Litchfield enquirer., 1833-08-15
From the N. Y. Daily Advertiser. MaiOr DoseniRg's O6iciGt Report on the Uniteg Gf0fea Rank.
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 RiD- Raps, August 4th, 1888. -> Dear Sir-I have just got here aIter exam min the Bank and it was the toughest job l ever had in my life. The Gineral was so bent oh my doing it, that I had to "gO a- head" or I'd sneak'd out the first day. ! was nigh upon a week about it, fgerin and siferin all the while. Mr. Riddle ses quick ennf It was no f0ors joNrney come on; and made some of his folks scratch ilteir heads, tell you. gin em no notice Of my cOifln, ands innp'd right in the ethieksst On eGH there one day when they were tun,blIR ia aad shelIin out the money like cOrn---s' nows says H. ss my boys, advise alI On Sc t0 brush up yoaar multiplication tables. for am down upon you with aIigati0fi, and the fnie of s, and vUiga: fractions; and it ind a penny out of place. the Gineral shal: know 1t. I'mno green horn nor member Of Congress. nor Judge Clayton. nor Mr. Cambrcleng. neither," says l. As soon as Mr. Riddle read the letter the Giner- al sent by me, says he, " Major. I'm glad the Ginera1 has sent some one at Last that knows something, and can give a strait accOnnt;' ;' and with that he cal'd an the Bank folks, and telI'd em to bring their books tOgeiifer.-- | Now,'' says he. Major, which eend shall ] we begin at irst.'' '' It makes no odds which" says |; all care about, is t0 see if both sends meet; and if they don't, Mr. Riddle" says !, "its all over with y0ss and the Bank you'll ali got hook and lins';" and then we of coats, and we went at it. found some of them are fellows there plagy sharp at siferin. They'd do a sum by kinder short DilwOrth quick as flash. always use slate-it comes kinder natural to me and chalk'd her of there the first day and Hgurd- out nigh upon 100 pretty considerable tut sums. There was more than three cart load of books about us, and every one on em bigger than the Deacon's family bible. And such an eiarnal batch of fgerin neyer see, and there wasn't blot or a scratch in the whole on em.
 put good riiany questions to Mr. Riddle, for the Gineral gin me long string on em and thought some would stagger him; but he answered them all just as glib as our boys in Downingyille do the catakize, from the ss chief eend of man. clear through the peti- tions. And he did it all in mighty eiyilway too. there was eny one he kinder, tried to git ] round, and that was--how he come to have so few ofthe Ginerals folks among the Direc- tors until very lately? Why" says he,
 !" Major, and Major" says he fand then he goi
 up and took a pinch of snuff and offered me
 one) says he, Major, the Bank knows no
 party; and in the first go of, you know, the Gineral's friends were all above matters ofso little importance as Banks and Banking. IL
 we had pat brancl, in Downingville," says ! he, "the GinsFai would not have had Oeea- sion to ask such question" !" and with that he made me bow and went home and took dinner with him. It is plagy curious to hear
 him talk about millions and thOusanCls; and got as glib too at it as he is: and t1ow On earth
 I shall git back agin tt ninepences and four pence e-happenics cant tell. 43 | Afteri had been 6gerin away there nigh ap- on a week. aad used up or 5 slate pencils. and spit my mouth as dry. as cob. r0bbin out the sums as fast as did them, writ t0 the GiDeral, and frll'd him it was na use could find no mistake; but so long as ihe Bank was at work t was pretty much like counting flock of sheep in fall day when they are just lef into new stsibble-for it mas all the while crossing and mixing, and the on iy waywas te lock up all the Banks and as fast as you eOnpt eW, black their noses.
 NOws" says ! one day, Squire Biddles 1" I'll just take look at your money bags. for they tell the Ginera! you han't got afuF enuf |i in the Bank to make him n pair sf spsclacles. none of your rags' says !, but the rtal grit :; and with that he call'd 2 or S chaps tn Qua ker coats, and they open'd large place about as big as the " east~rOOm Y and such sight | never see-boxes, bags. and kags, all fall. and Esho1id say nigh nPou n hundred cord Says ! Squire Biildlc what on earth is ail thini f0r am stump 'd''ss O' says he Ma jor. !" that's our Safety Fund, ,'--.s how you talk !" saysI.
 ..Now." says I. !" is that sll genewine D. Every dollar of t." says he; twill you count t, major ]" says he. .' Not to-day,'' says I "bat as the gineral wants me to be particular, I'll just hassIe some on esss, 1" and ! at tt went with hammer and Gle. ItraDy did
 me good, for did nut think there was so much real chink in att creation. So when Egot tir- ed, set down on pile, and toek out my
 wallet. and began to count over some of the "Satsiy Fund.- ncies gat shaved with, on the grand tower. . Here.r says i, .'Sauire
 Riddle. have a small sriGe should like to barterwith you-ii's all ,. Safety Fund Y says "and Mr. Van Buren's head is on most alI 0n> n>esn." But as soon as he put his eye on em
 he sho0l. his head. F. see he had his eve teeth cut. "WelL. says | :; 2. it's no matter ;"
 but t lifleA my lander considerable. e.,,e ',l
 Now," says !. :" Mir. Riddle. I've got one
 more q1estinU 10 Pat to you, and then I'm through. You say your bills are better than the hard d0ilars this pu4xles me. and the gineraa too. Now how is eisis TT .syFelf. V says he, "major TH tell you; suppose. you
 have buslelOf IsRiatoCs in D0Wningvills, and you wanted to send ihem to Washington, how
 mach would it cost to get them there ?''-- "Well," says |, about two shilins law ful---- for seat . barrel there ta the gineral las, fall,. and tint cost me dDllaf freight."- I " Well." says he, "sUpp0se I've got DO,atOes