The Lake Charles echo., 1893-09-22


HorEI. n REID, LAKE CHARLES Sept 10 1893.
EDIT r EoHO-Wm you please allow a poor
devil a space in yunr valuable paper for q few
scratches. But bsfore I go any farther will try
to introduce myself 10 you and to the many
readers of your paper, not as a newspaper re.
porter but one of those unfortunate bOarders nt
Hotel de Reid tor the parsih PRISON.. Ny eduoa-
ton is limited, but if this epistle don't find the
way to the waste basket You will hear from me
again.
jail yesterday morning with au arm full Of papers
which very much appreciated. aud to top off
witu he wore the usual smile on his face, shaking
hands right aud left with the boy and crack ng
jokes Well Mr. Harrison, call again.
The Echo tinds its way to this place 5sOme times
too. J. for my part W0nld like TO eco 1t Cume
I will be liberated, aud then viii try and scratch
mp ono Of the hard silver dollars that they now
are making saeh hard fight about in Washing
ton, and pay for a gears subscription. How will
After my liberty was oonis0ated, I have been
thinking about tale heard when was a kid
1t Was "A rich man had fine house OF
ohaTd aud garden He had HIan and wife TO
take ca OF the same The woman, was always
Erurnbling and blauned Mother Eve because sha
viola ed Gods command if she had boen Obedient
we would not have to work. Their master ard
her complaint and decided to give her Il lost He
gave them apartments in his fine house also gOUd
clothes. etc. They had their own dinninE Ip0m.
and when they were in the nsw alIartIlent the
master put a covered dash on the table with the
understanding that if they ever Opbned the
cover they must 60 to work again. Finally the
woman liked 10 see VIII t was In the dish and she
opened the cover. and 10 q rat jumped Ont--thry
had to NBrk again but the gTHmbling stopped "
Well, Mr.. Editor was not going to tell any
story because l am poor band at that. l was
going 10 tell yOU and the many TGRders Of yOuT
/ paper how We are getting along at this health
resort We are getting along good and Sheriff
Rs'id is a gentleman and anyone can go TO him tOr
advice which be- viii freely give. and always the
| result is gOUd. When he came to the Jail he
always has smile on his face and shaking
hRhds with those unf0Ttnnates who have beer
| put under his care and this parish can uOngTatu
late itself and be proud Of Sheriff Reid.
! Mr.. HarmAn, the jail0r, is a man weH buRlidet
for his pDsitiOR; be has held it RgOUd many years
! which Is q guarantee and vii do anything for d
pTisOnET Ia a legal way and as far as he is per
mitted by the law but it is impossible to sui
every one.
Mesarg Stafford, ABdrus and Clark, deputy
sheritis, are men well adapted for the places The,
hold and don't think Mr., Reid UOud have mad
q better selection for his deputies etc
1 remember 1 have read some time ago, il
papers, thing that happened in a nOrthen peHi
tsntinry. 1t wasg a travelling missionary VIII
WAS travelling all over the states aud visiting al
the jaiis and penitentiaTies AT place Ia
preached in the morning, and after dinusU he wa
permitted TO visit each convict In their ellis
When he came back to the warden Ufise tb
latter asked him what be thought about tie Ia
mates. A He said they elegant people
he had only found one man that was guilty.
Well, Mr.. Editor got of the road again tel
ing story. will try now 10 be on my guar
and strictly stay in jail
First when / was admitted In here of oOnrse
had ticket for admission and have been q clos
observer ever since, and before court Opene
nearly ali were innocent of their crime but 10
dozen or more arr convicted an sentence,
waiting for Mr.. Reid to lake them to larger hot
than this.
Well am afraid am intruding on your hosp
taliIy, aud must come to a close for this time.
N E.