Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-25

els launched-ah by gar, am half mile too late
-diable"
Ill be got I'LL sped--Thc Adventures Of
Shinplaster.
My life has been remarkably short but eventful
Upon first becoming conscious of my being l
found myself lying in dirty drawer of dirty apart
ment in Greenwich street. with number of brothers
who had all been chrstened on the day. We lay
very costly in the drawer for some time.
Anxious to know since was in being, where was
took attentive survey of the place have said it
| dirty-it filthy There old and rickety
oSuner, which contained the solitary drawer in which
and my brethren placed together with few five
and cent pieces, and number of Feuchtwanger's
German silver pennies, which looked if they
used pass for the current metal. have since
learnt that such the There was, beside this
an old desk which seemed if il had been much used
but by its present owner for it hicky
ed with dust and dirt and did net seem have been
profaned by the pressure of mortal arm of late.
Finding nothing pleasing in the fixtures, began to
turn my attention to the locomotive whs pacing up
and down the narrew apartment l was even less
pleased with his appearance than with that of the lu
ber so turned my eye myself, upon which was i'm
printed as follows:
ooooooo
HUMBUG COMPANY will paw o
o on demand to Tom Smith orbeare-,
Fifty Gents, in current bank bills
II. SMITH, Sec. H. SHARP, FIRES.
eoooeoeoeeo oeoeeeeoes
While engaged in this, and regrettng that my fortune
should have been apparently low in the world
heard the door creak on its hinges. A being with
very sinister aspect in. He stood some time eye
ing the occupant of the store suspcieusy, who in
looked upon him with much the kind of express
sion. They seemed to be mutually afraid Of each
other.
do you sell bills" length faltered the new conner.
mol don't know" exclaimed the other.
"Oh you needn be afeard its all right"
Eyes"
well, what dye AK for the rags any how r.
The answer was given in whisper, and so low that
could not hear it in fact the sation, from this
time, reached me in disointed sentences.
"Consider-not apart Of their value-vell, vot OF
it-make great -unlawful-Staies prison
we'll, take them-mum's the word
As this said, large bundle Of my brethren was
transferred the strangers grasp. who placed few
pieces Of silver coin in the hand Of the occupant Of the
store, in return. I wondering much at seeing
of this transaction and the mystery in which it was in
volved--he Unlocking keeper of the rubbing
his hands in gee at what appeared to be avery
disadvantageous exchange-and grinnins a CHASTITY
smile, which made him look hideous han before
when the door turned upon It's hinges, and a
fine, hord importation from the Emerald Isle (how
come to be suddenly connoiseur tongues know
mott entered the room
"An is this Exchange Office young man, that il
is"
ayes sir" anxiously replied the store keeper.
Are ye the masther o. this same"
Yes sir, I'm the bos"
" The hos areye' Isuppose that's some outlandish
phrase in this country, bad me- for masther"
Can dc any thing for you
" Is il space that yer afther buying here"
q The chief thing we do sir" Just bought FIVE hun.
dred sovereigns Of the young who out a mi
mute since.
That's alic' said l to myself in the drawer.
He came from Ireland" he said.
:" That's another thought l. | began to have very
poor opinion Of my boss.
"Your jist the bye that I'm ather wanting then for
I've got twenty Of this CON- I'm ouId that in the
bills its worth vir much more than its value"
"True, sir sper cent"
IAN ye' give IT,"
with the greatest pleasure in life"
Here he spoke truth.
"Och by de powers I'm a lucky bye" said the Irish
man. but stop bit misther will these notes go il
Philadelphy."
go sir, they are the only notes that 60 there
Faith I'm lucky, any how"
The bargain, most unhoy enc, afterwards learned,
was then made and transferred with many others
the Irishmsn who folded up carefully together and
deposited in small money bag. and thrust
fully into his fob.
He ssuntercd down to the battery. TO look for
Philadelphia boat
IL don't see any Philadelphia boat said he" but
here's the Philadelphia Hotel The Philadelphia Ho.
tel in New York. BY de powers, IL an Irishman had
said IT, they wosld have called bull bad them.
But III be afiher getting haporth Of information here"
"Young man. said he TO the bar keeper, can yon
tell whether the boats to foreign parts 60 from here
Eyes sir" Hsvre, London, Liverpool all 90.
II isn't them want it's Philadelphia and the like"
20 yes. Philsdelohia and Boston, all 90 from this
dock, Philadelphia 6rst thing in the morning"
!" How the devil shall managed"
q Better stop here, sir call you in the morning
nothing bcter-the way people do