Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-12-12
"Run on the bank"
Goodness you don't say so p
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/ | Ohuh WueTe uls tTeHSuTe, was uepUSlteu.
The quiet and repose that surrounded tha
veteran institution somewhat reassured him
His fears, however. were not to be dispelled
"This is the calm,p he suid to himself "tha
invariably precedes the storm There Is de
ception in it, l am just in time. so b,
entered, drew his money in gold, and, will
the aid Of several porters and cart, had i
; conveyed to his Office 10 Stone street.
An, air OF immense satisfaction perva1ei
Won Muf's round good.natured face wher
he saw the last twenty dollar piece deposited
in his safe-one Of Chisselhem's iron, patent
everlasting safes, No fear Of that bursting
He lighted d cigar, and putting forth the
smoke in q long succession of wreaths, ht
turned to Feeks aid Sturp, confdentia
clerks of many years standing in the house
OF Won Muff & Co., and whispered,
"All right now. boys let the banks breaa
If they like, and be hanged"
1t was, Of course, necessary that the large
amount Of treasure recently transferred to
Stone street should be watched at night
otherwise burglary in the third degree
might be disastrous as the breaking of bank
Won Muff himself with the enthusiasm of q
recruit, declared he was ready to mount guard
Tor fortnight; he could obtain sufficient
sleep in the evening and morning before and
alter the fulflment of his nocturnal duties
and those accommodating clerks, Feeks and
Sturp, consented to assist him on condition
that they should be supplied With brandy
and cigars at discretion. These preliminaries
being settled, Won Muff went home to din
ner. lie looked round upoh his fellow-citi-
zens with the air Of q man who had just
achieved coup d'e,df.
Won Muff experienced special glow Of
pride that afternoon on entering the portals
OF his spacious mansion in the avenue. In
the evening he returned TO the Office, taking
with him, for defensive purposes, the musket
with which his sire performed prodigies Of
valor in the Revolutionary war. lie thought
1t prudent to inform his wife, through the
domestic, that he would rot return home
until the following day.
The first nights watch passed of toleraby
we'll. Cigars and stiff brandy and water we're
provided, and the guard were kept awake
partly by the liquor and partly by mysterious
noises like the picking of locks and other
burglarious sounds. On more than one occa.
sion Won Muf brought up his musket to the
present" and took deadly aim at the knob
of the door, and his two attendants nervousiy
handled the revolvers they had borrowed for
the emergency. They had no occasion, how.
ever, 20 use their weapons. Toward morning
Won Muff looked very haggard and fatigued
lie felt "confoundedly done np' as he himself
expressed it; so, about six O'Clock. after o
shave and mutton-chop, he ensconced himself
in bis arm chair, and fell asleep. But neither
the attitude nor the place were favorable to q
comfortable snooze.
People, too. commenced to pour in. for the
news OF the nights watch had by this time OK.
tended throughout the whole business com.
munity, and the utmost curiosity was manifes-
ted to know the result. Reporters of news
papers,. especially, were urgent in their de.
mands for Won Muf's own statement Of the
facts that bad transpired.
"WelL Won Muff, how do you feel afte;
! your nights work?" "Is your money safe yet
How is it done up--in bags or kegs" "T'ake
my advice and never loose sight of it again
sleep on it," "Good gracious! you don't
mean to say that You deposit your treasure in
one Of Chisselhem's, safes Might as well
! fling it into the Hudson!" "Keep up your
epirits, old boy the panic will not last over
six months, and you can watch it out J"
These, an6 multitude of similar remarks
{ from soliciious visitors disturbed the equili-
brium OF Won Muf's mind as much as his
| vigil had disturbed the equilibrium Of his
body. He was therefore, i'll at ease. when
late in the afternoon, he found himself at
home in the avenue.
Mrs. Won Muf took no notice at first qf
her spouse's detection. but in the course OF
dinner she abruptly broke out: . ,""
"Mr. Won Muf, may ask il you've been
drinking, for your conduct is inexplicable aud
"My dear Felicia, was up al night"
am really quite worn out. must take some
sleep before return"
81 thought this would be the result OF your
freak. A pretty exhibition you ere making
OF yourself before, your family. IT would GER
tai9ly be the wlsest etep you could take to
go to bed" - .gl. :
Won Mun thought 60 too. A frightiui
PAWN, that he tried in vain to repress, rather
hurried his movements, and he withdrew
without further remonstrance. q. &,
| He Ind scarcely been asleep an. hour, how
ever, when he was reused to consciousness by
Mrs: Won Muif. who appeared to be alter
nately shaking him and punching his head.
do you hear that z she yelled; do you
hear thatf' ...I.L
"What 2 inbbing bis eyes, md fully AVA
kened to the presence OF his spouse, it not to
anything else.
"What? Why, the fre-bell, You deaf ad-
der it has been ringing eight this half hour.
A pretty time for you to be sleeping, when,
probably, your Office is In ashes, and we are
! all beggars !"
"Oh dear me, Won don't say so Where's
! NV hat and 200, ~ and ont ha rpsbad racL