The Red Cloud chief., 1883-12-28
PRlSON PETE.

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er1 Of psreons In ''dursnce vilo" max.
Ing psb Of The most unlikely Of animals.
nay, even reptiles and lowsru. The
Instances considered noteworthy have
bssa generally those Of persons Of rank.
In reality, the passion u not more 70 b
wondered y In she Count Fccl0la Of
sch0ol.h0ok notoristy. who gained over
chs good feeling q bis keeper 70 ~
spsot the PET flower which had sprung
Up bsswsoa he seenas Of The prison
yard. thaa 10 . similar fseling exhibited
BY NE dsspsst-dysd criminal Of the
sA0non jal. In fHcA, u has bseu no.
0csd tAAs Ne feeling. n anything. u
stranger In he man q few resources.
The present Humanitarian system II
seeducasg prisons provides che sdu-
Saaed pns0ssr with many means Of
killl.E. Y net improving. bis time.
which . bygoas system ignored. Com.
pAnioesbip = fepnd In books Of the very
bsse kind. II hs csss OF the unsdv-
Oassd prisonaz. It u very Different For
many hours Of the day 10 u
shut on hon everything but In.
>sreourss with bio own thouShtA
aAd tAese being. - . rule. aos vsry
ss0paAi0nabls. be costs about for
sonsthing ~ engage As attention other
eAAn the four bare wallis Of bis coll.
suddenly 10 hears she shirp Of soms
lhnpudeDt sparrow. e0ticsd by . few
ssrsy brvsd-crumhs which The poee
wretoh has spared from his Llowsnoo
AID pushed through the grating Of II
window. Hero u something which Ger.
tsinly bears him no ul.will; somethin9
which. 70 ono given 70 suspect Il shove
suspicion. There y not the slightest
doubt about Ais visitor. But the IN.
suspicious feelingis not reciprocal. The
crumbs are all very we'll 40 long - they
.oaa Be reached from without the barr.
The dark within y IN unsxplorsd
ragion. But there comes Q spell Of
sharp frust, may b, which whsts the
appetite a the lcathersd visitor, OF
there u something In the manner At the
would-bs host which treasures him. and
We inguisitive little head u cautiously
pushed inAids the bars, In order to fol.
IOw up . trail Of crumbs judiciously
laid BY the tempter. No harm follows;
and familiarity breeds boldness. The
lttle fellow u surprised u lind himself
9uits within. tail and all, and, -
though astOnished 1t his own audacity,
ssets ha1ty retreat The ucyt visit
0nds him less modest lie sdvanoes
seross he Hoos; then. with sidslons
Glsnces, makes . backward movement,
Sasn . forward one. till he feels quito
positive that he statue-like figure Ia
The corner has no bellicose Intentions.
A. . sort Of fseler. the figure moves Q
loot or . hand. This 10 TOO much for
NJ. sparrow. A h~uttsring retreat
. the barr, out and away, leaves
ehs lonely inmate still moro lonely.
The thought Of the crumbs, how
svsr, stesls the little ieathsred breast,
End by-and-by hs makes smother
essay. At last he loses all fear. and
hops up quite close 70 the immured one
b snatch some crumbs spriukled
from the had In sight Of the bird.
From this Il u no, ~, a. confidence ID
gaancd. 70 hop on 70 the knee and
shoulder. What sort Of b~ird.logic hal
besn going 81 In the breast Of this little
spsrrow ? In . week or two be learns
. come q . call. and TO eat his meals
nom the hand Of . man who. very pos.
ah!y. = suffering imprisonment r,I
oc3sn& MS wtte very nearly To death,
q tor ssms kiudrcd crime ; but who
would take infinite pains to attach THU
ue!e soulless bird To himself. and resent
With blows Il necessary, any interfer'
noe with bis pet.
whst y the philosophy Of the mat
nrx Eit TIE waking up Of dormant
teelingSi the softer, better memories od
Happier days, when the love of wife snt
sAildrea had not become sstrangsd
Every man, oven the lowest type o.
criminal, loves something orsomebody
u may be . selfish. base love ; but II L
slove, nevertheless. Who cen fully
oadsntand the anomaly presented by
- wife kicking Biloxi Country pud
dter, who feasts hh favorits bull dog
while bic poor ohlldrsn 90 about unosrss
eprF 40s1 likely the prisoner who ha,
been 10 tea6sr wMA tire apxrryw wkev