The tourist's guide to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard . inmatesare said to have emphatically declared thatunless the sheep were kept out they would notstay longer. The walk too, parallel to the doorwas wont to be muddy and many a prisonersoiled his shoes while sunning himself. Thiscaused great dissatisfaction among the guestsand it is asserted, many made strenuous ex-postulations which resulted in the building ofa brick walk where the visiting prisoners maynow promenade with ease and comfort. En-tering through the inner massive door whichis now tottering on its hinges, other equallylarge door
The tourist's guide to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard . inmatesare said to have emphatically declared thatunless the sheep were kept out they would notstay longer. The walk too, parallel to the doorwas wont to be muddy and many a prisonersoiled his shoes while sunning himself. Thiscaused great dissatisfaction among the guestsand it is asserted, many made strenuous ex-postulations which resulted in the building ofa brick walk where the visiting prisoners maynow promenade with ease and comfort. En-tering through the inner massive door whichis now tottering on its hinges, other equallylarge doors are seen on right and left. Open-ing the door on the left the spectators findthemselves in a cell, so called. Light squirmsthrough a veritable port-hole, that looks as iftwas blown through the walls. Here it isthat the over indulgent Bacchanalian findsrepose and serves out the mandate of too, it is jocularly asserted, is the pre-ferred aboding place of gentlemen of the roadwho find the hotel rates beyond their limitedmeans. NANTUCKET. 59. Old WindmUl. Observing the construction of the fenceabout the jail the visitor quizzed the guide asto the probability of a prisoner a look of pride came the reply:—Why,only the other day a man left here who wassentenced to thirty days and he said he wishedtwas ninety. Leaving the yard of the jail, the house ofcorrection is next approached. This structureis somewhat larger than its use is practically for the same through the door, which bears a lockafter the pattern of a dwelling house, a courseis pursued to the right. Here by a curious 60 NANTUCKET. combination of original architecture, one isobliged to double up and squeeze into anaperture which is really a stairway. Providing one is slim enough an ascentmay be made, the authorities should see to it,that a balloon or some other buoyant aid befurnished visitors. Upon emerging from thegap in the floor, a rather large room is con-fr
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