Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-11-29

ng the night, our agent had his waking
THOUGHTS as well as his dreams filled with
heaped up stores Of Wooster gold, which
his friends were pouring upon him almost
to suffocation, while ever and anon, his in
structions, to hasten with all speed to the
Bank and get his exchanges made, would
: come across his troubled Imagination, with
something Of the feeling produced by that
animal never seen with waking eyes. yet
often felt during the silent watch Of the
night, called the night mare.
Bright and early, on the morning of
Tuesday, our hero started for the Bank, but
the Bank was not yet open. He met with
afnend-another pious friend, who was
very glad to see him, and he too held him
in converse sweet, aud would have him visit
his family and dine with him, and it was
not until % minutes past 2 o'clock that our
agent, by bold effort, was enabled to
reach the Bank. The Cashier had been
told his business, aad of the amount OF his
pile and hence was ready to receive HIM.
With that sweet smile which none better
than Cashier knows how to use. when it
is their interest to do so, our agent was re-
ceiyed-his business made known, and his
nile counted and found all correct. Know
ing his man, the Cashier never said sight
draft" once, but merely enquired what kind
of funds he wished the notes redeemed IN.
The answer perinstructions was given
The Cashier was amazing sorry that the
Bank had not suhiciency OF Cincinnati
paper to redeem the notes in, for paper was
20 much easier transported than either gold
or silver, but added with his most winning
smile, will tell you what | can do for you
Although you Cincinnati folks, are scared
about our Bank, and try to give US some
little trouble, yet we will return good for
evil. for thatis our motto, and hence will
give you 81, ,790 in Cincinnati paper, and
the balance in American gold, as that is
easier and safer to convey than silver.
The Agent was delighted with the offer,
and blushed to think that so good Bank,
and one that had such delightful pleasant
officers, should be suspected by his employ
ers. The money was counted out-the
notes shone in all their greasiness, and the
gold glittered upon the counter. The sug-
gestion was made that as he would not leave
until after the Bank opened in the morning,
that perhaps it would be as well to leave
the amount on special deposite until that
time, and was greedily swallowed by the
Agent and he turned to leave the Bank af-
ter expressing his gratitude for the sugges-
ton. The Cashier called him back and
gave him certificate of deposite, facetiously
remarking at the, same time, that great ras-
Gals as the Cincinnati folks thought them,
that after all they would trust them fur
ther than they wished to be trusted. Agaia
oul Agents cheek flushed crimson to thin$
that such good and clever and honest men
should be suspected, and that night all his
talk was of the Wooster Bank, its solven-
cy, and its gentlemanly officers.
That night, amid its dark and gloom,
and while honest men were dreaming of no
injury, every thing being ripe for the occa-
sion, the destiny OF that Bank was fulfilled.
The expected arrangements were all COM
pleted its coin was mostly packed up,
marked "CLorer Seed," and taken hence,
and when daylight dispelled the black pail
which hung over that portion Of the earth,
the Wooster Bank had basrsted!
On his way to the Bank next morning
our Agent met no friends-he know not of
the crash ultil he arrived at the Bank, and
saw the clamorous crowd imprecating cur
SIS upon the heads Of those that deceived
them. Quick then as the lightning flash,
as it sweeps athwart the heavens, came the
conviction that he had been made the dupe
of designing men,-that his own negligence
had injured his employers, and that he had
forfeited his trust-had disobeyed his in
structions, and had been as regularly victim
ized as any Johnny Raw since first victim
izing held habitation and a name among
green ones.
The Board of Directors met, and con-
>doIed with each other upon the unforeseen
(?) difficulties which had arrested the fate
Of that model Bank in the full tide of sue
cessful experiment. "Our Agent" laid his
case before them he plead long and loud,
and talked thick and fast in the hope of
gaining his Cincinnati notes and coin, and
the Board of Directors condoled with him,
but they had a deep and solemn duty TO
perform-they must be just before they
were generous. Some of their own towns
men their own dependents, had been
caught with the promises of the Wooster
concern on hand, and charity must begin
at home. The Bank adherents were first
paid, and our Agent, certificate of deposite
in hand, saw his Cincinnati notes, and his
shining yellow boys, which had not, like
the rest of the funds, been transmitted into
sCtover Seed, paid out before his eyes.
With them fled all his golden visions of
glittefing coin, and with them too disap-
peared his dreams cf Bank honesty.
The news of the burst up spread wide and
fast, until it reached the Telegraph station,
when the lightning line took it up, and the
way the tidings streaked to Cincinnati was
no ways slow. The Bankers Of that city
chucked with huge delight at their fore
thought and sagacity in sending "that
Agent" to draw the ready before the ex-
plosion took place, and with ill-concealed
satisfaction they condoed with their neigh
bors at the misfortune that had oyertaken
the Wooster concern. They waited some
days patiently for the return of the Agent,
but be came not.
To his pious friend, our Agent turned
for consolation in this his hour of trouble.
His friend was sorry for his misfortunes
very sorry, but he was not to blame, for
he believed the Bank the safest and the best