New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27

supper stewrd prunes and tea. That may not look
Ike the table d'hote of the Waldorf Astoria but
It was plain and wholesome What troubled me
most was the fact that had to take my coffee and
tea without sugar milk. and my bread without
butter: this was a penance TO me Dinner was the
one meal OF The day IT varied from bean soup all
nights had dates for and Saturday Lay
s ar We feGe0 o EVER sunday was rec
celved can Of cocoa and two big homemade ginger
cakes. II did not take me long TO discover that
prisoners without organic troubles thrved this
sort of living: To tell the truth, lived great
walls Os'''' '''''' ''''' PERSONS 0''S''e '"' ''9
prison One hae morning was Informed that
was TO have cellmate Solitary confinement FOR
from any special consideration nor because they
were willing TO surrender The principle Of The thing
ed tho2rRt waimscaiiy that pFospeTiiy was
irnding even to the prisons and thai my hostieIy
some of lis guests to sleep IN the Office a.
ment He seemed delighted al the thought of com
1sny When the keepers were on! OF slight In, ne
rior sort of way and intimated that he had seen
better days. lie said he had influential friends
than all Of the prisoners on our tier combined;
have pretty good knowlSdse OF German a !. ana ne
he would see that ! was repaid for it In many
found him to be an apt pupil His self-improve-
ment was carried on during our leisure hours.
ceived a visitor who came mufied in big storm
coat. asked the stranger whether Il was freez-
When he recovered himsel If he winked at me. and
eost he U drew forth little crock Of butter He
went into another pocket and produced glass OF
winked at me again and brought out a bag of sugar
and can of condensed milk, They were handed
one at time. to my celmate. who took them as
a matter OF course and apparently. without any
Refore get out eaid the visitor. see that
those things are put where they won't be seen
condensed milk put under the cot. the jelly and
the butter in the little closet, and the sugar In the
AN NY 6oy said the to NY %6Tt
to make II harder for the guard than can be
my boy promised suIlenIy enough 7 thought.
and. when the visitor had gone he turned 70 me
with leer and said: Now. If you are good may
share some OF these things with you 1t all de-
oh thank you renlied Nth burIesque bow
the sarcasm in my voice and manner. Looking
lucky dogi To think that. of al the people in
this prison. you should be the one fortunate enough
1T appeared, to me that he was the nan who
But rom that dav the mere phyvicai prescnce 81
me was exasperatine He patronized me every
/ time he opened his mouth.
| THE mysterious visitor in the storm coat came.
| visit he left some delIeacies- One day he brought
haf n dozen eggs We risged up saHcepa4 and and
| boiled eggs for breakfast and egg Omeette for
dinner. On another day-ye gods. the thought OF
i makes my mouth water yet!-he brought half a
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| ing on me. He never gave me a pat Of the butter
or a spoonful OF Jelly without reminding me OF the
! toward him grew more bitter came finally. to
hate the man. used all the win power possess. d
silence of the night. but to no avail The climax
request Of him and he granted s with Hs 't curl Of
| the lip and in such a superclious maner that I
simply could not restrain myself any longer. I
turned turned 70 and gave him thTashing He
| der! at the ton OF his voice b fore the keepers
reached the cell had painted both his eyes In the
e nd ars an f. oee @ pc fR 6odv at
Gettysburg. And oh how happy felt! It was a
worked OF on. his mean carcass After that felt
sorry i0T the tho1s, fo1 Pg at II s an
| 20 grow fond OF him
II taken to another cell and put Diet OF
bread and water At the end OF twenty-four hours
was asked II felt any contrtion and wrathfully
was taken from me but still vouchsafed no signs
| Of sorrow The following morning was removed
only six hours but until the day I die that expert
| memory When the door was closed on me CROPPED
| around on my hands and knees All that could
chair cot table or closet Of any description Re
coming weared. lay down the floor of the black
something smooth and sleek passed nOseessly over
| rSy face The sensation was one of pure horror:
| my stury and sitting apartment but they brought
and walked guariediy around the cell shielding my
face with one hand and waving the other In front
| OF me in anticipation of an attack from some un'
! seen. unknown foe. But none came ] was as rest
/ less lost soul 7 could neither keep stu mol
| move about or anv length of time. Ft"allv. worT
| out. sat on the floor again startled by tht
| swish OF some object passing me. made a graz
| AT randOm-and CaUeht the tail 81 rat. The Vile
| thing began to squeak and Fnew at my fingers.
dr0ppCd II with Crv Of r0oe. The thought or ina
thing COMING at again fllNd me- vi loatN'7'
! 7 can scarcely put into words. Weak. conquered
! ard reaU- frigh' erCd ] Fntterct' the ~"l door
! and al the ton of my voice cried out Enough!
/ The keeper responded DrOrntv ] promised neve
/ TO resort 70 violence aSair-and kept Wv word
"Of course 7 could not return to nv lOrdlv eel
mate. Put made myself good prisoner and die
my best TO win back the confidence of the authori