The Dillon tribune., 1885-07-11

q contented, inoRensive look, spoke c;v;nNote
his jailcrs, complained of nothing. and
no trouble. It was only in the seclus;. gave
his circumscribed cell of corruratad ot
that No. 1850 scowled, grated his teeth aon
csenched his hands. It was only thero ~
while his heart craved for personal fre.s nat
his lips noiselessly framed bitter curSss .om
vows of vengeance. aa0
So it is that If upon his return to fro.a..
Mr.. Hervey had given his experience !.
penal serT'itude to the daily papers b;s "
scr;ption Of the punishment of bread We, We
water diet. '.ayk cells, and that hum;l;..:alo ao
exercise with the crank known a. sscr;ny
ng the air'' would have had 20 tirs,.
value.
Before leaving Portland he vas toll t,,-
The Discharged Prisoners A.d So.;eer,
would doubtless do something for him. i
,:-p:c-:cd his gratitude for tho info-soeto.
s:,t a..;.ed that unless fro.1 dis:se his r;~s.
1aad LID lost its cunning, he could earn An
lo1c-.-ie EMPHASIZED tho word-livc,hood
w:...hout dim m-ulty. He had been en- c-.;.,
aaI could again pursue that craft under
.cw name During his dc.c.t;oa be had
given his janitors proof Of his graphic abli.
los By the craving Of sundry states with
complicated and not inartistic dcsi ms Thos,
! works Of art are still shown to visitors to ths
prison q curiosities.
So, practically . free man, Maurice Her,
vey stood in the streets Of London at o'c,oo.
on the second day Of the now year. Then
vas little about him to attract attcat;c,
By merciful and sensible dispensation, d..
ing the three months pricr to his c:aaac;,s.
lion O convict's hair is left to nature, SO tho.
IN these days Of military crops Mr.. He.ve7's
ac.d, which no longer rescm5lcd Fitzy7
s.or.ndruul, was not signal Of danger. Thu
suit Of clothes which replaced the durable
prison dress was rough and ill-ft.;ng, but
not such as to create remark In LocJoa
that night there must have been hundreds Of
thousa2ds Of respectable men who locked
nc;tier better nor worse than Maurice Her.
vey.
Free at last! Free to turn where he liked
and, within the limits Of the law, do as he
liked; in splendid health; in the prime Of
manhood. Free to redeem or cancel tho past
by honcst work, or by dishonesty sink lower
and lower in the future. In his pocket ths
sum Of five pounds seventeen shillings and
sixpeace, the rccult of years Of self-enforca
zocd conduct and unavoidable hard labor.
The f,::-.-c--:ng Of this money gave him new,
Or at l---;s a.:c..e q dormant sensation. It
was l. (, t..::::, four years since his hands
had t~a- I'D coin Of the realm. Thinko
that AID r. a.;ze what penal servitude means
Tho lrst u:o he made Of his liberty and
, money was CHARACTERISTIC, and fear may
, awaken indulgont sympathy in the minds Of
! the majority Of man (not woman-) kind
. He went into a tobacconist's and bought a
ninepenny cigar. He Lit it, sat down upon
chair in tho shop and for somo minutes
smoked in bl.ssful, contented silence. To
shopkeeper eyed his customer narrowly. His
general appearance, especially tho look Of bis
. hands, did not seem compatible with what
the tradesman called '"ninepenny smoke
gent" Hervey caught the mans eyes fixed
on his han1s. He himself glanced at them
, with look Of disgust and q muttered curse.
Years Of turf-carrying and digging and delv.
. ing for Portland stone play havoc with
gent.eman's hands. Hervey's nails wer,
broken, blunted and stunted; his fingers
were thickened and hardened. Altogether
his hands were such as person solicitous q
!, would prefer to keep in his pockets.
!, There were other actions which showed
: the tickct-of-leave man to be possessed Of .
fastidious nature The first enthrallin,
solemnity Of the rebound enjoyment Of good
tobacco having passed of, he left the sho|
and went in search of ready-mado clothln:
establishment. Here he bought shirt AMI
collar, pair Of shining boots, a hat, gloves
! and q cheap suit which for few days woul
q hang together and present an appearanc
D almost fashionable. He asked permission Il
u change his apparel on the premises The'
~ having had a brown paper parcel made 0
1e the suit presented to him by generou
Il government he went his way, no doub
p' much relieved by the amelioration of his e1
&C ternal condition
D. After few more purchases needed by
y: gentleman for his toilet, he found his mone!
IL had dwindled down to very little. He had
= however, enough left to buy q shiny blac!
ea bag. Into this he tumbled his parcels, an
u hailing hanson paid his last shilling to b
~ conveyed to the door of O well-known hotel
" " A luxurious dog this convict!
us He engaged q bedroom. He ordered
. dinner OF which even Horace and Herber
might have approved. He rang for ho
e' 81 water, and spent half an hour soaking b
)" hardened and disfgured hands, He scowle
- !, as he realized the painful fact that HUNDRED
~ OF gallous of hot water and months OF tim
must be expended before these badlT-ae
:. members in any way resumed their orlsna
!" appearance. Then, without Shilling in b
pJ pocket, he went to his dinner. with which
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