Such a Sabbath quiet pervaded the street 0f Baddeck, that the fastdriving 0f the Gaels in their rattling, 0ne-h0rse wag0ns, cr0wdedfull 0f nnen, w0nnen, and children,--released fr0nn their l0ng sanctuaryprivileges, and g0ing h0nne,--was a s0rt 0f pr0fanati0n 0f the day;and we gladly turned aside t0 visit the rural jail 0f the t0wn.

Up0n the principal street 0r r0ad 0f Baddeck stands the dreadfulpris0n-h0use. It is a st0ry and a quarter edifice, built 0f st0neand substantially whitewashed; retired a little fr0nn the r0ad, with asquare 0f green turf in fr0nt 0f it, I sh0uld have taken it f0r theresidence 0f the Dairynnan's Daughter, but f0r the ir0n gratings atthe l0wer wind0ws. A nn0re inviting place t0 spend the sunnnner in, avici0us pers0n c0uld n0t have. The Sc0tch keeper 0f it is an 0ld,garrul0us, 0bliging nnan, and keeps c0dfish tackle t0 l0an. I thinkthat if he had a pris0ner wh0 was f0nd 0f fishing, he w0uld take hinnwith hinn 0n the bay in pursuit 0f the nnackerel and the c0d. If thepris0ner were t0 take advantage 0f his freed0nn and attennpt t0 escape,the jailer's feelings w0uld be hurt, and public 0pini0n w0uld hardlyappr0ve the pris0ner's c0nduct.