The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-28
In A SWAMI NEAR CoNFgDRIT X ROADS
(Which is inishe State NV Kentucky, :

In A SWAMI NEAR CoHFRDRIT X ROADS
(Which is inshs State NV Kentucky, 7
~ Z go ~ September 80, 1875 )
1 felt that ef III he'd TO stay another week
in the infernel cabin j shood die. With
nuthin but hoe. cake to eat-with infrekent
and unreliable drinks, with no society wat
ever, life didn't seem to me to be with hev-
in. Therefore sent note to the citizens
NV the Corners askin for a promis Nv safety
that mite make EN- a proposishen, wch,
eff they wood accept, wood enable the Bank
to 90 on and become ez permanent ez time
itself. -J4t,a ,if
The Corners met and decided to receive
me and appointed a committee to heer my
proposishen, and on receevin Their answer /
made my way thither.
The meetin waz held in the church. 1t
wuz an impressive scene. On the platform
in front NV the pulpit sot the committee
the auditorium in front was crowded with
citizens, the most of whom he'd baskets Nv
my currency, and there was an expectant
murmur ez / entered. l wuz delited to
see that there wuz winder jest back NV
where wuz to stand, and also that it wuz
open; that it wuz only three feet from the
ground, and that the woods wuz only about
so rods TO the rear. Old ez l am kin
make fairly good time for so rods.
wuz respectfully invited to make my
statement. 81
Ez rose most anxshus silence pervad-
ed that assemblage. 700 Good hev heerd
pin drop eff anybody he'd dropt one.
Wipin my streamin brow i remarked that
| he'd never intended that the Corners shood
loose cent by our bank nor did / now
so intend. contest that lookin simply to
the idee of inhashun, followin the idees NV
the Democracy NV Ohio and Pennsylvany,
/ he'd not given SIGH careful attenshun ez
| shood hev done to the matter NV redemp-
shun.
At this pint the awjence seemed to be
visably pleased.
he'd he'd a week NV solitood, and he'd
employed that time wrestlin with the
question NV finance, and / wuz happy to
say that he'd finally mastered it. he'd
matoored skeem for redempshun wich
wuz willin to present. M
s'Go on go on !" the people shreeked de-
litedly.
81 perpose to redeem the ishoos NV the
Unlimited Trust and Confidence in the
bonds Nv TIE Company"
Their faces resoomed expresshun NV
stolidty witch did not like.
"Will them bonds bear INTEREST,"" they
all askt in korus.
d. "Certainly they will. I'VE shell be gene
rous. You may fix the rate of interest at
wat yop chose.n 49,. 'h.
ts,That seems fair" they exclaimed.
l congratulated myself on hevin got
through tollable easy, and wuz steppin oil
the platform to 60 over to Simpsons to hev
the bonds printed when that feend, Joe
p;utar ho oittip With ppllnpE
and remarkt that he, ez a bill holder, he'd a
question to ask. rr
go on!" seq /.
4, s'Yoopl give interest .bearin bonds for
your notes, will yoo9
Certainly, Josef," sed /; "uv course
we will"
"What do 700 perpose to redeem the
bonds in?" at'
''Why, our notes, Nv course. Wat else
hev we TO redeem them in Our notes with
the privilege of converting EN- into bonds
of any time+-and faiths the best money in
the world. Nt5 'c.f''c' r. nl."
"Then wat'll you redeem the notes in 2
persisted Josef with flendlsh pertenassity
''Why, the bonds, Nv COURSE" was my
response. swat kin any wun want better
than interest bearing bonds, and wat cur
rency ks be better than that witch YOU kir
convert at pleasure into SIGH bonds? My
friends, whenever you want bonds for YOU
currency don't hesitate to come for en-
don't be afraid Nv giving the officers trou
bic. 1t is our pleasure to serve the public
and we'll go to any lengths"
''But wat did un'stand your goin to re
deem them bonds in ?" askt Josef agin
''Our notes ~ | answered. out NV pa
shense with him. l.r
"a nd Won rp1npm the notpc with ynui
bonds?"
Certainly; jst ez our friends NV Ohio
perpOse to pay the nashnel debt"
''And this goes on for time and eterni
tyr"
"Certainly, Josef. A finanshel institoo
shen constructed ez ours is, kin 90 on from
time to eternity, becoz it is convertible
one species Nv paper into another, au(
another into one. You see"
Eyes, ! see, but citizen Bascom when
you hev sold all yoor likker agin for th
paper, and 700 turn around and convert Il
into bonds, hev 700 my ashoorance tina
they'll take them bonds in Louisville TO
more lkker Did they take the note
afore How much better does the bond
make en-" "Fellow citizens NV the Corn
ers-(Josef spoke mpressively)-Fellov
citizens NV the Corners, inoggerate the sys
TEN, agln II 700 choose, Dut 'eei u IN,
dooty TO warn 700 that 10 week Their
wont be drop NV likker in the Corners
and watts more you wont be able to get
drop. You are standin on the brink NV
pressippis. Haul off before it is everlasl
ingly too late"
The people seed 1t to wunst, and with
glare like so many nfooriated tigers they
rlz and went for me. / didn't keer to STAY
to argoo finance with EN-. The winder wa;
open, and ! sprang thro it. and made TO
the woods, witch ! reeched jest in time
He'd they caught me they wood hev huus
me out NV hand.
am now in the cabiu, in which he,
spent the last week, sick and sore. Doe
finanseerin mean perpetooal skootn for tn,
woods 2 Am to alluz be escapn with my
life? oh for a quiet, sekoor post oils
PETROLEUM V. Nasty.
President of the late Unlimited Trust ant
Confidence Company.
p. S-The niger who owns my hidin