The Arkansas banner., 1847-04-14
From Graham's Maga1ine EJACULATION TREPID.
BY J. c. MAI.

DE"dEe now your sympatnHtng nature induces you to accost Trihulsdon Tfepid in the highway, unless y0u ase proof against the contagious influence of sorrow, and are firmly fixed in the confdessse of your own hope, for 1t seems to afford a mournful, satisfaction 10 ali inc TFepids to bring others down 10 their own melancholy level.
 You may try,'-say they-'no objection to any body's trying--bat it's not often that trying comes to anything. Whatever itmay be, Il will never answer--we never knew things to answer. Things never answer nowadays with various other assurances of like enlivening nature. Beware, then, ol the effect of contact with the Trcpids, unless your nature is of that sanguine sort which bids defiance to the chill, and has hardihood to sport itself safely in Deeem- ber's snow
 .'fIow are you Trepid' How do you feel to-day; Mr. Trepida
 "A great deal worse than was, thank'ee -, most dead. I'm obliged to yon-pm al- ways worse than was, and don't think i was ever any better. I'm very sure, any how, that Pm not going to be any better, and for the future, you may always know I'm worse withou, asking any questions; for the questions make me worse, if nothing else does y
 "Why, Trepid, what's the, matter with youf
 "Noihing, l tell you, in particular; but great deal is the matter with me in general {: aud that's the danger, because we don't know what it is. That's what kills people-when they can, tell what it is--thai's what's kn- ling me. My great grandfather died of it, he did, and so will l. The doctors don't know they cant sell--they say Pm well enough, when I'm bad enongh, and so there's no help. I'm going of some of these days. right after my great grandfather, dying of nothing In particular, but of every thing in general. That's what finishes our folks
 But as Ffibsla.ioa Tsepid has now got under way in reference 10 his bodily health, II may be as well to suffer him to explain himself in the matter of his pecuniary rela- tons, which are in quite as bad condition.
 "Well but Tsepid, how do you come on oiherwiseS Why don't you go into some sort of business and keep shop:'
 ''Keep a shop.-whats tue use of my keeping shop. If keep shop, nobody would ever come into ii; and if they did come in. they wouldn't buy any thiag.- Didn't try once, and nobody came, because they said hadn't enough of an assortment; keich me. Why did they not buy what had. instead of trying to coax me to get things. which they would not have bought after alI' Me keep shop. Yes, tobe sold out by the sherli-l'm always sold out; don', know Il beforehand;
 "Apply for situation, did you say?- Nonsense. Aini they always very sorry-if l had only come sooner, or if they had only know'd of il before-insn'l that always the answer: Could ever get any where soon enough, or before somebody else had been there. and had gathered up all the good things that were agoing: Don't talk 10 me about applying for a situation. It's almost as bad as trotting about 10 get an office Bring your recommendations, on, how sorry they are, for such a nice man us you, only the place is filled already
 live great mind never 10 try to get any where any more, after situations-somebody must sleep there all night; for, however bright and early get up of morning, there he IS; and IInight have had the place if had been in time, as if that was any com fort.
 ''And as for trying to borrow money of people, which IS a nice. easy way of getting living as gentleman could desire, if you've a pretty good run of business in that line, never could to much at ii, some how or other l never could take the moneyed by surprise. They seemed To know what l wanted as soon as l looked al them, and they were always very sorry, too-every- body is very sorry 10 me-bu, they had no cash 10 spare just now, and just now is the very time when people don't want to lend No-noihing Is to be done in that line, un- less you can take them by surprise, like steel trap; and Pm not quick enough for that operation. There's never any money when l'm coming.
 ''fil give up--yes, if nobody will leave me fortune, and no rich widow will marry me, I've great mind HOW to give up, and see what will become Of me then I suppose something must become of me; though hardly believe 1t will, for nothing ever be- come of me yet But Of this I'm sure, there's no use of my trying 10 get long by myself; and I'll just sit down by the side of fife's turnpike and wait ill something goes travel ling by to get me along. But guess I'll have to wal. good while; for the place will be occupied-they'll be very sorry, to be sure, and they'll wish they had know'd it in time; bur there's no room left"
 The following bit of fun we find in the last q 5. Gazette;
 The London papers mention the death tin that city) of lad named Paul Dombcy, son of the senior partner of the long established house Of "Donbey & Son.r The fad was of feeble physical constitution, and was a sufferer from his birth He was remarkable for mental development, and had attracted considerable attention. Apprehensions are ea- teriained that the lad was disposed of sum-