The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-08-31
Branding

HUGH O. PENTECOsT, the noted New
D|"'""Y York criminal lawyer will publish soon
O|'"'"'"S book on "Crime and Criminals, in
which he will advocate the only possible safeguard to
society tatooing of criminals suppose that for first
Ofense" he writes, she allowed to go free under
pension of sentence and for second oense he ia
tooed with mark indicating the Offense arm, and
the third oense the back of hand and for fourth
the back of the other hand and for fifth the
forehead Or if the first offense were an aggra-
one with excuse the atoong might be exposed
portion of the body begin with Such taoong would
render it very difficult for criminal to ply those arts of
his trade which require social intercourse with his
victim Suppose the state should tattoo the word thief
swnder burglar murder on the hand or face of
the prisoner Would that not be punishment to be
dreaded? Would it not be protection to society by the
warning every who should meet the marked felon:
Nice man (?) this Hugh O. Pentecost. He
used to be minister of the gospel Pentecost was
Of those men that made it his duty to advise God
how to run the Universe. Of God did not
act his advise, but doubt he very grateful
to Pentecost for extending it. Pentecost got mad
one day. and decided he would let God and the
Universe go to the bowwows SO he gave up the po-
ston Of chief adviser to God and took to shysterng
Recently this Pentecost soured on the crook; no
doubt some one of them pinched the cream off the
milk Of human kindness that was left at his house,
and he decided that he in practice as an
giving advise to society.
But what's the use! Environments is here, and
besides it would take the pen of Brann, Hurt or
Egge to get under the hide of this Pentecost. But
he shall not escape just punishment he shall read
some poetry, written by of his own stripe,
go Jo the Cowboy Poet" the most phenomenal
brute, since the days of Nero.
Will Pentecost. read it? "Well I should say
yes' In literature he has two favorites only what
he writes himself and what is written about him,
everything else barred
Pentecost his
crooks and how the
He tattoo all criminals and they will cease their game
This thought of his is very as far as CO.
if the crook and make of him show,
Adopt plan the the untamed steers;
First catch willy criminal and mark him. the ears
you might with advantage
Or slope" the same just like wild unamed cayuse
Upon public him then he should amiss
catch criminal again and mark him just like this
You throw him down "hogtie you a
half CROP the other
him his way in joy grief
how well DONE But he be Dack
If so just chain him to the floor,
your spill much
GRUB the left ah that's the very thing
him needed lesson, his to him bring
who would not desst
don't falter this punishment insist
well Marked this take his hand
And with a redhOt iron you the word criminal brand.
You brand his cheeks his yes
him it different than BEFORE
Oh! he be pretty sight, people will know him WE'LL
the good twill do this criminal mortal tongue can TELL
What fun ha ha! to brand them
beneath knife iron like other
hurts them Injuries them and theirs
Well tell did when climb the golden stairs