Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-08-11
CHATTER XVIII
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% In.rty' thou gciicS hoavenly
brishi' Pruiu-o - hlis. and pregnant with
delight" Every hard has sung tho JOYS oi
Ial.fty: every writer has sai his say uPon
her glorcS Fatriots have dici for hcr, std
stats-lnen--nolsrn oacs especially
mad, hcr convcnieut stalking hone. 1hs
subiet Ting such a stock enc. ani api
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iilAis upon tn frame q mind In which Mr.
Nller's aol,iAiniance. Mr. Maurice herVey
aio No i0sl. found himsh, vhcn loriland
ur,.oa A. longth dl-untinuci L. ungrudginf
ani machins-like boSpitahty AMI r,storcd
hun % tho outcr world. frce man ave ~
,hs fornAliiy q onoo a mouih r,Toriing him
II b the fniicc. anil that general rlfpieio,n
rurvcillance which l. - irksomc O. ths
usually mo.i.tf AMI retiring nature 81
tidkct-f-leave man.
The "gsida-s heAvcnly brisht' showed hef
faoc, the flr.f tlmo for some year, o. NAn
rics nerycy on tho very day When Ms
Clau-on AM sylvanus Morils went o. Blaek
t0Wu.
Mr. Mllsr. Who bal manifested 40 ko,t
an lnier,si in tho felon's cnleisoment -
u.alned ln oomplcte ignoralco q tho happy
event. Tlis vas duo b. ~ emission On hei
part. Sho hal written twice % the g0vernoi
n Portland, bsgging that the date ~ ths
osuvicts rclcaao might L. made known &
her n,s loiters wero dated Ut from Oak
hurry. bot from sou,e place IN Jonion 1ts
ar.t letter was duly Acknowledged, and th'
infortnafion vouchsafcl that the date ooule
NOT te eractly ntcl To tie second lctici
she rcosivod no reply. Tho reason Tor fuot
APPARENT disoOurtssy was this
The day q ths mans emancipation was
drawing very near, ~ he was told that hi,
friend had written. and he VAS asked N b.
wishsd - L. ssnt 90 London 10 meet her.
He cat down his eyes and In a respectful
w.v sta,ci that he was sorry 10 say that b.
.,trii,u,.i hl. prcsent shameful position g.
c.r,aln cvil counsel which the writer had
given him, ami which he had followed. lie
IA wish q L. cut % LOndon. but would
rather avoid this woman than seek her
Af,.r thi. avowal Mr. Milier's letter re
mained unanswer~i
lie was an cluostcd villain, who had bocn
seniencsd 90 i've Year. pcnAl serVitude for
uttsring forged bLlA Lake most such men,
who are ssnt into seclusion for the good Of
tie community. Maurice Heryey was able to
rcahse. without such severe treatment a.
was necled 30 convince the Apostle Paul,
that kicking against pricks Il foolishness
lie haJ ben ordered % pay certain debt
Ni.l..havior meant that the Debt would bs
exaets.i b. the uttermost farthing; whereas
Good coniuct would In time tighten the obj
wation and induce his creditor D. acoept .
handsome composition. ~ he did % the
b.st q his ability such work as was al
lotted 10 him. lie was too clever 10 attempt
the .lb.ow-worn trick of interesting the
chaplain by n pretended conversion. He
sagely rejected that chaplains must by this
time have grown wide awake. But he wore
A oon,ented. inoffcnsive look, spoke civilly 10
his iallcrs, complained of nothing, and gave
no trOuble. IL was only In tho seclusion OF
his circum~-ribed cell Of corrugated iron
tha, No. l0eo soowlet grated his teeth and
clenched his hands II was only there that
while his heart craved for personal freedom
his liIs noisclexsly framed bitter curses and
vows Of Vengeance.
10 A. thatif upon biz return 10 freedom
Mr.. Hervey bad given hls erpsriences OF
penal ssrvituds to the daily paprr>, his do.
srription q tho punishment Of bread and
water diet. dark cells. and that humiliatinl
srerclse with the crank known ~ grind
nS tAs sirr woeh have had no nrs,-lAna
value.
Before leaving Portland no was told thA,
Shs "Discharged frisoners' AID society-
would doubles do sousething Tor him. He
expressed his gratitude for The information,
but addsi that unless from disuse his right
hand had lot its cunning. hs could earn an
honsf-he emphasized the word-li,elihood
without dificulty. He had been an artist,
and could again pursue that craft under
new name. During his de.ention he had
given bis jani,ors prof Of his graphic abili-
ties by the craving Of sundry states with
complicated and not insrtistlcd do-asnS Thes'
works OF art are still shown 10 visitors 10 tbs
prison ~ euriositic<