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ped and plundered by the accused policy
of Cabinc, Of swindlcrs and vagobonds
but The honest and hborious poor-,hc very
class interested above all others in the
preservation Of sound and uniform Cur
rCucy. - Boston atlas.
We have had occasion froquehtIy to re.
cur 10 writings and sayings Of various indl'
viduals who wrote and spoke Of events
that were to follow in the event Of such
aud such courses being adopted as were
urged OF the period when they wrote or
spoke. But we have rarely met with any
production that seems to cover so much
ground, in the shape Of prophecy, as the
following extract of letter written by
.Naor Do,ching to his old friend, ",hc Gin.
cral," as long ago as September, 1888, now
nearly four years ago. The Major, it
seems, had come on to New York from
Washington, to ascertain for "hc Gncral'
how things would work in case the de-
posites were taken away from the U. States
Bank, and given among sundry State
Banks. lie fell in with his old friend Zc.
kcl Bigclow, and they together entered in
to tho enquiry, and the Major thus writes
'Zokcl says there is list about so much
bard money all The while, and it keeps roin
round and round and all about creation,
and they git the most ont and keep il, who
arc are the most industrious and cute in in
vcntin things. He says that paper money
is lust rs good aud lCctlo better than hard
money, il folks don't shell ont too much
ont; and it is the na'ur Of paper money
makers to git off as much as they can
and if it watn't for somethin TO chcck il,
it would soon be as bad as old continental
times.
'Zekol says, on the hull, that money
matters, and banks and trade. are all as
curious as one Of Peeg Blsscrs clocks and
folks lf0du'l ought to NEEDLE or uierin on,
J without KNOWN all about it. And VOW
says he, Maj I'm of good mind TO give
! You notion; know it VIII Spite the Old
watch, bat want to show you my notion
why think trouble viii come, if the Gin.
cral insists on knocking down the L. S
Bank."
Zekc is ono Of them sort Of folks anC
always was, who are determined 30 make
a spoon or Spite a horn" and with That be
ont with his d watch, nigh upon as BIZ as
a tea cup, and wound her up, and then
clapt her to his ear, ard then to mime
"Shc is as true" says he, Gas the tides. :
He then opened Der. Now" SAYS be-
"Maior, do you soc hat are big chain nul-
Ing all the while : and than do you see q
grlst Of little wheel, and springs an
screws? We'll, then, look here: on ton i,
big 1chcel, that is all the while goin roun,
ore way and back ngin, and list 50 fast an
no faster that tsays hc) is wha, call The
kLicher, aud if il warn't ior that you woulC
sec trouble in il righ, off aud I'll show Won
but know it will send The old watch all tc
SMASH However, be twlDchcd ont the
kEcker, or balance wheel ard the Ole
watch did ,c5j: for SPELL tell you.-
Some of them little wheels went so IA,
YOU couldn't sec nothing on en- for spell
One at las, kecIcd up, and another got il,
teeth knocked out, She stop'd a spell
then a spring snap'd and she actisH again
aud the spIIulorS Il. W, and by and BY the
hull scr0pc on en- stop'G. Xokel shckt
his kew down and look'd at ne, aud say,
he 'Maior, we have split the old watch, bu
don't vally the loss ont an atom scene
that you have got notion by it," Anc
with that he scrapcd il altogether anC
'Thcrc,' says he, 'Maior, DO you send tina
to The G0reyamenL and tell he G'qcra
there is more there Than some folks ,hiul
on who want to NEEDLE with Banks an,
money matters without knowing all abou