Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-06-02

q coinage OI Sil1hlSoS SiAPNnSSS'
threepences. Captain John Huh was ap,
pointed to manufacture this money, ana
was to have about one shilling out OF eve
ry twenty, TO pay him for his trouble Oh
making them.
Hereupon, all the old silver in the colo
nv was handed over to Captain John Hull:
The battered silver cans and tankards,
suppose, and silver buckets, and broken
spoons, and silver buttons of WORKOUT
coats, and silver hits of swords that had
| figured at court, and all curious old arti-
fcles were doubtless thrown into the melt
ing pot together. But by far the greater
part of the silver consisted of bullion from
the mines of South America, which the
English buccaneers, (who were little better
than pirates had taken from the Span
iards, and brought to Massachusetts,
All this old and new silver beng melt
ed down and coined, Their was animmenSe
amount of splendid shilllngs, sixpences,
and threepences. Each had the date oil
1862, on the one side and the figure OF
p.ne.tree on the other side. Hence they
! were called pine-tree shlings. And tor
every twenty shillIugs that he coined you
\ remember, Captain John Hull was entl-
: lied to put one shilling in his pocket.
v The magistrate soon began to suspect
that The mint master would have the best
of the bargain. They offered him large
sum of money, if he would give up that
# Goth shilling, which he was continually
:. dropping into mis- own pocket. But Cap
. tain Hui declared he was perfectly satsti-
= ed with the shilling. And well he might
/ be for SO diligently did he labor, IN few
If years, his pocket, his money bags, and his
y. Strong box were overlooking with PINE
n tree shillings. This was probably the
u, case, when he came in possession oil
A. Grandfather's chair; and as he had work
- ed so hard at the mint, il was certainly
-, nroner that he should have a comfortable
:, chair to rest himself on.
y When the mint-master had grown very
III rich, a Young man, Samuel Sewell by
name came counting his only daughter.
30 His daughter-whose name do not
know; but we will call her Betsey. Bet
- sev-was fine, hearty damsel, by no
~. means SO slender as some young ladies' OF
90 our own DAYS. On the contrary, having
rht always fed heartily on pumkln pies, dough-
~? ?ro' nuts, Indian buildings, and other puritan
III III, danties. she was as round ana plump as
lo'o nndding. With this round rosy Miss.
W Betsev. did Samuel Sewell fall in love. As
~" he was a Young man of good character,
ii1' industrious in business, and member OF
Inu, the church. the mut.master very rapidly
COO gave his consent.
se SG ..Yes-vou may take her," said hein his
onr rough way, sand you will find her heavy
cast burden enough.
- =. On the wedding day we may suppose
d 1T tbat honest Hull dressed himself in a pale
no colored coat, all the buttons of which were
:. - n,ade of pine-tree shifings. The buttons
Us " of his waistcoat were sixpences; and the
Soou l,nees of his small clothes were buttoneC
ectlon r,tb silver threepences. Thus attiIed, h
'ni0ni r. sat with great dignity in his grandfather
en- % c,air. and being portly cd gentleman
IS Ia he completely filled it from elbow TO e
aroPG how. On the opposite side OF the room
ooriSn bo,ween her bridesmaids, sat Miss. be
com, SOW She was blushing with all her mlgt
sea al and looked like full bloom poony,
oraole GREAT red apple, or any other round an
Gfe' There too was the bridegroom, dresse
TAKEN :, fine nnrple coat, and gold lace wal
1lKlhS; lot with as much other 6nery as the r
llecteu r;ton laws and customs would allow hi
e rams 80 mt on His hair was cropt close
lIsed IL baod bacause Gov. Endicott had 70
Try let h;5don anv man to wear it below the cal
ere set Rnt he was a very personable young ma
Is "o,o and so though the BRIDE maids, anu ME
- - he Betsey herself. -. -. -
Even |, Inc lln'-ii n1I q. he had said nothing
eellhgS' III sbout her norton. So when the M
long ~;aGe ceremony was over, Captain ii
term Vi ,,,h7snorpd word TO two Of his mems
e tLanA- ants who Immediately went out, a
oau9e' soon returned, Juggling in a large palr
II Il can can srales. They we're such pair as VINO
nave al go merchants use for weighing: ou
old Done .on,rooditv was now to be weighed
,on't he. them. ;, II ,l,o Mint n
aSe' 'ha' tor. 900 into one side of the scales
: like CIR; ''i Miss, Betsev-or Mrs. Sewel, as
pose, ana ,,,,,st now call her-did as she was
scrutiny ILL JntifnI child. without any quest
vas long n ,:T wby and wherefore. But what hel
oP Gu Their could mean, unless make llG h; nus
'So lOi os paw for her by the pound (in WnlGn
= ch VIC she would have been dear Da' 80iH''
e MS l;tb had not the least idea. m :,
urt' WIN uAnd now,'' said honest Hun ic
Pelnals' servants, "bring that box hltnef. -
WOODEN The box, 10 which the mint u
oil stIee' nointed. was huge, square, IRON
ew 3, olh pPaken chest; it was big enough my
oil fOlIr OF YOU u piuy 49,
uIen' ~
and com seer The ,e' servants tugged with Nigh
Thether my l ne 10 - conld NOT lift this enormo
'dated' you ceutace, and were finally oOliSeu y
sEPHiNh' # across the floor. -.
ling. " cantain1 Hull then took key out Out
LIZ a;rJia unlocked the chest, and hit
mint MINI master 5onderous lid. Behold! It WI, was
aII the mon. tbe brim Of bright pine shpgs'
"a, was as new frono the mint, and Samuel Sewer
,sr davs of 70 think that his father in-law had
e consisted session OF all Inc IiUn.y Was o
Of England, chusetts Treasury p W. of III
coins being mint masters hohes' Si''''
n forced to age. u,s =, Captair
7'' = command, heaped double handl 1
tod 70 buv limos into one side of the scales
a bear.ikin Betsy remained in the other; ~
rel Of molas- ole went the shiIIings' as manor 1
an mile Of pine handful was thrown 10, TIL plS
re used in. nonderous as she 3as, they falrl
a IA had ed the Young lady from the h0OI;
M which vas There, son sewell'' cried u
lin' 49, sort ooasier. resurning his SCI