New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-27


charged. and the rib was fined IS for making the
charge frfvolously.
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STOCKING FULL OF BANK NOTES
89 ---s$-----
Some years ago--in the days of the thrty-shiI.ipe
notes-a certain irishman saved up the sum of
eighty seven pounds, ten, in notes or the Bank of
Ireland As sure means Of securing this valuaf,Ie
property, he put It in the foct of an old stocking
and buried It in his garden, where banknote paper
couldn't fail to keep dry and to come ont, when
wanted, in the best preservation.
After leaving his treasure in this excellent place
of deposit for some months, it occurred TO the de-
positor 70 take look at it, and see how it vas
getting on. He found the stocking foot apparently
full of the fragments of mildew and broken mnsh-
room. No other shadow Of shade Of eighty seven
pounds, ten.
In the midst Of his despair the man had the seuse
not 10 disturb the ashes Of his property he took
the stocking foot in his hand posted on to tf.e
bank in Dublin, entered it one morning as soon as
it was open, and, staring at the clerk with most
face, said:
s Ah! look at that, sir. Can ye DO anything for
me?n =
" What do you call this p, said tile clerk.
Eighty-sivin pounds, tin, praise the Lord, as
I'm sinner Ohonei There was twenty as was
paid to me by Mr., Phaln OsDowd sir, and tin as
was changed by Pat Reilly, and five as wasowen by
F.. Well Never mind old Phillips. Yon have
done 1t, my friend.'
Il 4. Oh, Lord sir, and it's done it I have most
complate Oh! good luck to yon. sir, can you do
nothing for me ~ s1ss I
g don't know whats to be done with such q
mess as this. Tell me, first of ALL what yeu put
in the ocking, you unfortunate blunderer.u
= Oh, yes sir, and tell you true as il it was the
good to you, and Ted Gonnor ses he to onid PHI
lips, regarden the five was own by Tim ard NOS
ineluden i, Of the tin which was changed BY Pat
"You didn't put Pat Rely or old Phillips into ihe
stocking, did you ~
..Isit Pat Or ouId Phillips as was ever the yaliy
Of eighty swim pounds tin, lost and gone, and in
cIuden the i've as was owned by Tim and Ted Con-
nor
"Then tell me what you "did'' put in the ssock-
ing, and let me take 1t down. And then hold Your
tongue, il you can, and go your way, and come
back to- morrow
The particulars Of the notes were taken without
any reference to ould Phillips, whs could not,
however, by any means. be kept Gut Of the story,
and the man departed. When he was gone, the
stocking foot was shown to the chief engraver of
the notes who said that if anybody coud settle the
business, his son could. And he proposed that the
particulars of the notes should not be communica-
ted to his son, who was then employed in this de-
1 partment Of the bank, but should be put away
! under lock and key, and if bis sons ingenuity
/ should enable him TO discover frona these ashes
what notes had really been put in the stocking, md
the two lists should tally, the should be paid
/ the lost amount To this prudent proposal the
1 Bank of Ireland readily assented, being extremely
ANXIOUS tne 1tfAil sn0Id not De lOser,
course, deemng it essential to be protected from
imposition; I'is ,s,.as4s
sion proposed to him. He detached the fragments
| from the stocking with the utmost care, on the
| point of a penknifa; laid the whole gently in n
4 basin of warm water, and presently saw them, to
his delight, begin to unfold and expand like flow
| ers. Byand-by he began to tease thems with a
camelis hair pencil, and the penkne got the yari-
! Gus morsels separate before him, and began to
| piece them together. The first piece laid down
| was family recognizable by praeticed eye as %
4 bit of the left hand bottom corner of twenty
/ pound note; then came q bit of u FIVE; then OF q
ten; then more bits of twenty; then more bits of
five and ten; then another left hand bottom COR
/ ner OF a twenty-s0 there we're two twenties-and
so on, until to the admiration and astonishment oR
| the whole bank, he noted down the exact amount
| deposited III the stocking, and the exact nafes of
which it had been composed. Upon this, as lie
wished to see and divert himself with the man on
! his return, he provided himself with bundle Of
corresponding new, clear, rustling notes and
awaited his arrival
i He came exactly as before, with the same blanls
staring face, and the same inquiry, q Can ven do
any thing for me, sir ~
aWel,' said our friend, g don't know. Maybe
can do something. But have taken a great deal
Of pains and lost great deal Of time, and want
4 to know what yon mean to give me ~
Is it give, sir !? Thin, is there anything
wouldn't give for my eghty.sigin pound, tin, Sir
and it's murdered am by old Phillps.n
Never mind him. There were two twenties,
| were there not?n
'' Oh! holy mother sir, there was. Two most
illis'tAS fwenties. and Ted Gonner-and Phalin :
I which Rsiiy-4-''
I He faifered AMI stopped, as our friend, with
lae osientakous laslling Of the crisp paper, pro-
9aeea new sw enty, aud then the other twenty,
ana etitsa 2 ten and then d lives ard so FORTH
Meanwhile tae NJ aecasiaiiaaly Infir1ea..rs an
sexeiamatien 0f s1FpIise Eest ten Of g. Afi9
tude, but gradually be#o5lile ss.es ana g4asuta
Fin tile latter as Efe i seH seappe;ElfE fTrNssa al,
staring eytdentil iiiad asi.ese ilsat they ers
the reai sost acges fepesdased ia that state by
some chemical process. ~ iast they were all told
out and in his pocke. "a he SILL sto0d staring and
mnttering, Oh, holy motsef, only to think of il,
sir; its bound to you forever t..sat anas'-bul
/ more vaguely and remotely now than betafa.
: Well, - said our friend, " what do You promise
| to give for this ?n
After starting and rubbing his chin for some time
longer, he replied with the unexpected question:
do you like bacen?m
q Very much,h said our friend.
! " Thin it's side as i'll bring your honor to- NOR
row morning, and bucket of new milk-and ould
/ Phillips
e Gomez said our friend, glaneing at a notable.
shillelah the man had under his arm, q let me mn
| deceive you. don't Want anything Of you, and
] am glad you have got your money back. But i
/ suppose you'd stand by me now, If wanted boy
! to help me in any little skirmish.n
They were standing by window on the top
| story OF the bank, commanding courtyard. where
] sentry was on duty To our friends amaze
| ment the man dashed out of the room without
| speaking one word, suddenly appeared in the
court, yard, performed war dance around this
| astonished soldier who was modest young re-
j cruit. made the shillelagh futter, like a wooden
butterfly, round his musket, round his bayenet,
round his head, round his body round his arms, in
side and outside his legs advanced aud retired rat
tied it all around him like irework looked up at
the window, cried out. with high leap in the air
" Whooeroo Thry me u vanished, and never was
behed at the bank again, from that time forth.
ltTousehed Words
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BARRIERE & Bios. IN THE FrRLp-.Anotlier Grea
RetioaWhatever may be the eject the tight upaHl
the genieen the ladies certainly have bad little
plain As fin anticipation Of The dcnies that
toners woudmee with exacug their pin money from her