The Red Cloud chief., 1888-11-30
An INGENIOUS CONVICT.
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a few days arc. Charles F-y vAs
seas- 10 the local .ail he found . pss~s-
d board In the yned and took !; - his
ell A; The i.ro~ b. intended 10 white
oui a 'cv small trinxess. b.; dccid-s -
make An eSor; And white something
u which he would bs proud. The
board was O! white pine. three Fec, ..I
inches long. iuc!ve inchcs side AID
two inch-> thick.
Fry Is = sh~ipcarpen:er BY trade and
understands the a:urv Of wood and
what car b. done With 4: under the
circGru-tancc> He had no tools. add
All he Possessed ,ha: would cui vas =
small wosien-handled knife. knowing
that this would no, perform the task hc
bad 81 before him. he tors . steel
shank from An old sho,. wrapped =
wooden handle about II. shArprn.i IL
and began 70 look for something else
There was At OLD worn-ou mop in ;h-
Jail. and from this he Gu: \ picc- Of
one-quarter inch wir-. lie pu, a handle
on II. /; down ~ the ,aian.~. 81 =
blade. and n fe~ days later he found
the rib q: m umbrella which he axcd
In the anne way.
Being now fully prepared. he began
the task a.! ,urnias out what he had
pictured Ia his mind. lie worked
mostly az night. ant often remained at
his work until three o'clock in the
morning. While ,; work b. stunned
the other prisoner. Aad did non ie;
them know what IA going ou in his
cell until IA few weeks ago. when b.
emerged with the worA OF art on which
be had spent AL hi, time and cncrcie,
for three months. Looking al the pro-
GGciion IA i; hang. between two cells,
One al hardly believe that rom the
small piece OF board only Two inches
thicA and three. and IA half feet long
such "a chain q! connected links and
-wivels could be wrought. II IL an
endless chain OF %; links. thiriccn
swivels or revolving links. two pair, o'
clasped hands. and six carvings which
explain themselves 20 the observer.
The Liberty Bell. a. true a rcpr-.cn-
taiion IA "a picture. i, Our and IA half
inches high and five and u half inchc,
across the rim. and has the crack,
lettering and tongue and all else be-
longing 10 the beloved revolutionary
relic. Fry has pictured il IA i; stood
on exhibition az the World. Fair in
New Orleans in 1854. when IL new beam
had been given IL and while IL was
green. Instead Of the green leaves he
has made n chain OF wooden links
which coil gracefully around III. bill
and add IA feature 10 the marvellous
piece of work. The bell seems fa--
tened Ia the beam with wooden
s;irrups. but they are "A part Of the bell
and beam. and the screw. nuts and
bolts are given in perfect cNac;hes- to
the original. The beam is held 10 the
chain by two hands, beautifully carved.
and represent. ~ Fry ,ay-: The
North and South upholdiug their united
liberty Above this again are cla-ped
hand, similarly carved. which Fry says
lis the North and South. and is mean;
"a an emblem OF peace" All th-s.
carvings Are connected 20 the chain by
swivcls. a mos; difficult; piece OF carv-
ing in wood. even with the latest i'm
proved machinery. but os these the
prisoner has made thirteen. and all OF
them were made with tn. rib OF an
umbrella. |
Following the chain from the south
side TO the bell. the frs; carving met
is a bronze gothic pillar OF which Is
carved ..ln God W. Trust" Next IL "A
Chinese tower. on the corner OF which
are four pillars. and inside these pill
lars i, a ball Of wood. too large 20 bc
taken u or put in without; breaking
one Of the combining pillars.
This is where ] began IN. task
said Fry. rs he pointed To n decorated
block on which are carved in raised
blackened AT the top. st
Louis Jail. June T." each word and
being m a side.
The most amusing piece follows. and
IL "A square block. on one side % which
il q harp of Erin. and in corner the
two notes OF Come Back 20
On the other three side. are
respectively an Irish flag. with a sun
IA round tower painted green.
and n spray OF shamrock.
Next In order and the be.. finished
OF all the carvings. il u scroll headed.
The Emancipation" and ~ the end
Of the scroll are . pair Of shacklcs. the
OF which are broken. and. a. the
carver Saws. The Slave il Set F,e.~