Prison Poetry

by Hiram Peck McKnight

Thus far in your prison work your duty you have done;

Eternal God will always right the brutal wrongs of man,

And therefore He did send you here to do the best you can.

A Cherrington, for the chairman, is a master stroke, you know.

And a Rose is always welcome, 'cause virtue he will sow;

A McConica, of democrat fame, is a power behind the throne,

While a Hoffman, sent from Cleveland, is a father to the home;

A Muscroft from old "Cincy" is a rattler for the place;

They all do join their hands and thoughts and duty bravely face,

While a McAdow records their acts with a gentlemanly grace.