Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-05-26
NO. 4
called upon his friend, and asked N Tor
the result Of bis delav.

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; called upon his friend, and asked N for
the result Of bis delay.
tie answered. "Now. if do lis 'h'ns'
you must understand that a,exposi'io"
would ruin me forever, Will, my do'"g 1t
IS certainly to your adv.tase Will
therefore, consider you r'der sh' greatest
obligations to fulfil you prom:'e Of never
| opening the bag ~
"of course. sir" the Pesident replied
~ will here swear to sou. nPon The honor
Of a gentleman, tb.' ihc bag shall never
be orened wh;Ls in the banks custody. or
ito officers, and that it shall be returned to
ym rh>:ever reqatea." .,.u
want i. returned every Saturday morning,
said the official, at the same time handing
the President very heavy bag Of coins
superb'y sealed up. TIL. parties shook
hands and parted, well pleased with each
other and the rest Of mankind.
TIE President kept his oath to his friend
most regularly every week; be seut for
the bag on "Wednesday morning, ard re-
turned it on Saturday morning. with the
seal unbroken. This continued dulios
the summer and fall Of 1857, nearly up to
the time OF the general suspension of the
banks. On the Friday Of the week before
the general suspension, the bank in ques.
ton experienced qu.te iun from its note
holders and deposilors, which continued
dLring the morning on to about 2 o'clock.
when the specie Of the bank became short.
lhe President was walking backward
and forward in the back otice. when tho
teller came in and informed him that the
specie was gone, and some must be OBJ.
tanned or close tie doors. In great treri-
dation the vsrhy President went IN ,ba
safe. and dragging out the Post Office bag.
he hastily broke the seal and commenced
pouring out the coin, when, with ewes wide
open and face quite red, he exclaimed,
"Why, these are cents r.
Putting On his hat, he rushed 10 tho
Post O.tice, and confronting his official
friend, who sat in his chair very calmly
examining some papers, said in savage
tone Of voice,
''Sir, you have ruined me! You have
led me to pcrjure myself! I shall hold
you accountable for this abominable piece
Of work r
Tho official turning in Lis chair, aud
smll!aS!y loqAiqG HI. exaat.-.l n ..:.:A :-f5a
seem excited. Pray sit down and cool
yourself off,
NO, sir, III not sit down in yoar pre-
sence! You're q scoundre', ard shall 10
made to regret your conduct"
"What have done, Mr.. -, that YOU
should talk To me in this manner?''
Done hayn't you mad. me swear for
weeks past to cents being gold? Is not
,ha, enough TO make me excitel?"
"Wei', s'r, supposing have, how did
you know tha. they were cents and not
gold? o.
4" opened the bag, :.r, and detected the
swindle."
"iou did, eh? DID You not swear to
me tha, you would no; do it? I think I
am the one to use hard names, and not
you. II had given YOU gold you would
have ruined me by using tha, which did
not belong to me, and that which have
no business to let you have, aud now you
come AMI abuse me. lon swore tha, YOU
believed yoa had so much gold and no
doubt yon did believe it. If | deceived
you, did not d. it with the Intention Of
i"Juring you. but to Save myself; for if it
had ever been found out that let YOU
have $4,000 Of the public monsy, even il
YOU had never touched it, should been
ruined; but as it was, let you have my
own. As it has turned out, | feel very
much pleased with my prccau,ion.'
The PresiIen. looked Wild for a while.
and thea pat,:ny on !:s hat, left he Office.
and hi, bank failed with S5 in cents in
,hs safe.