, 1881-04-17

hnrs arc packed in strong boxes, which are
~,nrad around three sides Of the room,
which t}cy about half ill. The receipts o1
onl at the Assay-OlIice, this week, were
eG17.50o. and the total receipts since August
. 1sso. Ss17, 17,.55S .55S 100. III the same period of
7s-o the receipts were Sd, Az, 900. The reason
for the accumulation of snld ut the Assay
f1f1;ce is that the appropriation for transport
ing the bullion to the mints has run out,
OFF FOR TIE BERaIUDAS.
THE DEPARTURE: or Riffs HATCH, OF WALL
STREET, AND CAPT. JOHN c. WyMAS, OF
Nt,p 1"rk Sun, April Il.
Tile first passengers who boarded the new
Steamship Urinoco, bound for the Bermudas,
Yesterday afternoon. were Rufus Hatch, of
Wall street, and Capt. John c. Wy,nan, Of
Boston. They ensconccd themselves in the
smoking -parlor, and received a host Of tinall-
cial n,ag,lates, who gathered to see them off.
Dr. Hatch wore his usual white tie and
watstcoat and Capt Wylnan was even more
modestly attired. Both were arrayed in long,
figured ulsters-
III II feel that my country and the Worlds
Fair Commission will miss lnc," Uncle
Rufus observed, but have worked hard
for the past few years, and am honestly enti-
tied 10 season OF recreation. Wall street is
booming, and there is a deadlock in Wash
jucton If thought that could break the
deadlock, Or bring tile people to their senses,
lmight defer my visit. 10 hope, however,
that Gould anu Vanderbilt will not raise
theiudlood-gate while I'm gone. Tile spring
freshcts have done immense damage out
Nes1' aho'ner Aoou III wan stleee wont
help Ma!!eFs MUCH. l Ano" t1a6 tne s1!eets
ofNew aork are mighty uhcleah' oht wall
street Is different from any other street. The
mort water you pour into 1t the darker it
gets. 'spose
THE BOYS WILL MISS ME AwFU1IY
but shall return with head as clear as a
bell, and be prepared to give them fresh
stock Of sound advice You know the longer
yon live the more You learn,l provided Your
Intellect hollis out. Eve learned Il good deal
myself within the last lew months, and Pm
learning more every day. Here's Capt. John
C.:Wy1nan. He's Bostonlan. 11o looks as
though he Knew It all, yet lie tells 1ne that
eren Ill Boston lie plcks up little Informs
lion every day OF his life. One 1'lan III Bos-
Ion picked up most valuable information III
the last six weeks. 1t cost him over half j
mlGon.:'
Just here waiter asked to see N1r. Hatch's
ticket 1t was shown. 1t called for Konm
no. 10. II can't understand it." the waiter
said, scratching his head. Ibid you bring
banjo with you, sir?
IA what?, Uncle Rufus exclaimed.
"One OF these nigger guitars-a banjo"
the waiter said.
'No.'' Uncle Rufus replied; II bought a
vaIise. and my boy Junior has check for q
trunk somewhere on board''
well, there's something wronE,'' the
waiter remarked "Thcre's banjo aud a
bottle of wine in No. 10, and no trunk.''
MY ticket calls for No. 1o,'' Uncle Rufus
said, land there will be war between the
United States and Great Britain it don't
get No. 10,-mark that It's a serious mat
teri
The waiter bolted off, and
RUFUS LOOKED SAVAGE.
"What are you going to do in Bermuda ?''
we asked.
'Well, I shall recline in the shade of the
ealabasn trees, and watch the gyrations Of the
sea-gulls," lie replied. ''And ! shall eat
onions, new potatoes. and marrowfat peas.
Did you ever eat :: Bermuda onion fresh
from the tree? Talk about Florida orange
or Peck slip banana, they're no.,
where in comparison with Bermuda
onion. Such all onion is as sweet as
honey aud rs mild as Wall street lamb.
Eaten early III tue morning 1t has wonder
.u1 or:'cinS e1lecI 1Aeh De1nluuas "on-
oe11ul place LOT oralh 1ood' 1rieu 10 gel
some OF NY lawyers 10 20 over WIN me- pnt
1hey were 100 pnsy. 1on ger all KINDS OF
dsfl-sroupers, snappers, sharks, angel fish,
periwinkles, and everything that goes to
ftrenptten tnc hrain,,
.sUT,.at r. ,,a,.;,,.;,,-,o o., ,,,,, +,,o o,,+
una' - 4 p@'l1" 'nAie "as tne neA'
question.
"Well, it's 4 delicate little she'll fish,"
Uncle Rufus answered. t.They have a won-
t1prfi;l affact ~ Tho brain r eomat;r,as
" uA ea1et ~ lHs D."'1 eoene1'u.c5
<a'c5 tla1 see traces VI 1heIn III Tue nnanctal
columns of tile World and Tribune. Capt |
John c. Wyman can describe q periwinkle |
,,nc}, hot1ar thar .n,,r 11nc1o What ara |
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.c.sr,,nonnIo,-. ,,n1yr.,.
hav,nc +,,r,,;,,,tod ehe,, .,
11nrio rufns ,o,,,,o1 l,,r,, ~ tha pos+oni.n
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