The Trinity times., 1855-04-21
The Broken Merchant.
BY FANNY fERN.

'An elderly gentleman, formerly we'll
known merchant, wishes a stuulon He
wlll engage ia any respectable employment.
not too mborous. N V UaHy Hylor.
i don't know the old man. never saw
him on Change, in "a luc suit of broadcoth.
leaning on hs gold headed cane; while bro.
kers, insurance officers, and presidents Of
banks, raised their huis dolcrcntiully. and the
crowd respectfully made way for him. ne
yer kept account Of the enormous taxes he
annually paid the city, or saw his gallant
ships ploughing the ocean, with their costly
ireights To foreign larts never saw him in
his luxurious home, taking his quic: sicsta.
luliod by the huguid voice Of his fairy dauph
ter no; nor did ! hear the auctonccr's ham
mcr ln that prncely home, nor see the red
flag floating, like signal Of distress, before
the door. didn't read the letter that re-
called his only boy from college, or see the
humblcd family as thcy passed, shrinking.
over the threshold, into poor lodgings whose
landlord coarscly stipulated for "a weeks rent
in advance
ANY occupation not too laborious., XIV
mournlully the old mans words fall upon the
ear! Life to commence anew, with the sill
yer head, and bent form, and palsicd hand Of
age. With the first ray Of morning Epht
that hoary head must be Lifted from an un-
quiet pillow, 10 encounter the drcuchng rain
and drifting slee', and piercing cold. No
reprievc for the throbbng brow and dlmIaed
eye from that wearsomc ledger. Bcardlcss
checks make n Jest of the old boy;' supercl-
iously repeating in his sensitive ear, their
mutual masters orders With them he
mcokly receives his weekly pitance; sehnp.
as he counts it over, to think OF the few com
forts it will bring TO the dropping hearts at
home. lootWeary hc travels through the
crowded streets; bs threadbarc coat and nap
less hat, and detected face, al umouccd by
the thriving young merchant whom the old
man helped TO Is present prosperous busi-
ness position. Tic birthdays uf his delicate
daughter come and eo, am unmarked los m,
joy-b,slowng et. With trouble ana expo
sure, sickness comes at last ihcu tho mtdy
foot of the pspcnsary doctor; then tho poor
mans hcarsc stands before the door: ihen
winds unhecdcd through busy streets 10 the
'Pouor's Fold,' while his former cotemuora.
RIGS tahc mp the daily paper, and slipping thcn
wine, say carclessy as il they had Quie
claim 10 sorrow, wen, OLD smith, the bro
kcn-dowu millionaire is dead
An. thcr, are tragedies of which editor.
and printers 'iulc dream, woven in thc.r al
vctu,ug sheets; the Olioc boy feed. the Gr,
wtd many t,sy bet,od manuscript, penuo.
by trembling fingers, al unused TO to
TE GtA,h az CEN. HARRISON The ca
itor Of tho Cincinnati Gazette, who rocouu
visited Nuh tHd, aud tho grave OF *
President Harrison, says-
There is nos ia ua..re, more truly beau
tful spot, wherein ,hy dead should lo, thu
that at North Bend. Eat alas how rud
hand, of uul.,arg visitors had dcs,ciated +,
Everything bore evidence or neglect, decay
and saerly- Gus pNa-e. The door ,oycilu.
the steps which ltd % tAo vault was oa ia
huge yoin eli, as Uo were io'l, by som,
pic.nic parties, tu serve as alab.c.uu IS hiNlt Il
spread ther provisions and drinks. aud attic
being thus used, il had been thrown duNl
The hil, where i wa, ly ing, leaving the ,n
trance 90 the tomb open and exposed TO th
winds and The rains The fence. too, NhIcl
enclos,s the spot, was broken, the shrubhe
~. planted ay the hands of affection, VA
iwmplcd upon, the saplnes were mutlate,
and broken. Tic whole tbug indeed. wa
min, and SO it remains. The family q
North Bond have done al in their power 1
preserve the grounds from violation, but with
ont r0tct, aud unless s1m,thur Is done tha
win ,lc,wa0y prevent tl,se shameless aej
of sacr.ese, Tie whole structure wli lumbl
&uNn.