents OF the Poor and their servant,
the keeper to threaten the wards OF the county with
| imprisonment and bread and water
| MORE MISERY; MORE PATIENCE
Icrossed the hall OF the hospital and in that
room found seven poor s sud Horribly maned
| Another was suffering from what might have beeu
leprosy or the plague 70 Judge rom the condi-
held up SO that 1 could see. The hand
| had been broken or cut on some occasion butt
blood and the flies gathered about 1t before he
could hide II under the clothes ugan. 1t had
/ am assured. The hand OF that poor
shasa be- 70 ~ onse am
/ do not know tho doctors name. that might put
him on the public piilory. There were three IDIOTS
in this room, one wearing long single garment
brown cotton duck Of which so much of the county
clothing is fashioned. Upon the top OF one oil tho
bald heads in the room rose u knob as large
chestnut burr. large enough to hang story upon.
AT the side Of the stove sat an insane sharpen
inn n En a Il
to furnish tho next grave In "the
orchard. with an an occupant v,ast he 81 snsaid sss
that the inmates Of the hospital had neither medical
personal oversight. The privilege OF exer-
was doubtless dear to them, could that the
bar to this free agency in the shape OF
q lunatic with sharp knife caused them consider
able anxiety.
climbed the stairway to the second story. where
was told there were several old women. pushed
open the door. which was ajar, and entered. On
pallet of straw near the threshold lay little
shrivelled-up body. I spoke several times before
she took any notice of me, and when sho raised her
wan and wasted face she said clearly. "Thank you.
yoorls poorly; Us 1 suffer good deal from pains IN
my arms and shoulders; but it's not for
for ong straw nas Ane Sle
was u most melancholy scene and needed only the
weird music of orchestra TO render 1t dramatic in
of woe. On every hand forgetfulness, on every
hand suffering. only roof and shelter for mercy's
UP, YOUNG MEN. AND ronwAnpl
As 1 walked down those stairs and thought Of the
students away across At tho great university that hat
like springing into my carriage and driving
turiously to its campus there, from its
Nti'' faith in the n,'N human heart before it has
been dulled by too much association with the
world before it has learned how cruel the
cies of society. would have organized crush"
for the Almshouse; would have had the keeper of
iSf,iIa al salt
tea for the rest Of his unnatural life.
IN rHR KITCHEN
visited the kitchen in the cellar under the mems
quarters Inquired about the cooking and had all
the stories which had heard confirmed.
were almost unknown. Summonng the courage
to raise the lid OF the largo iron soap
boiler in which the dinner was cooking a saw
or best smelling-Aoating about in the seething.
bubbng water. 1t was nauseous looking
me to the eating room where this. awful
stuff was doled out saw the IT, tin
looking as the table which the food was placed.
or course. too much cannot be expected OF man
nS . in o sr, nt
show what needs remedying.
rambled for a quarter OF an hour through the
rickety old building where the men live. climbing
back stairs aud traversing room after room and
Always the suggestion :-.Go to the kitchen
and see what are fed on.' Men In bed
corners where the sunshine couldnt hnd them; men
on the alert for news about the States political
struggle.but not one. hungry as they hey. al looked
"who supplies this place with meatr asked one
OF the attendants of the institution.
"a butcher in Trumansburg.
"No. He brings fresh meat to the keepers family
twice or thrice week. but the poor devils here
never get any,"
.'Mow far IS it to TrumansburgY
(which is the roadY' asked. springins into my
buggy: - a.. .a,. :. oona =, a.. ,.no and s..n
right through Jacksonville, past white mill aud
then bear round to tho left"-and heard more.
RUNNING DOWN THE
on tho one-strcet principle which generally suicos
in towns of its size. The dwelling houses sur.
rounded by pretty yards a and the trees 81 in many
stopped at the first butchery and ut once said:-
"You furnish the meat to the county house. do
"No. who supplies the paupers. Gcorges' queried
the clers meat :. axe IN hand o. the proprietor.
very indinersnt rejoinder it was.
"wil! you please point out Mr.. Murphy's place to
meG" said.
take OF calling him Mr. Murphy. He'd faint dead
away. Call him 'Ed.' which lis the short for
butcher shop doomed up further down the
street. and entered it carelessly. sAyipg;-
mot just this minute" answered sensible look
:You are in charge of his business during his alb.
sence, supposeY
''Yes."
"You supply tho Poorhouse with fresh meat 10
you not?"
He suddenly stopped choppinr sausage meat. at
which labor he had been engaged, and looked up
with very amused expression on his face. Then
he burst into hearty laugh and finally roared
hilariousy.
TRADE WORTH HAVING.
confess to being rather annoyed, but maintained
my calmness, aud when ho got through asked him
why he found my question SO funny He ex-
plained--
well. you see. its this way. We have the credit
OF furnishing tho meat for the county and sup