Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-07-29


cognizes and will act according to his great exem
plar. have no price :" and he looked the Roman
as he strodc alon9n
John T.. Smith is a. liberal note-shaver a.
there is to be found in Wall street, but he was
certaialy startled when he counted out the notes
presented by Timothy jenkins Sor discount.
"Will you allow mo to ok where you got this
trash :" he enquired Of our hero.
"Trash?o echoed Timothy.
Gay, trash!" rejoined the broker. s1Why,
would not lumber my drawers with such vile
ragsro and he pushed it from him with evident
disgust.
point, 50, gathering up his spasters,' he resumed
his line Of march aloog the brokers' of6ces.-All
in vain his endeavors 70 dispose Of Mississippi
money. AT q sacrifice Of one-fourth the facial
value, he sold the Michigan paper, and the clock
pealed the hour of two before this effected;
yet he found no purchaser for the residue. He
grew Desperate when fortune kindly threw in his
way the publisher who was to print his poem.
The critical position Of our hero would not allow
any ceremony, and with face Of hleacDod dis
may he almost shouted forth
dCan you inform me where Southern bills are
changedV'
The individual thus quired was kindly man,
and strange to relate, had more money than he
had immediate use for-(hc was not newspaper
publisher, gentle reader;) and so soon as Timothy
recovered sufficient wind to relate his difficulties,
he considerably agreed to shave the Southern
money for one-third, thirty-three per cent.
This left Mr.. Jenkins minus some twenty dollars
Of the sum requisite to lift the note, but this diff
Guilty was soon removed by his friend loaning him
twenty, and taking lien upon his poem then in
press.
Now, throughout the whole of this discounting
affair, Timothy had been acting under the i'm
preston that the notes Of the Safety Fund Banks
would be received at the counter of the Cbemi-
hot: hrr
ed to meet the claim upon him with the Regen-
cy notes only; and he had accordingly SO arranged
his funds, that when he appeared at the note desk,
every silver in his possession was in the paper of
country Banks.
III have them now," exclaimed Timothy Jcnk
ins; 'the pill is severe one for them to swallow,
but the law obliges them to take all State paper,
and they shall taste the castgation they deserve;
saying which he handed the clerk the notice, to-
gether with his funds.
.Your note was not discounted,* sir" said the
aWeII, what difference can that make p spoke
up Timothy jenkins.
GThe suspension law requires US to receive the
notes of the country Banks in payment of our
debts only. You must therefore procure city pa
pei; " and the clerk grnned at Timothy, for he re-
cocuizcd in him the noisiest radical in the Loco
"Must ever suffer thusv" groaneu i"iaos.y
Jenkins. as he sped again to Wall street. II
must submit to another shave, probably OF two
Der cent before l can pay the note
Timothy was wrong, for the shaver took three
per cent, and rs he had not sufficient money to
pay the discount, he was obliged to leave has cane'
pencil. scrip in a Georgia Gold Company, &C,
before he could depart. As he left the brokers'
Office. the bell Of st. Paul's rang out the hour OF
three, and our unfortunate hero actually took to
his heels. to the amazcment of the passers by,
and the great Joy Of the boys, who Pclted him. and
shouted stop thief!
Chemical were closed for the day, and Timothy
Jenkins sat him down upon the steps and groaned
b;ttterv while the spectators were divided III the
opinion whether he was crazy or drunk.
CHAPTER III.
On his return to Blocker street, Timothy threw
himself upon his couch, and burst into tears
The vision of glory which had dawned upon ms
brain in the morning was gone, and fancies OF the
darkest character paled upon his BRAIN In an
other hour the meeting was to assemble, ana yet
his speech was not written.
ssimust saw something, however" he said, star
ting up, and resuming his place at the secretar'e.
81 will take some brief notes..
The door opened at the moment, and daPPer
little gentleman, with an open paper IN his hand,
walked Nd to Timothy and requested HIM to read
T. II was the Notary's clerk, with the note.
Timothy looked at the bearer, then at the note,
and then swo.e roundly that he would pay no naii
protest. H..
.First paw me the face Of the note," was the
snecrinc remark OF the dapper gentleman, land
then We can debate to the rest"
Timothy dipped into his pockets, with ieer up
on his Phiz, but :, Ill,
"a cloud passed soon DER the chaste' cold
moon.'
T;mothv Jenkins was an injured man! Some
disciple Of Turpin had picked his pockets as he
sat upon the steps Of the Chemical Bank, and the
ONE hundred and thirty dollars, good city money,
w.s gcrc for ever. II have been robbed ex-
claimed Timothy Jenkins.
..Humph!' chimed the Notary clerk; II eA-
pect YOU have" ,,.
.But had the money! sobbed the miserable
Jenkins. 81 assure YOU. on my honor, had"
.sGammonr growled the dapper gentleman as
he buttoned up his coat; and the Piundered man
saw protests. loss Of credit. and shenhs ON
GERS, swarming upon the dense air OF ms cnan'-
Der.
Mr.. Jenkins did not hold forth at the Loco
Foco gathering that evening;-hc was a man OF
sorrows. and adversely quite ovcrcame him
The world has thereby suffered loss to be re-
sret,ed: for Timothy could have spoken feeimgiy
Il the evils Of Speculation 'Overtrading, rag
Money!, ct cetra, and dilated hopefully and
POLITICALLY on the blessing Of the Better Cur
rcncy'