The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-11-28

There are many foolish persons in the world
who imagine that they would be happy if relieved
of all responsibilities. Let all such consider the
life of the convict and be instructed. The convict
is actually deprived of all responsibility, yet he is
the least contented and the most unhappy human
creature on EARTH Responsibility is thing
want most when we haven't got it and want least
when we have most of it.
One of our number made an unsuccessful at
tempt to escape last Saturday forenoon. He
creted himself in a box Just it about
being hauled out of the yard and escaped detec-
ton until the car stopped at of the depots
down in the city where he accidentally dis
covered by a brakeman who shut and locked the
door and notified the prison authorities, who
brought him back to the fold.
BY following the example set by some of the
dailies we might give pretty accurate &C
count of what will occur here on Thanks giving
day, but will not count our chick
before they hatch.'' THE MIRRORS
publication day falls on Thanksgiving. 1t is
enough to say that all appearances indicate
that no pa ms will be spared to make it at least
day to be thankful for. Our next issue will give
full account of what occurs.
If all men would do unto others as they
would have others do uric them" misery and
suffering would be greatly lesSened in our mum.
dane sphere. Mankind is not naturally bad, as
cynical philosophers would have us think The
great cause of all misery the relentless. selfish
hunt after money. The love of the all-powerful
lucre will break the strongest bonds of friend ship;
will br ng contention into the home, misery into
the heart will destroy all confidence in our fell
lowmen. and make of us mere animals.
The new section boss. whose duty it is to keep
our main thoroughfare in clean cond ition, COM
plains loudly about the waywardness of his crew.
We noticed HIM last Saturday searching the
many points of interest that open from his field of
labor, and elected the information that he was
hunting for several brooms an shovels which he
supposed were planted" by his subordinates that
they m ight enjoy undisturbed sIesta while
clamoring Tor tools to work with. Verify the lot
of the section boss is hard one inside or outside
of prison.
DIR. B. j. Merrill returned from his pleasure
trip to the wild and reckless west Saturday, and
was on hand Sunday morning to pre- scribe for the
ills of the flesh to which convicts co-heirs
with free humanity. The doctor reports having
had jolly good time, but not favorabIy i'm.
pressed with the country. it being too raw to suit
his esthetical tastes. The Manitoba company
were good hosts the doctors wel.rounded pro.
portions testify. The doctors elegant silk hat re-
manned in the west. but why it d I'd has not yet
been satisfactorily explained. He says that it
blew away; others intimate that It suffered from
the prejudice that is we'll known to exist in that
part of the country against the plug hat.
Warden Randall got home from the Prison
Congress- at Nashv l,e last Friday. He seems to
be well pleased with what he saw and heard with
forr !.
terest in and near the city of Nashville. The
state prison was inspected. and as souvenir of
his visit, he brought hon a cane which lie pur-
chased from one of the boys" He says that they
have "sto'' in the prison conducted by one of
the inmates for the accommodation of his fellow
prisoners. The stock of the "sto' consisted of
gewgaws of apparel, pies cakes, tobacco and soap.
etc. Judging by the fullness of the soap box that
article seemed to be drug the market. They
visited one of the coal m where convicts are
employed. also the ground where the battle of
Stone River was fought. They paid a visit to the
Hermitage the home of Andrew Jackson. The
warden had the honor Of meeting and conversing
with the Governor of Tennessee, and several other
men OF national renown.
"A deal which unfortunately for one of the
parties concerned did not materalize, was the
cause OF some lengthy negotiations between two
of the boys few days ago. 1t appears that one
of them who wllbe leaving Tuesday next
has within the past two months by close attention
to its wants and requirements and by nightly ap-
plications of a mixture composed of rectifed
goose-grease and talow candles, succeeded in
bringing into mcroscopical vision certain
mouldy substance, resembling the outward ap.
pearance OF a dampened rag after a dewy night on
top of a barn door, which in charity we will des.
ignate a moustach. Being in need of an overcoat
and not having the wherewith to purchase one he
struck upon plan that worthy of the in vent
i've genius of the man. 1t was nothing less than
the sale of his facial adornment For that pur-