The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-03-30

SHARP PRACTICE.
Since The city Of Washington has fallen into
The hands o. the Republicans, the Municipal Gov
ernment, by way Of fayoring it, own political
complexion, made the First National Bank, III.
D. Cooke, President instead Of the old n5nk Of
Washington, the depository Of the Corporation
funds The old Municipal Government bcqucath-
ed, at its expiration an empty Treasury, and on
indebtedness 10 contractors, officers, school
teachers, &C., for which the creditors waro given
certificates, TO the amount OF about 5000 900
This was additional the bonded debt Tho new
Government has had and still has a struggle with
financial ombarrassments in consequence tex
cited something Of CONSERVATION among our
city fathers, therefore, yesterday when they
heard that the bank Of their deposits, where all
their loose change for eurront expenses and obh-
cations was put for safe keeping, had been buy
ing some s75, 900 or $4,000 Of old Corporation in
dcbtcdncss, at their deprecated value, and pay
Ing themselves ont Of the Corporation deposits.
Az orFIcE.sKKISu INCIDENT
tlink story heard die other day, worth re-
peating. a clerk, viii csll Bob, with long hair
tucked away behind his ears in true frst-family
Southern style, and Yirginian by birth and edn-
cation, bat right loyal one, was asked IA one o.
tic corridors u lie General Post o0ico Depart
mont By tremondnousy tan man, who, Bob
said, might eat peas on Long John Wentworth
head II he would tell him who're the Postmaster
Generals room wac The stranger was dressed
In very rough, homelY costume his Zig coarse
shoes we're even turning coppery for want Of
backing and this instead Of exciting Bob's COM
l. a.. 4oH.a -
amusing himself al tho strangers expense So
he replied ~ pointing way down the corridor to
i room which, ii sonso was the Postmaster
Generals, il Is trpe. as il was every other mans
upon occasion; bat il was not exactly his official
reception room. The man starts Of as directed
and Bob went about his business, thinking no
moro about tue matter, for the present, aftof one
Or two chuckles but laying il away, az was his
practice to rogale has friends with during social
hours
In half an hour after, perhaps, he was passing
through Tho corridors again, When again tho
lengthy individual appeared before him and, in
a suppressed voice, With tremendous withheld
popeg ia it. repeated bis former question, At the
same time putting ono o. his huge feet forward
with stamp, drawing bis long arms up, and spit
ting upon his pondorous hands, aud clapping
them together, preparatory 70 squaring himself
aud taking summary vengeanee and concluding
these portcntuoua preliminarios with "dosh darn
70 Bob sAw he was mad. Bob stands fun six
feel tall In bis stockings and Is very Ectiye, and
not sec much cause for fear IN the irate awkward
I gawky confronting him. 30, while all these
Threatening preparations were going on, Bob
gathered himself instantly into shape and Jet his
Cat 20 spaug into he strangers face, before Tie
latter Lad eoncladcd hia pFeimnaries. The
( stranger was q hste astonished At this, but did
uos slleN Il 70 interrupt tbs unity u his opera
tons. Bob bad not brought himself hack 70
agusra again before The stranger hsy.ag 81 bic
I prellminares completed had swaug Bis right
malol around sgainst the SIDE Of Bobs head and
\ knocked him Cat 10 the inor. Bob said she most
realizing sense BE- had q what the fellow hal
Z dano = hisn, mas IN tfcmendone singing il lie
ear he TIE pitching a tune WITH tsa thousand
f turing forks onlg NOT - musical The blow was
accompanied with I'll teaeh yoa Southern eliy-
airy 10 :e 70 mo, gosh darn ye. Bob was able 10
Z get up, uhieh be did and be vas ashamed 70
/ RIA. Bni bs could only stand there powerlesa.
I AGAIN the stranger. who nov loatnel mp taller
Htff asfHA NaAaA ever tA Af w AAta Atfs
I fogwasi wsta stamp, spit on BIZ hsnAs with -
I smFh site slap AID shake ADD the "Gosh darn
Z 80 r aBd tie sria "a sgaln "suung around Use
cii lee Il ths siaa u Iab's head. With precisely
4 lhs shais resnli a before rira tine Bob eoi
up and = tbssA isms he veui agvn, vita 40 a.
toainhias staging e be ga. A fourth aloe BE-
& gol %. "a L. stand, tai with a vary ere ~ .he
cleAresi chance y escape. Once VI BIS feet, hs
msac sAe qasetssi time, be ssyn, he ever made
in hsa lie. anring ~ stairs AID dAslling aie BIS
+ foozas aaa iulatiilg into ehasF cal q breath
{ ana cshanstoS. r. Ga not vhgily recover frafz
t is saects u BE rtscteal JOKE 81 rtek stier
Z II srsasFsraa shlls the sqn.la.s vas ggsag oa
ihai tAe sissngs wss Hains iaEnhassaan. A.
ls5 dashed inta his raein 10 saeh uuuasaI hasts
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