The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-10-24

I for the distinguished providence which he
has exercised towards the Methods
church during the last 100 years, and thai
we affectionately recommend to all oul
people within the bounds of our confer.
ence to devote that day wholly to the ap.
propriate duties of the sanctuary, and that
the exercises. wherever tits at all practical.
BILE, consist Of prayer meeting in the
morning at sunrise-a discourse at Ii
O'Clock, setting forth the origin, nature,
and progress of Methodism-and love
, feast at night.
A SHORT AND True SToRY.-Dedicat-
ed without permission) to the exclusive
''hard currency folks, by one who tells
it as he saw it.
Sam Stanton was true blue Locoloco
of the 'shard CURRENCY school-catch him
taking any other money, but hard money
Nothing would he handle but what would,
as he said, single on a tombstone. -
Sam had been pretty fortunate inbusiness
and when the period arrived 10 leave the
Southern country, and return North for
the summer, he sold out and turned all his
remaining stock in trade into hard dollars,
and took his passage. The first few days
out from Mobile our voyage was prosper
Gus; and many a long argument wore
away the time, on the relative security of
'hard money" and 'paper money!" E@-
ra Tupper, one of our passengers on board
the Susan and Eliza" was Sam Stanton S
main competitor. Ezra had invested his
earnings in good bank drafts on the North
and Sam would jeer Ezra pretty often
about his 'paper promises" '.1his is
the stuff" says Sam, "that redeems its
own promise any where. No protests
for non-payment here" says Sam, hold
ing up one of his bags Of dollars, weigh
ing Sc pounds at least, and tumbling it on
the floor; ''that's the music; huzza for
Tom Benton and the Sub Treasury, and
down with the Bank Well, on we
went, a few days brought us round the
point of the floridas, and by latitude and
longitude we found ourselves little south
of ST. Augustine, heading northward and
homeward. The weather up TO this time
had been mild and amiable and now it be-
gan to look sour and squally; and Cap.
tain Crowel looked anxious, and some of
the ''old salts began strapping ropeyaIns
down over their hats and around their pea
jackets; and things assured looming trou-
ble.'' All that night the wind increased,
and the Susan and Eliza rolled about like
a boy with the stomach ache in green ap.
pie time. The next morning, she had not
canvass enough on her to cover tent pole
and the wind whistled through the rig
ging. and the salt water splashed up over
as if they didn't care fig for Sam Stan
ton, Ezra Upper, and Susan and Eliza,
or any thing else, not even the bags of
dollars. or the bank drafts.
Presently there came real smashing
sea tumbling along, and by the time Cap
tain Crowel called out "hold," smash it
came on board of us, and swept off the
cook house and the poor cook in it, and
the hen coops and all the chickens in them
and set the pigs adrft, split and broke the
rudder from its hangings. and left us in
rather pickle, (for all of us were soaked
with salt water. A moment after, and
we were told sad leak had occurred; and
the cry was raised to clear away the ''ong
boat. and then came scramble. Every
body who had any thing to save, hurried
with it on deck, and up came Sam Stan
ton with his bags Of dollars, and Ezra
Topper, sticking small "wallet" in his
breeches pocket. The boat was by this
time alongside, and the Captain got com.
pass from the pinnacle, and a big bag of
bread FROM the store room, and the mate
rolled along cask of water, aud others
brought chunks of pork and beef, and 9th
ers blankets and pea jackets, and the boat
was soon pretty well loaded. ''Now jump
in my boys" says the Captain, land,
trusting to Providence, let us hope for 4
safe delivcrancc." But when we all got
in, it was found that the boat was over
loaded, and the next thing was to tighten
her; and now come the rub. Sam Stan
ton was sitting on three considerable siz-
ed bags in the bottom Of the boat, and the
Captain thought they contained bread, or
beef. or some other necessary of life; but
on discovering they contained heaUierlal-
last, he decided at once to tighten ship by
throwing them overheard. The parting
scene was sore struggle for Sam Stanton;
but orcr they went, and dozen they went.
Sam looked at Ezra Upper, and Ezra
felt sorry for Sam; and, by way of cheer
ing him, said to the Captain, "Now, Cap
tain," says he, "since my friend Sam has
made Il sacrifice for the public good, I'll
do as much; and if you say the word, Ill
throw this wallet overheard too--it con-
tains just as large an amount, in bank
drafts, as Sans bags Of dollars amount to
and Ia just as leave do it as not, for
sent duplicates on by mail before l left,
and ordered the duplicates to follow by
the mail after, to guard against just such
sacrifce as this.
1t was no time for a joke, but remcm-
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