, 1876-03-25

THE DEVILS CURRENCY gYsTEM.
In that wonderful picture Of human Hfo
which doKTuE has drawn from tho 1egond Of
FAusr, Tho poet has painted financial
episode In tho second pnrt Of tho tragedy,
tho particular features Of which will 10 np-
plicablo for MI time. In tho first net, FAusr
and his Satanic companion, AlEruIs7orr1ELEs,
who Is tho invontor of papcr money, appear
at tie Court Of. the German Emperor. The
roa1m is In q ruinous condition, and tho situa-
ton affords MHpnisToprIEs m opportunity
of securing power for FAusr by tho introduc-
ton Of the financial eystcm which Is now 80
desperately urged by KE11sEY and his rng- -baby
followers. Tho Court otlcia1s aro gathered
about tho Emperor. Tho Chancellor CON-
plains Of the decline Of Justice and tho in
crease Of plundercrs; that lawlcsansss is up
held by law, md that 1.-THE man Of good In
tent to flattcror and bribcr bendotl." Tho
Gonornl-in-C Chief complains Of discords,
mutinics, and devastation Of tile realm. Tho
Treasurer complains that tho niles havo not
contributed thoir promised subsidies, and that
''the strong boz Is void indeed" THO Lord
High Steward complains TINT ho ia a1way try
ing to DO economical, but Ia evor greator IN
need, that tho Court is short OF vino, md
TINT tho Jowa will have him +pnst all
chances." The Emperor, in despair, appeals
to MEpn1sTopuE1ra, Who shows that only
money Is lacking; that the earth is full Of
gold, and that ns the earth Is tho En-
peror's ho has only to take hoo nnd
spndo, and bring It to tho light. Tho
Emperor, however, Is lisguated with this
proposition, and demands that MEputsrorn-
EtEa ahnu procure him money. Thoreupon
MEru1sTornEIEs, with his diabloric, sots up
On foot grotesquo carnival masquerade, and
after tho mad revel is over, to tho Emperos's
astonishnent, money is plenty. Tho Lord
Hgh Steward is safe from the Jows, nnd hns
blunted tho uaurcr's clnwB. Tho General
pays up his arreara. The Treasuror's box is
running over. Tho Dovil hns croatod paror
money, mud tho Trcasuror thus informs the
astoniahed Emperor how tho transformation
was oifectad:
Remember Thou th!a motto did uudcrsign;
Last night, indeed. Thou stoolst ns mighty Pan,
Aud thus the Uhaucettor's apeec before thoa ran:
"osant 10 shysclf tho fcssnl pleasure, then
Tho peoples good-a few ssrotea Of tho pen!r
Thcso ddst thou gIye Tiny wore era mint 1etreatd
By xkillfu) couturors thousand fo1a rnp,atod:
And. t1at n tiko advantage ai m,uh, claim.
We stampc<. ut ouco tho aer,c. with thy n,pe.
Tens, thIrttes. Gfttos hupdrc1a. ara nron.rol.
Thou cans't not think how sc,l .a fo bsyo f,rsa
uol,pld tbv towr ba1f t1c., once an, ,tncav1nr
How al alive, oufoYtuu 1ife. arc stray;uuf
Although Thy namo lopa sinco tao World md. a,,d.
such currency Is now ii never had.
Tho Lord High Steward informs thu Enl-
pcror that tho currency waH scattered evary-
whero; that overy noto was accepted for its
worth III gold md silver; and that the people
at onco commenced foasting' and royo1iug.
Even tho Devil hi1nsoH growa merry over
lis now currency, II is SO handy, and tho
Emperor ordors every ono to do rs ho royal1y
plcases. Even the Court Fool rejoices TINT
hs shall DO landed owner, and MEpu1s-
! ropnxrra Hnecringly says to himself WHO
| now will doubt that this, ono fool, has wit"
All HOcH SWimIninplY for tInc but ut Inst