The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1893-06-09

Bys. &c.
Some ten years ago, while visiting
40 distant city, bad several oppor-
luuities Of seeing The workings Cf
a slale iDebriate asylum, where several |
hgadIed womrn were serysng terms
Of imprizautueui, according to the
sent uees that bad been passed upon
them.
The friend who introduced me con
ducted me to q handsome building.
with Well-kept grounds We were
ushrred into d Pretty little library,
from whose open door we Conid see,
across the halla spacious and cheerful
Office. UpslaiTs was large aud
elegant parlor, dinlug,Eoom aud other
aBartmeRta3or the use of the officers,
III giving lhe Impression Of comfort,
conTenienee aud beauty.
Bot bow changed was the scene
! when we passed through the greal
Gdopr, which our conductor locked
+, behind us. Everything WAS clean and
, neal, but cold, obeerless, prisonlike
: The BRICK walls we're whitewashed an
g void Of ornament, the staireases iron
I the windows heavily barred, W.,
Z passed through tie different depart
J. ments--tbe dining groom, with its ion;
2 tsblef; The kitchen, with It's range
y aud great vessels, constantly filed viii
! Lea and coffee, TO queReh The uaaalnr
2 al thirst Of these poor ecraatures; ID
z sewing room, where they were laugh
9 to sew and kHIi; the Laundry an
\ chapel, EyetyWhere we're women j
gowns OF cnarAe blue denim, som
with faces blaated ard bFutailzed, som
= youthful, with aild, fierce beauty /
+ them, almost all bearing cruel trace
81 their past lives. Among them wa
\, ane sweet fair. rehned face, aud it
= her story that | tell you.
q a few years before,ln an Epglis
= home, one Of its Young dsnghlers va
X educated As al arList III enurse ,
s;ilme she went 10 the south IF Franc
II aud while there great sorrow cam
= upon her. Accustomed 10 the use
e wlne from her childhood, why sbaul
Y she fear the ight wines of suns
"A France? How cpuld Abe dream, /
Y sbe sought relief from Der depreAsiol
Z bat sbewas fastening upon herseI
X fhe CHAINS of terrib!e sppelilf
II Yet 50 il was. Hrr frieuds, 100 lat
4 aHoke II her danger, toAk her boiD
z, aud after months III loving care bopt
e thai she was cured. 10 enable b
" % begin life sfresh, under new ooud
VI tlans remote from All who knew b
VI weakaess, position Was obtaaed II
" her il 4 college % ihls side 4
r. Atlantic. She WAS successful al
Z happy 10 her work, bnt IS she BEGAN
kaoWn, aud began % move ~ societ
1f sae entered homss where her euis
tasaers served vino at their tabl.
nd Tie fatal appetite reasserted iise
Al last shs tel 90 publiely that 8
Of was arrsigned j police court ~
NJ seateBced 10 Term ~ tie inssitniis
" of whichl haFa spoken.
IN At lie expiratipn Of her lime,
Ii brother, Who had joarueYed fro
"a Eagland fol tue ppgpGs. was NE
Az Is receive aga aelp hef; lsus tlre salo'
ah beesonea ID eKefy side, pelluting Il
81 III with ~ odors, aRd ID three az
ID ahe Mas lying dead drunk ~ I
~ streeis d ne city, And was sepieneI
ag a0 aseand sis maaihs iaa gsFisonmeE
sa IIer teY4n 81 confinement wac 0o
~ asallag iEs end. aud tie meirgn 4
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