Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-01

tutsfi for that Of imprisonment for Ifs
| Tins the sovereign could display elem
| eneg and at the saEse time economizf
| The nrincelin- approved. But anorhe
/ difficulty arese. There WAS no prisol
suitable for iifelon. confinement. Their
/ We're police stations. but no real prison
| safe and sure. However. one was ar
ranged. 4 jaiier was appointed. an'
| finally the prisoner was shut up.
Capital. The jaiier guarded the Grim
inal and every day from the palace
| kitchen brought him bis meals.
A year passed. The princeIing. max
Ing up his accounts. found that tn,
prisoners support heavily weighted hi
budget The fellow" thought he Il,
young and healthy. There is nothing
10 prevent his living 90 years. and witt
jailer. food. etc. to what sum viii
his expenses amounts The thing can
not 20 on The sovereign summoned
his ministers
You must take measu said he.
10 reduce the cost of keeping that
wretch. He is too expensive"
The ministers held a council and
deliberated
Gentlemen said one. Il have
thought of a means We must do away
with the jailer-"
But" observed another. s.the prison
er viii escape"
well. let him escape and go to the
devil II will be good radiance
The matter was referred to the
prince. who approved, and the jailer
was dismissed Excellent. 1t only re-
4
Now ar dinner time the prisoner
went out TO look for the jailer, but not
finding him he repaired to the royal
kitchen. got his food. returned to pris-
on and carefully locked himself in.
The next day an Identical progra mme
was carried out. He obtained his food
and TRANQUILITY dined As for escaping
he had no such idea.
What was TO be done? Again the
ministers deliberated. Let us tell him
plainly" said one, that we do not
want him. Tell him TO march, Good,
The ministers of justice summoned the
criminal and said:
why do you not escape? You have
no jailer. no one prevents you, and the
prince will certainly not object to your
leaving his country"
The prince would not object" re-
piled the prisoner. that quite I'm
derstand, but where can | go? What
would become of me? Your sentence
has forever dlshonored me. No one
wants me. | have no way of support
ing myself. Why have you treated
me so badly? You condemned me to
death Very we'll You ought 10 have
a. ;,
| said nothing. Then you sentenced me |
to lifelong imprisonment and appointed |
Il jailer TO bring me my meals. Next |
you took away my jaiier. Still | said |
but went myself to get my |
food And now you tell me TO go. All. |
no. indeedI Do what you like. but as
for me | shall stay"
What was TO be done? Again the
council met and deliberated- AT last ii |
was decided TO offer the criminal a |
pension. Otherwise il would he impos
sible 10 get rid of him. The matter was
referred TO the princeling. There was
really no choice, and he approved. A
pension of 600 francs was decided up
On, and they informed the prisoner.
'.All right" I'D lie. Il will go, but
you must pay regularly"
The new pensioner received on ac
count 200 francs. babe goodby and left
he country. To do SO he was obliged
20 travel by rail only for quarter of
IN hour. Having bought at a few min
ties distance from the frontier a little
Dit of ground. he raises vegetables and
IN certain days goes to draw his pen
sion The money pocketed. he repairs
% the casino, risks or 3 francs on the
green cloth, loses or gains. then goes
quietly home. Thus he lives soberly
Ind well behaved.
He bad the good luck to commit his
rhine outside the countries which
,rudge 40 expense for cutting off mems
reads or for shutting them up for life
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