New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-01-18


There, SIR said he are no less than sixteen Of
your promises to pay for the amazingly large sum Of
fifteen shlngs and ninepence, sterling money
BY the powers, it's yer honor may say that thing;
for, il sterling names true to the backbone, it's the
Killarney notes will keep out for the year round
without no changing at all at ALL
''' No doubt, no doubt, said our spokesman; but
we are upon the eve of departure and shall require
change on our journey
80 Ye will require the same thing sure enough but
| vow TO my God I've no more silver money in place
nor these four tinpnnies, few hapurs as isn't
worth Jour lordship's notice.
"' Good Heaven, sir. returned the gentleman " how
IS i possible that you carry on the banking business
90 o., by the hockey aisy enough my dear replied
the banker; the craturs are delighted to have my
beautiful notes, for there is very little other money
stirring in these parts and they buy their poats and
butiermilk with them, and 50 The notes pass on from
one to the other very comfortably
90 But you are continually liable to have them sent
in upon you for their valuc,p observed one Of the
company
q That's true enough, yer worship whenever any
OF the farmers wants horse collar, saddle, or
other harness. they brings handful of the paper,
and its myself never refused to give them good ar
| tcle in exchange
".Do you mean to say then, continued the gentle
man, :. that your notes are never required to be
cashed n
".Cashed !" echoed the banker, q it is changed, ye
maneg M
- Certainly = replied the querist
a. It's that same is great expense TO me The
craturs bring back the notes when they get ould
and ragged and it's myself never yet refused to
change them for beautiful ones, fresh from Dub
lncity, and puts my name to them to make them
20 the faster
Here the whole party finding it impossible to re-
strain their nirth, set up loud shout of laughter,
upon which the banker thus continued:
- Upon my say SO, I'm right glad to find so
worshipfu company enjoy their merriment but it's
myself knows well the power O money it costs to get
them engraved beautiful and to get them printed
such nice thick paper, aye, five hundred at time
Don't you mean to say then, said the first gen
teman, that the holders Of your notes neverdemand
the lawful money ofthe country exchange for themg
g Sure yer lordship, isn't the notes themselves
lawful money enough anyhow But IFS silver ye
maneF
90 Certainly returned the querist
Oh, by the powersW replied the banker, " the
people heTeabouts wouldn't insult me by axing the
question; if they did, may be the bank would stop
payment and then there would be no money at all at
all. No, they wonld be sorry to do any such thing
they give the notes to one another, when they're
tired of keeping them, or when they want to buy
anything. / get more boddher axing yer honors
pardon in changing the notes for the gentry comes
TO see the Lakes, than from air the rest o my paper
put together. The big diyl fly away with the Lakes
Of Killarney, say l.
~ Then / presume, sr,n said the gentleman, bold
ing out the notes, we have no occasion to waste
more time in endeayoring to obtain payment for this
parcel Of paper Of yours
q should be sorry, most noble sir" returned the
banker ito waste any more Of your lordships time,
or Of those sweet beautiful ladies and gentlemen but
have an ilgent bride here, as isn't to be matched
in Yoorup, Aishy, Afrikey or Merica it's lowest
price Is los 63d-wel say l5s. Cd. to yer lordship.
II yen be pased 70 accept it, there will be two-pence
hafpenny or three penny note coming to yer lord
ship, and that will close the business at onee'
Really, SIR said the gentleman, laughing, Il
have no occasion for the bride-it would only be an
eneumbrance TO me-
a has fho fol1
lordship will lave town. inquired the banker.
"'0ur carriages are at the door Of the inn' re-
Joined the gentleman, and we only wait the adjust.
ment OF this affair with your bank
How very unfortunate z exclaimed the banker
scratching his head. " But as neither saddle nor
bride lie in yer lordships way IL you would but just
delay your journey until the cork mail comes in,
expect by the coach thirty shilling Bank of Ireland
er, and then we'll settle the business in a iiffey
though upon my deed and deed, and double deed /
you have no occasion to 10 in the least dread or I'M
easiness about the notes, because, dye see Gs how
there Is not banker from this to Dublin ay or to
Galway, that would not be proud to take Jack Ryans
paper,
"'Thats not so very certain, my good fellow re-
turned the gentleman. The people on the road
know as 10 be strangers, and they will require pay
ment 10 the legal coin Of the realm.i
~ Pray, sir said the banker eagerly does yer
honor name to take the road to Mill street because
as how, you must go that way anyhow, there being
no other. OH then, ii is there Mr.. Cotter will be
Blau 70 see 30 nue. company al MS hotel and joyful
will he be to entertain with the best both for man
and horse, for the notes of the Killarney Bank
1t being In vain to think of any exchange of this
non-circulating medium, the English gentlemen not
attaching the same Importance to il as the banker
the party wished him good morning and took their
leave. laughing heartily at the adventure.
F" II Is an Ill wind, however, which blows nobody
good when the party arrived at tie inn door, they
found the carriages surrounded by nearly two hun
dred unfortunate mendieants amongst whom the
gentlemen let fly their petes in order TO have pass
age cleared, aud took"their departure whilst the
miserable creatures were scrambng for the ams''
llaugh IL you choose, in reading this story hut
while you laugh recollect that our American banks
even the best OF them conduct their business on the
same principles as the banker of Killarney. They
all pay their old notes by giving new ones in ex.
change for them and il the people should in.
suit ! the New York and New England banks by de-
mandlng gold and silver in payment Tor but One-haf
the paper they have in circulation, they would ali
stop payment!n
In one respect the Killarney Bank must be regarded
as resting on far more solid principles than most of
our American banks. Though its proprietor could
not pay silver, he never it seems refused TO give
saddle, brde or something else possessing intrin-
SIC value In exchange for his notes. and this is more
Than can be said OF most OF our banls.l
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