He would sit on the sand for hours imagining that he was at his family table, dispensing his frugal hospitalities to his wife and children.
Making a motion, as if presenting a dish, he would say: "Janie, have another biscuit, do!" Or, "Eddie, son, won't you have another piece of this nice steak ?" Or, "Maggie, have some more potatos," and so on, through a whole family of six, or more.

It was a relief to us when he died in about a month after he came in.
As stated above, the Plymouth men brought in a large amount of money -- variously estimated at from ten thousand to one hundred thousand dollars.
The presence of this quantity of circulating medium immediately started a lively commerce.

All sorts of devices were resorted to by the other prisoners to get a little of this wealth.

Rude chuck-a-luck boards were constructed out of such material as was attainable, and put in operation.
Dice and cards were brought out by those skilled in such matters.
As those of us already in the Stockade occupied all the ground, there was no disposition on the part of many to surrender a portion of their space without exacting a pecuniary compensation.

Messes having ground in a good location would frequently demand and get ten dollars for permission for two or three to quarter with them.