_Serial No. 3715_—An illiterate white boy from Calhoun County, to
serve two years for grand larceny for stealing a heifer, sensibly
availed himself of the privilege afforded by the warden to attend the
night school. He made remarkable progress in his studies, so that he
could read and write a legible hand. He was so elated with his success
that he stated before his release that he was glad he was sent to the
penitentiary for stealing the heifer to procure money to take his girl
to the county fair, for now he had a fair education and could get on
better in the world.