Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-09-23

true to the back bone, it's the Killarney
notes will keep out for the year round,
withou! no changing at all at all"
"No doubt" said our spokesman but
we are on the eve Of our departure, and
shall require change upon our Journey
"Ye will llrequire that same thing, sure
enough but vow to my God, | have
no more silver money in the place, nor
these four tinpennies and a few harpurs,
as, isn't worth yer lordships notice"
"Good heaven, sir" returned the gen.
tleman, show is it possible you carry
on the banking business on so slender a
capital Z"
80, by the hokey aisy enough, my
DEAR" replied the banker; =" The craturs
are delighted to have my beautiful notes;
for there is very little other money
stirring in these parts, and they buy their
potatoes and buttermlk with them, and
may be pig or two, now and then;
and so the notes pass on from one to an
other very comfortably"
"But you are continually liable to have
them sent in upon you for their value"
observed one of the company.
"Tha'ts true enough, yer lordship !!
whenever any Of the farmers wants
horse-collar or a saddle or other har-
ness, they bring me handful of the pa
per and its myselfniver refuses to give
them good article in exchange"
. Do you mean to say then," continu-
ed the gentleman "that your notes are
never required to be cashedw
"Cashed p echoed the banker; /" its
changed ye name 2"
Certainly" replied the querist.
It's that same is great expense to
me The craturs bring back the notes
when they go ould and ragged and its
myself that never yet refused to change
them for beautiful new ones fresh from
Dublin City; and puts my name to
them to make them pass the faster"
Here the whole party finding it i'm
possible to restrain their mirth, set up a
loud shout of laughter upon which the
banker continued
upon my say so, I'm right glad to
find so worshipful company enjoy
their merriment; butts myself knows
well the power o,money it cost to get
them engraved so beautiful, and to get
them printed on such nice thick paper
AYE 500 at a time"
"Do you mean to say then," said the
first gentleman, that the holders of your
notes never demand the lawful money
ofyour country in exchange for them?',
"Sure, yer lordship isn't the notes
themselves lawful enough any how ?
But is it silver ye name p
"Certainly," returned the querist.
"Oh, by the powers !" replied the
banker, the people hereabouts wouldn't
insult me by axing the question: if they
did, may be the Bank would stop pay
ment ; and then there would be no mon
ey at all at all. No-they would be sor-
ry to do any such thing they give the
notes to one another, when they're tired
o keeping them, or when they want to
buy any thing. get more bodder, ak
ing your honor's pardon, in changing the
notes for the gentry as comes to see the
Lakes, than from all the rest O my paper
put together. The big devil fly away
with the Lakes of Killarney says L."
Then, presume, sir" said the gen.
tleman, holding out the notes, 81 have
no occasion to waste more time in en-
deavoring to obtain payment for this par
eel of paper of yours Z"
81 should be sorry, more noble" re-
turned the banker, "to waste any more
Of your lordship's time, or any of those
sweet, beautiful ladies and gentlemen.
| have an illigant bride here, as isn't to
bematched in Yoorup' Aishy, Afriky, or
'Meriky: it's lowest price is l5s. l-2d.
to yer lordship. Ifye.ll be pleased to
accept Of it, there will be two pence half
penny, or three penny note coming to
yer lordship; and that will close the bu-
siness at once!"
"Really, sir" said the gentleman
laughing, 81 have no occasion for the
bridle-it would only be an incumbrance
to me-" N
"May l have the bouldness to ak,
when yer lordship will lave town Z" in
'quired the banker.
"Our carriages are at the door of the
inn," replied the gentleman "and we
only wait for the adjustment of this affair
with your Bank"
"How unfortunate p exclaimed the
banker, scratching his head; shut, as
neither saddle or bride lie in your lord
lordship,s way, if we could list delay yer