The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-10-25
Uncomfortable Money.

Newspaper editors and others who
have occasion for handling large guam
titles Of silver coin, may have noticed
the frequency with which the coln-with.
a-hole,in-it is apt TO put in an appear
ance. II it happens to be just at dusk,
the coinwith IA. hole-in-it is sure 10 be
on hand. In fact twilight is the favorite
time in which this sort Of money delights
TO travel, for at such time it is least
apt to display its popularity.
But twilight Is not the only time when
the coin-with .a-hole-in.it ventures forth
to beguile the careless individual. In
the glare Of the monday sun, and in
the "wee sma' hours,' when the habits
OF some people occasionally make them
obliyiOus OF the appearance of silver
coins, or, in fact, Of almost anything
else, the coin-with a-hOle-in-it sneaks
into mans pocket without affording
him the least opportunity of knowing
from whence il came. external vigi-
lance is the price Of liberty, and eternal
vigilance is necessary to prevent the
butcher and the baker, and the street
car conductor, from palming off upon
you tho coin-with a.hole. init.
But no matter how easy it has been
for you TO get hold Of the con.with-a-
hole-in-it, you will soon awake TO full
realization Of the impo5sibilly Of getting
rid of it. Every man and woman can
bear witness 10 this fact You offer il
to the strcet-car conductor, and he
frowns and puts the coin contcmptuous.
ly back into your hand, and you feel as
though you had stolen Il sheep and had
been caught in the act. In vain you
assert that you knew nothing about the
hole in the coin. Oh, no; that is too
old a game-and smile goes round the
car-and if You are man you lose bus
mess caste, and if woman you are
slandcred and illuminated at parties
and church sociabcs for trying to swim
die poor street.car conductor. And it
is much the same way where YOU try to
insinuatc the coin upon the butcher,
talking politics or nonsense in the mean
time 10 attract his attention while you
carefully lay the coin on the counter in
such way that he can sec what il is,
and yet 50 that you can keep the end of
your finger over the hole. But you are
doomed to disappointment, your petty
deception j, discovered, and yourself
and your money are objects Of suspicion
for months aftcrward. So YOU are in
despair, but at length happy thought
strikes you. GoG 90 to church and the
contribution box comes around. YOur
mind and your pocket are relieved at
once. But there are people who don't
90 to church, so there are still restless
minds agitatcd over the question ofwhat
10 do with the cOin-wilh-a- hOlc-in-it; and
various and ingenious are the schemes
rcsortcd to for unloading it upon some
one else. Sometimes the hole is filled
with lead, although the ba>cr metals
often prevents the success
of the scheme, and besides il is generally
believed that this is counterlcitng and
many have conscientious scrupcs
against it. For the benefit of these
latter we may say tina, it is decided
legally that film" coins in this manner
il not cOunlCrtciling. IN the United
States Circuit Court at Boston, few
days since, such Il decision was rendered,
and the verdict OF the lower court which
had convicted the defendant Of counter
iciting, was reversed. But notwith-
this decision, there are people
vino DO not wish 10 run the risk Of being
made defendant, in any suit of this kind,
and 50 with Them the question Of what
10 do with the Cpin-wiIh-n- hOlc-in.il IS
still an unsettled one, aud we wish some
person would invent some
scheme by which the pcrpcxed owners
Of these coin, can get rid Of them speed
lily and honorabIy, Perhaps Edison
will kindly take holi of this matter. In
he meantime the coin with a.holc-in-it
IS worrying aud harrds~ing many OF the
people Of this country, and carrying
hem down 10 insanity and the crave by
he ease Of its acquisition and the diff |
'ulty OF It's di,burscmcut.-io Va Statc
EcqtSicr.