The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1851-03-22

| a loser, but OF course, deemlug IT es
sential to be protected from imposition
The son readily undertook the deli
cate commission proposed to him. He
detached the fragments from the stock.
ing with the utmost care, on the fine
point of penkniie, and laid the whole
gently in a basin of warm water, and
presently saw them, 10 his delight, be.
gin TO unfold and expand like flowers.
By-and-by. he began to "tease Them
with very light touches of camePs
hair pencil, and SO on by little, and by
the most delicate use of the warm wa
ter. the cameFs hair pencil and pen
knife, got the various morsels separated
before him, and began to piece them
together. The first piece laid down
was family recognizable by practised
eye as bit of the left hand bottom
corner of a twenty pound note; then
came bit of a five; then ten; then
more bits of twenty; then more bits
of FIVE and ten; then another left
hand corner of a twenty; so there were
two twenties! and SO on, until, TO the
admiration and astonishment of the
whole bank, be noted down the exact
amount deposited in the stocking, and
the exact notes it had been composed
OF. Upon this, as he wished to see
and divert himself with the man on
his return, he provided himself with
bundle Of corresponding new, clean,
rustling notes, and awaited his arrival.
He came exactly as before, with the
same blank staring face, and made the
same inquiry.
Scan you do anything for me, sir?"
"Well.n said our friend. II don't
know. May be can do something
But | have taken great deal of pains
and lost great deal of time, and |
want 10 know how much you are will
ing to give nae for it2
9 Is it give, sira Thin is there any
thing | wouldn't give for my eighty
sisen pound tin, sir? and it's murdered
| am by ould Phillips"
"Never mind him; there were two
twenties, were there not q
"Oh holy mother, sir, there was
Two most iiligant twenties? and Ted
Conner-and Phalim-which Reilly
He faltered and stopped, as our friend,
with much transformations rustling of
the crisp paper, produced a new twenty,
and then ten, and then Eve, and SO
forth. Meanwhile. the man OCCASION
ally murmurina an exclamation of sur
prise, or a protestation of gratitude, but
gradually becoming vague and remote
In the latter as the notes re-appeared. |
looked on, staring, evidently inclined
4O hal ha4 fha
notes. reproduced in that state by some
chemical process. At last they were
all told out, and in his pocket, and he
still staring and muttering, "Oh holy
mother, only to thiuk of it! It's bound
to you forever that am g'-but more
vaguely and remotely Than ever.
"Well," said our friend, what do
you propose to give me for this !n
After staring and rubbing his chin
for some time longer, he replied with
the unexpected question:
do you like bacon @
every much,n said our friend
"Thm it's side Pll bring your hon
or tomorrow morning. and a bucket of |
new milk-and ould Phillips
:. Come, said our friend. glancing at
a notable shiIleIah the man had under /
his arm, ';let me andeceiye you. l |
don't want anything of yon, and am
very glad you have got your money
back; but lsuppose you would stand by
me now, if wanted a boy to help me
in any little skirmish p
They were standing by window on
The top story OF the bank. commanding
4 courtyard, where sentry was on
duty To our friends amazement, the
man dashed out of the room without
speaking one word. suddenly appeared
in the courtyard, performed a war-dance
round the astonished soldier-who was
} modest young recruit-made the
shillelah futter, like a wooden butter
1y, round his musket, round his bayo-
let, round his arms, inside and outside
MS legs, advanced and retired and then
Ill around him like a 6rework, looked
1p at the window, cried out, with high
cap in the air, Whooroo! Thry mem
and vanished-and never was beheld t
II the bank again from that time forth.
AN INSTRUCTIVE ANEcDoTE-Th The
celebrated mystical writer. Taulerus,