The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-18
PRISON PETS

ord of persons In ''durance vile'' max.
ing pets Of tho most unlikely Of animals
nay. won reptiles and flowers The
Instances considered noteworthy have
been generally those Of persons Of rank.
Do reality, the passion IS not moro TO b
wondered at II the Count Picciols d
echool-book .otoFisty. who gained over
the good-feeliBg Of his keeper to 10.
spect the pet flower which had sprung
up between tAostones Of the prison.
yard. than 10 . similar feeling exhibited
BY tho ~deepest-dyed criminal Of the
common jafl In TACT, it has been no.
dced hat tho feeling, Il anything, is
stronger h tho man OF few resources.
The present humanitarian system of
conducting prisons provides tho edu-
Gated prisoner with many meaas Of
killing. II not improving, his time,
which . bygone system ignored. Com
partnership Is found in books of the very
best kind. In he case of the unedu-
~ssed prisoner. It e very different. For
many hours Of tho day he Is
shut on from everything but IN
6sFcourse With his own thoughts.
and ekese being. q q ruiz, not 7ery
Sompe1ionable, he casts about for
something to engage his attention other
than the four bare walls Of his cell.
Suddenly be hears the chirp Of some
tnPudent sparrow. enticed by . few
stray bread-crumbs which the DOOR
wretch has spared from his allowance
and pushed through the grating Of bis
window. Here Is something which Ger.
tainly bears him no il-wilf; something
which. to one given to suspect, Is above
suspicion. There u not the slightest
doubt about this visitor. But the uo.
suspicious feeltngi Is not reciprocal. Ths
crumbs are al very well 90 long ashley
can be reached from without the bars.
The dark within il an unsxplorei
region. But there comes . speIl Of
sharp frost. may be. whioh whets the
appetite Of the feathered visitor. or
there u something in tho manner Of the
would-be host which treasures him, and
tho inquisitive little head i cautiously
pushed inside the bars. in order to fol.
Vow up . trail Of crumbs iudiciouslv
laid BY the tempter. No harm follows;
and familiarity breeds boldness. The
little fellow Is surprised to find himself
quite within, tad and I'll. and. as
though ast0nished at his own audacity. |
beats . hasty retreat. The next visit
mos him less modest He advances |
scross the fooe; then, with sidslon9 |
giances, makes . backward movement, |
shen . forward one. till he feels quito
positive that the statue-like figure in
the corner has no bellicose intentions. |
A. . sort OF feeler. the figure moves 4
oct OF . hand. This II too much ia. |
NJ. Sparrow. 4 Tutoring retreat
% the ban. out. aud sway, lesves
ene lonely inmate still more lonely.
Tho thought Of The crumbs. hoy.
sver. steels the little fsathered breast.
and by-end-by hs makes another
essay. At last he loses all fear. and
hops up quite close 70 the immured one
% snatch some crumbs sprinkled
lrom the hand in sight of The bird.
From this & i not ar. O. coo6dence n
Gaancc. 70 hop on 70 the knee and
ehoulder. What sort Of birdlogic has
going on n the breast of this little
IPazroWf In . week or two be learns
% come e . call. and to eat his meals
rom the hand ef . man Who. verv pos-
.ibly, e suffering Imprisonment Tor
0ckan8 h1s wife very nearly to death.
y for some Kindred crime but Who
would take infinite pains to ettech this
little souf1ese bird 20 himself, and RESENT.
Nth blows Il necessary. any intsrfer.
noe with his pet
What = the philosophy of the mat.
srf Isl the waking up Of dormant
belingse the softer, better memories Of
happier dayS, Whea the love Of wife and,
Ih{drsa he'd not become estranpedP
Every man. evsn the lowest type Of
rininal, loves something orsomebody.
B nay b . selfish, base love but 4. II
I1opc, neyertheleM. Who can fully
the anomaly prevented By
- wiie-Hcking '.Black Country" pud-
I'd. who feaGfs hiO fgvogite boil dog
v1Gle ~ poorchildysa 70 about uncared
wl Most khsly The pFioo0er who has 4
eoaDoSenasgv1tb 6e spaxrew wheu i