Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-07-15

the grinning waterman with an air Of decide
contempt.
.It's no 20, Mister-I take nothing /. I specie
I am a real Loco oco, and won't have nothing 4
do with your rags since the Banks refuse to pa.
specie"
! ..Banks refuse to pay specie!' echoed the hor
ror-strckcn Timothy, ~what do you meanF-
and his face bleached with dismay.
"Don't come spooney over me, Mister Poet,
was the reply Of tho suspicious ferryman; "yot
must have heard that the Banks have all refuses
to pay specie"
aUpon my honor heard nothing Of this" sait
SIr jenkins: ~besidcs, you must be mistaken
Why, the Bank Of America is Pet:'
I "a pretty Pet it is, toot' replied the ferry
man. s'But come, Mister, / can't stand all IA,
taking Hyou hay'nt a shilling may DO Miss
there, has one, and will lend it to you until you
can make raise
This was really carving the specie currency
too far To have Miss Angelina Tompkins ap
pcaied to for this, brought the omnibus again e
recollection; and Timothy jenkins stood the mar
tyr Of the Banks. Miss Tompkins searched hel
reticule, but could not discover a stray piece ei
silver. Mr. jenkins flmbled in his pockets, hop
ing an accidental coin might be there; but no
his pockets were POLITICALLY empty. There was
but ono alternative; Timothy's finger was graced
with ring; he called the fcrry-man and left the
gem in his possession pawn. The creditor
I Y,
bout haIfwitted poets, turned to his other pas
sengcrs.
The position Of our hero was an unpleasant
one. Miss Tompkins looked ominously upon him
tho bystandcrs were tittcring, and Timothy felt
relieved when the boat reached Hoboken.
:'WeIl,' thought he, II shall get my bill changed
here at all cvents.'' And with Angelina on his
arm, he sauntcrcd hour among the classic
beauties of this miniature Paradise.
Twelve o'clock came, and Timothy, who had
scarce eaten any thing, felt desire to masticatc
some Of the pics and tarts which vendor Of the
article had laid out table under the trees.
Miss Tompkns was also very hungry, and ate
and chattcd all the while, smiling upon Mr.. Jcn-
kins, who became SO happy that he unconsciously
made a tolcrabic bill with the pie merchant. He
then handed out his bank note, at the same time
requesting Miss Tompkins to put some pies in
her rcticule, which she did.
"fIain't you got any change, sir, inquired the
owner Of the table. '.Therc isn't any banks now
the President has vetoed them, and there's to be
gold and silver instead these bits Of paper"
Had a volcano opcucd Immediately beneath
him, Timothy could not have been moro dismay-
cd. course the gold and silvcr!' he was about
to say, but he ,ccollectcd that to denounce tho
specie currency was high treason, and he wisely
restrained the expression Of his feelings.-YOu !
must take this my good woman" he said to tho
Amazonian merchant; II have got nothing else.
1t is good notc-thc bank of America, where the I
government keeps its money.
"What if it is the bank Of Amcriky p retortcd
The lady, her choler rising she reflected on the
LANCER she was mourning of losing pay for her
'ies. "Didn't Gineral Jackson say he would kill
II the banks land hasn't he did it? And amt
vc going to have plenty of good money now?
ly husband Is ON the committee appointed by
he An;i-Bank party, and he says we are all to
ave much good money as We want"
Tho pocticai jenkins was Disguised with the
of <l,o oEo tto
money or not p said he.
evil l take tito be sure I won't.-You s
ught to be ashamed Of yourself to cheat a poor {
roman, with eleven small children and a sick SIS
sr at home. You no better than you ought /
, be, and Warrant We that Miss, there, isn't ci
,er. So hand over them pics, Miss; and if yc
Dnt pay me for what VIC have stuffed, ] will raise
&c ncighbors, and have We taken up for a cheat.' d
Timothy jenkins was in q dreadful situation. ii
hat he should be thus viifcd by huckster in
&c presence Of Miss Tompkins, made him feel h
10 Tantalus bound to his rock "AIy sufferings 81
intolerablc," he said; but there was no help for
and he produced penknife and handkerchief, t.
hich he gave to the ohstreperous virago in pay c.
ent for her pies. VI
Miss To.npkins had not uttered word during r.
C controversy. Her sensitive feelings had been OF
bundled BY the wonan's coarse illusions to her II
!fl and although the unfortunate Jenkins did c:
that lay in his power to restore her to cheer a
mess, yet Tor an hour or more II was IN Valn N,
o," said she, ''this is the end of your upon nj
. banks. pretty mess you have made of it, d.
lily, with your cry Of monopoly and spccic.' of
wv these were strong words for lady to use, 81
t Miss Tompkins was a whg, and that party Fl,
'rc little noisy in these times. W
Timothy answered not; he was not strong in hi
predictions for Oco-Focoism as he had been sb
the morning, and yet like most men who find 70
,mselvcs in error he did not like to confess it, Ia
They had gained the hotel, and Miss Tompkins NJ,
tied herself at the window in sucn silence I'M TT
the bell rang for dinner. &C
Timothy seated Miss Tompkins at the table, nj;
l then took a chair by her side. He filed her IN
to with the choicest vands the table afforded, tr,
! then was about serving himself, when cast re-
his eyes upwards he discovered on a placard. 4
,inst the door, the omnous words an
no NOTES CHANGED HERE on
Timothy jenkins dropped his knife and fork, dis
c from his table and entered the bar-room. yo
Landlord" said he to the host IL have lady Sol
h me, and VIC wish to dine here; but have no an
-cr. have five on n. Y. city Bank an
Can't do any thing with it, sir-should be WI
happy to accommodate YOU, but unless YOU can rel
c me silver l can do nothing for YOU VT
But, my God! landlord, the lady is already