Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-10-18
VASBYS SCHEME.
His CrRREycY AND INcoNvERTIBLE BoNDs.

CoNFEEIIT ROADS.
fwieh is in the state NV kentucky
October 20, 1867
felt that Of he'd to stav another week in this
internal cabin shood die. With nuthin but hoe
cake to eat-with infrekent and unreliable drinks,
with no society watever, life didn't seem 10 me
with hevin. Therefore l sent a note to the Cit
zens NV the Corners askn for promis NV safety,
that mite make EN- proposishen,. witch, ef they,
would accept, wood enable the Bank to go on and
become ez permanent ez time herself.
The Corners met and decided to reserve me, and
appnted a committee to heer my proposlshen, ana
on Receiving their answer l made my way thther.
The meetin wuZ held in the church. 1t wnz az
impressive scene. On the platform in front NV the
pulpit sot the committee-the auditorium IN iron,
wuz crowded with citizens, the most Nv whom heo
baskets of my currency, and there wuz an eA
pcctant murmur CT | entered. wuz delighted TO
see that there wuz winder jest back NV where
wuz to stand, and that also that IT wuz open ial
it wuz only 3 feet TO the ground ana that the
woods wuz only about 80 rods TO the rear Oia eZ
am. kin make fairly good time for rods.
wuz respectfully invited to make my state
ment.
Ez rose most anxshus silence pervaded that
assemblagc. You Good hev heerd pm uiop ei
vbody he'd dropt one. ,
Wipin nv stl eamin brow | remarked that he'd
never intended that the Corners shood loose cent
by our bank nor did now so intend. l contest
that lookin simply to the ldec of intashul, follow
syvany, he'd not given SIGH careful atenshun
ez shood hev done to the matter OF redempshun.
At this pint lhe awjence seemed to be Visapie
pleesed.
he'd he'd week NV soliood, and he'd en-
ployed that time q wrestlin with the question Nv
finance and wuz happy to say that he'd finally
mastered it. l he'd mastered a skeem for REDEEM
shun witch wuz willn TO present.
go on go on! the people shreeked delitedly;
| propose to redeem the ishoos NV Unlimited
n no in he nv (Ompa-
Their faces resoomcl AZ expression uv stolidity
witch did not like.
'Will them bonds bear interest; :" they all ask
in korus.
Certainly they will. We shell be generous;
You may fix the rate of interest at wat 700 choose
That seems fair, they exclaimed
| congratulated myself on hevin got through
tollcrable easy, and was steppin oft the platform
to 90 over to Simpsons to hev the boLds printed.
when that feend Joe Bgler who wuz sittin with
Pollock, rose and remarkt tibet he ez bill-holder,
he'd question to ask
GO on" seq |.
WOOL give interest bearing bonds FOL youi
| notes, will yoof"
Certainly, josef sed |, NV coorse we will
| "Wat do you propose to redeem the bonds 10 z
| "Why, our notes, NV coorse. Wat else hev we
| to redeem them IN; Our notes with the privilege
NV conyertin NV EN- into bonds at any time,-and
| faiths the word"
"Ihen wat'll you redeem the notes in y persist
| ed Josef with fendish perenassity.
| "Why, the bonds, NV coorse," was my response
"Wat kin eny wun want better than interest bear.
in bonds, and wat currency kin be better than that
| witch 700 convert into such bonds My
| friends, whenever 700 want bonds for yoor cur
| rency don't hesitate TO come for .em-don hesi
tate to come for 'em-don't be afraid to give the
officers trouble. 1t is pleasure to serve the
| public and we'll so to any lengths
"But wat did understand yoor goin to re deem
| them bonds in :" asked Josef agin.
| "Our notes" l answered, out Of pashense W It'll
| him.
"But 700 redeem the notes with yoor bonds 7
| 'Certinly; jst ez our friends NV Ohio perpos'
| to pay the nashenel debt.
"And this goes for time and eternity =
| Certainly, Josef. fnanshel institooshen
eternity becoz it is, convertible-one species W
paper into another, and another into one. 1ol
see
eyes, see but, citizen Bascom, when 700 be,
sold all your likker agin for this paper, and you
turn round and convert it into bonds hev you any
ashoorance that they II take them bonds in Loois
| vile for more likker: Did they take the bonds
| afore How much better does the bonds make
| 'em? Fellow citizens of the Corners-( Jose
spoke inpressiyely) Fellow citizens NV the Corn
ers, noggerate this system agin if 700 choose, blu
feel it my dooty to warn 700 that in week there
won't be a drop NV lkker in the Corners, and wat:
more you won't be able to get drop You art
| standing on the brink NV pressps. Haul OIL be
fore it is everastingly too late
The people seed it to wunst, and with a glar
like so many infooriated tigers they riz and wen
for me. The winder open, and l sprans
throo it, and made for the woods, witch reache'
just in time. He'd they caught me they wood he
| hung me out NV hand.
am now in the cabin N which hev spent thu
last week, sick and sore Does fnanseerin meal
perpetooal skeetng for the woods Am to alluz
| be escapn with my life /? Oh, for quiet, seekoo
| post-offs PETROLEUM V. Nasty,
President of the late Unlimited Trust and Conf
| dence Company.
P.S.-The niger who owns my hldin-place ha
| discovered who am He went 10 the Corners tC
to get pervishens with the money give him, ant
| then the cat wuz out NV the bag. He sed if h
knowed who wuz and wat wuz hidin for, hi
never wood hev took me in. He thot wuz mere
" hunted ard distressed boss thief Ez he'
| nothin to pay him in he came in while wuz aslee
and took my coat and boots, witch he seq kin he
when give him good money for that witch pat
him in. He bleeves l hev some good money abou
me somewhere. How l am to get away from her
! the lord only knows. +. ". n.
| Toledo BLADE.