Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-02-02
vi | sc ELI.AN Y.
TIE c0INERs.


flooded 18th a oounierfeit coin. Il va 90
~rll manufactured that il passed readily.
Ihe ssil AZ last became 80 great thar The
United States authorities requested thar .
ssiiiiul 'iciective might be sent 20 ferret OF;
the nest q ooiners. I vas kxed upon 70
perform that duty.
hsd nothing TO guide ne. The fact.
ho~evcr. that Chicago vas the eiiy wbsrc
the eouuterfeit coin -as most abundant. led
NE % suspcct that the usansfacr va.
somewhere within IL. limits. n. was. therc.
fOre. 10 the capitol Of The wsSr that pro-
oseded. IsP~nt eve -eek. IN the ei,y ~i,h-
oct gaining the sligh'e-s.sSue TO the coun-
terf-iters
Ibcrsn TO sro- di.oOuSred. AMI really
ihought should b. obliged O. rcturu home
~ithoui hasins achieved sny re,alt. One
dav received letter frou, nv vIfc rcquest-
~ me % scnd some money a. ,be uas out
u iuuds vent 20 the bank and asked for
draf,. q; the same time handing a sarn of
money 20 pay for q. m Which tbcrv ~ers
several half dollars. The clerk pushed
three of them back 10 me. saying. " Coan-
terfrit.~
What = said 7. ' you don't n,ean 20 tell
me those half dollars are c0urserfsits~
II do
" Ar YOU certains''
q" Perfectly certain They are remarka-
biy executed. bat are descient in uei-if.
See for your-~f-
And b. PLACED one Of them IN tbe balance
sga.ns; a genuine half dollar. and the latter
broughi up ihe former
This is The best counterfeit coin ever
's- in NJ ae.~ exclaimed. examining
thru closely. lis all the coauterieit uon-
ey IA eircui.sioa here Of the sane eharae-
ter a. this '''
% dear. 10 the clerk replied. ' IL IL
not neArly 80 vel done. Tbc.e are The
work oftLe famous Ne- York coun,erfritsr.
Ned Niilctt- kno~ them vel. Coz. have
handled grvat many IN ~ time. Here
y some q The money that j. circulating
here. BE- adled taking hall dollar. from a
drawcr. You .cc that the aiIlsn- 4. not
- ~eil done - Ned wIletrs. althoaeh
this is pretty good too %
compared thc to and fosnl that !.
"a '7ghi. IsuPpiied ii.e place q TIE ,hrce
counicricits -ith good coin. and returned
ihc former % NJ pocAei.
\ fe~ DAYS after ttis ! received inforuaa-
ton -hich riascd me % take a joarney 70
snail village about thirty niles from Chica-
20. arrived there a. night and took up
ny quarters 81 the only tavern IN The place.
ls va ~rvtehei dwelling. and kept By an
oid 'nln and -omsn. the suriiest couple. I
TANK. q has ever been my iot 20 meet. In
answer a. TO ~hether could have lodginr
there thai night noticed the bot gave
particaiar look % his wife. and after some
~hisrcring. ~as informed in The most un-
gracious manner possible that oould hav,
bcd
have frequently io the course Of as life
lccn obliged % put Up viih wretchcd ae-
oonunodafions. 80 I did not alio- M equaa-
iH'ty of temper % BE- destroyed b. the mis-
cradle sleePing sPartment into ubi-h I -as
ushersd after hal 6nishcd nv repa.t.
TIE chamber as q snail sirs. AMI
crriafulf sell vcnt.ated. for I ooaiI see
ibg stars ihrongh the roof Ths h-d "a.
supply bag of straw throvn into one cor-
ncr of che room. without sheet or cover
.ng % any KIDD. Tbs lat fact. however.
~as noi offo much consequences. g. it "a.
sumner tni oFprcssivciy hot.
stood for more than an hour eirior oui
of the opsning -hich servei fora vindo-
Before ne uas the imsenss prairie. tbe
limifs 81 shich ! oouii not 80. Tbe tavern
ia shi,h hai tatcn ~ ny ai.oie sppesred
to be isoittcd from al other dwclinrs. and
sasc the eroak of tie tree toad and tis huui
a he ioca.i. not sound rrsched nv ear
10 wss = beauuial ulooniight righi. o.
briehi that could 80 81 read ths smallest
pfirt.
a. las began to cror scafy. ani iirov
ing uyssi. on ny pallet ! -as sooa pianrsd
in istp siauher. liov iong slcrt Eno-
not. be sas asakeneI b5 don sound
-hi,h rrscuibi,d some one hsmmeriar ir
thc distance lsuppose it -ss tLe peculiar
ifF of che sound ~tich auokc ne. ior BE- "a.
hg ro uesns loud. BOT conveyed o. ms ib.
fiea "a some one sirising iron -iih n,uiH-t
haamer rose from ny bci and seut @,
tts -lria~. The NOON 80 no- in th,
stuern horyoa. bF vhirh fla kncw i
7 nast bs PEAR morning Ths souni hsv,
tsfo-s rcferrsi to reaciei a,e more disi.nct
o. than sben a ihe baek part Of he eham
Der. h aPpened 90 eoms from some oui
hoasss uh..L uere sifastsl a hlalrsd yard