Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-29

milar friends. they have established branches all
the United States.
AS Mr.. Steady aud Mr. Fox were passing throug the
town Of GullgudgeoH they found an Immense crowd
sembIed Of confusion, exhibiting every
symptom of hurry, anxiety, astonsh ncnt and di,nav.
They stopped 10 enquire cause OF the iuuult, and
found proceed from the NplOsOn Of paper mill "a 9th
words tie sOpase of the bank OF Messr Smoke Sha-
ow Abuhhe, Hop-the-twig & Go. Farmers, pumpkins,
tsans mechanics, traiesnen % all dcr the IunAoeP
the lawyer, the doctors and the parson soldiers from
he adjoining barracks and fishermen from the ncIghhorng
with their shuil voiced rolling
like stormy around little shop OF which the shut
'ers CLOSED. with the word BANK, golden letters
the door and board the central shutter
notifying that ~Messrs Smoke, shadow, Arhubbe, Hop
he-twg q Go. had found themselves under the disagree
able necessity Of sIspendng their payments; IN plain
English they had found expedent TO y by night leay-
ing all the machinery of their mill, and all the
IF their mine, that say several Of paper hafa
dozen account books, Joint stool, INK stand, bunch
If quilts and copper plate, satisfy the claims of the
distracted multitude, who shoalIng m from all quar-
,ers with promises TO pay, Of the said smoke shadow
Air-bubble, Hopthe-.Ng & Co. to the amount OF one
hundred thousand pounds.
Mr. Fox addressed himself for explanation Of the
particulars 10 the plump and porlv divine who stand
little distance from the 81 the crowd, and
whosc couuicnaute exhibited no symptoms of the rage
grief and despair which p.-t,d the physiogno-
mIrs Of his dearly beloved htaeu Of the a Gull
gudgeon q You ST. said Mr. fov. ito bear the
neral calamity with Christian -ua.:on. Il do sir,
said the reverend gentleman, tar the very ofthordox
reason-I have of their notcsuot /. obliged
take them and then aii,t my Will, lut always
thetn of 10 town and ,ai cash f'r them jutctIy
y ou say, said Mr.. STEADY, 'you got bank
of England note them
To be- sure" -aid the d,yinc. and that Is the
thing cash. There Is lacohin rascal IN this town,
who saws bad sign when the children die before the
parent, aud that ddy of k~ning must
later, for the old lady we her daughters; but my
self and my brother magistrates have taken measures Tor
him, ani shall soon make the town If Gulgu'scon too
hot 10 hold him. $ my Is Tythes.
You seriously think, sand NJ. Fox, ha this opinion
is false"
'Sir" said the reverend gentlemen s)mcwha, nettleI
Il do not know what right any have 10 ask
of my cloth what he seriously think. when all that the
world has 10 do with, l., what he Sc. ously says.
Then YOU seriously say It, s'r!' said Mr. Fox.
Il do sir said the divine, "and for Is very OrhorioX
reason-thai the system Of paper money Is In,eparabiy
interviewer with The present order Of things have made
up my mind stick 10y precisely as long It lasts.
And ongeri' SAID Mr Fox.
81 am 10 fool. sir. -ad the divine.
But sir, said NJ Fox, las YOU seem TO have psrcciv
ed the instability OF what called Ike htcps @ nan Ia
ccndO, the firm Of Smoke, shadow, Ar-hub5e Hop-thr
twig q Co why did You sol warn cur flock of impeud
ing danger ,"
Sir said tie reverend gentleman, Il dneI every
week with of the partucrs.'
Mr.. Sleady took notice Of an elderly woman, who
sitting with small handful Of DIRT, paper weeping Int
terry the step of the door
Forgive my Intrusion, sad he Il need not ask you
why vou weep; the cause Your hands
''Ah. sir - siiI the poor who could scarcely
speak for Sohbug, coll t'ie 1t 20 years token
me a noncut; and ~ POI. D y, when he
home lrom STA sc ,old SAY more gref choked her
utcrancc.
Good God" sni Mr. steady .dl YOU lay by your
savings iu countr plpel
.Oh sir.~ said the poor woman. 'hov was / TO know
that piece of paper good 1uuhcrl And
every body said that the firm # smoke shadow. Air
huhb e. Hop-ihe-tvvig 4 CO. -tod gold she
then uuticd one 90 the tl-t - pay, hI,h she hand
81 ~ Nr StraiN. tie CON! re Hll well as De could ;
tut he found tie rurcoa-, OF her notes much
Ell aeaus than all the lessons # ms philosophy
'.Ihis Is al fault, said an Iu~hnau his wiit ;
"you would lee boarding and hoard and sntiug o."
my drop oi comfort when came 10 after hard DAY >
work tossed and heating and through with saI water
and there's what we We got hy it..
1T was all your fault retorttd the wife when had
scraped together twenty pretty golden euueas ever
laid IN chest, YOU would sell EN- you would tor -
pounds Of Mr.. Smoke, Shadows paper; and you
the difference
Here Is an illustration. said Mr. Fox To Mr. STEADY,
"Oi the old maxim OF experience teaching wisdom We
ought b convinced If not before. what Plato has
said strictly that there Will he end OF human
misery, tall governors become phso hers philosophers
governors and hst all the evils which his country suiie
and fear will suffer, a much greater extent from the
bursting OF this fatal bubble Of paper moneyths chme
symbol Of imaginary richesare owing To the want OF
political wisdom rulers. hy which they might have
things m their causes, not felt them only IA their
foresight all the mischies that hciling Us might
have been prevented"
\ respectable looking female approached the crowd,
and addressing herself 10 Mr. Fox who seemed most at
leisure to attend 10 her asked HIM what chance there
the creditors Mes-rs Smoke, shallow
Air-bubble Hop-ihe-twig n Co. BY what can gather
from the people around me- SAID Mr. Fox, what
ever. The lady IN great distress at this Intelligence
and said tina, they her bankers and that was the
second misfortune of the kind that had happened her
Fox expressed his astonishment that she should have
twice been ths victim Of the system Of paper coinage
which seemed contradict the old the burnt
child and said It for his part astonishing to him how
many hnman beings could be 50 deuded after the perls
of the system had been clearly pointed and
other things IN pamphlet on the Insubstanuaty Of
Smoke Indeed she said she had something better to
do trouble herself about politics. and wondered he
should insult her, her distress by talking OF such stuff
to her"
WAS ever such ufatuationl" said Mr.. Fox. the
lady turned awsy This Is one Of those persons who
choose walk bhndfod the edge Of precipice. be-
cause much trouble and quarrel with their
best friends for requesting them 10 make Of their
eyes.
DIV farmer sd rabbit me here he a bundle OF trash
masters not worth and penny dollar altogether
This Of paper mills Il promise TO pay, ecod
oh the good old days of golden gunIeas. when used 10
ride home from market with a great heavy bag my
pocket aud when raped i, down on the old oak IA
bic used make such sound did ones heart good
TO hear No promise 70 paw then. Now
his fortune sandwich, IRE 10 II IN a FAR
thing rushlght Promise pay the lying rascals,
they pay they knew all the they had
nothing to pay with, but such pretty, smooth spoken
paaveIing Of rascsls stand with quill behind their
and a smile their faces, Why, Lord bless YOU
hey would have made you believe that black white.
and though you could get any thing OF EN- bot
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