The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-28

NURSERY RHYMES FOR THE
TIMES Al'F ~.

ADAPTED FROM THE ORIGINAL OF MOTHER GOOSE, Fol
vu1fad THE PHILADELPHIA BULLETIN. . .s
aq gre aov. v.eac} n d----T--i 4, .g alrd sas a
s. Sing a song Of specie, -s q .s,,... .l....
'.'s Gotham all awry,
-caladSeyen and fifty Bank birds .
-ad 8 4 Knock'd into pi; da .6s b ;1t-aa
When the Banks were opend ,g--. .,..
, silJ 10 The Cashiers tried to sing,
yioet7 Wasn't that pretty dish I,G@'. . 3d."
To send to Govnor King! ua.u..
ai 80 Tho King was up at Albany
.a,.e.. Fighting off the brokers, .p.g.5 in
, The Cashiers Were IT. Wall street
e. riE 'a' Working hard as stokers
,7.1 Presidents were shining /. ".'..
i ~, Up and down the street, s!. geg ..#
;" Ont rushed BroaOa bear g
9n5 b1l And knocked them off their feet.
3 Hark harkt the Banks do bark, -.-a ~,
( The brokers have come TO town,
4 Some with bags and some with " rags " -.
II no hunt the specie down,
" ! G7 Ehar @iLgt sU---A-- f.$.+v . y .. ...s
Y There was q man in our town. N# ."@ ..'..''
10 Who was SO wondrons wise, g,a' l7 ,a
A. He jumped into the Barbary coast, ... % . I'LL
And drew out his supplies w .." ~~ ""
W And when he got his specie out tr .la,s .za ~
p With all his might aud main, -- .S,.
He rushed into another bank '' .'''
70 And concluded that, all things considered,
81 he might as well deposit IT again. ...
'' .ta IN "a b ,haa. 75. o. 1.1n ~
,r. % Here we got up, up, up!
"a Here we go round, round, roundy! ID '
@A Here we & , backwards and forwards,
~ Here We godown, down, downy!a, 81. i...
ThF@9H@h INA r'" 'D'" Stocks reEorts.) .
81" E1s ps. e 5Ej---# vfG a. & 31 ~
Bal bal Bank sheep, have you any gold;
FG Yes, marry, have ], three bags told .,r
One for depositors, one for me, ...
And one for an old chap that lives across the sea-
Note-shaver! Note.shayer! ,. .....
tu Fly away home; ...
a., "" Your notes are protested,
...g Your fingers viii burn.
ns One-Two! What shall we dog .
4 Three--Four! Close up the door.
O. Five-Six2 They are coming like bricks.
Seyen--Eight! Ask them to wait. p, ..-
E Nineteen! Good friends, come again.
Eleven--TwelveI The deposites Wen shelve.
- Thirteen-Fourteen Stop exporting ,a
Fifteen-Sixteen! Amt we fixed inY -
Seyenteen-Eightee Keep 'em waiting
81 Nineteen-Tweuty! Harths are emptg'
There was Public had Bank, g.. .s ..
10" And IT had nonght to give her
1t paid out its notes, and marked It's checks
.. And bade its folks consider as
IThe folks considered very well,
t,n But couldn't get their money, .''
And bade them play another tune, ..
/" "Ohl specie-paying's funny"
Monday night it shall be the whole care
To say that our Banks are all on the square,
On Tuesday morning the folks will come in,
Never one Of 'em get any tin. ......r .
i .s E,BV'lyHQ~Ja A---Z --''
Fifty odd Banks were bulled up by the Workers
Seventeen times as high as the MOON ' B
When they expected suspension don't know,
But come the did, and remarkably soon:
4" Workers, New Workers. New Workers" said l.
"Why do you brag so remarkably high" ~.
"To keep up exchange while we can, they did cry,
"But we'll Fall and be with you by and by"
There was Teller who had naught
-. And drawers came TO spot
He slept into the specie vault,
r And then they thought they'd got il
But he crept out the other side,
And then they could not find him;
IS He ran fourteen miles in fifteen days,
.... And never looked behind him.
Pay my check, pay my check, Bankers man,
No can't master, by any plan;
Then take il and cross il and mark it with n,
Al - I'LL l. e.. IT., .,,,A