Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-01-28

ing turned out of their ordinary place OF
meeting. They were the six solid men
of West Independence.
Well, gentlemen, our troubles are at
hand.' e ~
Brokers about?' asked fat Mr.. Sloeum
almost breaking down Inkpen's bed, on
the edge of which he sat. H
sOne, answered the President, but
ne evidently represents the whole tribe.
he has taken extraordinary pains to dis
guise himself, and evidently seeks by this
means to draw us on, and little by little
secure our specie before we are forced
to close. q.
Are you certain of this, demanded Mr..
Tenwait, cautious, slow-spoken gentle
man.
Let me have alook at him. exclaimed
Mr.. Finkbine, evidently the master spir-
it of the Board, small man, neither
spare nor inclined to flesh, but preser-
wing a just medium. His most remar-
kable feature was a hooked nose. 1t was
not fat nose nor a lean nose, small
nose nor a large nose. But, in a word,
| it was q remarkable nose, countenance
in itself, without model or like. Into
| this protuberance seemed to centre the
condensed energy of the entire body
1t was one of the poles of action. That
nose seemed to be one reliable feature.
The eyes, from under their cavernous
recesses, watched that nose-the mouth
spoke for the nose-the whole body
seemed attached to the nose. This was
oremarkable, that everybody remarked
it. People said 'Finkbine has his nose
in everything or IF Finkbine once gets
his nose into that affair." or sFinkbine
would soon nose it out, and other phra,
SEES oflike character, when speaking OF
the Director.
Noione Directing to the proposition,
Mr.. Finkbinessr ushed.into the room, and
brought his nose to bear upon the stran-
ger His first impulse was to say-'Pooh
pooh,' but he caught the cunning ex-
preston of the half closed eyes, and in
to these eyes Finkbine Owed; nose and
all; he travelled through the brain, down
into the heart, along the arm, into the
saddle-bags, and he saw the great heaps
of notes; SO returning to the board, he
threw himself into a chair, exclaiming
Fact, gentlemen; | saw through the
scoundrel at once
i No one seemed disposed to contradict
the conclusion so emphatically amour
ced, and the Board proceeded to bust
ness. | have not the space to give in de.
tail the painful discussion which follow
ed. Every fifteen or twenty Minutes, the
stranger was apologized to for the delay
he suffered. The apologies were quite
uncalled for He only responded, Oh
sartin,' and continued careful persual
Of the '1Nuskrat Ercacation, Iadpoh
Slackroter.' This cool patience only the
more irritated our friends of the Board
I From it they became satisfied of the fact
| that the mysterious man of the saddle
bag represented all the brokers i'll the
world land, fearing no competition, could
afford to wait. To the inexpresSible re-
j lief of the Directors, three O'Clock rune
out in silvery tones, and tie Bank was
closed. Mr.. Johnston invited the troub-
lesome customer to dinner. There was
one thing very clear III this strange speci-
men of q speculator. He had the talent
at silence to an eminent extent. AT din
ner he eyed curiOusly his silver fork, but
said nothing. He ate with his knife
without expressing any fears as to the
consequences. He declined wine, but
swallowed large quantities of cider,
without edglng in between efforts more
than monosyllables.
After dinner, Mr.. Finkbine dropped
III, and was introduced. The two Di-
rectors spoke of the M4Skrdt E,ecaUa-
ton DC, in the most seductive STYLE
They brought to notice other projects,
equally pleasing, but their new friend
evinced no disposition to invest. The
only time he did brighten up happened
when Mr.. Finkbine suggested something
about exchanging Middlebury Bank
notes for their own.
No sirs y exclaimed Homespun, with
some energy, grasping the everlasting
pair of saddlebags. No, sirs! That'ed
be gettin' out of the fryin pan into the
fire. When I've got silver dollar in
my pocket, I've got dollar; but bank
note may be a dollar, and it may be
nothin.'
Mr.. Johnston invited the old gentle
man to make his house home until he
could be accommodated.
If we could only hold out three days
longer said the president, confidently,
to Mr., after his guest had retired, we
would struggle through, | have made
arrangements, think, with the Middle
burg Bank, by which we can combine
oar specie. by its use in the bank first
run upon, establish its credit, and then
use its notes for the benefit of the one
next run upon.
we must hold out-we must hold out.
| have it. The first come, the first served
you know, is the rule in all well-regula-
ted banks. Very well. | shall have q
customer in the bank tomorrow, who
will take up Inkpen's entire time paying
out currency and specie. We will pass
the same amount OF silver over and over
until this rascal viii get the idea thai
we have a mine in our vaults
i fear that will only make him impa.
tent. He takes matters very cody now.
Don't he? Cool fellow! He dom
drink winer $3.50
No but makes upsin cider,
The man who drinks cider will steal
| say, why not strengthen his cider
hokus little, Ell q
i don't like the idea not in my owl
house at least.
/ It's not my house, so l am relieved
from such scruples. i will dine with yo,
tomorrow. This old vagabond- shan
carry off triumphantly. Good day.
/ That night Mr.. Johnston retired earl,
to bed. As he passed.the chamber of hi
sleeping guest, fearful temptation
seized him. The door was open. III,
looked in, and saw the old man sounC
asleep, and near his bed those inferna