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


settled his chin in the froNy wrapper round bis NECK
and became q ghast!y medical harecrow.
Tie doctor and the debtor rah down stairs, leaving
the turnkey 10 1turn 70 the locs ana mado ior the
debtors room. All the ladies in tie rrison had got
h.h OF the news, and were in The yard. some OF
them had art ady taken possession ~ the two chill
drcb, and Hospitality carrying tlFrinsoh Others
Offering loans OF little comforts to thew own rcsny
store; Others sympathring with the greatest Volu
hy The gent emen prisoners, feeling themselves al
disadvantage Rad for the most par retired, not tossy
sneeked. to their ROOMS; from the open windows of
which. some of them now comphmeited the doctor
with whistles a. he passed below. while Others, with
several stories between them nterchanged sarcastic
rcieI,uces to tie prevalent excitement.
Il was hot summer day. and the prison room, were
Lakiug between the high walls. In the debtors con-
frcd chamber, Mrs. Bar CHAM, Charwoman and neS-
sencer who was not prisoner, Though she had been
oncel, but was the popular medium OF communication
with tie outer world had volunteered her services as
Avcsicher and general attendant. The walls aud cell
mo were blackened with flies. Mrs. Bangham, expert
in sudden d. vice, with hand famed the patient
with cabbage leaf and with the other set traps OF
vinegar and sugar in gapots at the same time 'nIn'
ciarg Sentimt nts of an encouraging ana congratWa
toIy nature adapted TO the occasion.
THE flies trouble YOU don't they, my DEAR SAID
Mr.. Bangham. " But p'aps theyl take your mind
of OF it, and do You gosd. What betseen the o1ryln
ground. the grocer's, the waggon-stsbles, and the
pauuch trade, the Marshskea flies gets very large.
Praps they re- sent as a consolation, il we only know
it, How are Won now, my dear' No better No,
fore you're better and YOU know it, don't you3 Yes.
That's right And to think of sweet little cherub be
ing born inside the lOck Now amt il pretty ain k0t
something TO carry you through it pleasant Why,
We amt had such thing happen here, my dear,
not for couldn't name the time when. And you
CRYING too r said Ms. BGngham. to rally the patient
more and more. "You! Making yourself 80 famous
With the flies a falling into the gahpots by ttties
Ann everything going on 50 well And here if there
amt" said Me-. Bangham rs the door opened, II
there amt Your dear gentleman along with Doctor
baggage And now indeed we are compete
The doctor was scarcely the kind OF apparition to
rspirc patient with sense of absolute completeness
buf as be presently delivered the opinion are as
right a. we can be, Mrs. Bangham, and We shall come
ont of this ike house Il fire. aud as he ana Mrs.
Bangham took possession of the poor, helpless pair a.
everybody else and anybody else had always done
the means at hand were good on the whole as bet
ter would have been. Tho special feature in Dr. lisg-
cages treatment Of the was his determination To
keen Mrs BangLam up Ia the mark. As thus:
Mrs Bangham" said the doctor, before he had
been there twenty minutes, $50 outside and tetcs
little brandy, or We shall have you giving in
Thank YOU, sir. But none Oh my accounts, SAID
MIR. Bapgiam," returned the doctor, al am in
professional attendance on this lady, and don't choose
to allow any discussion on your part. 10 outsiuc anu
fetch a little brandy ! foresee that you'll break
down."
"You're to be obeyed, sir" said Mrs. Banghom.
rising If YOU was to put your own lips to 1t, think
you wouldn't be the worse for you look but poorly
q" Mr. Rancbam." returned the doctor, :" am not
your business, thank you but you are mlne. Never
YOU mind me- if you please. What you have got to
do IT, to do as You are told and TO go ana get what
Mis-. Bargham submitted; and the doctor, having
administered her potion, took his Own. lie repeated
the treatment every hour being very Determined WIN
Mrs BappLam. Three or four hours passed; the
fes fell into the traps by hundreds and at length one
little life hardly stronger than theirs appeared among
the multitude Of lessesr deaths $500
"A very nice little girl indeed said the doctor
- little but welcomed. lIaloa, Mrs. Banghsm
You're looking queer You be off, ma am this minute.
and fetch little more brandy, or we shall have you III
hyetorics." .u.
BY this time, the rings had begun to fall from the
debtors rresolute hands, like leaves from wintry
tree Net one was left upon them that night when
be nut something that chnked into the docors greasy
palm. In the meantime Mrs. bingham had been OUT
an Grand to neighbouiing establishment decorated
with three golden balls, where she was very we"
known.
"Thauk YOU" said the doctor, " thank you. fou
good lady is quite composed. Doing charningly."
81 am very happy and very thankful to know IT "
said the debtor "though little thought once, that
"1hat child would be born to you in place like
his 2" said the doctor "Bah bah, sir, what does II
signify A little more elbOw-rcom is all we want
here. We quiet here; We don't get badgerei
here there's 10 knocker here, sir, to be hammered
at by creditors and bring mans heart into his
mouth. Nobody comes here 10 ask If mans at
home and 10 say he'll stand Oh the door mat TIL he w.
Nobody writes threatening letters about money, TO
this place It's freedom, sir, IT'S freedom have
Lad tO-days practice at home and abroad, ON march,
and aboard ship, and Ill tell You this: don't Fnow
that have ever pursued 1t under such quiet cream
stances here this day. Elsewhere, people are rest
less worried hurried about, anxious respecting one
thing anxious respecting another Nothing Of the KIND
here sir We have done all thatwe know the worst o
il; We have got TO the bottom we can't fall and what
hive we fo4nd3 Peace. That's the word for IT,
~. A ful
was An old jaibird, and was more sodden than usual
and had the additional and unusual stimulus OF money
in his pocket returned to biz associate and chum Ill
boarseness, punes, red-iaeedneSs aI-iourS tooaceo
dnt, and brandy.
Now. the debtor was a very different man from the
doctor hut lie had already begun to travel, by his
opposite segment of the circle, to the same point.
Crushed at frst by his imprisonment he had soon
found n dull relief IN il. He Ondtr lock and Key
Int the lock ard key that kept him in kept nunbess
of bs troubles out If he had been man with strength
of purpose to face these troubles and hight them lie
might have broken the net which heid num- OF Drohen
his heart; but being what he was, he languldy supper
into this smooth descent, and never more took one
step upward.
nothing would make plain, through having them re-
WHO could make neither beginning, middle, nor
end Of them or him. he found bis miserable place OF
refuge queter refuge than 1t had been before ne
lad unpacked the pOrmaneau long ago; ana Ms eiuei
children now PLAYED regularly about the yar'i, ana
everybody knew the baby, and claimed kind OF pro-
pretorsbip in her.
"Wby, I'm getting proud of You 'aid his friend
the turnkey one day 9 fouu De me Y , MAD
liant soon. TIE Marshaisea wouldn't be IKE tie lar
phal.ea now, without you and your family"
The turnkey really was proud OF hun. lie would
mention him In Mandatory terms TO new corners, when
MA hack was turned " You took notice OF him, he
would saw "that went out Of the Lodge just now"
New conner would probably answer yes.
Brou0Lt M H. Il gentleman NJ was, II ever man
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