, 1840-08-08
THE BANKER AND STAGEMAN.

W. W.
but, alter going 100 miles, he found that the
routes which there connected with his, had
been broken up through the pretended misfor-
tune OF several of the contractors. After
sitting In the tavern rising two hours, anxious
ly waiting for the stage to be driven up, he
was informed OF the true state of the case.
80 seeking the stageman, he thus accosted
him:
Driver | understand you are broke
lis false replied the driver, with much
emphasis, I'VE have merely suspended
For how longr
Cant tell
But can't you guess?
Why, if | was to guess, | should say until
there was a general resumption throughout
the lineI'
Poor consolation, indeed. But how many
contractors are in allr
From a dozen to twenty
Is not Mr.. Bone of themP,
Certainly
well | should think he would be the last
man to thus impose upon tho public
You Judge him correctly. He would,
gladly resume to morrow, If the rest would
And what do the rest sayF
Each one says he is ready when the 9TH
erslare; and many say they won't resume
till MIR. B-does.'
And what does Mr.. B-say to thisi'
sWhy he says that he can wait as long as:
any of them.'
How discouraging! If do not arrive at
Pin four days, | am undone, and my FAM
lily too! Is there no other stage line In this,
vIcinityr
NO sir, not within fifty miles,
well then, bad as it is, my best course IS
to go bacc with YOU
Il am sorry to say that you can,tdo it,
why notl are you broke toor
mo, sir, | tell you there is no breaking
about it. We have only suspended,
But what means thIsP
'Nhy, sir if you must know, we are a.
part'of a general system, whose interests are.
all the same. And it is no use for two or.
three contractors to stand out alone
Bat have the contractors glyeh you such
orders?'
Yes, sir, they have just told me that a.
general suspension mas taken place among,
the contractors and that they could do a bet
ter business by stopping!
How can they do i better business by
stopPingr
W IN. TIE pTlCe VI UOISSS LdS iioSh uO"h
east and they can do better by sending them.
there to sell than by running stage here until
they get a chance to buy horses at q low
price again. In particular, as no one can
get their lines here away from Them
well ! see plainly that you are all look
ing out for your own private interests and
do not care hos much injury you inflict
upon the public. But just pay me back my
money and | will get home the best way |
cam
Your money has been paid o!er to the
sir. and here is their due bill tor
the ~la'ance. good whenever the lines resume
resume again.
But / want the money. | do not know
that | shall ever wish to travel on this route.
again.
You can't havet. Here's their due bill,
as good as the gold with men who have con-
fidence in the line, and redeemable whenever
our stage starts again
This is ~abominable, ~rascally, knavish.-
any one ever hear OF such impositionr
Hold stranger! Be careful what you con-
denim. They say you are u Bank President.
Ii SO, behold in these contractors conduct,
as in n mirror, the knaveries Of your clam
Your Bank has taken thousands from dOmes-
TIC happiness and plenty to carry them speed
lily TO unbounded enjoyment and afluence
and lett them. as our stage left you on your
worse than they were before. Your
Bank sells its specie whenever it can make
money thereby, TO the detriment Of the pub
&c as the selling Of our horses Injuries you.
Your Banks pretended to be waiting for each
other the same as cur contractors do, when
hey do not intend to resume so long as tits
or their interest to do otherwise, you wait
or BIddle and Bidd!e says he won't resume
i'll you do. When we send your bills to
you, you say you have suspended and promise
o pay on demand, as soon as you resume>
We owe you the fare on the balance
# your journey which we will no, lie to you
" promising to pay on demand, but it will
re paid whenever we resume, and we shall
esume when the rest do. Now Mr.. Banker,
there is any thing wrong in this suspen-
ion business, Just remember that you first
ct the example. And If our contractors.
re rascals and knaves, pray inform us in