The Dillon tribune., 1885-06-13

come nero TO ENJOY Il Gay at the seaside In
stead OF going at once to the gay espla,lade,
sAa sought the shades OF the general waiting
Tcor!--Eetc she remained an hour
she .hen embarked in another train; o,n
thc5 ran o., {. single line of railway-rar
nearly th3 whole OF its way with the sea @.
oIe side and mighty Hill OF smooth, rounded
pebbles, known AS The Clesil Beach. cn tas
other. whilst n front OF it doomed tall
sertatca. ,rcc.pitotss cliff, ct the foot o,
which was its ,iest inat-on.
Mrs. Miller paid 10 attention 10 the
1atu'a, src-a,y CT the place. She steDpcG
from the train and ,,a1.1ol, ont cf III, littis
station i'll & .ost}lo!ical. l;Sil,eS>-,:lse vav 1t
was cvtcus tnaa tie woman :.a not come :.
far On Y lcre pleasure jault.
Ii was a burning day. The sun shot dow
its rays iselyely on tho trec,a,s, sl,aGelrs,
harCpN island, O" st-calleti island. Mrs. Mil
le. black garments seemed sc;iCely suitable
to such Scati!el--hcr frame c,, l:ni,- NJ,
strong enough to toll tip thoSc ellis Of oolitie
limestone which frowned down l.,,on her
No wonder SIC turned to the cabstanl TEs
| two OF three cabs which it boastcd were
/ ricsoty old machines. but the horses whicl
| w.. hs,vccn tho Shafts vero strong ones
Horses need he strong to earn :. living i'll this
/ land.
| She drove bargain after the manner OF
! h:r kini, then took ',r seat i'll ono of thG
dusty vehicles. Sho was driven through tbs
li,t,e gray town, which lies at the foot of and
stretches long way up the hill. Tho horse
to't>a T.. ~ H,sa street. on Glld on until thu
| occup,.it uA .l!e cab looked down on the
tops OF the houses which shs had jus
passed. The,. - turn, and Il biz of level
ground, 'u3t,,>:' turn and q stccp hill; so on
:ls@ ~> i, y lag course until the table lam!
wh." lis ilt the top OF Portland island was
so,!!ehON reached, nn event which must have
been gr;.t.i,l alike to the horse ant! the occ,-
pant OF the cab. sl,pposing the latter only
p'"'ssss,al OF nc.>ts, OF ordinary strength ani
therefore al to reacl against being drawn up
hills as steep Vi the side Of Il house.
Some time before the cab reached the tor
OF the cliffs it had at intervals passed gangs
vi men working by the roadside. Atnd
tance these men looked little different from
ordinary navvies, hut Il closer inspection
showed tllaJ tie garments OF most of then,
consisted OF Il G.:.'.1 y low jersey covered b.
a sleeveless Jacket OF ligho fustian or some
such material This jacket, moreover, WIS
stamped in various places with tho govern.
n,ent broad arrow. Every man wore gaiter:
and u curiously-shape;! cap, under which no
hair was visible. Occasionally one might BE-
seen who moved with Il certain stiffness in his
gait, as if something which he would vii,
lingy have dispensed with restrained the nat
ural clacticity Of his lower limbs Here and
there the nonotcny of the attire was broken
| by tho appearance OF sonic who were dres p>i
in blue instead of yellow; but taken alto
gethar the dress, If comfortable and enduring,
was scarcely one which man being q fire,
agent would choose for himself.
The gangs which Mrs. Miller passed on the
roadside were for tho most part engaged III
handing humps of turf from man to man
They performed these duties in lstess, per.
sltb
hillsslenhovcevcr hn.,d OF w.r.so'.', wo,o t"u
e men in long dark coats with the shining but
Y tons OF authority, and each OF these men held
II rifle with fixed bayonet
le Earther away in the quarries could be see!,
II many other such gangs, digging, delving, haul
ing, wheeling ba,rows, and performing other
II operations nnes!fui for extracting tho fama,!
Portland stone from the ground.
1t After passing various sentries, and driving
o. fer some distance alons, tie level ground, Mir
rs N1iller's cab reached ~ beautiful, tall, bui-
III tressed wall; skitins this it turned at right
II angles, and very soon drew up before an in!-
k. posing entrar, e built OF gray stone, and beul
ID ing over the ar>hway the royal arms OF Eng
IN land. This was the entrance to her ma jesty
D. prison Of ortand.
IS, In front Of it, across, The road, stretched TIL
ct governors garden, still brilliant with flower
N and locking like glorious oasis in the mi,!a
charge Of his duties has To live OH tho top %,
~ Portland island wants Il garden or s'>incthin,
OF that sort. Without it the lnonotony Of til
It. place would drive him mad
a But Mrs. Miller did not even look at til:
gay beds She tis ::'o1,nte,l, and after teili,,,
90 the cabn,an to waib for her, walked bold
through tho prison gate
t1 She was immediately accosted by Il por;iv
good-tenpcre!-'oo!ln innitor, whose goo
er laced cap spoke o. superior standing. IL.
,lshere,l her into Il IiGtlo wa!tiny-room jus
!ld inside tia, gate, and asked her to state hei
us business. Mrs. Mler's business w;., to So,
~ one OF the conyicts, by name Maurice la.
ia. vey.
eo Now, convicts are only allowed to SEQ the;
to friends once in six months; SO tho jamie
ny slcn1 his lc:.,l dj.inu,: ". Stui, us NJ,
re- Iil!,ryv.;s 1@t YES, ~:oic-oo!:.ng woman
20 he sa lr I'd lncn. !"n tie matter to Il
x .;ry," -. J. Too, t; tho lady to take ~ cir
.er Esd t,.~, 't:' /.
III ~, ~, ,,r -,!.e time ia ..:e bare ii T.
it wa ,'.,,, .'.,f- vail of which vera i''
-, -. rH.on WIN notices requesting w.! - ~ ~
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49,, E,a.:". T. That wrlo ';.n%n =! -
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~" phi'""> schools resp i.c.Y. - ~ VIII
49, 49, tho t,osi-.,l.u.,"l ja:.;tu" r:r"n!. 7, tnl
>''o M."'. Miller that tho con- a m.> s@'l
-, fried FL; many months; },, rI', Ii, ;"+,,:
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'o Weln I'tttir;!,'", to G.:.!!>r. A..er u -.
Hc had d:c n':IT Nr:,.'i' made H.: ,;;p*:"ai