The Red Cloud chief., 1883-12-28
RRlSON PETk.

Jhere aro numerous Instances q req
cd Of psre0ns II ''dursnce vile'' max.
Ing psts oi ths most unlikely Of animala,
nay, sven reptiles and flowers. The
Instances considered noteworthy have
besa gensrslly those Of persons OF rank.
In reality. the passion y not more 70 b
wondered u IN she Count Picciols Of
schoel.book notoristy. who gained over
chs Good-Seslipg q bis keeper 70 ~
spect the PEI flower which had sprung
Up hsswsoa The ssenss Of The prison.
yard. shAA 10 . similar feeling exhibited
BY ths dsepest-dysd criminal Of the
s.xonoa jall. In fScA, u has been 40
0osd that ths feeling. n anything. y
stranger In NE man Of few resources.
The present humanitarian system a
seeducasg prisons provides che sdu.
3aaed prisoner with many means Of
kHll.g. Y net improving. bis time,
which . bygoas system ignored. Com.
paaioesbIps fep1d In books Of the very
49, kind. II de case Of the unsd1-
Oaeed prtsonss. It u very different For
many hours Of the day 10 u
mus On non everything but 10.
esreourse with bio own thouShts.
sd these being. - . rule. sos vsry
ssmpeaionabls. be casts about for
sousthiag ~ engage III attention other
eAan tho four bare walls Of bis coll.
Suddenly - hears ths ehirp Of some
hnpudent sparrow. soticsd BY . few
ssrSy brvad-crumhs which the poor
wretoh has spared from his Allowance
sad pushed through the grating Of his
window. Hero u something which cor.
lainly bears him NO ul-wilt; something
wAich. TO o given 70 suspect IL shove
caalicon. There y not the slightest
doubt about kAis visitor. But the IN.
suspicious feslingh not reciprocal. The
crumbs are all worry we'll 40 long - thsy
oan be reached from without the bars.
The dark within y On unsxplored
ra&ion. But there comes Q spell OF
sharp frOst. may b, which whets the
appetite Il the fcAthered visitor. or
there u something In the manner Of the
would-be host which treasures him, and
w insuisitive little head u cautiously
pushed made the bars, In order TO FOL.
now up . trail Of crumbs iuIiciouslv
laid By the tempter. No harm follows;
aod familiarity breeds b0ldness. The
htee fellow y surprised To find himself
quite within. tail and all. and. ~
though ast0nishsd ct his own xudacity,
eeets . hasty retreat The next visit
dnds him less modest liz sdvances
scross The nOos; then. with sidslong
chances, mskes . backward movement
Men . forward one. till he feels quito
positive that The ststue-like figure In
the corner has NO bellicose Intentions.
A. . wort Of fseler. the figure moves Q
loot or . hand. This 10 TOO much for
NJ. Sparrow. A autteriug retreat
. Vie barr. cut and away. leaves
ehs lonely inmate still more lonely.
The thought Of the crumbs, how
svsr. stesls the little ieathsred breast,
end by.and-by no makes another
essay. At lsst he loses all fear. and
aops up quite close 70 the immured ono
% snatch some crumbs sprinkled
rom The hsad 10 sight Of the bird.
from this Il u not ~, a. confidence 10
eaancd. 70 hop on 10 the knee and
shoulder. What sort Of bird-logic has
bSsn going 81 In the breast OF this little
epsrrow ? In . week or two he learns
% come st . call. and to eat his meals
nom the hand OF Q man who, very o
ably. y suffering imprisonment for
licking his wife very nearly to death.
q tor ssme kindred crime ; but who
would take infinite pains to attach this
lia!e :oulless bird TO himself, and resent
With blows II necessary. any interfsr-
noe with his pet.
what y the philosophy OF the mat
ort L. II the waking up Of dormant
eeelingsi the softer, better memories Of
eapPiss days, when the love OF wife and
saildrea had not become sstranged ?
Every man, even the lowest type Of
criminal, loves something orsomebody.
u may bs . selfish, base love but It l.
. love, nsyerthslesA Who can fully
uadsrstand the anomaly presented bv
~ wife kicking '.Blaok Country" pud-
dior, who foasts his favorits bull dog
while bic poor children 20 about nnesrsd
tprF MOI nkety the prisoner who hes
been so ts6dsr Win the spsrrcw when