Evening star., 1909-08-29

good naturediy. Now, what did they say
you did? Isn't it dreadful" in an aside
to the visitor that they'd send a little
fellow like this here?'' There was a
terribly grave. '"rell us what they said
you did, that's good boy. now."
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said I TUX wheel, but All didn't done
TUX hit. TIL other boy Civ hit t. me, he
did,
'Why, to be sure heartily responded
his interlocutor. '.To be sure you wouldn't
take a wheel. Well, what did the judge
do to YOU when you went over to court,
ehc"
Civ me tn th' gardeens''
This was explained by Sergeant Bode as
meaning that the boy had been made a
ward of the board of children's guardians
who would place him. either with some
private family to bring up in the way he
should go, or in some charitable institu-
tion where he would be properly trained.
1t is always preferable 10 place them
with some colOred or white >amily and
in this way good homes are frequently
found for children of tender years In
the case of childless colored families they
are brought up as their own children,
while often they are taken into the fam
lilies of well-to-do whites and carefully
trained as servants.
When asked which alternative he pre-
ferred the pickininny responded most en-
phatically: "Ah'd ruther go to a white
pusSon. cause Ah'd git lots tn eat thah,"
and further questioning ELECTED the fact
that his mother was dead, his father gone
to unknown whereabouts, and he lived
with his old grandmother.
''That is always the case" remarked
corridor. They never take thing them
selves. Some one always gives it to them.
or they don't know how 1t came to be
there, but they never, never take it them
selves. Another thing that strikes one
about the colored boys and girls brought
here is the fact that it very rarely occurs
that one knows anything of both it's
parents. They are of the lowest type of
negro. usually, the ones who have no
redeeming traits and are mostly brought
in for theft or disorderly conduct All
they live for is to satisfy their physical
needs; give them plenty to eat and
place to sleep and they don't care where
they are.'
The ward for white boys had no occu-
pant. This ward was exactly like that
devoted to the use of the colored tenants.
1t was provided with several white
enameled beds. Immediately neat and
covered with white counterpanes The
next room is called the ''Overf1Ow room,
being reserved for the holding Of the OBJ
streperously inclined, or used in case of
the other wards being filled to their
capacity upon the arrival Of new inmates
Across from this Overflow ROOM are
the bathrooms. two OF them one for COL
ored and one for white prisoners The
tubs are of the white enameled variety
and are spotlessly clean, and each one
is literally provided with soap and fresh
towels. AS soon as an offender is legally
enrolled he is escorted to the bathroom
and required to separate himself from
every divisible particle of dirt. If his
ablutions are not satisfactorily perform
ed he must return to the bathroom.
There is kept in presses in this room
large number of clean nightshirts for the
use OF the prisoners. and IL there is de-
tected uncleanliness in their wearing APP
parel the clothing is removed to the base
ment, placed in a large galvanized iron
disinfecting receptacle and there treated
to the fumes of sulphur until, as the SER
geant says, Anything lives, has right
TO live"
Arriving on the second floor, which is
used for the accommodation of the wom-
en- and girls, the same conditions exist
that are in evidence upon the floor above,
and, as in the case of the males, there