The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1852-06-16
Shirt Misttlanrl.
THE MISER'S DEATHBED.
DY AN ENGLISH PHYSICIAN.

The physician sees strange dealh-bed
scenes. We may render him 10 a certain
extent, %callous 10 those sights which would
nppal the stoutcs, heart; but still in the
course Of a long practice, even he must
encounter some dealh.btd scenes, the re.
collection Of which he may be years in
shaking from his imagination. Such
was that which | am abou, to describe.
For ten or eleven years, a bent and mis-
cradle old man had been in the habit Of
c%Iinging each morning 10 my area rails, TO
beg Of my servants broken v%iciuals. His
appearance was SO %haggard, and his tone
and manner bespoke such a depth of mi
sery, that | gave orders never 10 refuse
him any thing that had come from the
table; so that, al least, he grew into a reg
ular pensioner upon US, and we used TO ex'
pect him as regularly every morning as
our breakfast.
The name Of this old mendieanl we
never knew, or where he resided. In
fact he seldom spoke a word TO my ser.
wants, but he would come in the heat Of
summer. when the warm genial sunshine
lit ever the worn ~lagstone into beauty, and
c%linging 10 the iron rails, looking the only
miserable object in creation. In The depth
Of winter, too, when the bleak northwest
wind blew f%iercely, and the binding snow
driied through the air, lie would come,
and, still, clinging to the rails, wait for his
daily dole.
This had gone on so long, that one
morning, when he did NO. come, | felt IN.
easy, and there was a general inquiry
about the house as 10 whether any one had
seen the old man. The next morning
ing passed away, and still he came not
] began 10 think be was i'll or dead, and,
wandering al the usual hours for another
week, we began to forget the old beggar
who visited us so long. One morning,
however, he was brought 10 my r%ecUllec-
lion somewhat singularly.
was told that a young girl was waiting
in The hall to see me, and going our 10 see
her, she told me that a Mr.. Temple
wanted see me as soon as | could go TO
lin.
"Where does lie resided" | said.
She named a low wretched street in
Solo, and wondering at the address ! said
who is Mr.. Temple!"
81 don't know, sir" said the girl
"He lodges with my mother, sir"
-. .,,stn g,,sa Ia emit For raw
ayes. sir. We didn't know ms name
ill this morning, and he's lived with II;
ever since | was BORA
"Indced! that's odd enough. Is he very
il!'
"Ob, very; hos grooming So"
swell run back, and tell him III cal
as,earIy as | can in course OF The morn.
ing"
The girl departed, and about half.pas
eleven | found myself sufficiently ENGAGE
IN call upon my new friend, in - street
Solo. The house was miserable ant
dirty in the extreme, and upon asking FOL
Mr.. Temple, a siiP.shod, grinning look
ing woman screamed up the kitchen stair
ATS the three pair back!'
1.-The whall' | said.
"The three pair back, to be sure" re
piled the woman just showing her heat
on level with the passage.
"Caut't you show me his rOom'' sal,
J..
"Who are you, | WONDER" screamed
the old woman. "Iloily-toily. Show
you up. Indeed. Perhaps you'd like
mole candle, too!'
Positively declining the candle, | as
cended The staircase. surmising that lp
three pair back must be up three flight q
siairs, and a back room somewhere.
When ! arrived at the topmost story q
the house, ! heard a low moaning soun
proceed from a room to my left, and push
\ ing open a low black door; | entered on
of the most miserable rooms that ! ha
Ieyer seen. yip
Furniture il had none. A cracked wa
her Jug was upon the floor, and BY It's sid
an csrlhen ware saucer, such as are use
fer garden pots, la one nOEner appeare
at iiisl to be a masso Of old rags. But III
groans that proceeded from amongst ,her
told me that there was a human bein
amongst them.
@Iiaa.h e comedians he comet" erie
din voice, as il struggling with pain.
ADid sou send for mel" said L
Hfrhieyesl murder help!' suddenl