Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-11-26

PIC NOUiu luuSl ut illt NllOuSh, upol NY
soul, if this panic continues, must"
Really, Mr.. Won Muil, you ore the
most inexpicable person. ever encounter
ed. Here we are, it seems, on the verge
of ruin, and yet you have the heartless-
ness to get up at five o'clock, an sit here
quietly for three hours almost in state of
nudity, reading the papers. I'm disgust
ed with you, Sir. What are you gazing
at! Are you going to make no effort TO
save your innocent family fro Il destruc-
ton Will you sit there forever doing
nothing but reading the papers--everlast-
ingly reading the papers ~ ......
Won Muh made no reply, but dressed,
breakfasted, and took his leave. AS he
opened the front door a well.known voice
called after him from the top of the suirs;
Joseph |"
"Yes, my dear"
Draw that n oney out of the Blunder-
buss Bank this very Jay, if you don't want
to Fl d yourself wifeless and childless
within u week"
With this awful threat she disappeared ,
and Joseph hailed an omnibus.
"Ah Won Mua', how dye do2"
Good morning, Crohur. Dreadful
times these. What's the news?'
you've seen the morning papers
Enormous list of failures. Can't stand it
much longer, Sir. Everything must go
you and | must go--cvery thing-gener-
al smash up"
'." Good God you can't mean it.
Surely the city banks are safe. have q
hundred thousand deposited" .g y .
Draw it out at once, then. Don't
hesitate-don't lose an instant. Perhaps
you're too late now Get gold---no,hing
but gold---or you're lost. That's all I've
got to say" ..
Won NIuf' pulled out his large red pocl-
ct handkerchief, and wiped the prespira,ion
from his face. He remained sleni-over-
come by his reflections. When he left
the omnibus al Stone Street, Crokur put
his head out of the window, and called af-
ter the retreating capitalist ......
Attend to that at once, Won Muh, or
consider yourself ruined man."
Won Mrff' entered his office in Stone
Street terribly perplexed. He found
Scrummage there - Scrummage, who
knew the financial condition Of every in
stitution in the country.
"Well, Scrummage, how are the banks"
"Bound to go before long. give 'em
week" u. j. s...
What! do you think so, too, Serum
mage ? And the Blunderbuss 2"
mo better than the others. Got mon
ey there z" a .-.. #ra
Yes" ss r rr,...
Then draw il out immediatel y; that's
my advice" And of he went to counsel
some other bewildered mortal.
Won Muf' began now to realize the
panic. To think was only TO make mat
ters worse. He rushed into the street in
frantic alarm; as he hurried along he
saw an immense crowd of people before
the doors of the Waterspout.
" What is the matter here's" He tim
idly inquired of by stander.
r" Run on the Bank"
"Good Heavens you don't say so r.
And onward he hastened. Two men,
talking in an eager, excited way, dashed
by him the next mament He caught the
word, +" Blunderbuss !" this was the cli-
max of his agony. He directed his step
at once TO the bank where his treasure
was deposited.
The quiet and repose that surrounded that
veteran institution somewhat reassured
him. His fears, however, were not 10 be
di>peled. This is the calm" he said TO
himself, "that invariably precedes the
storm. There is deception in it. l am
iusl in time" So he entered; drew his
money in gold, and with the aid of sever
raj porters and cart, had it conveyed TO
his office in Stone Street.
An nir of immense satisfaction perva.
ded Won Muif's round, good natured face,
when he saw the last twen,y-dollar piece
deposited in his safe-one of Chisselhem's S
great iron, patent, everlasting safes No
fear of that bursting. He lighted cigar,
and putting forth the smoke in a long sue
cesson Of wreaths, he turned 10 Feekes
and Sturp, confidential clerks OF many
years standing in the house Of Ven .Mull
& Co., aud whispered:
"All right now, boys; Let the banks
break if they like, and be - to them ~
II was, of course, necessary that the
large amount Of treasure recently trans
ferred to Stone Street should be watched
at night, otherwise burglary in the third
degree nigh, be as disastrous as,he break.
ing of bank. Won Muff himself, with
the enthusiasm Of raw recruit. declared
he was ready TO noun, guard for a fort.
night; he could obtaiu sufficien, sleep in
the evening and the morning before and
after the fqlflment of his nocturnal du'
ties; and those accommodating clerks
Feekcs ard Sturp, consented 10 assist him