Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-09-18
THE SMASH OF NASBY'S PLAN,

We gave last week the outlines o
Nasby's magnificent plan of finance
Below is chronicled the reverse l.,
which il went under and out Of sight
There is n gloom onto the Corners
Our sun Nv prosperity is sot, and my
hopes is blasted. The Onllmtet
Trust and Confidence Company Is moi
cggsoctly no more, but it's near enuf
dead to make it safe to bury it on
vencher. It's eyes is sot. After {
brilyant career Nv five weeks, coruscat
ing along the sky finance, shedding
a perfect ray Nv blessings at every
jump, its light hez gone, its brilyancy
hcz departed, and it don't coruscate
worth cent.
We hevnt suspended, nor failed,
nor closed our doors, nor nothing, fol
the simple reason that the bank WIZ
constructed on an ijee that made faillin
impossible, and the closin NV doors
Unnecessary. Ez we don't have to
redeem wat shel we fail for ? Their
aint nothing hide.boupd abou. this
bank. The people is welcome to come
in and discuss finances. and put their
feet upon the benches, and spit terba--
cher jooce all over the floor. just ez
rie ndly ez they choose, and they may
do it as long as they choose.
No, tho Unlimited Trhst and Con-
fidence Company amt failed, but it's
kinder pete'cd out, ez it were. 1t is
expired Nv dry rot. Its notes which
is it's blud, amt havin any cirkelashen.
The PEOPLE don't take EN- with that
cheertulness necessary TO proper
banking bizness. Legislashen don't
fetch EN-. The ordinance which made
deth the penilty for rctoosin our ishoo
only workt so far ez taking NV EN- tor
taxes. The corporashen did take EN-
for taxes in pursooance Nv their own
legislashen, and heer was where the
trouble begun. The taxes was levied
on a greenback basis, and the enlired
levy amounted to $4,000. Well, the
taxes for the first time in the history
Nv the Corners wuz paid in full, and
with great promptniss. A more prom.
pter set NV tax payers | never seed.
The treasurer he'd $4,000 Nv our
ishoo when it becum necessary to buy
a plow and four spades to do some
work on the road. In vane he tried
to get EN-. The dealers at home
knowing what currency he he'd to pay
in, suddenly got out NV spades and
plows, and when he went to Loois-
vile it took $1,000 in our currency to
pay his fair, and he offered the other
$1,000 for the implements he wanted,
hut it woodent 60 he he'd to come
back without EN-.
Then he come and demanded some
Nv us he Good yuse, and
which Nv coarse we hedn't got none,
and he becum an opponent to our sys-
tenn.
Two shoomakels, each with $780,
900 Nv our mummy, coodent by a side
Nv sole leather to continyoo ther biznis
with and he'd to stop, becoz hevin got
to the pint wher we he'd to have iron
and nails and sich things, we coodent
90 on. So all the labre's he'd to be
discharged, which made desprit
populashen all howlin agln US.
But the wust wus yet to cum. We
Good hev wethered all this, but alas
BAsCOM FAILED.
This was the tinishin blow the
staggerer which the corners Good not
possibly recover from.
Bascom made manly fte, and l
must say and cid oil lie Good to stand
up for us He rased the price NV
drink to $500 a drink, and when he
saw his barls rapidly faiIin he tried to
keep the Corners agoin by waterin
|itker ex we had watered the cur
rency.