Boston Post Newspaper Archives, Nov 14, 1856, p. 1

The Banker’s Blues: A Clerk’s Harsh Chorus of Work

A poem laments endless banking toil. The speaker condemns the grind of ledger work and faultless precision, accusing the system of turning workers into wrecks. The piece ends with resigning and dying in a vault.

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