New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-19

he coulan', tom The key. When be wss overOveref
by thee s.p the debtor often turned Il for him.
:" You ana me" sad the turnkey one snowy WIN
ters night, when TIN lodge, With bright trs II IT, wa:
pretty frll % conpsfy. q II the oldest inLabtsn0
WASN'T here myseH. above .eyen years before yos !
ehant last long. When I'm of tie lock ior good snd
All. you'n be tie Fs.ier q the Mar-ilslsea.'
TIE turnkey went or the lock Of tiis world ned
Tradition snerward LANDED down from generation 10
cenraiion-a MashassG generation miyht DC caos.
lated as about three mon.hs-thas the shabby CID
d.btor with the soft manner and tue "hil' naH "sS
the Father Of the Maisha'sea- $50 -
poslor rad ARISEN 10 clam IT, b. wonSd pave s"oi
,srs in resentment Of the attempt TO dcpTee hii !"
his rights. A disposition began 10 be pernewea 10
him 10 exaggerate the number OF years he hAu oesn
there it was generally spdeTtood that you u 81 ue
duct few from bis account; he was vain, the u S
generations Of debtors >aid.
All new corners were pgesentcd to him. He "sn
punc,ious in the eXGcton of ills ceremony. IheN NC
would perform the ofice of introduction WITH % "
charged pomp and yoli,eness, but they couh no.
easily oyersep his sense Of its CAVITY. He rcceivA
them in his poor room, he disiked introduction 10
the mere yard infomal-a thing that might hapcn
TO any body with a kind of touchdown beneiceDce-
They were welcome TO the Marshalsea, be would ten
them Nesi be was the Father Of the place. So the
world was kind enough 70 call him; and 20 he Was
more than twenty years OF residence gave him clam
10 The title II looked small at rst but there very
good company there-amOng mAture-neeescany
mxtur,-and very good air.
II became not al unusual circumstance or iettes y"
D.. nut under his door night enclosing half-acrowu.
two hai.,rowns, and then at long intervals even
Lnfa-sov,reien, for the Father of the Marshalseo.
it'll the compliments Of a collegiar taking leave.
lie receiy ed the gifts ubutee, from admirers, To
public character. Sometimes these correspondents a.
sumod face,ious names, rs the Bnck, Bellows, Oid
Goosebeny. Wide Awake. Shocks, Mops, Cutawny,
the Dogs meat Man; but he considered this IN bad
taste, and was always little hunt by II.
In the funess Of time, this corr spondence showing
signs of wearing ont and seeming TO require an en"rt
Mt. IN pll n
red circumstances If departure many OF them migh
not be equal he established the custom of attending
cell, -ans Of certain standing, to the gate. and tax
rg leave Of them there. The cole gian under treat
ment after shaking hands would occasionally stop to
wrap up something in bit OF paper, and would come
back a. an, calling "Hi'' .
He would look round surprised. Me = he would
iy This time the conegan would be up with him.
and he world paternally add, "What have you for-
gotten What can do for you I"
:. forgot to leave this, the c0legian would usually
return, for the Father of the Marshalsea."
NV good sir" he would reoin, "he is infinitely
obliged to YOU. But to the last, the nesolute hand
of cd would remain in the pocket INTO which ne hM
slipped the money during two three turns about the
yari lest the transaction should be too conspicuous to
the general body Of colegians.
One afternoon he had been doing the bonow OF the
p'ac, to rather large party of collegiana, who
happened to be going out, when, as he was
ccmng back, ho encountered one from the poor
side who had been taken in execution TO, a
email "settl,d" in sum week before, had
The course of that afternoon and going out too.
The man was mere Pasterer, in his working dress:
had his wife with him, aud bundei and wac in high
| spirits. ,,.-
"And YOU" bepignantly returned the Father OF tbs
MarshaLea
Thcy were pretty far divided, going their several
ways when the Plasterer called out, 81 say ~rF
and came back TO him. So
-" 1t ant much said the Plastersr putting h:.ie
pile of hafpenco in his hand, " but it's wei meant"
Tho Father of the Murshelsea had never been
offered tribute in copper yet. His chieren often
| had. ard with perfect acquescence it had
gone into the common purse to buy meat that he had
eaten and drink that he crunk but hstlan splashed
with white lime, bestowing halfpence On him. mont ~
front, was .
"How dare your' he said to the man, and feebly
| burst into team.
The Pasterer turned him toward the wall, that hss
face might be seem and the action 80 delicate,
aud the penetrated with repentance, ana
asked pardon honestly, that he could make him no
| less acknowledgment than, IL know you meant
kindly. Say 10 MORE" 49,
'Bcss your soul, sir urged the Plasterer, Is DID
indeed. I'd do more by you than the rest Of 'em 10.
| fancy"
"Nhat would you do ?" he asked.
I'D come back to you, after was let OUT
Give the money again" said the other eagerly,
"and III keep 1t, and never spend 1t. Think you fot
| H. hank YOU | shall see you againl"
IF / live a week You shall"
They shook hands and parted. The colegans, a.
s,mblod in Symposium in the Snuggery that night.
maryelled what had happened to their Father; he
ed late in the shadows of the yard, aud seemed
70 dovncast.
To b. confiHHedl