The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-05-05

spent the evening playing cards.
AT eleventhirty we retired. The |
quarters we were given was charm
ing little two-room cottage, a few steps
from the officers quarters. 1t had
broad porch across the entire front
of the building. The windows were |,
supplied with shutters and iron bars
across. The sitting room had cheer
full fireplace, while the walls were
lined with wa lnut bookcases, and |
several thousand dollars worth of
books reposed behind the glass doors.
A broad leathercovered couch in front
of the fireplace invited one to rest.
In the bed room were more book
| cases, but only one was filled with
novels and light reading. A large
brass bedstead ornamented the room,
druggets ornamented the polished
floors. An antique oak dresser, wash
stand, and chiffonier helped to make
the room comfortable. Late publ
cations, books and magazines were on
on the table-indeed, the little cot
tage was so comfortable we could not
comprehend how life in convict
camp could be anything but comfort
able, if one could only have such
quarters. We all enjoyed good
nights rest and awoke refreshed Sun
day morning. L arose early to be
sure and not miss any of the novel
sights. We did not have breakfast
until eight o'clock, so our host asked
us to go visit the dairy, and we went
and watched twenty fullblood Jersey
cows MIXED. There were also twenty
calves, and not being accustomed to
seeing women they were badly scared
and went scampering off.
Then we went to see the gas well.
| 1t was in the stable yard. This
well, having a fine flow of water was
! situated upon rise of ground, and
it flowed through pipe, down into
J large trough for the horses to drink.
The pipe was quite large and the flow
, of water only about halfflled it; the
: other half has stream of gas coming
, from it constantly. Our host applied
, lighted match to the end of the pipe
: and it burned quite strongly. 1t
t looked wonderful to see fire and water
l coming from the same pipe and it
| would burn all the time if allowed.
We were told there was gas enough
! coming from these artesian wells on
: the farm to light the entire place if
? it were utilized.
/. We stood on the front porch wait
t ing for breakfast to be announced, !,
: when we observed squads of convicts
: going down the road with bundles
' under their arms and followed b Y
e an armed guard Ewo guards on
: horseback were in the procession. We
$ were told they were going to battle.
e Every Sunday morning they were
S made to go to pool-w h ic h we
g thought rather cool operation that
d winter morning. They carried their
Il clean clothes under their arms and
e brought back the soiled ones $, and
II deposited them in pile on the road
II side as they returned to prison. AL
Il though it was Sunday morning the
a week washing was done that day by
If some of the TRUSTEES.
r AS we went in to breakfast ou
s. host told us we would see rum
+, that morning. Every Sunday morn
ID ing the bloodhounds were trained
e. A man came in where we were eat
to ing our breakfast and told us tw,
convicts had started. They CAV
ID them an hours start a he ad of tn
IN hounds. They were TRUSTEES, of course
IN At the end of the hour we were stil
in sitting at the table when we hear
IS. the horn calling up the dogs prepal
it atory to running. The dog SergeaI
4 s points out the trail they are to tax.
vo Fifteen hounds were put on the chas
re that morning. There are always on
rs or two leaders tothe pack. The do
al Sergeant and one or two guards TO
II low the hounds on horseback. w
ut found conveyance awaiting us /;
er- the gate SO we might GO out Oh tt
nd road i'll the large alfalfa field to Sc
gre the man and dogs come i'll at the clos
nd of the run. We did not wait Ion
ed when we saw the two convicts rul
n ming down the road. They crosse
he the cotton field and road ahead of u
it, and our host called to them to NAL
les a large circle around two enormo'
ng pecan trees in the alfalfa pastur
st which they did, We could hear Il