Warden's Dining Room
Any inmate can contribute articles to the Mirror, which, if found satisfactory upon being carefully examined by the editor, are published. Quite a number [pg 93] [pg 94] [pg 95] of the inmates are very competent writers, contributing regularly to the columns of their home paper.
This bright little publication was founded in 1887 by the prisoners.
For the benefit of those who have never seen this paper, we select at random the following extracts written by prisoners:
“It makes a batsman hot to have the pitcher fan him.”
“The only prisoners in this place who have a pull are the barbers.”
“A New Year's resolution will not keep by preserving it in alcohol.”
“The wife of a big-mitt politician always wears imported kid gloves.”
“When a mouse hoves in sight, a woman acts as if she had rats in her garret.”
“Sometimes the lady pickpocket will faint in your arms in order to pull your leg.”