New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15

| The man seemed for the hrsV ''''' ~
WIFI SiriSe me lucky, if | amt outside Some,
| III. ,nrct have took me out when was asleep
| Then realizing in whose presence It o On. Us
.ur naydon sir but some ones looh ,hc o''.
So.T rho one who took you out took all the Others
The major side glance at warner ar S SaiTr
! rbat INTELLIGENT officer seemed 10 De suffering
",ies The prisoner glanced along the corridor
q If all The blessed lot of EN- am on' 100! III
They were not only all ont. bHt they were "a, an
H. he same curiousy trance-hke steep; Each li',i
| Id 10 bc separately reused, ana each woke WIN
,bc SAM Startling sudden bound. no one seeileu
more surprised TO find themselves where the! VIZ
! ,Lon fine men themselves. Ana thls WAS ny nv
aee in ono ward only mt in all the warns OF Illc
nrison. No wonder the officials fclt bewllueren
| hv the time they had gone the round. u-uao.
| ~. There, one thing certain, remarked WuIueI
Slater TO Wardcr Putin, wiping the perspra,lo ,
| f",n Lis Wardcr Siater's-brow, 4" II ! let them
,nt in ore ward 7 couldn't 'ardly let them OUT IN
| all Not to mention that don see new d ma, man
., INV huild's going to carry eight-and-forty men,
| nod bedding and all, out bodily. and thac WIFI
ON: disturbing one OF them from sleep. .,o,, u
| As thc official party was returning thIoush ID
ward insnccting the men. who were standing at
attention in their day cells, the onlcer Ill '"'''
| advanced TO the governor. =, 49, L., Norkou
Zone man missing. sir! NO ~ SIT H.
o. The chief warder started. If possible, ne turned
| a shade more purple even than peloieir IN eoid
| - Fetch me the kew Of the night cells ne s''iu'
| T. was brought They went upstars-thc major,
clio Governor. the Chief and second warders. sure
| smou0h ,hry found the missing man, stanuihs "u
attention i'm his night CELL waiting 70 ne let ouI =
the only in the prison whom IneE od d'' Kim IN
! in his nlncc Tie chief warder unlocked hlii' III
! silence they followed him as he went TOWNSHIPS
When tGc major and Mr.. Paley found them
selves alone. both Of them seemed "''' ''"''-
We'll major, what do you think Of IT now
ITS got-up thing I'll stake my lie 'S
! " What do you mcan-a got-np thlng 49,.
| hc know more abOOl il li'tll
tbev have chosen to say-that man Nl2Hr, Tor
! Instance. Rut I'll have the thing slitcd 10 th'
bottom before | 60. never n'ard 81 any ,'''''7
| ,noee aEdacious in the whole OF my career
The Governor smiled but he made no comment
an thc maior's observation. II was arranged tnao
| an inquiry should hc held after chapel DuIlhs
| cLonol a fresh subject was added 10 me llst oi
thosc which already called for prompt inquiry. D.,
| Probably there is no moIc delicate ana diiIcHu
| postIon than that Of prison chaplall, ~ Wv, ,rH
man doubt this LET HIM step INTO ~ i f ~
rarh face must look IN an exactly opposite way
| Tho one toward authoriiy-hc IS an onl.i'I Ia
| holder Of the law the othcr ,oWHu ' trI NV :,
! Of authority-hc is the crlmlnai ltS' lIIe"u' -
reotirrs tie ,yisest of men TO do MS u't|' 80 a.
! 10 please both sides; and he must Pl'.Se WI" w.
! sidcs-or fail As has already been lili,eu' W. W.
lIcwett thc chaplain of Cornerstone JAN was nT'
! the wiscst of men. He was in the nncoHi2rit& pr
! -but not uncommon position Of benz disIlhe.
