Democratic banner., 1847-10-18
A Neyy York MEser.-Ezf. rTH&-.-2 AID
y10de OF LiViag.


ness is that of a paper scavcIger, al 49,.
he steadily labors from cl:.y Cav. Iii!
night.
lie never goes home &c dir;rs, b., v-.@o
hungry, generally parc'.ass a dry 2c:,t D.
bread, and eats it sitting ua,n i,.e la~,.
steps of the CUSTOM House. q. 60 LII.
Never does ihe u.te. = va. : d!.y. NO : a ;
and when the stranger looks upon In. -
feels disposed to exc!aim-"what = .,.7,
miserable being??" He is, in3ge', = @,.:til-
bic object 10 look upon-for lis ies. er
clothes are glossy and hard with the ECU
mu!atcd filth of many years, and his com
tenance-it is fnrrowed all over with G-ep
wrinkles, which no one could hr!;eve were
ever moistencd by a tear. lie is a hard
visaged man-repulsive, and even terrible
to look upon. For fifteen years haze we
known this singular being, and "cvca ten
he was so old, he seems no older r,w."-
There are people in this greet crty WHO
have been familiar with his form for up-
wards of twenty years, and t"ey >.:.gn t..at
he has been a paper scarcngcr !ncing al
that time. At all times, when IL, winds of
wliter howl through the streets, and a.H0,
when the dog-star reigns, does AZ p"rsue
his la.borious and degrading en,.L ylEert.
And now tlat VIC have introduced curis-
70 TO the reader, it is meet hat We ]s..ou.s.
mention what we know of his a.ta.! cof.!I-
ton. He is a mis-r,-a n~a.Gow-miuaed
and mean rniSer, who can coun. his G.iIT;
by tens If Thousands. II the rc.i. 1gv5.s
our word, let him, when next he Ece:S tie
miserable man in the public hig ~av, a.
him the time Of day. and lie vii h prompt
ly answered on the authority of , sn-,:,
g,.I watch, hidden in his G.lAy vy,-l.n.s.
\ dry crust Of bread a"I = &C ha.r
constitute his daily food, and ye"" tbs man
carries the deeds in bis pocket. which -~ov-
him TO be the proprietor Of q: les; g.,
handsome dwelling houses, located ii =
fashionable part Of tie city; certificates 81.
a bark stock and other vairthl" r,s.r,,
are also hidden in lis pockets. IL i .
widower, but the father Of an al: 3an,'-
ter, whom he has established o,crasuorIa-
ly furnished house, IS Tic So" mistress arA
only tenant. She has ali SIC Ler..s in -"
way of household things, and every inzHT,
,C tha r,,c,p ,,l .L,,rL Lo- .or,.,t, .-.,
prepare a sumptuous feast, hone partiri-
patcs with her in the enjoyment. I!:n;-a
it would add to her happiness on such &C.
c%asions, to call in a neighborin- fr:crl. W,
the privilege Of giving an invit'ticn i: J.
niedby her father, in the most positive and
Imperative manner. In the "a: C e,
daughters dwelling, is lccat"d : g~;c,;c.i,
she'll of a cabin, resembling more IL ar-
of a sly than a hum"n ha.i:a'.aa:
and this is the only dwelling place Of our
miser. And now he Speeds Ike precious
hours of his leisure life, counting lis gold
and examining the signatures of MS deeds
by the light winch rests mon his ca}:cn ia
bic, and seldom is e~xtinguishcd unit! after
the hour OF midnight; and when exhausted
with his strange viglIs, carefully docs lie
with heavy iron bots, the door of
his den, and sinks to sleep upon his bed Of
rags.
A PROMISING PupIL.--A bay, only six
years old, was going into thc village with
out leave, when one of the masters called
after him,
"Where are you going, sir:'"
81 ain going to buy a %ha'porih CT nail,
"What do you want a ha'porth of nails,
"For a half-penny, SIR" replied the W
chin.
II Setting a man-trap--is the title Civ
en- to a picture of a very pretty young lady
arranging her curls at a mirror.
y A correspondent of the Jefferson In