Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-02-06

where the postages are kept--ior as he
don't know yet what that amount Is, l
can't tell myself-tho' suppose could
upon pinch, make nigh upon as good
guess at it as he could, or any one else.
But thought wouldn't guess at nothin.
never guess when / get hold of my
slate-l sifer on one side, and then chalk
down the sum OFT tother-sO there can't
be no mistake When come to flyer
up the hull amount, the Post Office has
gone asturn since Jud ge M'Lean left it,
begun to bile up like one of old Capt.
Bunker's steam kittles; and was glad
the Gineral was snorin, for don't like
to let people see me. when my steam is
up; but if ! don't do somcthin, | sup
pose should blow up jist like a steam
boat on the AIassissippy-and so | got
my axe, and down stairs | went with a
light to the wood house, and split up
more than three cords and half OF hicko-
ry afore ! got in good temper, and a
fore thought it was safe to go to bed
and then l went to bed, and slept like a
top till breakfast time
The next mornin, when the Gineral
come INTO the Cabinet room-well says
he, Major, did you finish them plagy ac-
counts? Yes, says Gineral did, and
split up wood enufto last us month in
the bargain. And jest telPd the Gin
eral IA leetle about it 10 prepare him.
Now, says ], Gineral, let me have your
specs, says |, mnit-and took 'em to
the window, and give the screws twist,
and tried 'em; and seeing every thing
look q natural, handed 'em to the Gin
eral, and then he and took the slate,
and went over the fgers both on US
standin up by the table side by side
I First, says |, tIIeIe is the printin account
and stationery Of ,he Post Office, when
| Mr.. Adams was Presidents: and here is
the account since we've ben in-here is
the amount of contracts for one spell, ,and
there is the amount for another-here is
the number Of Offices and cIarks for one
spell, and there is the number for another
and here is the cost of wages and sal
larys Of the Post Office when Mr.. Ad-
ans was President; and here is the cost
since our time-plagy deal of difference
Gneral, says /, aint it? The Gineral
!, he didn't say nothin--he kept his eyes
wide open; ony once in while he'd
calklate on his fingers SPELL And now
says !, there is the sum Judge M'Lean
left in the Post Office when he went out
ont ;-and there, says l, is the sum that
, is nom ,Dantsng in the Post Office, to
!. make things square there, to say nothin
Of the sum MAJOR Barry says the Post
Office has overdrawn from the BANK S.
and as he don't know what the amount
u is, don't mother; and don't care about
guessin at it.; for it's bad enuf without
guessin The Gineral put his eye on
the last line OF tigers ct was hard upon a
y million OF dollars agin the oihce) and
> looi'd, and blink'd, and began to close
his mouth up slowly, jest for all the world
!, like shuttiD up a safety valve; and he
!, began to swell, and breathe plagy hard
! see the steam was gettn up. The
:, Gineral he look'd at me; and ! look'd at
him; and then we both look'd at the slate
Z agin Bime-by the Gineral he opened
- !" the valve, and let f'the steam and such
" " whzzin you never heard in your born
', days. He took my slate, and was jest q
= going to smash it INTO thousand atoms
but got it afore it struck the floor
:" He then got his hickory, and thrash't
= round spell with that But that dldn'
70 70 do no good. So says he to rights
:, "Major, what is to be done about it!''--
- - Why, says ] Gineral, | don't see moth
- " in else, says /, but to take my AK, ant
'e do as did last night--there is goot
deal Of hickory wants splitin in the WOOD
~ house yet. And with that handed th'
,e ,s Gineral my axe, and he slated about th'
20 chamber with it for spell; and if an,
'o of our folks had come in then, i CUES
- they'd found more to fear than when
80 10 frghted 'em so few days ago.
'e I never know'd the Gineral blow OF
N steam so long as he did this time; and
IT. : was pesIily alear'd the boiler would burs
arter all. And so went to work putt
'T : out the fire; and the ony way was to &c
~ the specs, and screw 'em back to "Glo
-, ry" agin; and as soon as did that, W
" got our pipes, and sot down and talke
-. over the matter.
=, Now says Gineral, though this is
-, bad business, it aint so bad as frs
= looks. In the first place, says |, il Ma
a jor Barry had borrowed the money {
81 Squire Biddle, Congress would hav
}n known il two years ago, and the Pos
Office Reports wouldn't been as slc
'S as they have been; and we'd had NOR
-. trouble 10 git SO many of our folks IN la
~ election. And then, agin, by borrow
~ the mony, Of other banks, on interest,
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