The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-06-16

from st. Paul.
The foundry boys Saturday afternoon had
little taste of that region that is hotter than this
1t is believed that thermometer would have
stood. it it could have stood it at ALL at $50 de.
grees in the foundry while they were pouring off.
Guard Bloom says that he thinks that about ff-
teen minutes more would have laid them all out.
The prison was honored Tuesday by visit
from Rev. Alexander Berghold. the distinguished
traveller and author. The gentleman presented
the library with copy in German. of Land und
Leute,' which is a history of his travels four
continents also two copies-one English and one
German-of his history of the Sioux massacre at
New Ulm Minnesota and entitled 1.-The Indians
Revenge; or, Days of Horror" The author deals
in this latter volume with the Indian problem in
broad and practical manner. He lived amid the
scenes which described. The books will be
much appreciated by the prison readers.
The Pioneer Press has been complaining of
dearth Of spring poets this season. 1t seems that
we have been harborihg one of them in our midst.
He broke loose the other day and thus he howled:
I'm language emphatic. our melo- dramatic old
friend in the attic wishes to know what hydro
static, Emphatic fanatic is clerk of this weather
so very hydratic; and whether this weather would
not altogether be metamorphosed, and most
hugely improved should we have the weeping old
fogy removed. But, again, when the rain drives
fellow insane, with its constant tattoo the top
OF his brain, we know he has mighty good cause
to complain. and earnestly call for other
refrain. Hence. we feel like excusing our friend
for abusing said clerk in language thAt is of his
own choosing"
Persons in and around the black smith shop
startled by the shock of loud explosion
about 1880 Tuesday afternoon. Even the citizens
in the boiler shop frightened that they
dropped their tools and rushed out but were i'm.
mediately rounded up and driven back by Fore.
man Rowen In fact, citizen employees seen
flying out at doors in every direction The adde's.
cent clerk of the engine shop was seen to jump up
into the air and remembers seeing him
come down. but it is presumed that he has
now. One of the blacksmths and wheelright
were seen running or being bowed toward Dutch.
town, but have since returned intact No one else
was seriously injured After the earth stopped
quaking and the men had rounded up their STAN.
peded wits, an investigation was begun and it was
found that about 20 feet of the large air shaft.
which supplies the furnace blasts, had been blown
to pieces. The engine had been stopped on &C.
count of hot box, and it is supposed that the
shaft became filled with gas from one of the
furnaces and as soon as the engine started up the
gas was forced back to the fire which ignited it
and caused the explosion. The report Jared the
whole prison.
Once upon time a certain man. about to go
on journey into far country, entrusted his
CANNES to the keeping of fair young lad. Ex-
pecting early increase of his canine stock he
carefully admonished the fair lad to be attentive
to his trust and to be on his guard against the
coming of the heather dog.catcher also that he
write him weekly, keeping him informed of the
course of events in the kennel. Now the lad
guileless of heart but in an evil moment he gave
ear to the tempter and forestalled events by
writing to his contiding friend. who already
in that far country that six little "caninites had
come to bless his kennel and that five of them
we're of the gentle sex and that the other one of
the opposite sex was OF enjoying robust health;
and to make the letter more interesting he also
told that the heather dogcatcher had been
around demanding immediate payment of tax on
nine CANNES or their blood. In due time
answer came from the man in the far country and
it was filled with sorrow and wrath-sorrow at the
nature of the little visitors and wrath at the
shopping dog. catcher. Now this filled the fair
young lad with exceeding great mrth. other let.
tiers were exchanged. Finally there did actually
come to the kennel three little caninites but the
elder caninites did very strange and wicked
thing-they slew their little visitors. 1t became
the sad duty of tn fair lad inform his friend of
the sad event. so he got him postal card and
making in the center heavy black square he
wrote therein, THE PUPS ARE DEAD" and
mailed it, Now the time drew near for the
friend to return from his journey. the fair lad be.
gan to reason with himself as to how he was to
meet the good man, and he was sorely troubled
and was tempted to pack his raiment and HE him
to parts unknown. In time, all too soon for the
lad. the friend arrived and shortly began smell.
ing rat" He asked the fair lad some perplex.
ing questions, one of which was as to what he had
done with the bodies of the late deceased Learn.
ing of the spot where they had been buried he
took spade and-well, only three bodies were to
be found. Then the fair lad was called upon to
account for the other three bodies and in the
guilelessness of his heart he confessed ALL It was
now the friends turn. He refused to believe the
truth and accused the fair lad of having proved
false to his trust by embezzling three of the young
| caninites. And now that lad who was so full of
mirth, goes about with great lump of sorrow in
his throat because he is looked upon by his late
friend as dog thief