Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-08-22
Nasty.
CONFIDENCE COMPANY TuE FINAL
SMASHING UP.

CONFIDENCE COMPANY - The FINAL
SMASHING UP.
CoNrEpERTr Y ROADS
wIca is IN THE STATE wv KENTUCKY.
There Is gloom onto the Corners, Our
sun Nv prosperity Is sot, and my hopes is
blasted The Unlimited Trust and Conh-
dence Company Is not eggsactly no more.
but It's near enuff dead to make IL safe TO
bury 1t on vencher. Its eyes Is sot. An
er a brilyant career NV five weeks, corus-
eating along the sky Nv finance, sheddln a
perfect rain Nv blessings at every Jump.
its light hez gone. Its brilyancy hez de
parted, aud IL don't coruscate worth q
cent.
We hewitt suspended. nor failed. nor
closed our doors, nor nothin. for the sim
pie reason that the bank wuz constructed
on an lice that made iailin impossible. and
the closin NV doors unnecessary. Fzwe
don't have to redeem wat shell we fail for ?
Their amt nothing hide-bound about this
bank. The people Is welcome TO come in
aud discuss finance. and put their feet up
on the benches. and spit terbacker jooce all
over the floor. jest as friendly as they
choose, and they may do 1t ez long ez they
choose.
No. the Unlimited Trust and Confidence
Company amt failed, but it's kinder pet.
cred out, ez Il were. II is exprin NV dry
rot. Its notes wich Is its blud. Amt hevin
any cirkelasbcn. The people don't take
EN- with that cheerfulness necessary to a
proper banking bizness. L-gislsshen dom
fetch en-. The ordinances wich made deth
the penilty for reioosin our ishoos, only
workt so Tar ez taking Nv em for taxes
The corporashen did take EN- for taxes In
puroonance Nv their own lcgislashen, and
heer was where the trubble began. The
taxes wuZ levied on a greenback basis. and
the ertire levy amounted to s. 900. Well.
the taxes for the first time In the history
Nv the Corners WIZ all pade In full. and
with CRATE promptnlss. A more prompter
set NV tax payers l never seed.
The treasurer he'd s. 900 NV our ishoos
when Il BEGUN necessary TO buy pillow and
four spades 10 do some work on the roads
In vsne he tried to git em. The dealers a,
home. knowing what currency he bed to
pay in, suddenly got out NV plows and
spades. and when he went 10 Louisville II
took 81 600 in our currensy TO pay his fare,
and he offered the hardware dealer the
other 81 600 for the implements he wanted.
but 1t woodcnt 90. lie he'd TO come back
without en-.
Then he come and demanded some cur
IfU-' w us WI ut SA>Fs AiJ NtGll
NV coarse We hedn't got none, aud he be
cum an opponent TO our system.
Two shoomakers. each with SO go uv
our mummy, oooden, by side Nv sole leath-
er to continyoo Their bizuis with. and he'd To
stop. becoz hevin got TO the pint wher we
he'd 10 hev iron and males and SIGH things,
we coodent 60 on. So all the labrers he'd
10 be discharged. wlch made desprit roJ-
ulashen all howlin agln aus.
But the wust wuz yet to cJm. We Good
hev wethercd all this but alas, BlsCoA
FAitTp.
This was the iinishln blow-the great
siaggerer ~ich the Corners Good not pos
IDLY recover from.
Bascom made manly fife. aud must
say. did all that he Good TO stand up for us
He rased the price Nv drinks 20 s. % a
drink. and when he saw his barls rapidly
iailin he tried TO keep the Corners Agoln
by watertn his likker cz We heG watered
the currency.
But these cNTcdients didn't WORK. The
higher the price he put on his mixer the
more the people seemed TO want TO drink
NV Il. Il seemed 70 be a dclit TO em TO
pay out our mummy ef they 20, anything
whatever FOR H. Bu; they woodcnt do wa;
Bascom most desired-ihs; is Ia LAY, they
scd 10 him, "Ef 81 dtin. aiu'i high euua.
charge 81. rs al wun TO Us. SET EN- up
agln."
And the bar-room full would step up
and take snthin, aud the man who asAt EN-
wood throw down on the bar peck OF
our currency and tell Bascom TO help him
self
Bascom come TO u and begged that We
shood let him hev suthln that he Good
yoose to restock his bar. He ,ed the deal
ers tn IooisyilIc lated In his face when he
offered EN- our money for liAker, and he
had but TWO barls lett.
And them two birls wuz yjzably shrinkin
every mint. IL seemed az though the
populls got insane for likker AT the very
time when we didn't want EN- TO hev it.
For the first time In my life, | wanted the
Corners TO be temprit. for every drop drunk
from those oarls brot our bank much near
er TO Its end. so, opposite Bascom's,
aud saw the crowd go In with sinku
sensashen that was akin 10 death. Drink
by drink 1t went, aud, ez II they coodeu,
eggsaus, il fast enua by the single drink,
they got 10 comm for It IN tin clippers.
How does II hold out p wuz the message
sent him az 10 a. ".
The answer came prompt:
10 A. NJ wun bari untutched, twcn-
" gallons In the other and sinkln every
mimi. Il.
Then | sent thls;
1910. FIJI her up with water. Keep
Jefferson Davi, pourin In. Hold the tort.
n"
And the anser came:
Job, Jeff.on Davis is histln 10 water
~ fast IL he Kin carry H. Mrs. Bascom Is
4 rinsln ont old barls, to wieh she adds ky-
an pepper and camfene. Ell | he'd sum
Scotch snuf ii wood help. VIII hold out
ez long ez Ii Is possible Bat its terrible.
A man jlst come Ia and demandid a gallon.
b."
Then au expedlen, seges,id itself to me.
sent this note:
Time is evrythin. Bust the spiggot.
n"
Wich he did, thus keepin the wolves at
bay for AN hour, while il wuz beln re-
paired.
But why harrow the public buzum with
the detales NV this panefui story. The end
wuz inevitable. Drop by drop. drink by
drunk, pint by pint, that likker wuz ebbin
away. and each drop weakened the bank.
That likser wuz our life blud, and ez II
flowed We Wild.
Watrin the bari wuz merely a palliative;
and, IL wuz with feelin Nv relief that
saw Geol W. throw up his hands and ex-
elaine: Its al gone but q gallon, WITCH
shell keep for my own yoose. It's all gone
and can't get snuther drop 10 Looisvil."
And he dropt his he'd despORdingly on 3
pile NV about SIC 600 Nv our currency,
wich he hednt taken of the bar, and wept
despoDdiny.
Why cant VOC get more r demanded the
excited populs.