Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-02-13

OOO-and on to,her side was written
"Nlarques OF Carmarthen," $3.50, ,OOO-
6 per cent.-"Post- Office loans," and all
kiver'd up with flyers, so you could not
see bit Of "IVhite" on the paper-ihe
Gineral he blink'd at it a spell: and say
he, Major, what does this nean-well,
says l, Gineral ] don't exactly know
my self, but suppose its all right, for !
sec here one corner ".dmos kindLe"-
y very well, says the Ginera., if that
paper has passed under the eye Of "hOn-
est limos" my life ont its all right
But, MAJOR, where is the ball put un-
der that cup, says the Gincral-aint it
under one of these cups?
Not as l knows on, says land with
that the Gineral he turned TO ugin, hilin
the cups and shakin on 'em and lookin
into 'em, and there want ball under
any one on 'em-only pieces Of paper all
full OF iigcrin, and some on 'eIn mark ed /,
"Iransjer Checks," and "Coniingeni
Dratis," and "Ircasu,y Warranis, p
the Gineral hussIcd 'cm about to see if
he could find any of them balls among
'em-and examined all the cups agin,
and he looked under the tables-so TO
rights, says he, Major, Pm s,ump'd-I
mock under-l'am clean bent, says the
Gineral; and now, says he, where are
the balls--and with that | put my hand
in my pocket, and took 'em out--well,
says the Gineral, that beats all the rest
Now, says the Gineral, what game is
this, 'aint this nickermancy' ell,says
l, Gineral, my notion is its pretty nigh
that But, MIR. Van Buren says there
aint bit Of n,ckremancy in tits ony
inancery, but suppose it's lettle Of
both Oh 'em. Well, says the Gineral,
its plagy cunin game, Major, aint ii?
q, says its nothIn as play it here
you should see Van Buren, at one eend
of the table, and honest Amos at tother,
and some of our folks from York State,
with the "Sufety Fund cups" too, strung
around the table, anG all on 'em under
standin the game nigh upon AS we'll as
Mr.. Van Buren-and then they bring in
the "party cups" too-and such u NOV
in and hOcus pocus work, l never see
afore in my born days--in lookin some
times l wouldn't bet had head on my
shoulders--it heats all natur; says ]
Now, Major, says the Ginernl, sup
pose you try it again, and so as got my
hand in, l played it over two or three
times a lettle better, and the Gineral
couldn't see the trick no way-fOr when
I'D find him watching pIagy close, I'D
spread the cups as far as l could reach,
and talk about "GIory" like all rath, and
tell about the peoples beginnin to think
that some folks was outwittin the Cine
raj, and that Congress wouldn't z o home
afore they git all the public counts slit
ed, and the peoples money back agi'
under their control, and as the Ginera
couldn't no way keep his eye on all tn
cups at once, I'D hoe"s pocus agin. Tn
Gineral couldn't see into it, and he rub
his specs more than twenty times, bu
that didn't git the dust out Of his eyes
and then | turn'd to and explain'd all
know'd about it to the Gineral, and ht
tried it, and after a good many slips
pretty much as Major Barry did when h
tried it--he got along pretty well, con
siderng Now, Major, says the Cine
raj, suppose VIC try it with one cup, AM
pat all the balls under it, and see hoy
the game works that way. think, say
the Gineral, ifyou can outwit me then
may as well quit. Well, says |, Gin
eral, that was Jest my notion too; and
tell'd our folks, and ofer'd to bet fly Of
'em they couldn't git a single ball out, o
git piece Of paper in the place ont
without my seein it, if they ony us'd on
cup, and not one on 'em would take m
up--and Pve tried it, but it won't wor
with one cup--you must have goo
string on 'em. Some OF our folks sal
they could fix cup so as to play tn
game with it--but they couldnt with
plain single cup; and seein that stump
'em about the single cup, they are all q
work now in all parts Of the country, in
ventin a cup with springs, and screw:
and slides, and holes inside ont.
i Well, Major, says the Gineral, | don
like to have dust throw'd in my eyes,an
) | never did like this kind of ofhocus pocu
work, l never understood it; and ! don
/, like this kind Of nichremancy, or Jinanc.
and it aint to my fancy at any rate, Ma
+ jor, and il shan, be, that Pm determin'
upon and j,st then in come hull ra
, OF our folks from Congress, to tell th
Gineral what was goin on there; and &
had this letter TO write to you, | wei
r into the next room, and whilst l va
, writin it, I'D hear Ike Gineral once an
, a while stormin away about that plag
/, game of"Gnancy" and ''nickrema"ey."-
a "Thero won't be dollar left" /" says III
a Gineral, "to pay the old sogers the
Y pensions, ir we don't put stop to th
! game" and then they all got to bluste