| hv Loth the rival houses. He meant WEI. mt ne
was not apt Interpreter oil MS owl ,noe
ne ,,Cc, On tbc foes Of the officials Before
the service began. the governor tnouent VI bI'ihs
him "A hint not--in the course oi Ito 'o'Ci on
! Tie events Of the last two days. but previous
| hints of tho same kind had not by any means
| been well received. and he r'iralhed. EN4S'
| ,,,l,t We card would happen. happened. botn
| tbr inspector and the governor were present AZ
| the service Possibly the chaplain suppose" 'Hs
10 De nm excellent opportunity ot ShoW!"e ,uo wi,
of man be- was-onc tull OF IcaL \, any d,
| before the service was over. before pronounclnG
the bcncdiction he came down 70 the al'arrall ia
! the way they knew 80 well. The governor, out
wardly uuruilcd. inwardy groaned
| "I have something 10 shy to YOU
| When hc said this those who knew him knew
exactly what was coming or they thought they
| did. for once IN WAY. they were erleFo"sN
wrong When the chaplain had Rot 50 laT ne
| nauscd II was his habit 10 indulge IN thcf
| eloquent pauscs. but II was not ms hapI 10
! behave rs he Immediately did. Nhlle theN were
! waiting for him Ia 20 on, almost iorcr'HuuS 'h'
words he would use. spasm seemed 10 go al oyer
him. and he clutchcd the rail and spoke Ana
! what De- said was this: -,
Bust the screws and blast EN-
Tie words were shouted rather than spoken
! In the very act of uttcrnncc hc chung on to me
! rail as though he needed IFS support 70 enanlc
! him 70 stand. The chapel was intensely sun
! The mon stared NJ him ~ though unable to be-
! licve their eyes and ears The chaplain was
noted for his little ecccntricitics. bur 1t was the
! 0rsf time they had taken such shape ms inns.
! That's not what | meant 10 say The words
| came out with gasp Mr.. llewctt put .' hand
mp 10 Lis brow. That's not what | meant to
lie gave frightened glance around. Suddenly
! his qa7c became fixed, and he looked lntenty
! ~ some cct right in front Of him, llis eyes
/ assumed "a dull and fsllikc stare. lie hung on
| ia tLc rail his supplied figure trembling NJ
win palsy. Words fell from las lips with fever
WLat's the good Of a screw. Tdc like TO know !?
! Did Won ever know one what was worth his salt :
| never did Look AZ that beast, slater, gic3t
| iat brute. what'd get man three days bread
| aud-watcr as soon as look al HIM \ niue
| bread and waicrd do him good. Look nj OLD
! Nurray-call a man like that chief wardcr !
! wonder what chief fat-hcad's like As for the
poycrnor-as for the overnor-aS-ior-thr-f"
The chapel was in confusion. The officers rose
| in their seats. Mr.. Pacy stood mp IN ms pew.
| looking whittier than lie was wont 10 do. II seemed
| rs though the chaplain was struggling with IN
| unseen antagonist. He wrihcd ana twisted CON
tending, as it were, with somcthng-or some
| onc-which appeared - De IN front Of INN.
| Ills sentence remained unfinished. All at once
| he collapsed, and. sinking into heap lay upon
! the steps of the altar-still
Take the men OUT said the governors quiet
The men were taken out. The schoolmastcr
was already at the chapain's side. with him
were two or three Of the prisoners who sang In
| the choir The governor and the inspector came
and looked down at the senselcSS man.
| Seems TO be in sort Of lit,' the schoolmastcr
! said
Let some one 60 and see if the doctor has
arrived Ask him 10 up here at once.
! With that the governor left the chapel, the in
| spcctor going with him. " It's no good our stay
| ing He'll be all right II don't feel quite
| well =,
Major IIardinge looked at him shrewdly out
| Of the corner Of his eyes. Does he drink
| "Not that ! am aware Of have never heard
OF it before should say certainly not.
| as he mad ?"
"No.o-he has his peculiarties-but he GER
tainly is not mad.
Is he subject 10 fits ~
| 81 have not known OF his having one before. v
| When they reached tie office the major began
| 10 pace about
| THAT chaplain of yours must be stark mad. y
| II So IL Is a very sudden attack
| Did YOU hear what lac said?
| avery well indeed
| "Ncycr heard such thing In my life! Is hr in
| the habit Of using such language
| Hardly. Perhaps we had better leave IT. till
! we hear what the doctor says. Possibly there IL
| some simple explanation am AFRAID the CHAP
! lain is unwcll'
| "If he isn't unwell, don't know what he is.
| IDon my word. palcy, | can't congratulate you