Year: 1870

one OF them having Deen guilty. ol SOM
crime-some of them very grave often
ses, and the records show that nearly al
of them have used profane language and
tobacco, and large per cent have used
Intoxicating liquors before they have
been sent here, all of which are strictly
prohibited in the institution. In point ol
intelligence they are equal to the same


number of boys that you can find in any
part of the State. Many who have been
discharged are filing important positions
in this and other States. Their dress is
common and comfortable, and their pro


visions plain and substantial. 8


The order of exercise is, morning ex
ercises, seven minutes for devotion,


which is voluntary on their part, yet
every one kneels during this exercise
they then go to the basement and wash,
then to the school room, where thei
spend short time in reading the Bibla
and then to breakfast They all eat in
the same building and at the same time
but each family sits by itself In going
to and from their meals they go in single
file to and from the family building =
Before the meal blessing is asked in
concert by the boys.
After breakfast one-half Of each fam
lily goes out to work in the field, and
the other half remains in the school
room. In the afternoon it is changed
those who were iu school IN the forenoon
90 out to work, and rice rersa. There
lis detail every morning to do the
chores about the main buildings. The
Sunday exercise is the same as on week
day, until after breakfast. The boys are
then given one-half hour for recreation.
They then prepare their Sunday School
lessons, and after taking another short
interval they are called into the family
buildings, where the lesson is recited to
the elder brother, and at IL o'clock they
all go to the chapel, where nearly two
hours are spent in singing, reading the
Scripture, which is responsive exercise,
the Superintendent or some one reading
a few verses, and then the whole school
repeats few verses in concert, and so
on through the chapter Prayer is then
offered-the Lords prayer III concert
Then several boys are called on to re-
peat the morning lesson, each as he is
called rising and repeating the lesson
from memory. The beauty of this is,
no ore knows who is to recite until he is
called. Papers are then distributed, and
they are given lunch, consisting of pie
and biscuit, at the door as they pass out
At the afternoon service they have sing
ing, sermon by some of the ministers
of Lancaster, and prayer, and if there
are any visitors they are asked to talk
to the boys. The evening is spent
in the chapel in reading, singing, and
in moral. and religious discussion or con-
versation.


The evening exercises of the week
consist of reading and conversation in
the family buildings. All the boys are
graded according to their conduct, COM
mencing when first admitted at No. s,
and they run up or down as the conduct
of the boy is good or bad. There is no
restraints scarcely to prevent any one
from escaping that may desire, and yet
very few ever try to run away. Every
thing is done by system and order, and
the buildings are kept clean and in good
order, and the boys all appear to be
happy. l talked with a number of them
and each one that spoke to expressed
himself satisfied, and said that this insti-
tuition was a good thing for him. Mon
day morning we returned through the
heaviest rain storm ever saw


All yesterday and to-day have been
spent discussing the Fifteenth Amend
ment STILLwELL, of Holmes County,
last night made the strongest speech that
has been made on it. He opposed it on
account of its revolutionary tendency.
His speech was complimented by all who
heard him without respect to party.


Mr. CoRRY, Republican, yesterday, in
the Senate, paid tribute to the last
Legislature, saying they did an excel
lent work, and deserved more praise than
any Legislature. that had ever preceded
them. A.


This letter was designed for last
week s SPIRIT, but did not reach us until
the sixth day after it was mailed.-EDs.
SPIRIT.