The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-10-24
THE WIDOW.
The Old Jew Brokers' Secret.
A BEAUTIFUL STORY.

character, and what that must have been,
when II was bad for a broker, we leave to
Imagination and Johnson to define. He
was reputed the hardest man Of his trade
and, as men OF that trade are popularity sup.
posed to be mere electrical machines, work
ed by fliRts, not hearts, a supremacy of flint
ness must have left him fearful conglome.
rate. He was withered old man now, al
most double with age and rheumatism, with
hooked nose, and light brown eyes, rec
round the lids, and a strange mixture of sur.
linsss and suspicion in his face. He look.
ed q cross bstwoen q mastiff and q weasel
which he wGS, 10 character as we'll as coun
tenauce. No one had good word to soy
for him. The publican at the corner wat
sure there was something queer in a mar
who did not take an honest glass like the
rest, and the baker looked down on him be-
cause he ate seconds on principle. II 6
distress was TO be put on miles round the
neighborhood, they prayed that it m ght not
be by old Joe Moppu, OF Holborn Buildings
One woman said she'd os leave have the
Emperor OF Roosha as him, her daughter
said she'd liefer. The very children were
afraid OF him, and creamed if he came neal
them, unless they were impudent and mock
efhm. But to the little ones he was the
District Boyle and 'Old Joe Mappin' stooc
in Holborn Buildings, soaring the riotou.
small fry of the cutters, for 'the black man
OF more civilized nurseries.
Every body said the man had o secret
Some thought he was coroner, and Others
that he had committed murder, and went to
look at the body or grave. Others aoaiA
said ne had mad wife locked up in the gar,
ret, on straw but none knew exlctly " hat
they thought, excepting the brosd fact thai
there was secret SOMEHOW and of course,
it belonging TO him, disgraceful one 'he
could have nothing but viIany to conceal, :,
said the inspector to Policeman X, 50.
Why the report vrose Of his having Sc.
cret in his life was, because evening utter
evening, he was seen Stealing in the dusk
| from bis eafden.al loslafaa IT.
West Eads sone kse where .lle n sI
70, though more than one hunger had set
out to follow him buf somehow ths.old man
always contrivedto escape, doubling through
the streets in such quick and unexpected
manner, that however it wnsdone, he inva
friubly kot away. All sorts of plans had
been made, to truck him, but they all foiled,
every oae of them and the brokers secret
was q secret still. Little Teddy.h his land
lords boy, came the neare:t TO the discov
IeEy, but he lost him atlast somewhere8up in
she NewaRoad, near Regents P Park, though
tnat wsssa good measure to have taken, too.
Moredvekshe saw that Joe was decently
dressed cath his shabby old cloak-o
hing 55Aelse would wear ond from
shAttlAe Fepoft had got about sAss. it
was 2Ee aifsir, With scne mysterioas ee
7lebritH md that Joe was buying q wGewith
his for 'he had a Californy. WORTH
eaid - landlord's little boy Teddy.
One evening joe set out, as nsual, with
his shabby old cloak and batteredpold hat,
6us well enough beneath. Hs.walked cad
,iousIy at first, hobbling, as vac natural to
him now, with his rheumalics so bad, but
after he had passed through his particular
quarter, turning round constantly, as if to
cough, but in reality to see if any one were
following. he walked brisk ly a.onss cutting
through ailNsorts Of queer, all and bye
places. winding and doubling g afox ; the
best topoeraPher insLondou lid not have
followed him. At last he Coz toasasRery
pre'tyhopss in Regents Park "a house vi,
dently inhabited BY gentlewonsh oe for.
.une, as well as Of taste for all thesppoint.
ments wersi6e such perfect keeping, and
there was sts Reo llh of costly smPI ity
about it as cSSIdaab Belong e both of these
conditions. Thebsoler looKsa up atthe
window as he sSas Espeath Il, and a little
girl of fourteen o lifteen1 r.. slight of her
oge--eaniDgout from amor she s1fhhinme,
cried an answer to his looks 8hEJde ~
late you are tonight !''a
That sweet voiee The old man use1 !
say himself, that Be would not exchange
ksJoe /" for good fppun' note l. Hespol
d1 to her affectionately, and carefully
Spingahis shoes, went in with the air of q
Itddn Syh1 knows that he will be welcome.
He tool Qff his hat and cloak and put them
away id dark corner. and then clean and
respectable looking, he went up stairs to
the drawing room. -.
A lady,stil beautiful and still ydyn
young at lsast for the& another Of 4 CHI Of
ffteen-was sitting there embroia ing
Surrounded with every beauty and every
flpxpEy-- nestled in that lonely hame, ~ d
bird in & golden cage-how Strange the
eRance which had thrown together anything
4 s0egraceful as that lady and the % 9ey
broker. Yet they were well acqusinted
hat they were even friends; for she arose
When he entered, and advanced towarda him
kindly and shook hands nth him, and dTsw
4 forward the best easy chair. for him, and
pstted him onl as w6msa b petswish.
Dnt any visible overt a ell To
Seemed topNish for was tp cit ] little. md
watch her "a she bent over her embtoidesy,
N Al ~ sha.r Az; n Ahat che vvas co,sy - Il