The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-08


stoppagcs, prayers, fears, circumstances, hig-
| glings, and general observation-disclosures OF all
kinds)
Unprotected Female, before the bank entrance D.
Thank goodness (Gazes eagerly round herr Oh!
l wonder where Mr.. Jones is. (St PauPs clock
strikes "three.") Oh! it's O'Clock, and ought
TO have been here at q (She enters the court.)
thought he would have waited. (To the Stately
Beadle in a cooked HAITI Oh, please, has Mr. Jones
| been here?
Stately Beadle, (vacantly. JONES' There's a
| Unprotected Female, with unsolicited commu-
nicativeness. )-Its Mr. Jones who is in the city,
and has always come with me to draw my divi-
dends; and he said he would meet me here o-day,
at 2; but the horrid cabman would get into stop
page, and it's past g. and don't see him; and I've
got all my papers here; and if you please, do you
| think they'd give me the money! and where am i
to go? and it's too bad of Mr.. jones' for he knows
| Pm not used to business; and, please, could you
| direct me 10 the Fundss
| Stately Beadle (whose attention has wandered
good deal during the above. )-Fust door to the
| right.
| Unprotected Female.-Oh thank you
ENTERS the door of the rotunda, which, it being
dividend day, is filled with average of half a
dozen customers to each clerk
Unprotected Female, Cooking about her in
alarm )--Oh, wish MIR. Jones was here. (Ad
impatient city gents, an embarrassed elderly lady,
| a deaf old gentleman, and widow, all upon one
clerk. oh! please, I've come for my dividends.
| ter.) Please, I've come for my dividends
| Clerk. Tin the same breath 1.-Two, three, five
how will you have it, What dye make il? Eight,
four, six, eight and eight. Take it short Seven,
table rapidty and good temper TO the Unpro
| tected Female.) Now, Ma'am, please.
Unprotected Female.--lf you please, Pm come
Clerk, (rapidly. Dividend office.
| [Dashes into the business of the next half dozen
customers, leaving the Unprotected Female in utter
| helplessness.1
! Unprotected Female oh, they won't attend to
me. It's shameful! They durstn't treat me 50 if
Mr. Jones was here. Violently thrusting herself to
the desk,) but must have my dividends
list Customer, (pohtely. dividend Office, Nam.
I'd Customer, Indignantly Ut isn't here,
| Ma'am.
Sd Customer, (humorously. First door round
| the corner, Ma'am.
4th Customer, (savagely. Now, Ma'am, get
| out of the way.
Unprotected Female, gazing wretchedly from
one to the other. )-Oh, it's my dividends.
Clerk, with contemptuous pity Here, For
Forester gently conducts the Unprotected Fee
male, vehementlY protesting, to the Long Annui-
Forester, (thoughtfully to himself Elderly
lady. Longs, isn't It, Ma'am' Here you
! Unprotected Female.-Oh, thank you; Pm sure
! didn't know, (goes to the nearest desk, and ad-
dressing herself to nobody in particular PLEASE,
! Pve come for my dividends.
Clerk, (seizing a dsengaged moment and whip
ping open transfer book )-What manner
Unprotected Female, (not understanding. )-Eh:
What?
Clerk.-Whats Go to the WIS.,
Unprotected Female, (bewildered. )-Thc WIS!
| Clerk, (ponting with his pen. )-Over the way
fourth desk-there!
Unprotected Female, mechanically obeying and
accosting the clerk at the desk indicated, PLEASE,
Pve come for my dividends, and they told me to
come to the VS.
Clerk.-Name?
Unprotected Female, (replunged into bewilder
| ment. What?
rio
Running over the ''Watts" with his finger in
the transfer book
Unprotected Female.
Clerk.-No Martha Watt here. Must have made
| mistake, ma'am
Unprotected Female, lin great wretchedness.)
Oh they told me TO come.
Clerk.-How do you spell your name?
Unprotected Females. t.
Clerk, indignantly Then what do you come
TO the WIS for? You give me the name "Watt."
Unprotected Female, (expanatorily.) No, said
'sWhat!'
Cierk.-weIl. "watt." That don't begin with
ST
Unprotected Female. Monty name isn't Watt.
only said "What" It's Struggles is my name
Martha Struggles
Clerk, (refeved and kindly. )-Go to S. T. and
give your name, and they'll give you warrant
Unprotected Femae.-Oh, don't want
rant-Pve come for my dividends.
Clerk, (impatiently )-Te-Tc-Te. Why don't
you bring somebody with your
Unprotected Female, (glad of the opportunity, is
see, Mr. Jones'
Clerk.-well, well-never mind MIR. Jones-go
to the SITS there, (pointing with his penn and
take what they give you. Now, air, Ito the next
payee.)
Unprotected Female, (gaining the SITS at last
with unusual drectness )-Martha Struggles, and
I've come for my dividends.
Clerk, discovering the name. )-How much!
Unprotected Female, (plunging into her bag
and bringing up handful Of papers )-lts all
down here.
Clerk, chastity. PUT il down. Now, ma'a
Proceeds TO dispose of other applicants.l
Unprotected Female, (after performing a series
Of complicated calculations, puts in her paper tri-
umphantly. )-Thats it,
Clerk reading out, (waggishly .-259734-
hundred and eighty nine thousand seven hundred
and thirty four pounds-ma'am
Unprotected Female.-No-no-two hundred and
eighty mine pounds seven shllings and three
farthings, and don't mind the copper.
Clerk, (referring TO book mo such sum under
that name in Long Annuites, What stock
Unprotected Female.-In the Funds.
Clerk.-Bank Stock, Consols, Reduced, Three
and a-quarters, or terms Of years.
Unprotected Female, (solemnly, but with much
alarm. Mo- it's all in the Funds
Clerk.-Yes, but what stockl
Unprotected Female, Tin tone intended 10 in
spire respect jim the Government Securities,
every farthing OF it,
Clerk, (suddcnly. )-Oh you've got your stock
receipts there. Let me look. Holding his hand.l
Unprotected Female, (suspiciously )-Oh, but
Mr.. Jones said wasn't. They're my securities.
|
result Hold 'em tight, ma am only let me
look Longs, and Three and a-quarters Makes out
the warrant for the Long Annuities' stock) Now,
sign there, ma'am. pushes the Dividend book
over 10 her. Unprotected Female u about to write
her name promscuously.) No, no. Opposite
| there-So
Unprotected Female, (suddenly seized with
qualm. but you'll pay mel
Clerk.-Dear, dear, dear Now, sign there.
(Giving her the warranty So. (Sgns.) Now,
take that 10 the rotunda, and they'll give you the
| money
Unprotected Female.-oh, but can't you, pleasei
I'D rather have il here.
Clerk.-No. We don't pay here. There, it's
that round room you came through.
Unprotected Female.-Oh, but asked there az
came on, and they wouldn't.
Clerk.-But they will now, if you show em that.
Now do go, ma'am. Tho gentlemen are waiting.
Pointing 10 group which has been jointly
and severally consgning the Unprotected Fee
male 10 very unpleasant places during the
above colloquy.l
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