Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-10

"oo0, esS.s 10O near tner pretty
prattle, and stout request for Just
one more story. papa. But this IL
fusion vas too Infinitely sweet TO last
1t vanished As do all such happy
visions 1t was like peep inso
Heaven: but | vas Soon brought back
TO the earth OF reality by the g..n
bass voice Of the oailin-this modern
cereoos, who sternly commanded me to
follow him. At first did not compre-
bend him: the transformation had been
50 sudden l remember that / yazed
hopefully and entreatinxiy into the
panied face Of my advocate. but sac
nothing but sadaess depicted thece.
The next distinct remembrance
nave on the subject was when l was
on the train coming To the prison.
l was not % very unhappy thea /
remember. The wtliri or the train;
the ever changing scene-a panorama
OF new land and tees aud flowers
uiied my mind. aud for the time
was with friends true aud loyaI. who
Dad confidence IN Tie, and IN the
Justice OF my cause: friends who had
PROMISED TO see my wife and babies
| were cared TOE during my absence,
and who also promised that before q
T, great while my case should be pre-
( >enIed to the resident for his con-
Slderalion.
l walked along bravelv after leav-
ing the train. and almost free from
NERVOUSNESS. felt now that should
be pleased to have the thing over
7 Tim t..h -.
tar too short. seemed To NE now too
| Ioug by thirteen months"
1t was i'll this state of mind that /
approached the prison. l now saw
the Large, uninviting stone walls
which reminded NE OF i corral for the
heru ng OF human horses, shutting
out from the beauties OF the world
80 uaus or God's children.
Tnen l wondered ty what right
any mau had TO deprive another Of
his houle. his family, his freedom: l
wondered why one OF tiod'S children
/ would want To punish another. As
il tile world were not large enough
and miserable enough for all
J by this time We had arrived at the
door OF the prison. l looked about
me aud above me, and could not re-
>iSt repeating the words of the im-
mortal Dante: .'He who enters here
leaves ali hope behind"
BY tue association of ideas /
thought how like miniature OF the
/ world this really was Was this not
hell: Was there any other? Surely
nothing could be. worse than being
deprived of light. JOY sunshine,
hoine, family, aud friends; Co be in
bondage away rrvm all sympathy,
love, ana happiness. YeS this was
hell in reality. Nor was the sight
presented upon my entrance into the
prison calculated1to remove this hor-
rid impression from my mind.
l WAS met by hard, unsym-
face expressed the silent con-
his heart. glanced at hun
furtiseIy. yet none the less keenly,
To see IL beneath that rough exterior
there tn ht not Turk one ray OF kind
tie :. one ATOM Of CHARITY and good
wall: tut l found none. Time was
PERHAPS. when this mdn had been
\ human: wnen he had had IN his COM
position some little OF the milk OF
human Alndue>S; but that wis q
thing of the past A lite times ASSOC
ciatlun wlen the hard side
OF humanity had made him merely u
bit of au. mated Stone.
1t WAS Il relief To my instr ng
nerves when l WAS escorted trou his
presence oy Que VINO seemed younger
aud less au>tere. l followed him
mechanically, thinking of nothing.
bus OF the injustice tuar lad been
done lie. and wondering what ex,
p4anatlou my wife would make to my
babies at night when they asked 10,
papa Inen l wondered what
people were saying OF NE. What
had To expect from the world In the
future. 1 lived twenty years IN Il:
many seconds saw myself an Ole
man, and wondered il my children
would ever wish to censure NE. !
wondered if my fathers angel spirit
. were with HE now. l was ali alone.
needed some one TO help me in this
awful moment of my life.
| WAS taken into q room where
!, there were number Of prisoners
. eating stew OF some kind trom tin
pai> Their suits attracted my at
rentiQn; but the odor Of the stew
Offended my nostrilS. l grew almost
falut. WAS nnally aroused from my
revere by The voice of my guard
He haae the sit down aud eat. The
, room swan before my eyes; a grea,
!, lump seemed To gather IN my throat.
felt no desire for food. The whole
panorama of the past glided before
, my mental vision In fancy l saw
, my broken hearted wife, and my
, babies watching for my coming. and
without realizing it, my hands
dropped to my side, and my eyes oiled
with tears wepted. After that
have a dim recollection Of being meas
ured, barbered, and fitted with this
, anomalous wearing apparel. Then