Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-06-16

ono siie anda mighty h1l q nnooth. roun.l..
pcih.c.. known a. the Closll Rrnrh. On IN
Oihrr. whilst In frtnt - n losmfi tall
s.rra,ed. rrciri,o,i' elf, at ths foot q
which was 90 doeilnaton.
Mr. Mlhr Tad No att.ntin o. m
natural socnery - the plar Sie s,cTf-s
from ths tfain ami valkri out - iile llffL
station IN n u,eihsiioal, isisinesl-llle way. 4
was ctiirnt hat Tho woman hai not oofno =
tar On a nero plfaurc jauut
II vas hurning DAY. Tho sun hot iowi
l,s rays fcrriy ON tho trocis-1, shad.,c-
larrtn isianl. or .Dcallei islani Mr. uil
ler's black garments s.sfnci acarccly mltalh
o. ssich wea,her-hcr frau. certainly NJ
sirung euough o. toil up thoac cliffs ~ ooliti,
Limestone which froWued down upon her
80 wondsr she turnei o. the cai@ia0l IN
two 90 thro cala which 10 huasfad wcr,
fickCty oh uAcuine-. but tho hrs Nhici
SIRE hri~ccn the shafts wcrs strong one<
Hor~cs no,.i - strong to earn n living I'm cha
AMI
shs drove targain sftsr tho niaunur O,
her Lind. thsn took her sat IN ons ~ m.
dusty vchiclcs. Shc vas driven through IA.
little gray town. which lis~ AZ The lost ~ an.
strctchsa a LOG way up 'hs hin Tho hor-.
,oiissl up ths step Htrcei, on ant On until N,
occupant n the cab lookcd down On th.
toTs of tn houses which ale hal jus
fae-sl Thcn a turn. AMI a hit - icvc
grruni, another turn aDi a stop hiii. ~ %
ant ca In a ri.-ng cuur,- until the tail, lant
which liz AZ tlro top u Portland i.iani "a,
-nsashow r..,chs.i an event which must hAv,
l.s'n grateful allko 81 Tho hor-o ani the o,cu
pant - IN cab, surprising the lait'r unly
Issss-gssi q norvos ~ ur'iinaFy strength an
thereforc are o. rcisul against hcing drawn uT
hills a. step ~ the slis u a hou-,
Smo time hforo tn cab rss1clel the tof
q ths ci.ns 10 haiat Intervals rasssi gang
q mn working hy the rualsisle. Atadtl
tanou tLosa uieu lsskai hitla difsnrlt fnn
orllnafy navvies, hui a clo-rr inspection
showed that the rsrments % most of then
cuu.i.'..i q n dark yellow j-rrry cos-ry-i b,
sl,cfe'ce hckrt of light fn-iian ~ stn.
such mai.rial This jackrt. m0ruvUr. VA
STAMPED in various plans with ths govern
rect broad arrow. Egcry man worc galtsn
AMI a oIriuusly ahafoi cap uIaicr winch nj
hair vas slshio Nvasionaliy ouc mi sLt l.
ssn vho moved with a orriain stifusr.s ln hi'
gaii, a. u snfnoihing whirh h. woai wii
luEiy have dII.nassl With rr-frainsi the nat
ural elasticity - his lorcr limb. Hero anl
thoru tho On in0iony q the attire was hrOksr
b. N, apIsaranoe a -ouie who were drc-sd
In liue Instead q yellow; bat taken alto
gr'her tls dr,-s. n c,ruforiAbio AMI cBlaring,
VA sarrly one which a man hang n nv
a.-cui wouii Cho.-e for him-rlf
Tte gan.s which MrE Miusr Jassssl Ca ths
ral..le ~crc fOr tho mot part engagoi IN
laIriiur iunT- q turf frusn man 10 ulau.
nney I.rforu,ci ihcsc dutics IN a lis,iss.. pr.
unct,ry mAnf,er. although. stADiinr on tha
lilisiieaioyccyery iani q wurkers wcrc two
Nm In long dafk c,ats With tho shining but.
tons ~ authority. AMI cach u tLtsc uisn held
q rifo uiih hsei taysnei
Further asay Ia The quarries cald h. -en
many oihur such sHngs digginE. delving. haul
las. wheeling tarrusx, and performing otber
of.a'ions nocifal for ortrarting tbs famesi
ltriiand stone irom the ground.
