Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-08-13
Nasty.
The Progress OF Imitation st che Corners
The Trouble that sEr. Perkins Started
CoNFEDRIT y ROADS, I
WlCH Is IN STATE Nv kKNTUKY. \

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deed, | shood hov bin in loonaIic asy-
lum exc this. he'd not bin sustained and
soo,hed by On unlimited tei,h ia tho cor
| rectnis Nv the doctrines ~ the Ohio De-
moorisy, ez regards money. And ieeiin
t1st | was ssslsiin, in my humble way, in
putin them doctrines into practice, de-
iermined not 10 20 mad. but persevere
oven unto the end.
But the perverse people are doin their
| level best TO drive mo crazy. aud / AIN
not shoor that they won't succeed. l
bought pare Nv horses Nv one Nv EN- Tor
5000, aad paid him in our own money.
lie tho! 10 d rs.hes lot tech it.
"NHhea VIII lh.o be redeemed p he
ash, ianocenuy.
ANY time sou want IT," replied.
In Wal ?" no reJOTsUd.
Ia other notes QUITO the Same bank. y
seq /.
And how w.I yoo redeem them
notes sez be.
Ia Jest the same way, soz L.
"Taen all tnero Is nv it, soz he, "yoo go
on takin up one noto By aiSin another
and all Nv em without interest nor
no,hlu.
"Thags 1t eg ggssoSiY.' sed |. Yoo see,
cant yoo. or arc 700 al ijea,P that
money means fsith Now ei the proud
hnanshe ins:ooShil il wich am the he'd,
iShoos is note, 700 must have faith that
il viii pay, ana 80 long ez 700 have that
faith and everybody else hez that faith,
50 lha. they take II ios money. 700 never
waci tho money or il. So long eL money
is taken, you don't want il redeemed. Tor
it is good enaf, 700 see Oar money is
made good by inilh-And q long CO Il is
sustained BY faith i, will go. Whom the
notes 700 hey no" wear out, come 20 Us
ard we will redeem om with new ones.
Ba; cyo.ybCdy must hey .a:la. Cant
700 see il. Every body must hov fai!h.
Faith la the isbcos az this baAk nv onrn
is necessary 10 its success snd stability.
Fa.,n Ia our money Is, " i, is in religion,
the substance OF things hoped for, and
the evidence w things not seen, only
mere so. Visit til git s., 900 from the
prit!n oils, and take ON for yoor horses,
and 20 yoor way. Ho7 faith"
Perkins, that wuz the farmers name,
took The money and went his way, pom
deriu ez ho went Tie walked down TO
Bascoms with deep lines Nv lhot onto
his face, which resolved Itself int Q ex-
precision nv stern do;ermiuashun ez he
entered the door.
Kin 700 sell me bail Nv whiskey tc-
day--a entire bari ?' sed he.
"Ccrnuly." said q. w. smiiing!y,
"ccr.inly. Nix Perkins. ls's only worth
$40 gallon, or sl,680 por barl this
mornin."
'Tll take bsr,." scd Perkins.
"All rite" wuz G. W. response. "Fd
es soon sell baT % WunSI % by he
single drink
So G. W. and his vito and his eldest
son. Jefferson Davis, rolled barl up into
Perkinses wagon, aud Perkins remarkt
that he wanted to pay for that likker on
the spot. Bascom smiled pleasantly.
There wuz nothin 80 pleasant, Perkins
continyooed. ez payin for things ven 700
got em, ez is saved oookkoepin and vex-
ashus troubles Nv all kinds.
"Give me pen. ink and paper. y W."
sed this outrageous Perkins.
Nouplushed, BasCom did 50 mechan-
ically, and Perkins ran his tongue out. ez
people DO 10 lao Coiaers whom they At-
tempt writin; and alter thirty minutes Nv
intense labor, with M, roll!n from MS
brow fearful, ne handed Bascom the fol-
lerin dokeyment.
"CoSFEDEIr X RoADs.--I promise 10
psy G. ". Bascom sixteen hundred and
eighty dollars
"Wats this ?" askL the astonished Bas-
com, with an expreshnn GV Intense dis
gust usil piu the plsse NV the smile.
"Pay for that likkor," replied Perkins.
calm "a Joon mornin.
But this amt psy-it's yodr promis
to pay, aud 700 aint got no time nor
plase fixed for payment -yoo amt got no
interest exprest, nor noihin. Wen do
700 mean to pay it ?"
Never, &, w, never. Under the
moo dispeuslshun promises to pay is
money. All goo want is taith So long
ez 700 bleeve that that paper is money
wat DO 700 want of money. With faith
enough that paper is money. hev been
figeeriu this matter out in my iniellek
ever sence | heV bin .skin yoor bank
money lis all the same. Ef / hes
faith in yoor money you must hey iaith in
! niue. When this note wears out come
to me and | will write yoo & moo one.
And don't keep it TOO long-I shei take
pleasure IN wri'in yco note often. so
that .her VII los 0g uew aud 2lcsant to
loos Il. How y:acAttis 4. Bsscom, 10
pay ez you 70 Hos mGc- boi;er ieai
/ 10 oa ,n5 as.s, tu. Aon m-.d Eel.s.
/ 20 x. Z i,5. @ lsg g5ay ea-s when 700
/ de'iys- g0- Goods