The Arkansas advocate., 1833-09-11
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 PUBLISHED "BY AUTHORITY.
 Rip RATS, August 4th, 1883.
 Dear Sir.-I have just got here after ex- aminin the Bank; and 1t was the toughest job 1 ever had m my life. The Gineral was so bent on my doing 1t, that had to "go a-head,o or I'd sneall'd out the first day. 1 was nigh upon aweek about it, fngerin aad siferin all the while. Mr. Riddle see quick enuf t was no fools jour- hey 1 come on; and made some of his folks scratch their heads, tell you. gin em no notice of my comin; and jumped right n tie thieizest on elu there one day when they were tumblin in and shellin out the money like eof1l-'snowp says I, ssmy boys 1 advise all on ye to brush up your multiplication tables, for l am down upon you with aiigation, and the rule of 3, and vulgar fractions, and If 1 find penny out of place; the Giteral shall know 1t. Pm no green horn nor member of Congress; nor Judge Clayton, nor MT. Galnbreleng, neither,o says I.
 M As soon as Mr. Riddle read the letter the zssineral sent by me, says he, "Maior, I'm glad the General has sent some one at last that knows something, and can give strait account;a and with that he called all the Bank folks, and telPd em to bring their books together. ssNow,n says he, Ma jor, which een'd shall we begin at first. s'it makes no odds whicho says I; call I care about, is to see if both eends meet: and If they don't, Mr. Biddle," says I, ''its all over with you and the Bank-youll ali go ''hook and line" and then NC off coats and went at 1t. l found some of them are fellows there plagy sharp at siferin.- They'd do sum by a kinder short Dil- worth quick as flash. I all ways use a slate-It comes kinder natural to me; and ! chalk'd hei of there the first day and f. gur'd out nigh upon 100 pretty considera- bic tut sums. There was more than 3 cart load of books about US, and every one on em bigger than the DeacoH's family Bi- ble. And such an eternal batch of figurin never see, and there want blot Or q SGioiEB i'll tue whole on eln.
 1 plt good many questions to Mir. Bid- die, for the Gineral gin me a long string on em; and l thought some would staooer him, but he answered them all just as glib as our boys in Downingville dc the cata- kize, from the ''chief een'd of man'' clean through tAe petitions. And he did 1t all in mighty civil way toe, ther was only one he kinder hied to get, and that was&how he come to have so few of the GineraPs ioills among the Directors until very lately! s'Hhyy," says he, Major, and MaIor' says he' tand then he got up and took pinteh ofshati, and otferedme one) says he. @Ma- Jor, the Bank knows no party: and in tbe inst go ott, you know the GineraPs friends were all above matters of so little ifapor- tance as Banks and Banking. If we had put q hranchm Downingyiiie ie, s;tys lie, s.tfe Nlnefai would not have had occasion fo ak such question" and with that he niademe boW; and went home and took dlaner with him. It is plagy curious to hear him talk about millions and thousands. and 1 got as glib toe at 1t as he is; and how on earth shall git back again 10 ainepen- ees and fourpence-half-pennies, | cant tell.
 Alter had been igerin away there nigh upon a week, and used up or 5 slate pen- fils, and sPst Bly mouth as. dry as a cob. fabbn out the sums as fast as did them. writ to the Gineral, and tePd him it was no use; l could find no mistake; but so long as the Bank was at work it was pretty much like counting a flock of sheen in 2 fall day when they are just let loose into a new stabble--tor t was all the while cross ms and mixing, and the only way was to lock up all the Banks and as fast as you count em, black their noses.
 Now says one day to Squire Fiddle :, ssissi just luke look at your money baos. tor they tell the Gineral you han't cot stuff. enut Tn the Bank to make him a pair of speetacles, none of your rags,'' says I. put the real gsrit;;o and with that he calPd or ehaps in Quaker coats, and they opened a large place about as bic as the "east room,n and sucls a sight never see boxes, bags and kags, all full, and I shoaid say nigh upon.a hundred cord = Says 1, ''squire Biddle what on earth is all thlst fer I'm siump'd'- says he Ma lor 'fhat is our safety fund, d,''-sshow von talklH says I. 'oa ow,a says I, lis all that gonwine?n- Every dollaF of 1t, says he. ..Iyill vo,, counslr Maiar.u saws he. ssNet 4o as,, ;, 1