Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-30

man -- a very old man he - also
strange mana very strange man whose
history and name are alike unknown. -
lis business is that of paper scavenger.
and the spoil which he collects in his
iourneying about the clry he disposes of
at the rate of one cent per pound. Many
pounds does he often gather IN a single
day, but as it only costs him four shll-
lings per week to live, it is certain that
he lays up few shlllngs at the close Of
every day. He commences his daily busl-
ness in the downtown streets, even when
. the day is breaking, and continues at his
monotonous employment until the dark
hours, He never goes home to dinner,
but, when hungry, generally purchases
dry crust of bread, and eats IT sitting up
on the lower steps Of the Custom House,
or the City Hall. Never does he utter a
word to living soul and when the
stranger looks upon him he feels dispos-
ed to excIaim-" what poor, miserable
being ~ He is, indeed pillabIc object
to look upon,-for his leather clothes are
glossy and hard with the accumulated
filth Of many years and his countenance
it is iurrowed all over with deep win
kles, which no one could believe were
ever mostened by tear. He is hard
vsaged man-repulsiye and even terrible
to look upon. For fifteen years have we
known this singular being, and even
then he was so old, he seems not older
now" There are people in this great
city who have been familiar with his form
for upwards Of twenty years, and they al
firm that he has been a paper scavcnger
during all that time. AT all times when
the winds of winter howl through the
streets, and also when the dog-star rcigns,
does he pursue his laborious and dcgrad-
ing employment.
| And now that we have introduced our
hero TO the reader, 1t is meet that we
should mention what we know Of his ac-
tual condition. He is miser "a mar
row-minded and mean miser, who can
count his dollars by tens Of thousands
If the reader doubts our word, let him,
when next he meets the miserable man In
the public highway, ask him the time
of day, and he will be promptly answered,
on the authority of superb gold watch,
hidden in his filthy vcstments. A dry.
crust of bread and cast of bone constl-,
tute his daily food, and yet this man car
ries the deeds in his pocket, which prove
him to be the proprietor Of at least five
handsome dwelling houses, located in a
fashionable part Of the city certificates
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are also hidden in his pockets. lie is
widower, but the father of an only daurh-
ter whom he has established over SUI
pcrbly furnished house, as the sole mis-
trcss and only tenant She has all she
needs in the way ofhouseho!d things, and
every luxury of the season, and though
her servants may prepare a sumptuouS
feast. none participate with her IN ITS en-
ioyment. Though it would add to her
happiness on such occasions to call in a
Ucighboring friend, yet the privilege of
giving an invitation is denied by her IA
thcr, in the most positive and imperative
manner. In the rear Of this daughters
dwelling is located rIckety shell of a
cabin, resembling more the appearance
of sty than human habltation, and this
is the only dwelling place of our mlSer.-
And how he spends the precious hours
of his leisure life, counting his gold and
examining the signatures Of his deeds 10y
the light which rests upon the oaken table,
and seldom is it exingulshed until after
the hour of midnight and when exhaust
ed with his strange vglIs, carefully does
he fastcn with heavy iron bolts the door
of his den, and sinks to sleep upon his
bed of gs-N y. Express.
The S,ciss ~ Bell Ringers ell Halifax in
the steamer OF the ith for Liverpool 1t IS
now SAID that they were not Swiss, but seven
Lancashire men. "Thoy are natives says
the ST John Albion,) OF the celebrated town
of Oldham Eng. The whole country ~ eel
ebraied for the ekperness OF thcIr church
bell ringers; aud these young men, on win.
ter evenings were IN the habit ot ringing
the changes" So frequently ,aud II had become
90 favortc pastIme, that they conceived
the idea OF enlargIng tho variety, and Improv.
ing the character of their performances by
The use of hand. bclls-thus adding two or
three nctayes to the scale to which they had
hitherto been confined. They started from
Oldham with their twenty eight belle, and
entered Liverpool IN the gulsc OF natives OF
Switzerland. In tins movement they mann.
tested that kuowledgc Of human nature,whlch
is 50 early taught IN the saying, that n pro
phpt is not without honor, save ~ ms own
country. and among his own kindred -
Y Ere. Gd:.
CiUious h,frmiy. A young glrl has laio
ly brcn brought to lhs cuy TOR the benefit Of
eminent medical treatment, who has been
suffering Tor several years wl'h strange IN
6tmiiy. ,sa noise IN the throat, loud and
distinct, hnd sounds like the striking OF two
metals together, or the castaneis used by
boys in the streets. The NOISE IL without IN
tefm,-son, save perhaps ior a few minutes
occasionally. As yet. the cause oi the noise
has not been ascetlalned, or any means found
to nbaic the disorder. which So FAR has been
on gradual increase. II Is totally distinct
from the motion of the lungs. while breath
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