The Van Buren press., 1875-09-28

The CURRENCY QuEsnoN,--A Danhury
man was looking at his yard, Thursday
afternoon He WAS looking at in such
WAY as to easily attract the attention Of
any neighbor who might have lot of uA
employed time ON hand. Such party
pr.tty soon jsiaed ths observer, Ard i'm.
nediately took - all absorbing intsssst
in tke.coatenplated improvement. From
this subject they rapidly drlfted into
finance.
Pretty tough tines observed the
neighhor.
Yes, they are that, an it'll be tougher
before we're over it, ! imagine, was the
answer
They were both sitting on a saw horse,
under an apple tree near the back door,
when this conversation commenced. The
owner of the premises was chewing on 4
bit Of straw, and the neighbor was me-
bhanieally pulling tops from the plantain
in reach.
What do you think of this money
question, which has got into politics this
year?' inquired my neighbor.
Il think it will be settled one way or
another before another presidential cleo
tioa is over replied the owner. You
see the matter is being
Ezckle pronounced sharp voice
from the stoop.
Well what is it ? he curtly inquired,
l wish you would get me pail Of
water
In minute--as | was sayiH, the mat
ter is ben pressed with unusual force
There has been this effort, for years. to
come down to specie basis, but moth
ing definite has been reached. Now,
imagine this campaign will settle it
you believe specie to be the best cur
rency, of course?'
Certainly! What does the increase
of paper amount
Ezokiel!' came the voice from the
stoop.
In minutc--atl the paper you might
print from now till
Ezekiel!
Thunder and lightning Maria. what
is the matter2' he passionately cjaeu-
lated.
Il want you to get me a pail Of water !,
| am waiting Tor it.
I'm get it in minute if you'll just
hold your breath. You might, rs said,
print money till doemsday, and if you
amt got the gold to back it up, what is it
going to amount to As far as exchange
is concerned among ourselves, | will ad
nit that paper
| Ezekiel
Goodness gracious! Maria, what do
you want?'
Il want pail of water! I've told you
dozen times, If you don't hurry up
with it, you will have to. 60 without your
dinner
Where is the pail? snapped the an
noycd husband, seeing it in her hand. 1t
i, q pity if cant get chance to say a
word, without being put out every min
ute,
Seeing him rise up, she sat the pail
down on the stoop and retired, aad he,
helping himself to a fresh straw, said;
AS was saying, paper is all well en-
ough among ourselves, as a matter of ex
cnange, but what are we goin to do for
imports? We can't get along without
gold then. And what are We going to do
when this money is called in, il we have
not money to redeem it? Now suppose
for instance, that had ten---'
Ezekiel came the voice again But
he did not hear it,
Thousand dollar. in cash, an sup
posin''I wanted to use forty thousand dol
lars What do do? take--'
Ezekiel why on earth don't you stop
that CAB of yours, and get me a pail of
water? p
Yes, yes, in minute--an' | take my
paper Oh the market for that amount
Here is ten thousand dollars cash, you
see, an here is ths-woosh !igari ooh -
and just here the gasping husband was
swed into silence by seeing hi. neighbor
dash over the fence in dripping condi-
ton The forty Thousand dollars pa
per va not there, as might have reasona
bly, been expected; but pail of inditfer
ent water WAS there, hurled with all the
force and fury of which an infuriated
woman is capable. And as the choking
cNpoundcr of specie, "a a basis, reached
out spasmodicaliy for his breath, the in
terested neighbor, with fully two thirds
Of the contents of the bucket in his hair
and under his coat collar, sped across the
lots with \ vehemence that was really
marvellous exhibition of speed, and with
n silence, in regard to the cause, which
was born of twenty years of married
! life