AftCr Talslng eari0as ~ufriss, hni driving
for sauc dtfAnoe al1ng ths level grouDd, hrs
MilirTs cab r,u. BID tseutiful, tail, hut
tros.si sail. sklrilng this u tunnel AZ right
angh-, AMI very -.n drew up hfofe an Inn
posing cniranf iullt u gray stons'. AMI hcar.
ing over ths archway The ruyAl arms q Eng.
lani Ths va the sntrancc to her MAJESTY :
Prism q Portland
IN frout a u. acrvs- ihe road. sfrvtchei the
gOyertor's garden. sfll brilliant With fiywcrs
AMI louking hke Curious oaSis IN tns midst
q a larrVn land A man who IN ths dis
chArgc q bis duiies has o. live On th- top q
rufiland liani wants n garicn o. sumefhing
"a "a. . . IA.
Ila.,o ~ouii drive him mad.
but Mr.. Miller dld not even lrok AZ tho
gay hsis shc di1nuuniod. and after telling
tn cahman 81 wait for hcr, wAlkei boldly
thruugh tlia prison gate
She Wa Immediately arcvstot by purtiy,
god ,emp.rci looking jAnitor, ~ho-s gold
laocd cap spoke q superior staining. lie
u.nercd her into little waiting g.room Just
inside tho gate, and asked her 10 state her
bu.in.ss Mn, Miller's buzncss was 10 -
me Of the oonvicts, by name Maurice iiAr-
sey.
Nov, oouvicts are only allowes 10 80 their
'risr1d, oncc In sir months; ~ the janitor
hook his Dad duhiou ~. sun. ~ Mr..
Miller wasa most rssT-rr rtahieiookins woman,
b. AID b. would mcniion the matter 30 the
governor. He heggod the Lady 10 tsksa chair
MI then left Der.
Shs AT for -on,s tlme In tAe tare littls
waitipS nom. the walls a. whic~ v~-e deco
rNzed vr'n potics rcquesting visitors 70 Ia
prison not o. offer The war'isrs any money,
bat o. depssit such donations a. thoy wishssi &c
make IN boxes that were hung against the wal
for the hcnefit of discharged prisoners and ths
ofloers' scho.is respectively. After a while
the goo.i-natursi janitor returned lie told
Nh. Miller that the convict hai not --sn
fri-nd for many monihs, 30 upon his return
from work h. wouli b. esked II he would like
70 sre her. She must rive her name
She wruts IL down. then waited patiently.
by and by there was a measured tramp oi
many heavy fect, ami she know the convtct
were returning 10 dinner. After the tramp
hal died away a wsrdcr made hi. appearance
AMI told her to follow him
IL was bat a step. lie oreaod door In the
roar of the waiting rom, and Mira Millof
found herself IN place which ooud suggest
nothing clfe than a den at n noolCgicsl gsr.
den, cue sale - tho nom being formed oi
iron hars about sin inch~s apart, and oppo
.ite was a similar den with ~ front turnel
towards Il AMI enterd by another door, and
between the two wa a sTaoe, n narrow den,
eniercd By another door and containing q
stool
Prc-ently The door of the middls den op-nei
znd a wardcr entered and seated him-sf uIon
the stool; then the furthast door oTrnet, and
one q the blnehabitcd convicts WALKED w
10 the tars and gave his visitor a mol of care
los rcoogiition
As rule, when a female friend Is per.
mlitei 30 - a convict there 4 weeping and
wailing. Hands are stretched out through
The tArs acros the open space. and II the
two psisons are q ordinary stature, finger.
lips may Just meet This a. better than
nothing. Tims was when no open spaos
iivicei tho fricnds; they could ki-s and al.
most embrace thrOugh onc ~ ~ bars But
d was found that tho visitors Hiss otter
a hslfsoverrign from her mouth
10 the corvict's A Kindly action, no doubt,
but one ich when discovered led tho mar
INTO truuble, Knocked OF gcodconduci marks,
md lengthensd his time q imprisonment
10 now there 4 q sTaoe of -omething like nvt
Iest between the visitor and the visited
With th.so two there was no weeping, nc
frefching out q hands In fact, a. MnL
Nlller looked at tho Gagged creature In froai
n hr an expression very nssrly akin &c
hatred settled on her strongiy-markei fea,
IurcS Yet IN spite Of hs elo~pciippsd
-rown. shavcn checks and ugly attire ths
,onviCt was by no means ill-looking. Hisfcar
Iurss were straight and m he even have
bcn called refined He was above the mid
ils bsight, broad shoalderd and healthy
cooking. His teeth were good, and his hands
although rough and hAriened with toli, vsrs
,ot tho bands Of ons who has laborci from