The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03

Tor an orderly and impartial conduct OF the lotter.
the old days SEEMED 70 return TO him. and he Y
nSs S Of he dIstan, Hills upon Which he wa
wont 70 gaze so longingly lie was ia,ruste..
Shorty thu, he would preside az tho drawing
This event, by the way, was set at the shoemaker
,sugges.i2s. 10 ocenron a Saturday night: nor Il
was a legal holiday and that old Donald's term
For he en- next S three weeks the Lottery was tn,
one, absorbing topic throughout the prison
ao Shy pS SsT. so SFSy Rs us
longer and longer until II lar succeeded an en-
enumeration Of The population No man was s.
! values set upon the prize grew more and more
absnrdly .extrayngont men plunged more ,eck
were Ienlously guarded. and While The srea, mo
economy. Undoubtedly there would have been
several murders s,owng out Of auar.s q h. ell
not been iot tho sharp, ali pervadinE fear that
scheme and bring Il to an insiorions termination.
From this dread came the surprising result that
never was the prison 50, orderly: There were
were conducted under breath, the sol, thud Of
blows not penetrating, through the thick walla
them fruitful while the officers, seeptlcnl and
more wntchful through long experience, attributed
the calm 10 Che, pleasant weather., and warned
one another TO look out for a ructon whom the
rain comea- The shoerrakers cell and shop
Overlooked with plugs while ho vibratcd between
eth /. spaed Shorty on 70 more StrenGcus o
forts, still he issued moro marvellous bulletins
CONCERNING the superlative qualities OF the watch
The eventful Saturday dawred and an all
enthtnllng c1citcmeat was in the air The day
six IN the morning, for the prison was like gigan-
tic hive with q buzz, buzz Of whispers issnling
so SS0h IN the ysi and wssbsa the Ines
march out; for the lock step was broken, the
close ranks drawn out and swaying and even
lions Of their exalted positions, were swinging
back their heads IL undisggis,ed talk The In.
In tho shops which could 60 wrong from inat,en.
bellon; Sq, the men simply could no, heed their
Fathered together for their noondav meal II was
tho general opinion tina, tho long calm was near
It's end the wind was In the east at last and trouble
In nc HiisIpoon, tho deputy wen, the rounds
o. r,rg Plug, distributing Str AZ he passed through
an ' eissso Shock While Ils ssy e s%%
when ss appeal 'OpP hs out SRp sSSed hand me
With a stern rcfusal As was customary a. the
sSTy m io Of two ,h heasy .s noy sn down
Ssc.op as possisls. and By Three O'clock tho men
Then il was that Shorty GO, in his fno work.
he WAS here and there and everywhere, spread.
lion, S S more rs maTvooas tales Was sm nor
popularity understood, that the watch not only
had strike q its own. but could spli, the seconds
IL an Incredible degree, and each man In fancy
crowd rectnC over his shoulder 70 &c, The more ,S
chronome,er. The craze for Just one more chance
became Epidemic, and by hall pas, six il was safe
s Go s'T MA %s 1' gS The prison ON had been
rial The ID eooas os sa %R and and ss' sq HGs
90.
aec'inss Of The bsni dirccory "' sa az mSie
on which had Teen placed q large clothes basket
for every chnnre TAKEN. was eovrfeS With oniI p
in which n slit had baen cut. by the Colonies
side stood The he faithful Sni.hsrs with his hand
he would guard its sanctity with his lie The
culinary patients were gathered together in a
hospital steward. looked on from The window
bench with q satriccl grin.
49,, The old Colonel arose and spoke as follows:
The eppointed time having arrived. | do now
the 10, b-aring the name Of tho winner in this -
under my charge He thrus, his hand through
p" gilt; he hestated 2 moment. he drew, out =
pt hsls Ia sn% Ssf to NE
W.llisn. yes the name Of William smithers
S S., c6,a mS man dse 70 congrs,ui.,s you
bic W me IN arranging the details OF this drawing
and know Of no one to whom could award tie
prkf with greater pleasure than ! now feel in
Snithsus thrust the treasure into his breast.
scraped and bowed and winked toward the gtoup
grnmSled. I might hay. knoweI IT, and ducked
lid 81 window bench and whispered into
SmiiheIs $ ear It's aiius more satisfactory 10
divide TO onct Smitherss SO Jest bring that chain
Downstairs sped Shorty, for the time was
near when even he bad to be locked" for the night
waiting for him impauenly. lie paused iot
Sn igsnn, az ne grazing Of NE cell nfs!es, TO tho
and then Rc too vent f into rcii r Thsi
single instant was sufficient Around tho gal.
lrties and from tier u tier. tho news spread. dis
was. moi all II rnturcd "Smithers has done The
epecd the aH @S s, 'u yau SR hss
Tho" me hui Il iaier 3. buried BY i him p .han
CRIES which brgke / c normal qule, un, thc keep.
crs rushed out from the Office convinced that
showed that IN" convicts had no doubt tha, thev
had been cheated aud that they gl0ricd in tho
n &C., Of an Old con man. While Donald,
lace all grim, ho mut'errd 10 himself: What
DO caro- ipr tho old TN thing I've done the
iI b o. p re ole I've kaFnered all the tohacccr in
A, And SO indeed. he had. The next day was
with The exception Of one hour Of religious sxcr-
eses the men wcr, kept for these two days In close
confinement \ hard experience under tho most
favorable circumstances for those most habtuatcd
10 prison lie, but torture intolorablo without
the sHlGce Of "chcwin'." There was no escape
IRON NJ those who could beg. borrow, steal, dis |
count their future earnings for overtime or draw
on the nnncv they might have IN the dcputv's
hands, had to come TO tho old shoemaker and
at his terms. or go without Nothing, too, would
be gained by complaining to the warden: for II /,
vas wcT understood that while he might con.
h'cate nonald's store, in all probability Re would
cut OF the prison supply Of tobacco for at least
month a. punishment for the general partici- |
patton In the lottery, And. hence throughout |
these endless two days not only Shorty. hui |
Nl the other hall men, were kept busy purchasing
p ngs from this convict finRrcier He held IN |
me Pre-" SHINY, never changing except TO increase
y, and by the time the lines marched out on Tues
1ay morning surly, swearing, ready for any |
icvilmcnt which would express their utter !
disgust q being fceccd. Donald had ali [,
Ihc available kline" In the prison, be. |
sides plugs and 30 spare to reward Shorty |
richly for HIS va liable corporation For the next
TWO DAYS tho shoemaker lay low reai7lnp thai |
while the men might smile at Smithcrs' : sickness
and take credit TO themselves for IT, they regarded
me iorestalling OF ssch necessity tobacco
AZ crime without palliaton, an offence against |
'ivliizhlion Itself and when he went out, with |
me leather bag in his breast swollen to bursting.
ne Had long farewell 10 familiar scenes for he |
Knew that he would not dare 10 come ba ok again
\ lew weeks later the deputy conducted a rQid
1ui Ruthless investigation To determine who had !
,nlhcd clothes basket by cutting q sort of tran